The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-04
WoMEN'S CLUB OFFICERS.
Mrs. Robert z. Smith of White River
Junction President.

st. Adams, June AT the closin,
session of the annual meeting of th'
Vermont Federation of Women's club
| yesterday afternoon the following off
GERS were elected;
President, Mrs. Robert f. Smith Of
White River Junction; first vice presi
dent, Mrs. Bingham II. Stone of Burling.
ton; second vice president, Mrs w. p
Jackson of st. Adams; third vice presi-
dent, Miss Hilda Pratt of Bennington
recording secretary, Mrs. Walter w
Slack of Springfield; treasurer, Mrs. o.
X. HOLSTER OF Barre; auditor, Mrs. Ella
Brown Bailey of Montpelier; general fed
Grafton secretary, Mrs. George II. Smile
of Montpelier.
Resolutions adopted besides those al.
ready referred TO expressed apprecia-
tion to the mayor and citizens of st.
Adams for the welcome and delightful
entertainment given; TO the Autonoe
club for its courtesy and hospitality and
special appreciation of the moving spirit
of the occasion. the president, Mrs. +. c.
Smith, and the work of the entertain
ment committee, Mrs. George o. Mitchell,
Mrs. George c. Jones, Mrs. George NJ.
Hogan and Mrs. w. =. Jackson; TO the
Hon. and Mrs. r. C. Smith for the gar.
den party given at their home; TO the
officers of the First Congregational
church for the use OF the church; TO the
members OF the boys club for their as
sistance in acting as escorts, and the
leader. w. =. Jackson, for his talk on
the work of the club: 90 the girls club
for its assistance in ushering; 20 those
furnishing the music. Mrs. Henry r.
James. the Autonoe Glee club Mrs. \. n.
Atwood and Mrs oliver Croker Stevens;
10 the many speakers. particularly the
Hon. Thomas Mott Osborne. for his in.
structiye and stirring address on "Pris.
on Reforms" TO Mrs Edward MacDow.
al for her wonderful Interpretation Of
the Mcdowell music. and 90 Mrs. George
II. Smile. fhe retiring president. The
committee on resolutions was composed
Of Mrs. David :. Conant Of Bradford.
chairman. Mrs. Edward Kirkland Of Bel.
lows Pals. Mrs. Arthur r. Corthell 81
Winchester. Mass. and Mrs. Sarah T. !
IHovey Of ST Johnsbury.
Forty-fve clubs were represented as the /
meeting. There were 30 presidents. rs
,iicers and 81 delegates. Besides these /
- Official visitor there were2between 80 /
md 80 other visitors. This is the larg- /
- attendance in the history Of the fed. /
ration.
4 proposition FOR holding q girls con
erenoe in some Vermont city similar 20 |
Dc annual hovs' conference which u con-
lucted b. the state Young Meas CHRIS
ian association vas laid on the table.
N The morning session. Byron y. Clark
4 Burlington, state secretary Of the n.
n 6. A. vas present and said that bic
Tranizatiun would b. plsased - 60
lperate vita THE feierstiOn in bringing
bout such e conference.
Al the Dos of the business meeting
~ was served 90 ire rooms Of the Az
ouus rlub.
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