The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-26
THE FoRTNlGHTLY
Annual Meeting of the Club Saturday
Afternoon.

AFTERNOON.
The Fortnightly closed its 23 sea-
son Saturday afternoon with very
pleasant meeting, the program includ
ing the spirited singing of national
hymns of Mrs. j. NJ. Ayres, Mrs. l..
H. Ross, Miss Vera Suter, Mrs.
Henry Tirrell, Mrs. S. II. Blackmer
and Mrs. Amyel Baker, with Mrs. G.
w. Keeseman at the piano and "a
paper on Russia by Mrs. George S.
Mills.
Any subject presented by Mrs.
Mills is sure to be treated in a schol
arly way and her plea for the kindly
consideration of the Russian peas
antry, the great backbone of that ma
ton, was given most interesting
and picturesque setting. She was
applauded heartily at the close.
A social club tea followed the pro
gram, arranged under the auspices of
the hospitality committee by Mrs. Il.
c. Bennett and Mrs. f. B. Packard.
The pourers we're Mrs. Harrie G.
White and Mrs George b. yelling,
who were assisted in serving by ten
young ladies'. The table decorations
were in spring colors, pale pink and
yellow being used in flowers, cakes
and candies. The club teas have
been a very pleasant feature of the
years record was one to be proud
the new rules of the hospitality com
mittee will have permanent place
in future plans.
The opening business meeting was
an important one, including yearly
reports of the secretary and treasur-
er, the voting of various sums of
money to civic or philanthropic work
and the election OF officers. The
years record was some to be proud
of, including as it did the splendid
work of the literature committee in
raising money for Red Cross Relief,
the bringing together of audiences
numbering four hundred on two oc,
casions at high school hall by the
social, science and music commit
tees and the fact that in addition to
the seven programs given by out of
town talent, 32 of the club members
had taken' part in presenting seven
home talent afternoons of great
merit.
The club voted from its treasury,
$40 for the local work of exterminat-
ing insect pests, $40 to the Civic
league playground work, 50 to the
Parent-Teachers for the home gard
ems and clean up work. SIS to the
State Federation scholarship fund
and two dollars to the children's
travelling library work of the fedora
tion literature committe.
The chairman of the nominating
committee. Mrs, Robert Il. Healy, re-
ported that it had been impossible to
find nominee for the office of pres-
dent in the time allowed them and
they submitted the following names:
For vice-president, Mrs. Lester II.
Nichols; secretary, Mrs. Walter r.
Mattison; treasurer, Mrs. A. r. Won
Dette; assistant treasurer, Mrs.
Burnside G.. Slade, The report was
accepted and it was voted to release
the nominating committee from fur
ther work and to give the executive
board authority to appoint a presi
dent before next season. In accord
ance with the bylaws, Mrs. Henry
W. Tirrell has consented to remain
as acting president until her success
or is appointed The list of officers
submitted were unanimously elected.
Delegates appointed for the State
Federation goth annual convention to
be held at ST Adams from June first
to fourth were Mrs. Il. b. Huling.
Mrs. w. Il. Putnam. Mrs. Calvin En-
dress, Mrs. Harry Moses and Mrs.
Henry Tirrell.