Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-10
FEDERATION PLANS
NEW LEGISLATION
Scheme Proposes Mothers Pensions, Police Won
en-, Anti-Vice Crusade-Women Endorse
National Peace Party and Oppose Saloons.

Resolutions adopted beside those al
ready referred to expressed appreciation
to the mayor and itizens of St Adams for
the welcome and delightful entertainment
given; to the Autonoe club for it's cour-
tesy and hospitality and special appre-
citation of the moving spirit of the occa-
| sion, the president, Mrs. f C. Smith and
the work of the entertainment commit
tee. Mrs. George o. Mitchell Mrs. George
C.. Jones, Mrs. George NJ. Hogan and
Mrs. W. p. Jackson to the Hon. and Mrs.
I T.. c. Smith for the garden party given at
their home: to the officers of the First
Congregational Church for the use of the
i church; to the members of the BOYS club
, for their assistance in acting as escore,
and the leader w. =. jackson, for his
talk on the work of the club; to the Girls
club for its assistance in usherng: to
those furnishing the music, Mrs. Henry
| T.. James. the Autonoe Glee club. Mrs.
y. y. Atwood and Mrs. Oliver Crocket
Stevens; to the many speakers, particu-
lary the Hon. Thomas Mott Osborne. for
his instructive and stirring address on
prison Rcforms': to Mrs Edward Mac
DoWel for her wonderful interpretation
! of the MacDowel music and to Mrs
George II. Smile. the retiring president.
| The committee on resolutions was COM
posed of Mrs. David s. Conant OF Brad
ford. chairman. Mrs. Edward kirkland
Of Bellows Falls. Mrs. Arthur b. Corthell
of Winchester, Mass, and Mrs Sarah +.
I1ovey Of st. Johnsbury
Fortv-five clubs were represented nj
the meeting. There were SO presidents
| IS officers and 81 delegates. Beside
these 142 official visitors there were
between 40 and so other visitors This
/ Is the largest attendance in the history
of the federation.
A proposition for holding a girls
conference in some Vermont city SINH
! lar to the annual boys conference
which is conducted by the State Young
Mems Christian association was laid
! on the table. At the morning session
/ Byron n. Clark of Burlington, State
secretary of the Y. NJ c. A.. was pres.
ent and said that his organization
would be pleased to cooperate with
the federation in bringing about suci
a conference.
| At the close of the business meetint
tea was served at the rooms of tn,
Autonoe club.
This evening Mrs. Edward MacDowel
gave a recital-lecture on the noted com
poser "MacDowell and His Ideals" Mrs
/ Mcdowell told Of the Mcdowell mo
mortal at Pe.erhoro, n H, it's origin
! present conditions and the possible futur,
Of the work. There We're shown stere
opticon views of Peterboro and tn,
beautiful pageant presented by the PEG
, pie of Peterboro with a forest primeva
as a background Mrs. MacDowell CAV,
her late husbands compositions as &C
compartments illustrative of the picture!
shown The entertainment was instructiv,
and elevating and Mrs. MacDowelrs in
corporations Of her husbands compost
tons We're wonderful. A Steinway con
cert grand piano had been sent from
| New York for her use At the close o
the program she played several othe
| Mcdowell numbers which We're re
| Quested.
The annual meeting closed with the in
PRODUCTION of the new officers, the clul
prayer and the singing of America"