St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-05
CLOSING PROGRAM
Woman's Club Enjoyed A Visit
By State Presidential Fine
Pottery Exhibit.

The April meeting of the st. Johns
bury woman's club was held on Mon
day afternoon and the last program OF
the year proved to be one of the most
delightful. The program had been
planned by the art committee. Miss
Katherine NJ. Bingham, chairman, and
consisted of an exhibit of American
pottery loaned by the General FEEDER
alton of Women's clubs. Another
thing which added to the pleasure OF
all was the presence of the president
of the State Federation, Mrs. Robert
E. Smith of White River Junction
Following the report of the March
meeting the secretary read the recon-
mendation of the president of the Cen
eraI Federation asking all clubs to
show an interest in the subject OF I'M
migration by sending the names or
their president and secretary to be
used by the department at Washing
ton. When immigrants arrive IN
America destined to a town in which
a club is located the names and ao-
dresses of those immigrants will be
sent to the club officers who Will be
expected to show an interest in them,
no money being asked for but simply
a manifestation of friendly interest.
The question Of joining the General
Federation which was laid on the
table at the March meeting was
brought up for discussion and when
it was found that the cost would be
over $500 and it was too late to
send delegates to the meeting in New
York it was voted not to become mem
&c oil q mann her
through the State Federation.
A vocal solo by Mrs. Ida P. Brooks
accompanied ny Miss Warden gave
the pleasure which her singing al
ways does, and the chairman of the
art committee announced that the ex-
hibit of pottery would be explained
by Mrs. Susan H. Smith in a paper
sent with the exhibit The paper was
one prepared by Mrs. Spooner of
Mortified and only parts of it were
read.
Pottery is one of the oldest of the
arts and the paper gave a description
of the methods used in making pot
terry and specimens of the clay at var
| ious stages were shown. Some of the
more important kinds of pottery were
described and samples shown. The
exhibit was most attractive in every
way and gave a very good idea of the
varieties of style, coloring and finish.
One interesting thing brought out in
Mrs. Smiths talk was the fact that
ST. Johnsbury once had a pottery To-
Gated on the old road to the Center
and few of the ladies present could
remember when the pottery stood
| there and the chimney which remain
ed long after the rest was in ruins.
| The paper spoke also of the kaolin
mines at Monkton where the clay was
once mined in the crudest fashion but
new large quantities are shipped to
market daily. The pottery exhibited
was for sale.
Mrs. Robert Smith, the state presi-
dent, came to the st. Johnsbury club
for the first time and her gracious
presence left a very pleasing impress
sion. By request she told of the New
England conference at Boston which
she recently attended, and spoke of
the work of the new committee of the
State federation, the rural communi-
ties needs committee, reading the re-
port given by the chairman at the
mid-winter meeting at Bethel. She
spoke also of the Hartford Forward
movement, especially the Red Cross
nurse who is doing district nurse work
in Hartford. She not only visits the
sick, but calls on mothers and homes
where she may be needed to give ad-
vice and attends to the medical in
spection of the schools. She mention
ed a recent visit to Windsor during
which she learned of the great i'm
provements at the State prison, not
only in sanitary conditions which are
now as good as is possible in an ole
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treatment of prisoners who are now
allowed to talk at table and granted
many of the privileges begun by Thorn.
as Mott Osborne at Sing Sing. AL
who heard Mrs. Smith felt that they
would like to attend the next meeting
of the State Federation which is t.
be held at White River Junction.
Mrs Hovey named as a COMMITTEES
to prepare a memorial to Mrs. Mary
Elliott, a charter member of the club
Mrs. Rebecca Fairbanks, Mrs. Laura
B. Merrill and Mrs. May H. Moody
Attention was called to the lecture b.
Dorothy Garfield Fisher at the South
church Friday night, the proceeds Of
which go to war relief work.
The substitute for Article of the
constitution, presented by Mrs. Susar
H. Smith at the March meeting, wa.
adopted. BY this change the treas
urer is to send to all members who
have not paid their dues by June 20 E
written notice of their delinquency
1t was also voted that a copy of the
changed amendment be mailed to ev-
cry member.
The report of the special committed
appointed to suggest changes of the
names of standing committees to make
them conform more closely to those
Of the State Federation was adopted
The only change made is that of the
social science committee to Public
Health and Child Welfare" and the
chairman of that committee is to b.
relieved of district nurse work and /;
special leader appointed who shall b,
a member of this committee.
The president appointed as com
mittee to prepare ballots for the Ma,
meeting Mrs. Helen L. Stone, Mrs
Luella Fairbanks and Miss Lillian M
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