St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-09
WOMAN'S CLUB HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING

At the annual meeting Of the st.
Johnsbury Woman's Club Z held nj
Pythian hall Monday afternoon Off
GERS were elected as follows: Mrs.
Helen l.. Stone, president; Mrs. ABB
bic p. Brooks, first vice president;
Miss Margaret Robie, second vice
president; Mrs. Martha e. French,
recording secretary; Mrs. Ruth Sullo-
way, corresponding secretary; Mrs
Charlotte X. Moore, treasurer; Mrs.
Annie 4. Currier, assistant treasurer:
Mrs Eleanor 3. Jewett, auditor; Mrs.
Nellie L. Bundy, Mrs. Maude Mel.
Brooks, Mrs. Elizabeth j. Stanley, di-
rectors. These delegates to the meet
ing Of the State Federation of Wo-
mans Clubs at Brattleboro were elect
ed: Mrs. Nellie L. Bundy, Mrs. Abbie
i. Brooks, Mrs. Susan II. Smith, Mrs.
Edith Flint, Mrs. Annie Cary; alter
Mates Mrs. Sarah f. Hovcy. Mrs. Mel
lie Young, Mrs. Susan d. Balch, Mrs.
Nelson Dole, Mrs. Maude E. Bailey.
AT the business meeting which pre-
cecded the election of officers the re-
port of the April meeting was accept
ed, and the quarterly statement Of the
treasurer was approved. showing that
there were $76.17 in the general fund
at the end of the year. The district
nurse fund has s234.63, the Mary Nc
Leod fund, $93.9S, and the hospital
fund, ,S140. The president announced
that the speaker for the June meeting
will be Prof. Bertha NJ. Terrill of the
University of Vermont on the subject,
'Woman's Share in the War and What
the Household Might Do" The date
;c triy ha c1, h
voted to suspend article one, section
two of the bylaws, in order to hold
the meeting on some other date than
the first Monday. The club can also
look forward to a canning demonstra
ton in the near future. The girls in
the domestic science course in the
public schools are studying canning
and are ready to help the women of
the town with their canning. The can
ming demonstration may be held in
connection with the June meeting.
which is to be patriotic meeting for
women and open to all the women of
the town. A publicity committee of
five members will be appointed to take
charge of the meeting.
The subject OF giving up the
July garden party on account of
. war COnulllOnS WIS ulScuSSo(l, Dul IlO
action taken Cards sent out by the
General Federation asking women to
subscribe their names to the follow
ing pledge were distributed: Il will
use only those amounts of food re-
quired for adequate nourishment.
will endeavor to control the waste in
all kinds of materials in the house
hold and to live simply. ] will be-
gin now Resolutions on the death
of Mrs. Leslie Hardy of Danville were
read by Mrs. Amos w. Scott.
+. The annual report of the secretary
/ showed a membership of 20G at the
! end of the club year. There were
! four deaths during the year and I:
new members admitted, although fonl
I of these have not yet paid their ad
mission fee. The report was accept
| ed with thanks, as was also the annua
report of the treasurer. The report Of
the nominating committee showed
that only 40 of the blanks were re
turned. Mrs. Emily NJ Baker, chair
man, reported for the nominating
committee and the president appoint
ed as tellers Mrs. Nellie Young, Mis-
! Maude H. Sprague and Miss Marth:
J. Hall.