The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
MEETINGS
Of FEDERATION
Important Business Session
In Progress This Aft
ernOOn
HOME ECONOMICS
AND PRESENT CRISIS
Subject Of Address by Miss Wheeler of
University of Illinois = Rev r. H.
Clapp Speaks on immigration = Mrs.
Kidder Gives Play.

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The concluding sessions of the 22d
annual meeting of the Vermont State
Federation of Women s clubs are be-
ing held today in the Unitarian church
land the last one this evening will be in
the First Baptist church. Rev. A. NJ.
flhbany Of the Church of the Disciples
IN Boston will speak at ) Q clock on The
Foreigner III America, and men especial
| ly are invited to be present. The i'm
iportant business session opened this aft
| lernoon At l.30 clock, the program
calling for the report Of the credentials
committee, an address by Rev. p. d.
Nassileff on Ellis Island, and i'm
portant new business including the elee-
tion of officers
Mrs. Slack, secretary. in her report
showed that the present membership
OF the federation is a little under 5000,
or not much change from last wear.
The morning session began at $50
/ o clock, consisting of the reading of
reports Of departments and an address
on Home Economics and the Present
trlsis by Miss Lucille Wheeler OF the
! University OF Illinois. Miss Newton of
lLyndonville read the report Of the de-
tpartment Of Home Economics. Mrs. Gil
+! bert Davis of Windsor gave the report
Iof the department Of literature and IL
brary extension. Mrs. j. w Votey Of
burlington reported fer the department
or music and Mrs. George II Smile Of
/ Montpelier that on legislation. Mrs,
| Henry ". Dutton Of R0valston report
led as chairman OF reciprocity and the
report of the council meeting at New
/ Orleans was given by Mrs. Oliver {.
Ashton Of Rutland
Miss Wheeler in her interesting ad-
Idres5. pointed out that at the outbreak
Iof the Civil war there were no orcani-
iZatlonS OF women for relief work of anv
KIND but that the experiences of the
women OF that time IN trying to give
ald had resulted III the women uniting
and had gwen them the power of initia-
tlon and the ability to coordinate their
lcHorts. She Sketched the history of
the Red Cross, which was organized
aftre the Civil war, and of the cstab-
i llshlng OF Land Grant colleges of which
there are now 81 with over 81 900 stu
dents, III which are taught home eco
monies
i He'd tross nurses are being taught
the proper preparation of food and wom-
On are being trai@cd as dietitians
Speaking Of the efforts Of the Univer-
sity Of Illinois III promoting home eco
; nomlcs, she said that after the start
had been made in Illinois to mobilize
; men tor farm work the organizing of
women was begun, for the results Of
the efforts Of the men must 90 through
the hands OF women for conservation
preserving and driving. She urged that
the women Immediately get bulletins
from the university regarding methods
| OF drYlng vegetables and fruits because
!, OF the scarcity Of tin cans and glass
Jars. The home economies department
also IS urging the increase in poultry,
because tins form of meat can be pro
dueed much more quickly than any 9th
Ter. She pleased her auditors by making
the statement that despite early re-
ports that the wheat crop is much small
er than normal it IS in fact larger How
lever, because of the fact that the Bel
t2lanS do not like corn more wheat must
be sent to them and in consequence the
Ipeople of this country should raise and
use more corn.
She urged that the women's clubs
take up and spread the propaganda Of
conservation of all kinds Of food and
likewise the movement to provide at
least one hot article Of food for chill
dren III the rural schools She said that
large posters are being prepared in
EChicago TO attract the women to enlist
IL the aid of conservation.
Ire afternoon session Yesterday was
devoted to reports and an address on
immigration by Rev. Richard H..
Clapp, pastor of the Centre Congrega-
tlonal church. Several of the reports
were read by the secretary and Mrs
Guy Wilson of Bethel read the report
for the department of civics Mrs
| Dan y. Burditt of Pttsford gave that
for the department Of civil service re
form.
Mrs. L. B. lIuling of Bennington
read the report for the department of
conservation. The report on rural com
munltles needs was given by Mrs. T..
/. Ingalls, Of Burlington. Mrs. John
&. Dewitt Of Brattleboro gave the re-
port on the department of industrial
:. and social conditions. Miss Bernice
| futile Of Rutland the report as chair
man Of the dependent children com
mittee, and Mrs. Guy Wilson the re-
port from the New England conference
at Providence, X. l. Mrs. Webb of
i New Jersey, general federation chair
man of the committee on industrial