Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-27

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4 big meeting Of the Kennebec Val
ley Federation of the Ladies Aid Soci'
cites of the Methodist Episcopal church
was held Thursday at the Green street
Methodist church, about $50 members
and delegates being present. A fine din
ner was served in the church vestry al
IL O'Clock by the ladies of the enter
tanning Ladies' Aid Society," and the
results of their preparation proved very
satisfactory to the visiting members.
Forenoon Session
The forenoon meeting was opened with
praise and devotional services which
were led by Rev. w. J. Layton, Mrs
Layton assisting at the piano. The ad
dress Of welcome was delivered by Mrs
Flora Brainerd, and the response wal
made in most fitting manner by Mrs
w. H. Perry Of Hallowell. The reading
of the records ard the constitution ther
followed. after which a Round Table
meeting was cid and the reports Of
then adjourned until after dinner.
Afternoon Session
At 1.30 p. NJ the delegates again as
sembled in the church and the program
was opened with singing. under the
Capable direction of Rev. w. J. Layton
A recitation by Jeanette Green was
the next number on the program, and
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dress Of the meeting. entitled "Wo'
mans Place in the Modern World" de-
livered in his usual telling manner by
State Librarian Henry E. Dunnack
the former pastor Of the Green stree,
Methodist church.
FIR. Dunnack's Address
Woman's contribution to the State, the
school, the home and the church canno
be over estimated. Women have con
served all that is best in civilization
Men have been 80 occupied with the con
quest OF material forces that they have
not found time to consider the ideals Of
life. We are grateful that in measure
at least, these days are past Today mer
are turning their thoughts and devotins
their energies and their money to hui
manitarian projects. But 1t Is true tina
during the last half century but for wo
mans activity in social service and the
church the uplft of the race would have
been greatly retarded.
It was Horace Mann, that master
among teachers. who said one former Is
worth a thousand refonners, when any
thing growing is concerned. Formation
rather than reformation is the key note
of the religious life Of today. The church
has found out that free food was never
the food for free men. Today we are
teaching girls to be women and mothers
and boys to be men and fathers. Today
we are devoting more and more time te
training our youth for life and its duties
rather than recovering them from prod
igal life in the far country. Today oul
problem is not how can we save the de-
linuuent so much as bow can we teach the
way to strength character and independ
ence.
The church today is a great society or
ganized to put into practice the ideals OF
the Good Samaritan, but with one grea'
difference. we not only care for the IN
jured traveller but we are making the
road between Jerusalem and jericho safe
This day and generation demands the
social ideals Of woman in the council OF
church, state and nation. The truth Is
all these institutions need mothering
wherever there are felix's, men, women
and children, the need of women's ini1u
ence is needed.
There was a time not so long ago
when it was considered wholly out OF
place for women to have any public par
in religious affairs. Today, 1t is consid
cred proper and natural for women te
conduct religious and philanthropic en-
terprises and institutions. Woman's par
in political life began when the city, tne
county. and the State undertook TO con
duct institutions which had hitherto peer
nriyate or religious charities and ph1ian'
thropies. There is growing tendency
toward public ownership of charitable IN
stitutions. and toward government pro-
vision for all dependents. detectives. ano
unfortunates generally. This, of itseit
would bring many more women. h'o pun
lie service, if there were no other agen
cies contributing to that end.
Tn every field Of human endeavor WON
an has nobly done her part. Why the
mere mention of the names OF Mary
LYON. Margaret Fuller, Harriet Mar
tineau. Susan B. Anthony, Lucy stone
Harriet Hosmer, Charlotte Cushmah
Mary Livermore, Lucretia Mott. Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps. Elizabeth Cady stan
ton. Helen Keller, Helen Gould, Bertha
Palmer. and Jane Adams, call to mine
the ifiuence and power of woman in the
Development of American civilization.
The New Women.
This is the only one type of new WON
en-, the common. plain everyday women
with health, strength, sense and WISDOM
Kate Field once wrote, There is no new
woman. So much nonsense is writer
about sex nowadays as to make earnes
women hide their heads in shame ant
long to be another kind of creature tina
might quietly go about its business ans
be Judged purely on its merits. NO self
res aecting woman wants to be judged D!
sex if she be a worker. All she asks Il
justice"
What with woman buildings, woman
editions, woman columns generally de
voted to fulsome fiattery, horribly dis
torted fashion plates and cooking recipe
for indigestible dishes, the real woman Il