Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-13

FOR 22 years the women OF the State of
Vermont have come together in annual
convention to consider how best they
might be of service to home state and ma
ton SO today at the 23rd convention the
Federation Women come to the Queen
city not only according to precedent to
review the years work. but by counseling
together to devise plans that will be Of
practical and constructive use in helping
to win this war.
The il officers and the Is departmental
cha'rmen of our state federation are our
regiment colonies who have modified
their forces and have rendered to you an
accounting
our general federation state secretary
mas reviewed for you the actual amount IN
ooiiars ana cents given by our clubs or
companies to various war relief activities.
Inc colonel of the regiment OF home
economies has amplifed the work done
Tor food conservation, the colonel of the
civics regiment has urged upon you its
responsibilities. The conservation officer
mas emphasized the plans for food produce
ton. the officers of the public health and
neglected children regiments have shown
themselves more than ever alert to
guard the public health of man, woman
ana child. That the coming generation may
many of our youth of the draft age
THE leader of social and Industrial
conditions is urging upon you more ap-
poalingly than ever before the need of
safeguarding the women and children.
NO child labor and the living wage for
the working woman and a reasonable
working day. The art colonel, the lit
erature and library extension colonel,
the. music colonel. each and every one
has outlined for you her war service pro-
gram Also the civil service reform regi-
ment is especially responding to the call
to serve our country.
THE officer of the double headed regi-
ment, education and normal school schol-
arship-let us liken 1t to the rainbow
division. so varied have been it's de-
mands, Its need of recruits and equip
ment, its constant need of marshalling,
that the leader has had to be ever on
the alert in her appeal for delayed equip
ment, to furnish future lieutenants for
the training of the raw recruits who
would eventually develop into sterling
citizens and soldiers. So she has worked
hard to keep her standard, s. O. S.
save our enthusiastically leading her
forces.
THE colonel of the war victory COM
mission, our general federation State d.
rector, has thrilled you with her report
of what Vermont did for furlough
houses for our boys in southern France.
Undoubtedly she has inspired in you the
ambition to do even better and to put
Vermont second in the amounts contrib
uted among the New England States.
The demands upon your chief officer
have been many and varied" Mrs. Davis
then gave list of some of the things
she had done.
"Our organization is power for good
in the State and the men of Vermont are
realizing more and more our potential
| tiles
I'VE have endeavored during the past
year to follow the policy of our wise
| predecessors and have not inaugurated
! anything radically new, deeming 1t best
at this uncertain time to Hold Fast
and Keep the Home Fires Burning
| We have not gained any new clubs,
neither have we lost any, and while some
clubs have fallen off in membership.
| others have gained. We have endeavor-
ed to impress on the club women in this
time of world conflict not only their duty
| in co-ordinating their programs to war
work. cooperation with the Red Cross
and woman's committee. Council of Ma
tional Defense in all their branches, but
also their double responsibility to our
| own organization which claims their al
| egiance and their sane, clear-eyed, clear
headed cooperation in pushing forward
| the noble work and ideals of the great
| est organization of American women to-
day.
! Don't rock the boat but stand
| steady, was the great emancipator's ad-
vice in the last great war for freedom,
so let us, women Of the Vermont FEEDER
|
tantes OF the next year beset us. and
dedicate ourselves to ever greater mem
tai activities and actual accomplish
ments.
Having no king but a great dream
| for
! Master.
God who gavest men eyes
To see Dream.
God who lowest free men,
Lead on! We come"
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions present ed
report thanking the Athena club for
its hospitality, the officers and members
of the First Church for the use of the
auditorium and parish house. the city
council for the use of the City Hall,
the singers for their music, Mrs. Malaney
and the little girls for their part in the
opening exercises the speakers for their
addresses the ladies and Young Women's
Guild for the lunches served, the people
for their automobile rides, the 31Oth
Cavalry band for it's services, congratulate.
ing the chairmen of department and Off
GERS of the federation for their splendid
work and extending to the president their
| appreciation of her untiring efforts dur
Fling the last year.
They also submitted the following:
Resolved, Since it has been clearl,
demonstrated to this convention that on,
of the greatest war services which tn.
women of Vermont can now render theil
nation is the conservation OF wheat fol-
the use of our allies. that we. acting a.
representatives of the federated womer
OF the State, pledge ourselves. il pos
sible, to buy no more wheat until tn,
new harvest, and that we make ever,
effort to so inform ourselves that in tn,
near future we may be able to serve ou
families with wholesome wheatles
. diet:
Resolved. That the federated clu,
women Of Vermont pledge themselye
that for the duration Of the war the,
} will not serve refreshments OF any sort
| either in the afternoon or evening, a
any social function;
Resolved. That the Vermont Federatio,
Of Women's Clubs heartily endorses an,
desires to cooperate In any movement
which may be inaugurated within tn
; State. to add to the comfort, entertain
ment or moral welfare Of the soldier
who may be stationed within our bor
ders;
Resolved That the Vermont Federa
ton of Women's Clubs pIacee i,soIe .