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

with a good attendance and Mrs. Gilbert
F. Davis in the chair. The Rev. Charles
J. Staples offered prayer and depart
ment reports were given
Miss Helen NJ. NJ. Hoar of Barre re-
ported for the civil service reform COM
mittee that concentrated effort had
been made during the last year to get
women to enter the civil service to take
the places of the men who have gone to
the front The women are responding
well to this call, but more must respond
for soon there will be a call for 10000
more workers. Vermont yet has no
civil service reform laws. but those will
come Miss Hoar concluded her report
with the kinds of workers needed in
civil service work.
For the committee on reciprocity Mrs.
Henry Dutton of South Royalton re-
ported a very successful year.
For the committee on neglected chill
dren Miss Berence futile of Rutland
reported the work done in the last year.
Miss futile said: THE war Is helping
the cause of the neglected child. But
after the schools are perfected, the
mothers educated and the fathers realize
their responsibilities there will still be
many neglected children. The situation
was recently shown when Governor
Graham made an appeal for private gifts
to supplement the State appropriation.
Vermont should have receiving home.
Let us not in time of war forget these
neglected children"
Mrs. f. L. Ingalls, gave the report for
the committee on rural communities
needs. She said that each community
must work out its own plan of com
munity work. She said that of So clubs
all except one, and that has suspended
. activities all together. had done some
thing to better the conditions in rural
communities Some of them are sup
porting a district nurse, some of them
are supporting a library. others are i'm
proving the sanitary conditions in their
communities Keeping teachers in touch
with their own club work will help COM
munity conditions. 1t would be we'll for
each club to appoint one woman to in
terest the teacher in cooperation with
the club. Clubs also should be interested
IN baby welfare, for one way to help
rural communities is to look after the
children.
Mrs. A. c. Dodge of Rutland gave the
report of the committee on literature
and library extension. Mrs. Omeron
II. Coolidge could not be present She
told of the work of this committee in
collecting money and books for the
libraries of the camps here and abroad
many books for use at the Industrial
school and they also co-operated with
the United States Food Administration
to arouse sense of responsibility in
the women of the State in conserya-
ton.
Mrs. Edward Kirkland of Bellows
Falls gave the report on the work of
the civcs department. She reported all
clubs were doing Red Cross work and
that some clubs have established courses
in nursing and stenography and type
writing for girls in their community
She said all the clubs were working on
child welfare but the club which had
the most elaborate program was the
Athena club in Burlington. to which any,
one might go for advice. She COM
mended the work Of the Patriotic League
and suggested buying thrift stamps
and cleaning up yards and homes She
closed with a strong plea for the CEN
sorshp of moving pictures.
Following this report Mrs. G. T.. Part
ridge, accompanied by Mrs. j. A. Russell,
gave a vocal solo
Miss Clarinda Richards. director NJ the
Patriotic League work in Burlington.
gave talk explaining the object of the
" league and what it is trying to do. Miss
richards said. in part: THE work here,
as IN many army posts, is conducted by
the y W. G. A. under the Fosdick com
mission. This work is not at all Sec
tartan. 1t is not Protestant. 1t is
American. 1t is work which offers to
srs' ana especially employed girls
recreation and other opportunities
FOR winter work we have been allowed
to use the Neighborhood House and this
summer we had the good fortune of DR.
Oak Ledge, through the courtesy of DR.
and Mrs Sewa r6 oh
is large rambling house with $40 acre,
In most ideal location. Thirty girls al ,
time may be accommodated The frs,
idea was to have Oak Ledge solely for q
camp. Then 1t was thought that thos.
VINO ala not want to spend nights at camr
could come out simply for recreation. a,
there are basketball. volley ball and tenni.
courts and baseball diamond ant
Facilities for boating and bathing.
The OAK Ledge club has been forne,
anu don know OF any other countr,
club In the country for employed girls
The girls surely appreciate their oppor
tunities for every evening groups com,
OUT i"r pichic supper or for warm SUD
per on the porch and then to play bal
afterward.
opening was only May 30. A trained super
visor has charge of athletics. As man,
girls wanted to help produce more foo
We have some gardens some % by % fee
wand other 25 by 70 feet and there are r
gardeners.
oak Ledge for camping privileges
open to girls all over the State and "a
accommodate 30 girls at a time TIL
charge per week is S. Any girl who woul
appreciate the privileges at Oak LedR
and would like an inexpensive vacatio
Will be welcome at the camp.
''The Patriotic League enlists every ri,
In some help-win- the war service prir
cipaliy the Red Cross and war garden
But there are also other forms OF wa
service. We need more volunteer worker
We know OF three and we need ten. Th
! pledge OF the girls is L pledge to EXPIRES
my patriotism by doing whatever | haX
TO do better than ever before and by rer
dering whatever special service | can
my community and my country and b
living up to the highest standards ,
character and honor and helping othe,
10 do the same
This is their pledge and 1t is our job
supply them the chance to do that.
In the other warning countries ther
has been great increase in Juvenile do
" linquency. We in America. are trying
avoid that result of the war. This is on
thing the Patriotic League is trying TO d,
THE young women are divided int
clubs and each club has it's representatiy