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


For the Mortified Ladies' Reading CIR
Gle, Mrs. Flint reported that they had
many meetings, the men talking while
the women worked. They have done
much for the war library, for the fur
Tough houses, and in all of the drives the
members have been prominent.
For the Housekeepers' club OF Pitts
ford, Mrs. Mccormack reported that the
club had distributed food leaflets which
contained recipes they had tried and
tested and sent them to their towns
people and to Montpelier and Washing
ton They also supported all Of the war
relief work.
For the Royaiton woman's club. Miss
Mary Il. Whitney reported the club 10
doing knitting, has given toward the
furlough houses and other war relief
work One member gave her house Tor
Red Cross work. another had charge OF
| the Junior Red Cross and another has
grandson in the army. All OF the mem
bers have Liberty bonds.
Mrs. Locke reported for the Rutland
Progressives, saying they had done much
| in the line of food conservation, had
| contributed to the war library fund.
toward the furlough houses and toward
| the Red Cross.
| For the Woman's club of Rutland, Mrs.
Dodd reported their biggest service was
to look after the welfare Of the YER
| mont soldiers and sailors, no matter
where they were. They have sent delica-
cies for the i'll at Fort Ethan Allen
and QUILTED many boys. They also
| had supported the various war relief
| activities.
Mrs. Charles Cook reported for the
Moravian club Of Shoreham that they
had sent boxes to the boys at camp, had
contributed to the furlough houses. etc.
| and had fruit and io11y m thA,O%na-
pital at Fort Ethan Allen. They are All
members of the Red Cross.
For the Altrurians of Springfield, Mra.
Jeanette Brueggeman said they began
their work with the sunshine scrap
books. and had sent books and money
for the libraries of the soldiers and
sailors. They are selling many thrift
stamps and will carry on the better baby
campaign.
Mrs. Taylor read the report Of the
Autonoe club Of st. Adams. They have
given their rooms for the work Of the
Red Cross and are doing all sorts of
war relief work.
For the St. Johnsbury's women's club.
Mrs Martha B. French reported they had
held four mass meetings to educate the
people in all kinds of war work, they had
bought Liberty bonds and supported and
, were working for the Red Cross vero
= | supply idycttcS IOT tnc DaDleo Dorm IN
. the French hospitals, and were doing
, many other things.
For the Vermont Women's Teachers'
3 club Miss Eliza Isham reported that the
9 real war service Of the club was to in
struct the children in patriotism, to en-
courage them to do Red Cross work. to
, help them in gardening and to participate
/, in all of these things.
t For the Hypatia club Of Waterbury.
. Mrs. Steele reported that the club had
2 done much toward food conservation and
the money saved from refreshments which
would have been served in other years
t went to war relief. They are supporting
the Liberty Loans. Red Cross. Y. NJ. C, A..
:. etc. and in addition many Of their men,
v bers canned so many vegetables that they
r did not have to buy any this year.
: For the Woman's Literary club Of White
= River Junction Miss Franc G. Barnes
reported they had supported the Red
q Cross, done much toward war camu
s activities, given money to the American
IT physicians hospital in France and given
h 10 the furlough houses. They are all work.
/. ing for the Red Cross.
For the White River junction Loyal
= club, Mrs. Cummings reported that the
% club had concentrated on food demon.
d STATIONS. but had also given much towary
he relief.
Id For the Friends council, a Windso
10 club Mrs Wright reported that the,
e had given money to the War Victor,
r. Commission and three-fifths o.
a, the fund raised for the war library II
ID the town was given by the club. The,
20 have adopted II French orphans ant
"a have done lot of Red Cross work
The report closed with a long list O.
n the articles made.
n For the Progressive Study club o.
m Winooski Mrs. Goudy reported tina
re the club had stopped serving refresh
m ments and will continue their Rec
~ Cross work all summer. They are nov
h. concentrating their attention on thu
g. baby welfare campaign. They hav'
ID also supported the various war relic
., activities
ad After the reports Mrs. o. c. Ashton
of Rutland a past Federation president
mr. congratulated the women on their re
AZ ports and told how proud she was o
I'll the record Vermont had always had
al She said my message to you Is t.
n. keep up your club activities. If the,
90 were needed in peace time they ar
NV needed just so much more now" Sh
nh urged them to attend all the meetings
~ but especially the one on Thursda
o.. afternoon.
Al. The meeting closed with THE Sta
on Spangled Banner"