Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-30

helped on still further by the Y. w.
G. A."
NJ. B. Hillegas, State commissioner OF
education, who was to have spoken on
How the Town and Country Organiza-
tons Can Assist the Schools" was unable
to be present at the meeting
Miss Marion Gary. Y. w. c. A. field
secretary for Vermont. who was the next
speaker, submitted plans which she con-
| sidered the most important for the or
| ganizaton to take up at the present
| time. one thing she suggested was an
older girls conference, which she said
had been definitely planned for May 2.
3 and and probably would be held in
Rutland. Miss Gary outlined the prob
able program of this conference.
She commended the work Of Miss Ho-
brooks camp and said If we could have
| them all over the State 1t would be
splendid for the girls. She also said she
wished there might be more branches
Of the Patriotic League in the State.
In thinking over the Y. w. c. A. work
in the State, Miss Gary said that she
, had four definite questions to ask:
First, how much do we expect Of our
girls? Second, how much do We know
about our girls? Third, how much of
| ourselves are We giving to our girls?, and
| finally, how much do we carer MY
aim she said. may be a paradox, but
I want Vermont girls to be the old
fashioned type but to have the broad
world vision AS we'll"
| Miss Mary Dunbar was the final
speaker. She was called upon to say
anything she liked. She said: II feel
that If your girls were here and were
to be asked what of all the things you
offer, they might have, they would say
they would like little of each. They
can best do this through the Y. w.
C. A." She told of asking a deacon for
help once and having him refuse and
told how this made her lose faith in
him. I'VE must be careful she said,
land not let our girls lose faith in
US in the same way"
1.-THE thought to-day in all Of your
. speeches, whether you know it or not
has been Christian and has shown the
Christian spirit throughout To belong
to national association which works
, on one problem, the good of girls, Is
truly worth while. But in order to do
its work well. it must have machinery.
Two things are necessary to keep this
machinery going, year in and year out,
devotion to the cause and the where
wthal to make it go. The country, for
e the purpose of organization, has been
g divided into II fields and these fields
t raise money for their maintenance
separately. There is more money at
5 hand for Y. w. c. A. work this year
than usual because of the war. but also
because of the war we cannot raise
q money and yet there are more girls than
10, o., w ~
!, 1.-THE amounts to be raised by the diff
@ ferent States, have been assigned and
It Vermont's share is s3.O9i. This is the
: amount Of money the national associa-
8 ton needs from Vermont. 1t Is a grea
e thing to be part OF a national organi
y cation to have national consciousness
l. but better than that is the live nation
a ally"
It Following tho addresses there was al
e informal discussion of different questions
Is raised by the members of the confer
p ence, with Miss Clark In charge. II
IS response to a question, Miss Clark SAT-
ii that in the open country and in tn
l. smaller towns it not best to hav
1t much equipment, but in the larger town
Is community houses were advisable. Sh
TT also said where there was n need 70
* 1t, cafeteria was a good thing. Mrs
lie G. L. Pease told how community hous
r was being built in small town i
he Pennsylvania as a memorial for tn
IN soldiers. Every man. woman and chill
'o In the town was pledged to give an
at amount from five cents up per month 70
five years toward this project.
ne 1t was voted to have the chairma
C. appoint a committee to look after tn
=" financial end of the work in Vermont.
~ At the end of the discussion Mis-
=" Clark advised the women Of Vermont
y. keep their courage up and not to expe'
~, results too quickly. but to rememb'
~ that the foundations of the work mu
~. be solid and to work for that end.
Mrs. NJ. II. Buckham closed the NEE
ing by summing up the days work. 81
said that first it had been proven th
'as all of the organizations which had bee
no present were not gong 20 interfere wi
he each other, but would cooperate
ia' every way: and, second, the whole me-
'Vs OF Vermont had been well presented al
'h' everyone felt that it would be possi
VI to meet that need. She said the ne
'"' was as great in the small places as
sNp the large and the concern of the organ
-, zation should be from now on, the ne
,t Of the Vermont girl.
90 A vote of thanks was extended
IA help in placing the situation clearly
1885,, fore the women of Vermont.
,rk, PRESENT AT CONFERENCE
iso- Among those present at the conferel
lere were: Miss Anna NJ. Clark, northeast
ven field secretary, of New York city;
ght Fannie b. Fletcher of Proctorsvile, N
rits II. c.. Dodd of East Corinth. Miss M
are Dunbar secretary Of the war work co
!. A. Gil of the Y. W. c. A.. New England q
In sion, of Boston; Miss Marion Gary
I in w. C. a. field secretary for Vermt
dn't Mrs. u, ID. Burditt and Miss Ellen Cr'
80 ton of Rutland, Mrs, Evan Bull OF J
TRY, Haven, Miss Florence Wellman' n
on Ethel Eddy and Miss Grace Hoipr
land of Brattleboro. Mrs. II. II. kidder
mont Miss Kathrins Kidder Of Woodstock.
ifed Carrie Ormsbes and Miss Allen Of ID
DO dom Mrs. W. l.. WATSON Of Waterp