Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-09

federated clubs for Maine Festival:
$500 for Red Cross: worked with 9th.
ers in July celebration; assisted
in war children work; regular work
on present history.
Madison Sorosis Club-Red Cross
work in homes; Thanksgiving and
Christmas dinners for needy fam
lilies.
Maine Writer'S Research Club
Visited State School for Boys. also
home of Kate Douglass Wiggin;
main work is furnishing work for
school readers; expect to receive
money from readers for work soon.
Miss 'nnie Dingley Of Lewiston ans
wered question in regard to the
school reader which the club is pre-
pairing. A chapter was written by
the late Theodore Roosevelt for the
reader on the evening of his last Wis
it to Maine and the club owns the
original manuscript. The book also
contains an article by Holman Day,
one by w W. Thomas and another
by Prof. Elliot of Harvard.
Maine State Nurses Association:
Many Maine nurses entered Red
Cross and many made supreme sac
rifice; adopted French war orphan:
all associations bought Liberty
bonds; engaged in Red Cross work.
The Kennebec Union Of Women's
Clubs was entertained BY the Lith-
cow Club Of Winslow Friday, May
2. A very good program was carried
cut. Besides pleasing musical selec-
tons, an instructive and interesting
lecture on Russia" was given by
President Roberts Of Colby college.
and an especially interesting paper
VIZ" read by Mrs. KreRer Of Fair
fe'G Miss Exerine Flood of Water
vile held her audience for two hours
with a Shakesperean reading.
Dinner was served in Grange hall
and the ladies Of the Union expressed
much appreciation for the kindly
| welcome given them by the Lithgow
! Club.
Manchester Woman's Club: Done
! Red Cross work almost entirely.
frcm layettes to refugee clothes.
Milo Alpha Reading Club: Red
Cross; all who could assisted in work
| during epidemic.
Milo New Idea Club: New club
hopes to follow along lines Of Fed
Grafton.
| Norway Parton Reading Club: Sec
, rotary read report; Red Cross work
engaged in.
war orphan: gave money for N. E.
Home for Little Wanderers; Red
Cross and war relief.
Old Town Our Neighborhood club:
Adopted war orphan; gave high
school song books for community
work.
Pittsf1eld Tuesday Club Meetings
curtailed for Red Cross work:
adopted war orphan and engaged in
all war relief work.
Old Town Neeburban Club: Inter-
ests in anti-tuberculos:s work: Is or
30 children from tuberculor sur
roundings given each year several
weeks outing Of fresh air and sun
shine: adopted French war orphan:
bought so community song books.
Portland Agassiz Club: Adopted
war orphan; passes half day in Red
Cross rooms.
portland Conk;,n Class: One Of
best years Of existence: made over
300 aviators' Jackets lined with old
/ kid gloves stitched together. only
, unit in Maine who would make these
!, jackets: Miss Cole instituted Amin
Ute speakers: adopted war orphan;
$50 to furlougi houses.
Portland Savoir Faire Club, Aid
ed in war work: made garments for
, poor children Of Portland: ~ gar
| ments GO members) made inside of
week.
! Pressure Isle Pierian lub: Met an
nual pledge for district nursing: 800
for children's books for library: club
, supports room in hospital.
Readfield Once a Week Club: Very
much war work done by all men,
bers; very eloquent report given by
the delegate.
! Rockland Shakesperean Club: Lit
erary work outlined.
Rumford SearchliEht Club: Con-
trihuted toward War fund; Armenian
fund: added woman to school board
: for first time: adopted war orphan.
| Saco Woman's Educational and
Industrial Union: Work done 81
| much in schools one woman said: IF
YOU introduce another thing into
{, schools we cannot teach them
thing. Physician training. in school.
started from second grade to ninth;
war orphan adopted; children appear
+, at entertainment; going to vote on
dancing at entertainments and want
| ed advice; wants to get sure of speak
ers that flood the country; civics
needed now as women are to vote
! for President.
Sanford Searchlight Club: sup
ported Al French War orphans; re-
| spuonded to every call for aid here
and overseas; gives Christmas >r.es
to poor children: finding out partic-
ular need of clothing through teach
ers. one lady gives money to buy all
rubbers needed.
Skowhegan Sorosis Club: More
| time for Red Cross work by Fedora
ton; SO for reading ROOM
Skowhegan Town Improvement So
ciety: Much war work.
Skowhegan Woman's Club: Ladies'
worked for poor families through Red
! Cross; second year in adoption of
, French war orphan; gave $40 for
rest room.
Portland Woman's Literary Tn
ion: Best lectures: committees al
ready formed for work in American
iantion: much Red Cross Work done.
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