Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-12

WORKERS VINO came from The nation
al headquarters 10 assist in the or
ganlzing Of the club. Mrs. Van
aimee is a very vIvaclUus young
lady, with sparkling eyes and a most
charming personality.
She early Interested her audience.
because every word was sincere and
Euli of meaning She said that she
was glad that she was able 10 be
present al the first meeting Of the
women of the city al which plans
for the club were started: n months
70 come when the club has grown
and Is meeting with success. al the
girls who attended the first nesting
viii be glad 10 shy that they were al
the irsf meeting TOD. The first rem
son why a club Is wanted IN the city
IS - give the girls some fun: thu
second reason is because q the wiz
ened acquaintance and the friends
thai VIII De made.
: The little story written by Mrs.
JuIianna Horatia Ewing was -ao,1
briefly BY Mrs. Van AIMEE. 7 con-
cerned boy who thought thai moth
knew Just what TO do II if the house
got afire and ne knew what 10 do if
the baby swallowed a thinbie or
horse -an away. Finally he and his
brother took Il boat and went away.
They listed several towns and had
q prar-y good rime. When they got
hungry they Went back home There
they found that their home had been
burned fat 10 the ground. Something
had happened and they were not
there Augusta girls NAV have said
that nothing ever happens here and
that this is i dull town. Now the
girls who are here, ca1 enjoy what
Is about 10 happen.
Nothing creates friendship as
quickly as a fire-unless i Is a club.
In York Penna-. is 4 girls club com
posed Of $40 members. Before the
club vas siarted a CIR trsid Mrs.
Van Anne that she would see girl
IN the street: she would speak Ia the
girl. but au The Tine, she would feel
inside. II don't care for that girl.
she's not in my class" Then shc
would meet another girl, they would
speak and the girl would think.
THAT girl thinks that she is better
than I She Is stuck up." Now ti1e
girls tell Mrs Van AIMEE, that both
OF those girls are members Of THO
club. are her friends and are on the
same committee with her That is
one thing thai girls clubs viii do
Why are the nation workers called
IN TO help form the club. Somebody
teaches the small child how TO play
games. now ID have fun. They cen
I'm and rorp and play. but wher it
comes To basketball or games lika
that someone is needed to teact, them
hrw. That Is ike a club. Orders are
necessary II the CLUB n orde- 70
make II 20.
Then The three principles Of the
club. non-sectArian, self-CoperrinE
and selfsupporting were explained
by Mrs. Van AIMEE in a very clear
manner. She made every word ynea,,
something and was direcr and 70
the point She said thar the com
muniry thinks the Girls Club VII De
4 good thing and they will stand
back of the club and help. The
Friendly League will merge with the
Girls' Club IN a body
The community spirit of 1915 was
most aprly described by the speak
er n d delightful incident She SAID
that that year she was ENJOYING a
cruise along the sound The center
board Of the boat broke and they had
aShnyx +rnr-
up the Connecticut river and landed
AZ what they knew 70 be Essex. The
town sets back from the river a
short way and from the river NAV
be seen a wharf AS they approach-
ed they hailed n man standing on
the wharf. Hello. is this Essex ~
The answer came back. No. this is
the last place on earth" That was
the spirit before the war BUT il is
a safe bet that now that man
wouldn't say that because everyone
showed in drives for Liberty Loans.
Red Cross and everything that they
had the proper spirit
You girls have great c,fance 20
make the town believe in YOU" II
they say, that viii not last long the
girls viii not say anything but Just
keep on working. Just keep Still and
show them. Then you viii be a big
surprise ID Augusta and 10 your
selves"
Mrs. Van Amnee asked thar the
girls in hooking AT her not see Lfust
one person but that rather they ln-
derstano that she Represents $4,000
girls all over the country. She tnid
how the Massachusetts State Learue
would keep in touch with this state
through the paper the Bulletin. the
vacation House They will keep in
touch with the National League
through the convention which is held
every two years and through the Wis
its of the national workers.
The work that has already been
dome at the Augusta Yacht club
house IN anticipation of the Augusta
Girls Clnp was outlined by Miss
Haynes. She reminded the girls that
the Yacht clubhouse viii be such a
delightful place. especially in the
summer. Already a double 1oor has
been laid. lined with cabot cloth and
containing dead ~ space, for in
sured warmth.
Miss Jane Stimsun, an organizing
secretary from Massachusetts, next