The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-06
Mrs. w. w. Slack Guest at
WOman's Clubs An
nual Meeting
RECEIPTS THE PAST
YEAR OVER $4,000
Mrs. G. Z. Stickney Elected Club Pres
ident, Succeeding Mrs H. L. Water
man-More than 160 Sat Down to
Luncheon in Odd Fellows Temple.

More than 160 women sat down TO
the luncheon served to members OF TIE
Brattleboro Woman s club by the So
clal committee of the club in the ban
Guet hall of Odd Fellows temple YES
terday afternoon, when Mrs.. w. w.
Sack of Sprin:. iield president of the
state federation, addressed the gathe,
ing and when reports of officers and
committees were given and officers were
elected for the coming year. Mrs CIar-
on"e /. Stiekney being ehosc1 presi
dent. Six delegates were elected To
attend the meeting of the state fedora
tion TO be held IN Windsor in June.
The reports showed an act.ve a:d
prosperous year for the rluh, more than
$1,000 having been raised. of which
$2,969.99 has been disbursed. Including
$500 which was transferred to the room
fund, which now totals $1,SS7.l7 aside
from $500 Liberty bond, leaving sub
atantial balance on hand. Among the
items of interest in the treasurer re-
port are the payments of 800 toward
the state normal school scholarship
fund. $500 to the Vermont Children IS
Aid society, including a sustaining
membership of S25 and $359.5l in pro-
| ceeds and prizes for the sale of Red
Cross Christmas seals. Aside from the
club dues some of the larger amounts re-
eelved by the club were Sl9569 as
profits from the lawn party last sum-
mer, S412.36 in profits from the lunch
room At the Valley fair grounds, s344.51
from the sale of Christmas seals and
| S605 collected through a canvass for
the Children s Aid society The re-
| port also showed a substantial balance
on hand in the kindergarten account
| ana the penny savings account. The
| treasurer, Mrs. A. W. Montgomery, an
nOunced that those having penny saw
| ings stamp books should present them
70 her to have them cashed in at once
in order that this matter might be
closed up
| A report read by the recording secre-
tary. Mrs. R. c. Averill, showed a mem
bership of 267, of which 50 had been
| added during the year. There also
were two deaths, Miss Frances Stell-
man and Mrs. ]. NJ. Tyler. The report
of Mrs. H. l.. Waterman as president
of the club gave a general summary. of
club activities. Reports of the work of
the corresponding secretary and of the
program, social, educational, kindergar-
ten, philanthropy, ways and means in
dustrial and social conditions, and civ
les committees also contained inter
esting information.
\ The luncheon, which was the open
ing feature of the gathering and which
was the first held by the Woman IS club.
was served at 1.30 O'Clock and con
sisted of chicken patties. finger rolls.
olives, jelly, ice e-cream, lady fingers and
macaroons and coffee. The serving was
done by daughters of members. During
the luncheon Shows three piece orehes
ira, which sat behind screens on the
; stage, rendered musical selections.
: Following the luncheon Mrs. Water
man introduced Mrs. Slack, who told
: of the club work as carried on through.
ont the state. She said there had been
. a decided increase in the interest in
the clubs during the past year and an
added increase in membership reported
from nearly every section; that the
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