The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-02
ANNUAL Y. w &C. BANQUET
Address by Miss Gutterson Stat
Secretary of Massachusetts, League


Secretary of Massachusetts, League,
The annual banquet OF the Young
Woman's Club was held in their
rooms Monday evening with nearly
Iall the members present.
During the supper, between
courses, there was singing OF Massa
chusetts League songs and at the
close few short toasts by members
of the club. Miss Irene Davis, Miss
Sunda Stoppe'lio, Miss Victoria
Temple and Miss Fide'la Ellwell
| Mrs. Mary Jackson, president of the
club, then introduced Miss Mildred
d. Gutterson Of Boston, state secre-
tary of the Massachusetts League OF
Women Workers clubs of which there
are 81 including in the state league
two Vermont clubs. one at st. Adams
and one at Bennington.
Miss Gutterson touched on the past
history Of the league, mentioning the
experience and technique it had
gathered through years of experience
in organizing and directing self gov
erning, recreational and educational
clubs in cities, towns and villages, she
summed up the work of the Massa-
chusets League during the last year,
which had been done on the $4,000
budget. Seven new clubs have been
organized, which has doubled the
membership of the league, and is now
5000 girls, the addition throughout the
League which works in states of
large city clubs for girls which are
now organized in Boston, Providence,
New York, Columbus, Toledo, Cieve.
land, and Philadelphia.
The Massachusetts League is out
for state budget for 100000, ten
thousand of which is to be used for
new vacation houses, one to be in
western Massachusetts and for a
larger staff of secretaries, one of
which can give all her time to the
nine Berkshire clubs, already orga-
nized, and to increasing the number
Of the clubs in the Berkshires.
She suggested various plans for the
future program of the Young Wo-
mans club announcing that Miss Dor.
othy Lee, one of the rcreational Sec
retaries on the League staff would
spend the month OF April in Benning
ton and would be at the service OF the
Young Woman's club At the end of
her tax Miss Gutterson emphasized
the fact that all league clubs are
urged to cooperate with the women
and girls organization in their town
in all kinds of community service.
The cooperation between the Y. w.
c. and the Public Welfare Association
this year in founding Gym class for
girls deserving it is an example of
community cooperation between or
ganizations in Bennington avoiding
duplication Of effort.
She emphasized the need in our
communities today of sef governing
community clubs for girls over 16
which drew no occupational, or re-
ligious lines, and getting them to-
gether as Americans through their
club center, healthy wholesome rec
jreation for girls. In order to carry on
an active and interesting program
for club of the size which Benning-
ton should have, its busy members
would need a trained club secretary,
such as the club in North Adams has.
1t is hoped that such q secretary can
be secured to give at least part of her
time to the Bennington club next
year.
The club is planning Sunday after
noon teas for this month to which
all girls are invited.