The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-03

ming in honor of Mrs. w W. Slack of
Springfield, president of the Vermont
Federation of Women's clubs.
The guests were received by Mrs.
Ella Brown Bailey, president OF the
Woman's club; Mrs. James Hartness,
wife of his excellency the governor I;
Mrs. Abram w. Foote, wife of Lieuten-
ant Governor Foote; Mrs J. Borden
Estee, wife of Senator Estee; Mrs. II.
NJ. Farnham. wife of Senator Farm
ham. and Mrs. Edward ID. Field, wife
of Representative Field.
Those who presented the guests were
Mrs. Herbert 7. johnson, Mrs W. 5.
Teachout, Mrs W. r. Hardness, Mrs.
William Stratton and Mrs. Pearl Cleve-
land. and the ushers were Mrs. Carl
c. Bancroft. Mrs Clair Templeton. Mrs.
RAYMOND Briggs. Mrs. Pearl Blodgett
and Mrs. r. Leslie blackwell.
The rooms were attractively decOrat-
ed in red and green. Handsome baskets
of poinsettia and spruce on the tables
furnished a charming scheme effectively
furnished charming scheme of deco
ration, while poinsettias, spruce and
oak leaves were arranged effectively
over the electroliers.
Preceding the reception a business
meeting of the club took place and at
the close Mrs. Ella Brown Bailey, pres
ident of the club. introduced Mrs. Wal
ter w Slack, who gave an address.
Mrs Slack said it was the first OPP
portuRity she had ever had to address
such an illustrious body as the wives
and ladies of the state legislators and
she considered it great honor. She
should speak, she said. on a subject
dear to her heart. that of The Club
Woman, Her Abilities and Her Re
sponsibilities Club women are begin
ming to want TO keep up with current
thoughts and purposes. Clubs have
come into being because from that
banding together one gets something
she does not otherwise get. In Yer
mont practically 5000 women have
joined themselves together TO get and
to give and to do.
Mrs Slack spoke Of 1920 as year
Of wonderful accomplishment for WON
en-, with prohibition secured and SUI
frsge ratified, and said that, what
ever her feelings or those of others
may have been about the question of
equal franchise. she was certain that
women were taking their new duties Sc
riously. She wished, because Of this
new political power which had come to
women. every club would spend a part
Of its time studying the proper use Of
the franchise. The women of the coun-
try are undertaking and carrying to
completion enormous pieces of work,
and the speaker wished the club women
and the business men of the country
might join hands in big conferences on
things in which both are vitality inter
ested
The speaker referred to the attempt
10 get women's clubs TO go on record
a. in favor Of collective bargaining and
industrial democracy but she thought
II men prominent in industrial at
fairs for wears could not arrive a. a
definite agreement with employees
worthy Of endorsement womens clubs
should not endorse Il but rather hold
90 the doctrine 81 fair play and
square deal for both employer and en-
ployee.
Delightful musical numbers were Civ
en- preceding and al the close Of Mrs.
Slack's address. Preceding the address
Mrs. Fred l. Laird, jr. Mrs Fred
Lang and Mr.. Cleaves played . piano
THO, . march BY Mozart and q vocal
ouzrtette. -Mzmmy's i1 Pigeon" was
gwen BIZ Miss Hcien Mitchell Miss
Eleanor Lowe. Mrs David Burns and
A. r-a--.H N-l-sar rrfsh Mrz d Ram
by Leach a. accompanies. A. an fncoze
The qusrtette sang. -Ihe Night Has
thousand EYeS