The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-05
WOMAN'S CLUB ANNUAL.
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state-had been created at the last ses-
sion by the unreasonable demands oil
small towns for state funds to assist them
in maintaining local roads and schools
Despite the liberal aid given the small
towns by the general law they secured
$4,000 of the state highway mainten-
auce fund for expenditure i'm spots i'm iSO-
lated sections of the state, secured about
$4,000 more for roads and bridges. re-
defined rural schools to shut schools of
any size from state aid and attempted
to put the cost of maintaining bridges on
the state. The speaker said the cOntinu-
alton of such a policy would throw such
heavy taxation upon the live and pro-
greSSive ceuters of the state that they
too would be paralyzed and pass into
hopeless extinction as so many of the
small towns already have done.
He then spoke of the several acts of
the legislature TO place man and woman
on an equal footing. mentioning the act
making the qualifications of a voter the
same for both sexes. making woman elig-
ible to hold any public Office. making
husband and wife joint guardians of chill
dTen and a uniform valuation of polls.
The legislature also passed many acts
for the benefit of the child. such as Civ
ing the board of charities and probation
power to approve of the placing of a de
pendent child in any home or institution
i'm poor house for a period of more than
80 days, and authorizing it to have oper-
ationS performed for the relief of Grip
pied children. the right of the judge of
a juvenile court TO have child examined,
and making the issue of annulled mar
riages legitimate and heirs of both par
eUts. He spoke OF the amendments to
the mothers pension law which makes
pensions available to the wives of dis
abled or sick men unable to support their
families and expressed the belief that the
transfer of the women prisoners from the
state prison at Windsor 10 the old house
Of correction i'm Rutland would eliminate
some scandal that has arisen within the
past two years and give the women con-
viCts of the state fairer and more bene-
fetal treatment
Following the talk by Mr. Bigelow
delegates and alternates were elected to
the state federation meeting to be held
in Bennington in June. as follows: Dele
gates-AIrs. J. c. Dewitt Mrs. {. &.
/ Fits. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Tucker. Mrs. l.. f.
! Holden. Miss Jessie Gregg. Mrs. W. l..
| Hunt. Mrs. ". ]. Bigelow; alternates-
/ Mrs. r. G.. Averill Mrs. \. =. Simonds,
| Mrs. W. +. Root, Mrs. 4. W. Montgom-
cry. Mrs. \. :. Thompson. Mrs. ii. C..
| Rice, Mrs. ii. c. Freeman. The presi-
/ dent was empowered to fill any vacan-
| cies. 1t is expected that the president
viii attend the federation and that Mrs.
/ Ii. TX. Brown VIII go as state chairman
of the education committee.
| Mrs. Stickney, in the presidents adj
dress. then spoke of the special work
which the club had accomplished during
the year. thanked the members for their
support and urged deeper loyalty to the
club. This was followed by the roll call.
/ to which Sc members responded
The report of the secretary, Mrs. r.
| c. Averill. showed a membership of 304
in addition to the honorary members.
! OF the number II are nonresident ac-
! tive. and eight are associate. The re
port of the treasurer. Mrs l.. Il. Holden.
showed that the club had raised 81
| 746.9S. in addition to 500 for dues. The
card parties for the Hoover fund netted
! S39S.04, which was included in the club
receipts During the year the club APP
propriated S226 for public and charitable
! purposes. Reports also were given by
| the various committees.
| Mrs. Harold w. Mason, Mrs. Robert
| l.. Fits, Mrs. Upton Z. Lori and Miss
/ Evelyn Harris were appointed tellers to
count the ballots. which resulted in the
election of the following officers: Pres.
| Mrs. Clarence l.. Stickney; vice pres,
! Mrs. Clarke c. Fits and Mrs. Harry c.
/ Freeman rec. sec. Mrs. Murray NJ.
| Tucker; cor. sec, Mrs. Oscar +. Ben
son; treas. Mrs. Lyman Il. Holden !;
auditor. Miss Ethel l.. AIillington direc-
tors for two years, Mrs. Richard c..
/ Averill. Mrs. Arthur Z. Simonds, Miss
Jessie l.. Gregg.