News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-20
WOman'S Club

About forty attended the Wom4n club
meeting Monday evening April 4th, at the
Academy Hail, Immediately following the
village meeting. to listen to Thos. C.
Cheney, oneof the Legislative Craftsmen,
who described in detail how the LegisIa-
tire organizes and begin the work of the
session and how the bills are drafted and
introduced into the House and Senate and
explained the various stages other prog
ress until they are signed by the Cover
nor. He also spoke of the more import
ant measures, passed at therecent session.
In closing he paid very graceful tribute
to Miss Edna Beard, the member from
Orange, the first woman to sit in Yer
mont Legislature. He said the members
all held her in very high esteem and he
doubted if and woman could have been
found in the state, who would have filled
the position in a more worthy or pleasing
manner that did Miss Beard.
The annual meeting of the Womans
Club, closing up the work for this year,
was held at the Library Monday evening
with twenty eight present. The Secre-
tary's report was very interesting and
stated that twenty new members were
taken in during the year, making a total
membership of one hundred twenty-three.
The average attendance at the meetings
was ffty-fve. the largest attendance be-
ing about two hundred on Gentlemens
Night and the smallest attendance being
twenty-five on December 18th. We have
lost during the year by with drawal five
and by death two. The traasurer's report
showed a successful year financially, with
substantial balance on hand. Mrs. Niles
reported for the auditing committee that
they found the books of the treasurer very
well and satisfactorily kept. Reports were
given by the chairman Of the various COM
mittees. Miss Slocum reported for the
Sunshine Committee that they felt we'll re-
paid for the work they had done as every.
one seemed very grateful of all that was
done for them. Mrs. Morse for the Ways
and Means Committee reported 5000 O4
received from various sources, the food sale
netting S3S and the progressive parties
1925. so.
Among the matters of business brought
up was that of collecting books, pictur es,
etc., for the children in Our state
and Mrs. browne was appoint
ed chairman of a committee for the pur-
pose. so any. contributions. may be handed |
to her. Mrs. Slayton announced the State
Meeting to be held at Bennington in June !
urging as many members as possible to at
tend and Miss olocum, Mrs. browne and
Mrs. Fisher were appointed delegates.
The Correct English class proved very pop
llar and the members expressed a hope
that it be conducted anotter year. Mrs.
oayton the retiring president spoke to the
club in appreciation of the work accom-
olished through its hearty cooperation.
The folloping officers we're elected for the
,cming year: President, Mrs. Gertrude
Powers; 1st vice president, Miss Maud
Chafee; 2nd vice president, Mrs. Jessie
Gates; recording secretary, Miss Alma
Bugbee; press secretary, Mrs. Inez Cor
lell; treasurer, Mrs Edna Sargent
Mrs. Slayton called the new president
o the chair and Mrs. Powers said she was
ure that it was withregret that the mem
oers said Goodbye" to their past presi-
lent and she expressed the hope that they
you'd give her the same hearty support
ind CO operation in her work that had been
yiven Mrs Slayton.