Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-19
GIRLS CLUB NOTES

nual business meeting Of the year
April 1920, April 1921 was held at
the Augusta Girls Community club,
Friday evening, April Is. The cleo
tons resulted as follows: President,
Miss Adeline B. johnson; vice presi-
dent, Miss Ethelle An Garside; secre-
tary, Olive e. Washburn: treasurer,
Caro- T.. Hamlin: chairman of the
class committee, Arletta H. Snow;
entertainment committee, Mrs. Harry
Beckman; house committee. Mrs. N
L. Williams; membership commit
| tee, Carrie M. Richards: publicity
committee, Ruth Henderson. Four
other members for the executive
council, Louise G. Folsom, Naomi
Thibodeau, Jean Todd and Marjorie
| Farnham.
AS vice president of the club. Miss
Ethelle Garside will be chairman OF
! the executive council which body
meets once a month, a week in ad-
vance of the business meetings, to
plan the same. This council is al
ways open to any members who wish
| to attend.
J Miss Muriel S. Haynes. honorary
/ president Of the Augusta Girls Com
munity club has recently been cleo
! ted to membership of the Massachu-
sets League af Girls Clubs.
| The report of the circles on the
result of their 800 quota for each
circle for the first year was more
than encouraging. The total amount
! for the 10 circles was SlO23.3O. This
; does not take into account what cir
! Gle two has made on exchange goods
and reinvested in lingerie. This in:
cludes the Circle 10 or Associate Cir
| Gle who because of their non-active
membership are not pledged to raise
their 800. However, the Associate
! Circle which came into existence in
December has added to the circle
budget.
1t may be Of interest to the peo-
pie of Augusta to know that the Ma
tional League with which this club is
affiliated through its State utilization
requires just three things from all
clubs, that it also sends out tests,
and checks upon all of its clubs.
Augusta is striving to live up to these
three league principles-non-sectar-
ians, self-government, and an, en-
deavor to be self-supporting. The
last means just this, whenever any
club has accepted or been given
financial aid it should in return do
community work. 1t is the bigger
| idea of cooperation with all things
I for civic and community welfare.
Augusta has since last year not only
| qualified by taking over the running
expenses Of the club house and so
! far kept ahead of all its bills but it
has continually given much time and
energy to city work. This work is
first of all open membership the club
has had open house, rest room lib
rary which has been freely used by
all women and girls of the commun-
| ity whether they are paying mem
| bership dues or not. 1t has beside
running its weekly club dances pub
| lie dances at City hall every month.
The club believes that it can earn
its money and run dances for in
stance in the League way The club
rooms have been given freely to Or
Plantations and for committee meet
| ings (this does not refer to the rent
ing of the club rooms for parties
and other times it has received pay
for the same) It has co-operated
and worked during the Red Cross
drive, the Community Christmas
tree, passed on it's own Christmas
party gifts where they were enjoyed
a second time, and offered many
other acts of real service as a unit
in the city.
The work for the girls out OF
work resulted in the placing OF ~
girls in some sort of employment.
The club at all times is offering this
service and cooperating with the
Chamber of Commerce Employment
bureau. The club believes that there
is always problems to be worked on
in the employment of girls. The
only means is cooperation which
means information from the citizens
of the city. Cooperation by the
citizens of Augusta VIII not only rem
der the city a service but will utilize
the united power Of 400 girls and
women.
The annual meeting has to many
meant that 1.-THE club-has not
only a worthy record for the past
wear but bright outlook for the
coming year.