News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-09-20
WOMEN'S CLUB NOTES

The Women's Club held it's first
meeting of the year at the library
on Monday evening, with 40 members
present. Mrs. G. M. Powers presided
and the new secretary, Mrs. Harriet
Farnham, was at her post of duty.
The Vermont Federation song and
club prayer formed the opening, with
Miss Nita Ellis at the piano. Appli-
cations for five associate members
were read by the secretary.
AT the suggestion of Miss Moody
the proceedings of the meeting were
suspended and the ladies stood for a
moments silent prayer in memory of
the late Mrs. Wasson.
Mrs. Powers gave a few words of
greeting, thanked the club for her
reelection and expressed her graft
tude "for the lovely basket and it's
contents" that she received while at
the hospital this being the first
meeting of the club since that time.
She said: "To me it means sympathy
and understanding, forgiveness for
many short comings, and a host of
friends in times of trouble" (The
president did not give the writer
permission to use these quotations.)
Of her recent trip to San Francisco
she said: 81 had thought / would
bring you, at this meeting, something
of my trip, but upon reaching home
| find my mind is a jumble of hot
springs, desolate prairies, bears,
geysers, Indians, glaciers and high
priced hotels, with little chance of
separating one from the other in so
short time" However, she did de-
scribe some very interesting things
relating to women's work in various
places through which she passed, and
closed her remarks with these inspir-
ing words $50 we find that through
out the whole United States women
are doing the very same work that
we are doing. All working for better
bodies, better minds, better babies,
better sanitation and better citizen
ship. All are students in the school
of development, working out the
problems peculiar to their localities.
."Does it not thrill you, my friends,
to think that we (if only 125 strong)
are marching shoulder to shoulder
with one and one-half million other
women in our beloved country? To
know that even our efforts help the
10000 other clubs to attain the de-
sired end? To feel that by concen-
trated endeavor future generations of
little feet will walk in paths of health
and happiness; little hands will grow
to usefulness and service; little minds
will develop through education to
knowledge and power to be used for
the good of our most wonderful coun-
try? Will you be a spoke in the
wheel of progress? Will you whirl
with the wheel at an oft-times dizzy
pace that the load of united efforts
of thinking women may travel where
the needs seems greatest? Will
you?"
Reports from the special Fedora
ton meeting held at Montpelier were
brought by Mrs. Wilkins and Miss
Nan Wombell.
Echoes of the 9th State Fedora
ton meeting held at Springfield were
given by Mrs. Helen Robinson and
Mrs. Chaplin.
Encouraging thoughts from the
General Federation meeting held at
Chautauqua were presented by Miss
Mary Moody.
All of these reports were listened
to with intense interest and all who
failed to hear them certainly missed
a treat.
Please notice that the next meet
ing of the club viii be held on Mon
day evening of next week.
Mrs. NJ. B. Chittenden of Burling-
ton will give an address along the
lines of child welfare work through
out the state. Each club member is
urged TO attend and bring with her
some mother not a club member, as
the talk will be Of special interest
to mothers.
The ushers appointed for Sept. p
are Miss Anna Mower, Mrs. Lease,
Mrs. Mae Cheney, Mrs. Austin and
Mrs. Susie TOuld