Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-13
Mrs. Danforth's Talk
on Napoleon, Feature
WOman's Club Meet

Woman's Club Meet
The first meeting of the Skowhe-
gan Woman's club since the Christ
mas holidays was neld in the library
parlors Wednesday afternoon. with
the president, Mrs. Florence Waugh
Danforth and the secretary, Mrs. Sa-
die Pennell Reed in the chairs. The
hostesses were Mrs. Della l.. Bartlett
and Mrs. Eva Il. Greenwood. The
decorations were a beautiful bouquet
of dark red carnations, mountain
laurel and asparagus fern.
Mrs. Danforth graciously expressed
her pleasure in the two last special
meetings, the first one on December
5 when the three clubs, the Woman's
club, the Town Improvement Society
and the Sorosis held a Federated
meeting entertaining their gentle
men, and the meeting on December
% when Miss Pauline Eaton Oak OF
the Community Service Inc. OF New
York was the entertainer. Mrs. Dam
| forth stated that several matters OF
business must be presented for the
attention of the club. The reports
were given Of the Red Cross Mem
bership drive which was in charge
, of Mrs. Bertha ID. Jenkins with the
amount of $500 paid in and also the
sale of the Christmas seals which was
| conducted by Mrs. Helen L. Derby
shire with a sale of $50 by the ladies
of the Womans club. Mrs. Danforth
gave the announcement of the mid
winter meeting of the State Fedora
| ton which will be held in Augusta
on Friday, January ~ DIR. Payson
Smith. formerly of Maine. now of
Massachusetts will be the speaker
and a pleasing feature of the meeting
will be tea which will be served by
Governor Baxter in the Blaine Man.
sion. Mrs. Danforth stated her hope
that a large number of the Skowhe-
gan club ladies would attend this
meeting, not only from the Women's
Club but from the other clubs as well.
Mrs. Danforth spoke of the club cal
endars and urged the members il they
had not already procured one to do
so as this year they had not been
sent out by mail. During any alb
| sence of the treasurer. Mrs. Alice
Cover. Mrs. Lola NJ. Emnt is to serve
as treasurer and members who have
| not paid their dues can do so to Mrs.
Blunt. Announcement was made of
the picture benefit which the club is
to put on in the Opera House on
Thursday. January 10. The ladies in
| charge of the picture benefit are Mrs.
Mary c. Stinchficld Mrs. Georgia G.
Wilson and Mrs. Alice Cover
The program for the afternoon was
| in charge of Mrs. Danforth. The first
| number on the program was a piano
solo Alice" transcription played
| by Mrs. Lila NJ. Friend who respond
ed to an encore. playing one of Ed
| ward MacDowell's. The State chair
man of the Christmas seals. Miss An
derson, came in at this time and
was presented to the ladies. Miss
. Anderson said that while the club had
done well, the county as a whole had
| fallen behind this year and that some
organizations were planning to give
some benefit for the health seals.
| Mrs. Danforth gave an excellent
! address on Napoleon. This year
marks the Tooth anniversary of Napo-
| Icons death. Mrs. Danforth said that
| the life of Napoleon might well be
divided into three topics. fortunate
soldier. prominent monarch, and dis
consulate exile, but that she was 60
| ing to speak Of the personal side OF
F; his life. Of several of the intimate
! things concerning him. telling of his
love of his toys when E child. some
thing of his school life. his first con-
sulate of France, of his love for and
marriage to Josephine. and also his
i putting her aside and his marriage to
Maria Louisa Mrs. Danforth also
| spoke Of .Josephine's love for Napo-
| leon and stated that the last consci-
Gus word which She spoke was "\a-
| poloOn." The little son Of Maria
Louisa was spoken of and in this
connection the wonderful fondness Of
| Napoleon for this child whom he
/ called the "King of Rome" The put
! ting away of Josephine was against
| the laws of God and from then on
Napoleon was unfortunate. Mrs Dam
forth mentioned his wonderful mill
tary career and his exile and death,
giving many facts concerning Napo-
| icon Wnlcn were or great lntercS st
and delivering the address in her ex-
ccption2lly free and charming man.
ner. Mrs. Danforth received a rap
turous applause when she had finish
ed her address.
| Two vocal solos by Miss Evelyn st.
| Ledger accompanied by Claud Blan-
chard followed Mrs. Danforth's ad-
dress. The closing number on the
program was n vocal Quartet sung by
Misses Phyllis Whiting. Mary Merrill
Margaret Kennison and F,thelyn Mills
with Mrs. Dora T. Nye accompanying
them. The girls sang "They Needed
4 Song Bird In Heaven" and re-
sponded to an encore with Merry
\ Life The next meeting of the club
will be held in the parlors OF the
public library on Wednesday,, January
%. when the club Will enjoy a talk
on Annie Louise Cary by Mrs. Mary
Emery Marston. The arrangements
for this program are being made by
Mrs. MarstOn, Mrs. Reed and Mrs.
Nyc.
| Events to Come
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