The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-04
REVIEW OF WORK.
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the largest in its history. The list in
cludes 29S residnt active, IL nonresident
active, eight associate and seven honor
AIRY members. The club lost one member
by death during the year.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. Ly-
man E. Holden, showed total receipts of
81, 631 A in addition to balance on
hand May 1, 1921, of $043.S5, while the
disbursements totaled $4,654.39, which
included many appropriations for charit-
able and educational purposes. A bal
ance of S920.90 remains in the treasury.
Receipts for the Kindergarten fund
amounted to S1632.2 PC, with disburse-
ments of S1,3SS.71 and balance of
S224.55. There also was shown to be a
balance of S161.62 in the penny savings
account.
Reports from the various committees
showed that there had been much activ-
ity in each Miss Mary Fits spoke of
the work of the kindergarten, where 81
children are on the permanent roll, which
is the largest in the history of the free
kindergarten. She also spoke of the
the need of more equipment
The question of the election of seven
delegates to attend the state federation
meeting in Springfield next month, two
delegates to the biennial convention to be
held in Chautauqua, \. Y, in June and
delegates to attend an especially called
meeting in Montpelier May 10 to hear
the general federation president, Mrs.
Thomas G. Winter. was left in the hands
of the president and secretary of the club.
Following are the officers whose names
were presented by the nominating com
mittee and who were elected unani-
mously: Pres. Mrs. Walter j. Bigelow
first vice pres, Mrs. Howard c. Rice ;
second vice pres. Mrs. Wilfred +. Root
rec. see, Mrs. Murray NJ. Tucker; cor.
sec, Mrs. Oscar L. Benson; treas. Mrs.
Fred w. Hall; aaditor, Miss Ethel A.
NlilingtOn; directors for two years, Mrs.
Clarence l.. Stickney. Mrs. Harry c.
Freeman, Mrs. Herbert G. Barber.
Presentation of the gavel was then
made by Mrs. Stiekney to Mrs. Bigelow,
who made fitting remarks in acceptance
of the office of president and asked for the
loyal support and hearty cooperation Of
every club member.
In Mrs. Slayton's address she mentioned
the results and needs of the federation
work and said that there were 6,703
members in the state federation, which
included 70 clubs, three having been
added during the year. Reference was
made to the work of the different state
committees since she became president,
also to the growth of the scholarship
fund. She said the women can do much
TO spread abroad the Vermont idea. and
spoke in particular of the men who have
gone from Vermont to other states, where
they have made names for themselves.
and expressed wish that a list of women
from Vermont who have been prominent
in other states might be compiled She
urged that the WOmen'S clubs do all pos
sible to put Vermont on the map, adding
that in order to do it it would be neces-
sary to get away from our own local in
terest and do whatever comes our way in
the line of state interests. The best way
for the women to work, she added. is to
keep in the middle of the road" because
healthful mixture of quiet work and
active interest is what is needed.
Mrs, Slack expressed gratitude. for the
invitation to the meeting, saying it was
the third consecutive visit she had made
to the BrattlebOrO club at its May meet
ing, and she extended an invitation to
members to attend the state federation