Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-19
GIRLS CLUBS
At National Conven-
ton at Vassar
Program Of Thursday, the First Day
as Seen Through the Enthusiastic
Eyes Of an Augusta Girls Com
munity Club Memberships and
Other Events Make Busy Day

Nassar College. PouGhkeepsie, y. Y,
June 1S.-(SpeciaD-The first day OF
| the national convention of the Girls
Clubs of the United States was on
Thursday last at Nassar College,
where the entire, institution is at the
convenience of the hundreds of girls
who have flochcd from all parts of the
country.
An Augusta girl who, with a num-
Der of others from Augusta, Gardiner
and Waterville is attending the con-
vention, writes most interestingly Of
tile first days events:
1t IS a happy crowd Of girls who are
at Nassar and we are loud in our
praises for the 20 students who are do
ing everything to make our visit pleas
ant!
We began the day at I. Breakfast
is at $50. After that student guit IS
showed US Nassar. The campus it
beautiful with stately pine trees and
there are many beautiful walks. The
chapel and the library are very i'm
pressive. AT &c we attended basket
tall tournament: between Connecticut
and Massachusetts League. Two of
the Augusta girls. Miss Louise Fol
som and Miss Marjory Farnlam. nl; s.
"a on the Massachusetts team. Con-
nccticut had a snappy team with some
star players ald, needless to say, they
won.
At II, convention mass meeting at
Assembly hail. Welcome by National
League President Mrs. Bernard T. Pol
lack. She read a number of letters
from other examinations wishing US
success. one Of especial interest was
from a national organization of girls'
clubs Of Great Britain with u member
ship of 150,99C.
She then introduced the p resident of
Nassar College. Or. Henry Noble Nc
Crachen. He gave US splendid talk
on education. not a bit dull He OK
plained the Pre- cess Of educating.
Some of the things were carried
away with us from his lecture. This
IS the age of democracy, 50 put this
disposal Of knt Wedge to all mankind.
50 separate IN. unimportant from the
important. W. must not despise any
knowledge because sometime il may
become :mpurt&nt. Select the things
IN your work which are the more i'm
portant; grow from one thing to an
ether"
Then came the welcome from Vas
sar students. Miss Janet Graham
president NasSar Studclts' Associa-
uon gave the Felcomc. We are de-
lighted with charming PERSONAL \.
Miss Jean Hamilton. general score
;ary Of the national lcag' G, gave u
an address, to.d Us about the begin
ming Of the. league. our growth ana
, what we had accomplished and what
we must accomplish in the future.
In the afternoon we had a mass
meeting al Assembly hall. Dr. Henry
Raymond Musscy, department of eco
Monies and sociology, Wellesley Col
iego. spoke on unemployment" Very
interesting.
Henry Dem son. president Denni. N
MTG. Co. spoke on What one En-
floyer Has Dcot About It," If all en-
ploScrs took the stand of the Dcnnison
MIG. Co. no one would be out of work
Ihcy have successfully solved that
pro ON.
, We then attended a Round Table
Mr. Stacy SPOKE on WHO Is to Blame
II You Lose Icur Joh?" AT 4.30 an
ether basketball game. Then came
moor rolling on the cam us. The girls
with gaily decorated hoops marched
and formed pretty figures. At $50.
picnic on Sunset hill. After all the
cats we wanted. the different leagues
sang their songs, gave their cheers
and put on Stunts. Al we marched,
1900 strong, down the hill, singing
Went to DR.. IICCrac. ems hom', where
we checred him. Then marched to
campus where we had our tree ccre-
monies and f9iry dance.
1t is custom at Nassar for the
sophomores TO pick out their tree SO
we picked cut ours. The elves and
the fairies danced. also the frefies
and then half way up the tree in
bright lights appeared y. L. c. c. (Na-
tional League of Girls Clubs). SO
now we have a tree of our own at
Eassar.
The girls formed IN line ard march
IN circles around our tree with lighted
lanterns and sang many songs. we then
marched to orr dCrmitories. tired but
happy and wishing that all the girls
in Augusta nCu.1 ba ,ritb