Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12
Town Improvement Society
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Give County Guest Day
On Friday afternoon the Town I'm
provement Society for the second
time observed a County Guest Day.
The delightful fall weather and the
fine condition of the road permitted
members of the clubs in the county
to attend in very large numbers, The
parlors of the public library where
the meeting was held was hardly
large enough to accommodate so large
a gathering. The rooms were deco
rated in ever green and red berries
and snow drops with the American
and alien flags and red, white and
blue crepe paper steamers. The
bouquet on the presidents table was
red and white carnations. The cloth
on the table was imported from
China and was real Chinese work
and was in white and blue, thus car
rying out the red, white and blue
color scheme.
The ladies were received in a most
cordial manner by the following la
dies, Mrs. Gridley II. Fogg. Mrs.
Charles Turner, a past president,
Miss Alice L. Danforth and Mrs. AL
len Dyer who had charge also of the
decorations.
The meeting was presided over by
the president. Mrs. Florence Waugh
Danforth who graciously and COR
daily welcomed the guests and ex-
pressed her own and the club ladies'
pleasue in the attendance OF SO
many County club ladies.
The secretary's report was read
and approved. A committee of one.
pointed to confer with a committee
OF one from the other two clubs to
cooperate with the District Health
nurse in her work in the community.
Mrs. Howard B. Friend played a
piano solo and responded to an en-
core. The club collect was read in a
spirited manner. The speaker of the
afternoon was Mrs. George Chase Of
Lewiston. whose subject was "Ameri-
canization". on which she Is especial
ly we'll informed and in which she
has always been much interested.
Mrs. Chase in responding to Mrs.
Danforth's introduction said that she
was very happy to speak before the
club and called Mrs. Danforth MY
president" and said that as she was
the Federation president she was al
so her president as well as the presi-
dent of the ladies of the hostess club.
Mrs. Chase said she had two hob
bies which were girls and American
e, ization. Mrs. Chase spoke in per-
sonal manner OF her work with for
eigners as she had some tohknow
| many because Of her husbands du-
ties as professor of Greek at Bates
college. Mrs. Chase said she wished
to take saying of Mrs. Helen Bar
sn &,y< nv&ta - go
Is atmosphere" for her address.
Mrs. Chase said it was really
through an atmosphere of friendli-
ness and love that real Americaniza-
| ton will be brought about. She said
! that most of the foreigners see only
the worst side Of American life and
that they should be given O chance
to see the best side of the American
home life. politics. religious and in
dustrial life.
Mrs. Chase said that the foreigners
were coming to our shores in large
numbers and that 1t is our job to
Americanize them and that we good
American must not shirk this duty.
Mrs. Chase also mentioned the good
things which the people from other
lands have to give to America and
spoke especially of the italian love
| of music and their musical ability,
of the Jew devotion to religious prin-
ciples. and that it is up to Americans
to bring out the best in the foreign
ers and also at the same time to
show them the best in America life.
In closing Mrs. Chase read parts
| from the beautiful poem of Kipling,
THE Glory of the Garden" and
urged that WEI each have a part to
do in the Garden of Life If we love
America and want to keep It good
and that we are all partners in the
| great work of living together. Mrs.
Chase spoke in favor of Restricted
| Immigration.
Mrs. E. L. Marsh of Sandwich,
Mass, formerly of Waterville, and
| former vice president Of the Maine
Federation of Women's clubs make
| few brief remarks and spoke of the
early work Of Americanizations at
Cape Cod and Of a recent visit there
this summer and the appreciation
shown her by man whom when a
lad she had taught to speak English.
At the close of the program deli
cious sandwiches. cake, tea and cof-
fee and mints were served by Mrs.
Louise Furbush who was assisted by
Mrs. Nora Lancaster. Mrs. Eugenia
|oihiS, ~ De I-AAIlh d. II OlSOIII, bits.
Sarah Dyer. Mrs. Alfredo Cool, Miss
Emma Hall and Mrs. Viola +. Smith
| and a pleasant social hour was pass
ed. The afternoon was one of much
pleasure to the guests and hostesses
as well. 1t is certainly q pleasure
for the club ladies of the county to
get together in this manner once q
year. The next meeting will be held
on Friday afternoon, November 23rd,
at which time the speaker will be
Mrs. Mary w. Libby, the new super
intendent of the State Reformatory
for Women. +