Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-20

ficers, including that of correspond
ing secretary, the recording secre
tary, the treasurer and the report.
| OF the Leagues represented.
Efficiently and Government com
mittee and the Living Costs commit
| tee were reported upon. In speaking
| for the work of the Living Cost:
committee, Mrs. Arthur L. Bates o
Portland, spoke of the splendid worl
which is being done in Portland b,
| the Municipal market. There tn,
vegetables and other produce are
! fresh, but no cheaper in price. Blu
the farmer can take directly there
his produce and thus get better
prices and eliminate the middle
man.
The uniform inspection of slaughter
houses has been suggested and ar
invitation has been extended the
WomeRVoters to do so.
The Maine State Federation OF
Women's Clubs annual meeting was
reported upon by Mrs. J. II. Hud-
dilston Of Orono. the newly elected
president. The Federation is very
strongly in favor with the League OF
Women Voters and stands ready to
cooperate with Them
The First Regional Conference
which was recently held at Provi-
dence. r. l., was reported upon by
Mrs. William Il. Pattangall, who was
the delegate from Maine. The need
was stressed, at the convention, OF
this country cooperating with the
other countries. The success of the
School of Politics which has been
conducted at Wellesley in Massachu-
sets. was commented upon by the
speaker.
The method of the present system
of registration was criticized by Mrs
Pattangall, in that the time might
be extended from one week to three
weeks and that the hours during the
day when the registration office was
opened, might be shortened. thus
eliminating the rush which charac-
terizes the registration.
Miss Mabel Conner spoke of the
difficulties she encountered When she
endeavored to place in some public
places in the city. the models, set
ting forth the 4S-hour law. 1t was
not possible, under the present rul.
ing, to place them in the corridor OF
the post office. and the use of the
window in local transportation
office was also refused.
Chimney Corner Serves Luncheon
The Maine League Of Women
Voters delegates enjoyed the hospi.
tality of the Chimney Corner of the
Augusta Girls Community Club, fol
their noon luncheon.
A number of the members of the
Girls Club volunteered their serv.
ices as mattresses. Under the eff.
cient direction Of Miss Elsie P
Briggs, executive secretary of the
club, who also has charge of the
Chimney Corner, a highly satisfac.
tory luncheon was served. Misses
Marjorie Farnham, Lucienne Tartre
Estelle Weber and Harriet Eastman
were the mattresses.
In the afternoon, following the
adoption of the resolutions. rising
vote of thanks was given the vol.
unteer mattresses and the hospital.
ity of the club.
The matter of finances was an in
teresting topic at the afternoon ses.
sion. Mrs. A. l.. Bates of Portland
explained the finance plan which the
Portland League is successfully car.
rying out. Their finance committee
is sufficiently large. so that one
member of the committee or more
has charge of one months program
They have planned a silver tea, sales
of Indian baskets. dollar sales, bridge
parties, fancy work sales on COM
mission as means of making money
Mrs. Winfield Smith. worker who
has lust completed a successful stay
in Vermont, was present and was
able to give the women much valu-
able information, especially regard
ing membership drives. program
work and money-making plans.
A State bulletin, published month
ly in Portland. is a means of max
ing money. according to Mrs. Smith
The advertisements in the bulletin
pay for the expense, initially of the
publication and also form a stable
means of income.
Mrs. Howard Ives of Portland re-
ported upon the Child Welfare work
and referred to the means Of get
ting the appropriation of $4,000 in
the recent Legislature for Child We'll
fare work.
She suggested that some con-
structive criticism be made along the
lines of what is being done for wo.
men in the new prison which Is be-
ing built at Thomaston.
Miss Mabel Conner, the retiring
president, in her address. displayed
rare wit and subtle sarcasm which
did. not fail to interest her CO.
workers.
Presidents Annual Address
In corner of your bookshelf there
is book. now little read by yourself
or anybody else. Let us open 1t