Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-06
WOInan's Club :
l19A-'25 Program

lJA-ZC Program
The Skowhegan womans' Club has
issued It's ~ annual program az fol-
lows:
Nov. 8, luncheon. Mrs. Nellie B.
Savage. chairman; Nov. 10, report
of biennial, Mrs. Florence Waugh
Danforth: Dec. 8, Katahdtn and
surroundings, Professor A. l..
Grover, guests high school pupils;
Dec. II. Our American Mania for
Performing Mental and Moral
Autopsies. Rev. Frank L. Cam;
Dec. Il, musical. Mrs. Dora T. Nye;
Jan. ., Federated Clubs. Mrs.
Pauline E. Oak: Jan. IA. picture and
history resume, Mrs. Evelyn w.
Pratt; Jan. 20. talk, budget, meals.
Miss Pearl Green: Feb. II. character
party. Mrs. Bertha w. Holt. hostess
(no guests: Feb. %, Art In nome
decorating. Walter Corey Company;
March ii, State Legislature. Hon.
Frank f. HoIley: March %. song
and drama. Mrs. Mary E. Marston
and Mrs. Helen w. Cummings.
guests. Sorosis and Town Improve
ment Society: April s. Directors Tea,
Club Magazine, Mrs. Kathleen +.
Oak, (no guests). -,
The board for 1s24-25 is made UP
of president. Mrs. Mary c. Stinch-
field: vice president. Mrs. Helen c.
Wentworth; secretary, Mrs. Maud l..
Jewett; treasufer. Mrs. Harriet A.
Geidhili: directors, Mrs. Faneher $.
SWEET, Mrs. Helen +. Derbyshire,
Mrs. Lila NJ. Friend. Mrs. Grace t.
Cover. Mrs. Bertha w. Holt. Mfs.
Georgia {. Wilson; Flower Commit
tee. Mrs. Adelaide M. Ordway and
Mrs. Jennie 8. Philbrick.
During the past year three MEM
bers have died. Mrs. Alice w.
Steward. Los Angeles. Cal. Mrs.
Mabel w. Philbrick and Mrs. Anna
F.. Merrill. The program contains a
memorial for these three worthy
club members. The membership in
cludes 20 honorary members and 10O
members, which is the limit.
The first meeting, OF the Woman's
Club, the annual luncheon, was
held Wednesday at / o'clock at the
parlors of the public library. where
the members of the board were the
| hostesses. The rooms. and tables
,, were attractively decorated with
ever green branches and red berries
The luncheon was served by Mrs
i Nellie b. Savage. Mrs. Maud H.
Ayore, Mrs. Birdena +. Conant,
Mrs. Grace w. Curtis. Mrs. Emma
$. Pooler. Mrs. Myrtle NJ. Lamb
| Mrs. Georgia NJ. Goodwin, and Mrs
Ina @. Hill.
The following program OF interest
was presented: Presidents address
| OF Welcome. Mrs. Stinchfield: re-
ports OF secretary. Mrs Jewett: re-
port of the state Federation OF
Womens' Clubs held at Portland
A 10
n Red Cross Conference held IN
Waterville. Mrs. Dora G. McEeilie:
report of the musical festival at
Portland, Mrs. Jeanette Lander
Merrill. The musical numbers in
cluded, piano duets by Mrs. Dora
Trafton Nye and daughter, Miss
Dorothy NJ. Nye. and piano solos
by Miss Nye.
This opening event of. the Wo-
| mans Club was nicely arranged and
was splendid beginning fQrf the
year The next meeting will be held
on Nov. 10. when Mrs. Florence
Waugh Danforth will give n report
of The biennial.
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth
president of the state federation
spoke of departmental club work and
suggested that this club start book
club and all those who wished tc
consider this were asked to stand
About 20 ladies responded.
The following committee was APP
pointed to have charge of the book
club: president. Mrs. Sllnchfeld. Mrs
Jeanette Merrill Mrs Bertha jenkins
and Mrs. Danfcrth. Two new men,
hers were announced. Mrs. Ruth G.
Smith and Mrs. Harriet l.. Parker
and two former members were rein
stated, Mrs. Dora McNeiiy and Mrs
Margaret Burrill.