The independent-reporter., 1924-01-10
Miss Florence Hale Speaks Before
BPW

There were about seyentyfve
members and guests present at the
meeting of the BPW Club held Tues
day evening in the club rooms. The
committee in charge of this meeting
was composed of Miss Alice z. Good
rich. chairman, Mrs. Lillian Sylvester
and Miss Edna Crawford. During the
business meeting, Miss Airline Burnor
of the moving picture committee re-
ported that because of Lent the bene-
fit would be postponed until after
Easter. Several new names were
presented for membership at this
time. Miss Dorothy M. Elliot, the
Business Club member of the District
Nurse Committee gave most inter-
esting report of the last meeting of
that committee, mentioning the Loan
! Closet" which has been generously
contributed to by the presentation of
/ bedding and night clothing. She
made an especial appeal to all who
j could help this closet by contributions
/ The next meeting of the club will
/ he held January 22nd in the club
rooms, and will be in the form of
picnic supper at $50. The commit
! tee in charge of the arrangements for
the supper Is composed of Miss Mar
garet Lessard chairman, Marie Cold
ammer, Doris Eaton and Virginia
j Stinchfeld The Club will be divid
ed into groups of six. Each group
/ is to have a chairman who will ar
range the supper details for her
group.s Coffee, sugar and cream will
be furnished by the committee in
charge. There will he a short bust
ness meeting after the supper after
which an informal party will be en-
ioyed in the club rooms. There will
be tables for cards, music, etc. The
entertainment committee to confer
with DR.. kincaid. chairman of the
club program committee is made up
of Miss Gladys Ames, chairman, Miss
Christine Bisson and Miss Doris Hum
phrey.
Assistants for the next two weeks
from January to 22nd are Mrs.
Mamie Ellis and Miss Gertrude Samp-
son.
The benevolent box was reported
as containing sS.16.
I1OoltoSCS III IllC -lCAl WV "CIhos
beginning January 9th are Girl
Scouts, Virginia Stinchfield, Anne
Caswell, Adelena Landry, Mary Muir
ply, Festival Chorus, Leona LeClair,
Scouts. Hazel Keene, Laura Lemieux
DR.. Kincaid, Effie Nye and Festival
Chorus
The program for the evening con-
sisted of piano solo, Miss Rebecca
Russakoff violin solo, Miss Elizabeth
Russakoff accompanied by, Miss Re-
becca Russakoff. An orchestra COM
posed of Mrs. l.. p. Geofffiou at the
piano and her two children Bertha
and Romeo playing the violin and
cornet made up an orchestra which
furnished delightful music at the
close of the meeting.
The speaker of the evening was
Miss Florence Hale of the Education
nj Department in the State of Maine,
was introduced by Miss Margaret M.
Chase, the club president. Miss Hale
was most delightful speaker and
her talk was greatly enjoyed by all
those present She spoke On the
ambitions of club giving interest
ing experiences which she had enjoy
ed in her talks at different places.
Miss Hale has very recently returned
from the west where she gave several
convention talks. The Skowhegan
BPW Club feel very fortunate in be-
ing able to have Miss Hale here to
address them at one of the most in
teresting meetings the club has ever
held.
Delicious refreshments of fruit