Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-16
,,.r of $500 in Attendance
81 First Taste Clambake-
Given Hour and Half Trip
Around Islands in Casco Bay
Sneakers Refer to Growth
i federation at Birthday
runcheon - Discuss Gold
Seal Girl Movement

n...,and. Maine, July 15.-(AP)-
,,.,y Of the $500 women who are
.,,.nding the seventh annual con-
s.,,r Of the National Federation
. rr.,ness and Professional Wom-
4. r,ubs here travelled on salt wa
md had their first taste of an
Z fashioned New England clam
Il. for the first time here today
...r 4 sail was enjoyed on Casco
= followed by a clambake at
naks Island.
~. weather was perfect and near
] n Of the 365 islands said to be
ne bay were passed during a
.n,ty minutes trip. The problem
i handling steamed clans and lob
-. we're an ever-recurrent one
s.'re the dinner on the island.
T.uv had their first swim In salt
rster. s.,.;or nv. i.
..,,,nsd by each of the six speakers
= . ,hs birthday luncheon of the Fed
.,ssion held today at the exposition
s.sainr TO celebrate the seventh
s.hday of the Federation.
The luncheon was attended by
Mn allegations, each state sitting IN
N .h.sy on the long tables. The state
ss.rst,ons sang their state songs.
me NJ education round table discus
Z, today centered around the So
.sIlsd IN Gold Seal Girl movement. Its
.nippt il to raise the standards or
N prospective business girls by
.uoo,raging them to complete a
Asduation course In a business
..sooI or a public school and by
msstinr certain requirements In the
n,iter Of dress, health, personality
IA education, emitting them to a
,slasn seal stamp. When interest
II shown in this plan and 1t was
voted 10 refer the matter to the exc
rltlye committee.
valuable suggestions for the ar
rrgement of club programs, with
M object Of combining entertain
.msut and educational value, were
Altered the delegates. Miss Lena
Nsdesin Phillips of New York City
rational program chairman, de-
clared that the best club program
i not an inspiration, but rather the
rsul. Of careful planning far In ad'
vance of its actual presentation
Suakers should be chosen, sne
nd who are able to plough the
mlndsp Of the members and stimu-
hts thought. -,
Miss Stella Thomas of Keene, n
4, offered suggestions for out-oi'
door programs. I'VE have no ousl'
aess meetings in summer, sne
aid" and we find that out-of-dooI
programs keep our members togetn'
a. She proposed picnics. noun
nin-climbing, canoe trips.s bacon
bats" corn roasts. "weenie" roasts
and similar attractions. For winter
ports she itemized snowshoe hikes
kating and coasting.
Miss Phillips at the afternoon ses-
don suggested program outline
for the entire BPW club year. COM
prlsing different and timely pro-
gram for each month of the year
She expressed regret that there ap-
pears to be at the present time nc
enihed program throughout the
Rates and emphasized the advisable
~ Of giving much consideration to
ue Development of such a program
Lively discussion Of various forms
y publicity which. help to advance
ne BPW club movement, developed
y round table of the publicity
committee. Responsibility of local.
nale and regional chairmen to keep
Ine New York office advised of de-
Nopments in their section and In
uucn with their publicity campaign
s urged on the delegates.