Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-29
Annual Mid-Winter
Meeting WOman's Club
Opens This Morning

| The annual mid-winter meeting of
the State Federation Of Women's
Clubs opens its session here this
morning in the Unitarian church at
s.45.\ This is not business meeting,
but happy get-together occasion be-
tween the usual large Federation
meetings YIELD yearly in the fall
The entertaining club is one Of the
early clubs of our State, having been
organized when automobiles and fly
ing machines were but dreams, tele-
| phones luxury and radios not even
| thought of.
AT this time, however there were
many cultured ladies residing in Wa
terville not at all troubled by the lack
or these many modern conveniences
Cor inconvenience at times) and
among them one well known and loved
| by many-Mrs. Martha Baker Dunn
! who wished to form a cluf in the fall
of 1892 for self improvement" and
called In her neighbors to talk it over.
! Miss Florence Plaisted. who was
among the group, felt that the club IL
formed should be held in the evenings
and be for the benefit Of all wishing
to take advantage of the pleasure and
profit of its accusation. In January
this organization was formed and was
called the "NVoman's Literary Club"
! AN Annex to the Waterville Wom-
Jams Association" At first they hest
tated about uniting with the State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs as they felt
that organization had left out all idea
of altruistic work. but in 1926 they
Joined the Federation and have since
tried to keep pace with the great
growth Of this wonderful woman's
organization. Waterville is very hap
Ply in having with the club still one Of
its founders. Mrs. Mary Hall, widow
of the late Prof. E. W. Hall Of Colby
| College, and the chairman Of one of
! the largest departments of the pres
ent club. which many years ago
! changed its name to 1.-THE watervtlle
Woman's Club" feeling that the word
! Literary" did not describe the varied
activities of the women Of the present
| time.
| Following Is the program for today:
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth pres
| ident, presiding
| Prayer, Rev. Arthur Buckner
Singing Federation song. pines Of
Collect for club women
Address of welcome,
| Mrs. Maybelle II. Brown, president
Of WatervilIe Club
| Welcome to Waterville.
| Address Of welcome.
Pres. Arthur J. Roberts. Colby Col
lege
Response to welcome,
Miss Anna c. WetherIe Of Castine,
first vice president Of M. +. w. C.
Address,
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth
Reports of heads OF departments
1890 Luncheon, Ware Parlors,
Served by the women of the Unitarian
Alliance to visiting club women
P. NJ. (open to public
Organ selection
Singing by quartet (ladies)
$50 p. NJ.
Address. Governor Ralph o. Brewster
Singing. america the Beautiful
Address, 1.-THE Club Woman Of Yester-
day and Today"
Mrs. Irvine Palmer Of Newtonville,
Mass.
4.3oP. NJ.
Afternoon Tea at the home Of Mrs. e.
P. Fish, with the officers of the ex-
ecutive board of Waterville Wom-
ans Club as hostesses, to which all
club women and guests Of mid-win-
ter meeting are invited
Music BY Colby Trio
Tickets for the MONDAY luncheon
will be in charge OF Mrs. Mary Lunt
and Mrs. w. Fl. lockwood. Mrs. James
Allen will have charge Of the infor-
nation bureau at church. and Mrs.
Clarence Coney and Mrs. Nellie Weed
Of registration.