Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-25
B. P. w. Club
| Regular Meeting

| There were about twenty-five club
members and guests present at the
regular meeting of the Business and
Professional Women's Club held IN
| the club rooms Tuesday evening. Al
| ter the reading Of the records Of the
last meeting the following hostesses
and assistants were appointed: AS
sistants, March % to March 80: Wv,
| ian Woodbury.; March 80 to April .,
Amanda Corriveau; April 9 to April
lis. Gertrude Sampson. Hostesses:
Wednesday, March "a, Marion Oddly;
| Thursday, March rs, Belle Cooper;
Friday, March 26, Ethel Ward: Sat
| urday, March 81, Blanche Roy; Mon
day, March 20, Vivian Woodbury.;
Tuesday, March 80, Anne Lancaster;
Wednesday, March 81, Mona Jones;
Thursday, April /. Florence Beale;
Friday, April 2. Alice Parker; Satur-
day, April 3, Sarah Newton; Monday,
April s, Amanda Coriveaui Tuesday,
April s, Clara Libby; Wednesday,
, April Z, DIR. Julia Kincaid; Thursday,
April 8, Grace Triton; Friday. Aprii
8. Maude Roullard: Saturday. April
10. Blanche Jewett; Monday, April
IL, Gertrude Sampson.
Attention was called to the Larkin
order which Is to be made up by the
club members to raise money for the
club and any members or their
friends who are willing to subscribe
will please hahd their orders to Miss
Mona Jones, who has charge OF the
order.
The musical program for the eve
ming was arranged by Miss Cert
rude Carter and the following took
part: The Misses Dorothy Gledhill,
Eleanor Rowell, Edna Adams, MUIR
yNo Idrnr KQns
nison. This was one of the most en-
joyed> musical programs given In the
club this year and was presented in
the form Of a vaudeville bill, the
first number being Dot and Tom" in
Plantation Melodies. The second
number was "Waldron, the Boy
Elocutionist'' who gave two selections
with an encore and this number was
certainly appreciated by Master
Waldron's audience, If one judged by
the hearty applause given him.
The sub topic for the evening was
Craftsmanship" and very excellent
paper was given by Miss Alice Good.
rich on this subject. She brought out
told several interesting experiences
and in closing read, 1.-THE Saleswom-
ans Creed"
The next musical number was
Edna and Muriel. Bailardists."
This was a vocal solo. with encore
by Miss Edna Adams. accompanied
by Miss Muriel Cover and the last
musical number was 'Gledhill and
Rowell," in 1.-THE Spanish Lovers"
introducing an old Spanish song.
These last two young ladies were in
costume and they responded to an
encore.
The speaker for the evening was
Mrs. Jennie Flood Kregar, of Fair
Maine and first vice president Of the
State Federation of Business and
Professional Women's Clubs OF
Maine. Mrs. Kregar had for her
subject "Our Aims and Ideals" and
her talk was of much interest to all
club members as she told OF the real
aim of our club, something about our
work and explained the emblem, the
winged victory" She advised all to
take account of stock and see just
what characteristics they had which
were commendable and to try to
throw out all those which were of
no use and which were a detriment
to our aifs and ideals. Mrs. Kerger
emphasized the fact that If we en-
deavored to improve ourselves and
both in our disposition and in our
every day work we would have &C
complished the first part of our slo-
gan Better Business Women" and
that by so doing we were making a
Better Business World, thus aiming
to live up to our motto, Better
Business Women for Better Busi-
ness World"
Delicious refreshments Of "blush-
ing bunny were served by the re-
freshment committee with Mrs. Lou
Eames as chairman, Effie Currie and
Edith oLngfellow. assisted by Alice
Goodrich.
The next meeting will be held in
three weeks, April 10, and the Senior
girls Of Skowhegan High school will
be the guests Of the club. Miss
Florence Hale of the State Depart
ment of Education at Augusta will
be the speaker and will have as her
subject Looking Ahead" Mrs
Frances H. Smith will have charge
of the musical program and refresh
ments will be served by a committee
made up >of Alice Goodrich. chain :
man, Gala Kennedy and Edith
Young.