Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-06

to the building fund of $27.00. They
had charge of the first open meeting
of the year when Capt. State gave
such fine bit Of Canadian history.
Canada being the special study Of
this department during the winter.
The Domestic Science department,
Mrs. Clarence Walker, chairman, re-
ported also many good works for this
year. having contributed $4,000 to
the club house and $500 to Sunset
Home. They have a membership Of
as.
The Current Events department,
Mrs, Frank Sedgley. chairman, have
much to be proud of during the year,
and among other things one Of their
members was able to join the Maine
Prilgrame to Florida. They have
had an instructive program and ad-
ded $500 to the building fund
The mothercraft department. Mrs.
Parker Foss chairman, composed most
~ of the younger women of the club.
aided in establishing the mothers
room" in the association rooms and
added $50 to the building fund. They
sponsored two medical meetings at
the Sisters Hospital and gave Of their
time and talents toward the success
full evening devoted to antiques. They
have membership of 80 and average
attendance of 25.
Mrs. George Ball chairman, reported
So membership with average attend
ance of 25 and an addition to the
building fund OF SIS. They with the
mothercraft gave an antique party and
made many beautiful articles during
the winter for the decoration of the
home, and presented Woman's Asso-
citation with a Windsor chair.
The library and music department,
Miss Katherine Boutelle acting chair
man in the absence of Mrs. Mary Hall,
has had a very delightful and instruc-
tive number OF programs, consisting
of reviews of books and fine music
from the musicians of this group of
women. They did very special work
for the play Merely Mary Ann" and
from this department came the first
inception of the plan for play, and
they furnished from their, number our
, loved director, Miss Exerene Flood,
and this department tried in every way
to aid this undertaking selling tick
cts, and also their chairman had
charge of the tickets. Fifty-two mem
bers.
They have recently met with a great
loss in the death of one very much
| loved by all the department-Miss
Nora Greeley. Mrs. Una Brown at this
time gave a very beautiful apprecia-
ton and tribute to Miss Greeley, ex-
pressing the great sorrow of not only
this department but all the club that
we shall never again in this world lis
ten to her sweet singing and enjoy the
pleasure of her kindly and lovable
personality.
Miss Merrick introducing Miss
Witherle, state president. said that
she. had saved the best for the last.
Miss Witherle responded by saying
how glad she was to be the guest of
the club and also that when she Wis
tied Waterville before she heard the
janitor slept in the church to keep
it warm, it being 40 below zero that
morning. She said the Federation is
appreciative of Mrs. Mabel Brown
as the state treasurer and she said
the large Federation correspondence
meant much work for her, but it
shows the great activities of the
clubs. She told number of very
interesting stories about the begin
ming OF womans clubs in Indiana in
1850 when they were eminently lit-
erary. Miss Witherle pleaded with
the women to know more of past his
tory and to aid in the present work.
She also said that Maine has a club
which built and owns a church and
she urged an increase in the number
of unions and more delegates to the
state meetings. At the close of her
talk the flowers from the speakers
table were presented to her by Miss
Merrick, with suitable speech.
The meeting was closed with the
oi,,pipp of "Good Night Ladies'"
with Mrs Harrison Smith at the pi-
ano. The leader of songs for the
evening was Mrs. Wells.
Miss Flood reported 200 tickets sold
for high school Maine festival.
The ladies who are responsible for
the success of the banquet were:
Mrs. Anna Drummond, chairman,
Mrs. Herbert L. Emery, Mrs. Harriet
Bessey, Mrs. Harrison Smith and Mrs.
Julia L. Emerson.