Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19
3. P. w. Closes Successful Year

3. p. w. Closes Successful Year
The Skowhegan Business and Pro-
/ fessional Women's Club on Monday
night closed a most successful years
work, during which thirty new men,
bers have been added, the member
ship now being 70. The club has al
so a good financial standing, clos
ing the year with $216.15 in the
| treasury.
The annual meeting was held at
Hotel Oxford and was preceded by
a banquet. The banquet committee
was composed Of Mrs. Mabel Z. judi
kins, and Mrs. Kate Smith who were
assisted by Mrs. James Lewia, Miss
Alice q. Goodrich and Mrs. Loue
Eames; the flower committee was
made up Of Hrs. Vivian G. Wood
bury and Miss Leila Fairbrother. The
tables were beautifully decorated
with bouquets of jonquils and hya-
cinths. The head table at which
were seated the guests from the
State board, the president, Miss
Flora E. Weed of Bangor and vice
president, Mrs. Jennie Flood Kreger
of Fairfield and the official board of
the local club, there were several
bouquets of snap dragon, carnations
and sweet peas. There were nearly
so present. 20 guests from the Wa
terville club and five from the Ban
gor club. The menu consisted Of
grape fruit, soup, cucumbers, roast
chicken, mashed potato, peas. fruit
| salad, hot rolls, ice cream, cake and
coffee, which was delicious and NICE
ly served. One pleasing feature Of
the birthday cake, made and deco
rated by the oxford cook. 1t was a
| very large angel cake, decorated in
white with yellow and bearing four
yellow candles, one for each year of
the club. The candles were lighted
by Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliott. who
spoke of the work of the club for
eacfoof the four years, during Miss
Elliott's talk the cake was cut by
Miss Adelena Landry and served
first to the out of town guests and
then to club members. During the
banquet delightful music was played
by Gladys Manter, viorinist, Chesley
Moore, cornetists and HeleO Halves,
pianist. Mrs. Sarah Newton, the
matron at the Oxford. is valued
member of the club and was most
cordial to all.
Following the banquet Miss Har-
riett l., Marble, who is one of the
new members, and who is a Show
hogan young lady but who has re-
Gently returned from Manila, where
she has been at the head of uni
versity musical department, sang.
Domain Octeria by Lille, Love Is
an :, ,ril Blossom and 1.-THE Wind.
Miss Marble was accompanied by
Mrs. Ethel Whittier Ames. Mrs.
Gladys Hall Kicker delivered a most
interesting paper on SHOULD Women
Fill Political Positions?". The pres
ident, Miss Anne NJ. Caswell, who
presided during the evening, an
! nounced that one of the beautiful
bouquets on the table and beaut1-
full motto on friendship were the
gifts from the Waterville club, and
read a most cordial greeting from
the Augusta club. Miss Alice Clark
in, president of the Waterville club,
extended the greetings from that
club and Mrs. kathrine c. Weeks,
Past President of the Waterville
club, also expressed the pleasure or
the club ladies in being present. Mrs.
Eulalie Collins, Past President of
the Bangor club, gave most pleas
ing but brief address on b. L. w.
love, loyalty and forgetfulness OF
self and the wonderful fellowship OF
3. p. w. and extended to the SHOW
hogan club best wishes and greeting
from the Bangor club. Mrs. Jennie
Flood Kreger, vice president OF the
State Federation, spoke in an inter-
esting manner, telling the SkoWheg-
an girls that 'they looked good to
me" and that next to the Watervllle
club the Skowhegan club held place
in her heart and affection. Miss
Flora Z. Weed of Bangor. the State
President, was the guest of honor
and spoke of her love for and inter-
est in all club members and pleasure
in their development and success.
She urged club members to do their
level best to attend the State Con-
vention soon to be held in Houlton
| when one of the speakers is TO De
the founder of the B. Z. W., Lena
Madesen Phillips of New York. AT
the close of the addresses by Mrs.
Kreger and Miss Weed, they were
presented with bouquets from the
club. The presentation was made by
, Miss Caswell, Miss CasWeu was
presented with a beautiful bouquet
! from the club with their appreciation
of her splendid leadership and SER
vice to the club. This presentation
was made by Miss Adelena Landry.
At this time many of the guests
were obliged to depart because OF
| the lateness of the hour and the long
distances they were away from home,
half hour, after which the business
of the annual session was conducted
with wispatch and included the re-
| port of the last meeting by the Sec
rotary, Miss Anna Grodoin, and the
annual secretary's report by Miss
Grodoin; report of the treasurer,
| Miss Airline Burnor; reports of the
following committee chairmen: MEM
bership, Miss Mildred Beal; service,
Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliott; finance,
Miss Leila Fairbrother; publicity,
! Mrs. Mabel p. Judkins; Good fellow
ship, Miss Alice Y. Goodrich; pro-
! gram, Miss Margaret M. Chase; leg
islatiYe, DR.. Julia May Kincaid; re-
| search, Mrs. Vivian G.. Woodbury..
| The president announced that Cor
| don Briggs was the winner of the
| $500 prize offered by Miss Gertrude
| Sampson to the Skowhegan High
! School pupil who wrote the best es-
say on why Maine Is the Best Place
| in Which to Live. David Halves
received honorable mention. The es-
says were all very good. The judges
were Mrs. Mabel p. Judkins, Airs.
Lena M. Cleveland and Miss Mary
/ Murphy. The president, Miss Anne
| M. Caswell, was elected a delegate
! to attend the State Convention at
| Houlton, to represent the club. 1t is
hoped that other club members will
be able to attend. Miss Margaret
M. Chase, past president, will at
tend as a State delegate. The fol-
lowing tellers were appointed by the
president to count the votes: first
group Helen Hight, Agnes Dunbar,
Dorothel Clough; second group,