Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-06
ANNUAL MEETING
W0MAN'S CLUB IS
HELD AT ELMW00D

AT O.l0 y CiOCh ldSI evening IHC
large dining room of the Elmwood
women of the Waterville Woman's
club for their annual banquet and
meeting. The tables were decorated
with vases filled with beautiful bou-
quets of snapdragons. This was the
final business meeting of the year
when a summary Of the years work
is brought to the attention of the
whole club. During the banquet
Shaw's Purple and White orchestra
furnished music.
The special guests of the evening
were the president of the state Fed
Grafton of Woman's clubs, Miss Anne
Witherly: Mrs. Walters of the Kenne-
bee Union of Woman's Clubs. and
Miss Alberta Brown, president Of the
Messalonskee Girls club. At the
close of the banquet the company
stood and sang America" after
| which came the annual reports of the
officers and chairman of departments.
I Miss Maude Merrick, president of
the Waterville club, said in part:
During the past year we have had
| six lectures on national and interna-
tional affairs by DR.. w. j. Wilkinson,
professor of history at Colby college.
ueSS ltClul cS nave SlNSl 10 Il NOlA-
| derfuI insight into affairs during the
winter. They have also created an
| interest in reading on these topics. |
| would like to suggest to the chairmen
of departments that another year
each department should unite with
| the whole club in the annual banquet
| and meeting, rather than to have
| banquets for the individual depart
ments at the close of the years work.
| The annual meeting is the only time
| that the club has an opportunity to
| hear the reports of the officers and
chairmen. Will you not take this up
| in your departments so that we may
have bigger meeting next year? AS
| the club year closes we find that the
reports show progress along gil lines
of our work. 1 wish to congratulate
the clubhouse committee on their eX-
| cellent work and to extend our thanks
and appreciation to Miss Extreme
| Flood and her able assistants for the
| success of the clubs play. With our
present membership of $50 women
we have good reason to expect that
| in few years we can enjoy our new
clubhouse"
Miss Alberta Brown brought mes
sage from the Girls club, saying 1t
1 u y
ing been doing white Cross" work
at some meetings while one girl
read to the members. Her report
showed great activity in the newly
organized club.
The secretary gave very clear
and concise report of the years work
showing that the club is growing not
only in numbers but in activities in
every direction; so much so that the
work of the secretary becomes more
arduous as the years pass. 1t was
evident that the secretary of the past
wear had taken her duties seriously
and executed them faithfully.
The treasurers report by Mrs. Mary
Barton showed total receipts of S2016.-
Ct since she assumed the Office one
year ago. with disbursements to GATE
of s67290. This year the club has
S1254.9S laid aside for the building
fund.
The chairman of the building COM
rittee, Mrs Maybelle Brown. report
ed receipts for the year for the club
house items as follows: From the
budget. $3.50: from the play Merely
Mary Ann" S633sS: from mothercraft
department. s21.70; from domestic
science department, $50: current
events department, s35; civic improve
ment department, which has a men,
bership of only about six members,
IS: home economics department, $35;
travel and history department, SCI;
arts and crafts department, $50: max
ing a total of $3.50 from the several
departments, which with the play re-
ceipts and budget amount and balance
makes a total of s1235.53, to which
there is an addition of a small amount
for interest. The business ability of
the committee is proven by the fact
that the moneys received have been
twisted in a safe manner so that they
will bring a fair interest.
Explaining that the Waterville
Woman's Club members are very ant-
ious to own clubhouse. The depart
ments are increasing in numbers all
the time, and it takes a large house
in which to accommodate their regular
meetings. Each member is working
very hard towards the worthy cause
and it is hoped that they can raise
enough money so that it won't be
long before they can have such
building, which will not only be a
credit to the club but to the city as
well.
The following are the members of
the clubhouse committee: Mrs. May
belle II. Brown, Mrs. Grace Bartlett,
Miss Katherine Boutelle, Mrs. A +.
Drummond, Miss Exerene Flood, Mrs.
Carl Green. Mrs. Clair Marston, Mrs.
L. Fl. Risley, Mrs. George Stobie
The reports of the different de-
partments were of very special in
terest. The Home Economic de-
partment, Mrs. B. A. Spencer, chair
man, report showed a membership
of 80, with an average attendance of
$500. This department held a
party at Christmas time for welfare
work, They have hads instruc-
tive papers and demonstrations dur
ing the year.
The Woman's Association, the
mother of the Woman's Club enter
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