Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-25

The delegates Of the Augusta Busi-
ness Professional Womens Club are
most enthusiastic over the meeting
of the first State Federation Conven-
ton which is to be held in Houlton
on May % and 20, at which time rep
resentative members from all the
clubs in tie state with gather in a
most interesting and profitable con-
vention.s Members headquarters will
be at the Houlton B. P. w. Club
rooms in the Savings Bank Building.
Four delegates will represent the
Augusta Club: Miss Mary Hegarty.
who is the president of the local
branch, which was organized last
year with a membership of SO; dur
ing her presidency the membership
has increased to Isl. which testifies
for her efficiency as a leader and club
| worker. She is also State Publicity
| Chairman of the b. p. w. club. the
| federated membership being over
| 1900. Besides this she is a member
of the Nominating Committee which
meets Friday noon at the Smell
| House to make up the slate of State
| officers
Miss Henrietta Burns, Is chairman
| of the Membership Committee of the
local. club and who was also chair
| man of the program advertising COM
! mittee for Cheer Up" The good
! financial results of which are due in
! part to her work. In the subscrip-
ton contest for the largest gain in
percentage of subscribers obtained to
Independent Women" the Augusta
chapter is now ahead. Miss Burns
! is chairman of the committee having
/ this in charge.
Miss Myrtle Hodgdon who will also
| represent the club. is member of
| the legislative committee and is also
| on the local nominating committee
| which makes up the slate for the To-
| cal officers. Miss Hodgdon is an en-
ployee in the Fish and Game Depart
ment at the State House and does
| much of the official work of the de-
! partment. On Thursday of this week
she has a hearing at Millinocket for
the State Department and on FRIDAY
morning she has a hearing at the
Smell House in Houlton.
Miss Mary Aiken will also be a
delegate. Although Miss Aiken has
not yet rounded out a years mem
bership in the club. she is one of
the best members and always most
| interested attendant at the meetings.
She was one of the program adver-
tlSlng committee of the recent
Cheer Up" presentation and did
much towards it's success.
A most interesting program has
been arranged and speakers of prom
| inence are to take part including
Pinckney Lee Estes Clantzberg, New
York attorney. who was the first
| program chairman of the National
| Federation of b. P. w Clubs. Mrs.
! Clantzberg has for many years had a
| summer home at Lake Maranacooll
| and is an enthusiastic booster for the
| Pine Tree State; in fact so much
| does she consider Maine her home
that she has become member IF the
Portland B. P. w. Club. Mrs. Glantz-
berg rendered valuable service to the
Federation in many important capa-
cities and is widely known and ex-
tremelv well liked speaker.
Lena MADISON Phillips will also
! address the meeting. Miss Phillips
is practicing attorney of New York
| City and was the first Executive Sew
rotary of the National Federation of
| b. p. w. Clubs. Subsequent to the
World War, Miss Phillips as a men,
| Der of the staff of the National Y.
| w. c. A. conducted a survey among
business women's organizations which
resulted in the formation at st. Louis
in 1919 of the National Federation of
| b. P. w. Clubs. From 1919 to 1921
she served as Executive Secretary
and Travelled through the major por-
| ton of the States organizing B. P. w.
| Clubs. Miss Phillips is one of the
| finest women speakers in the United
| States and gives to her addresses a
! forceful method of utterance and a
keen and pungent wit which makes
them much enjoyed and long re-
| membered