Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27
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towns, or having a woman'S commit
tee composed OF representatives of all
the women's organizations, for the
purpose of discussing various matters
of health, education, etc, 1t Is of great
value. One of the good lessons that
the war taught was that all individ-
uals and all the organizations of a
town could unite in Red Cross or
ether war work. Do we not need unit :
ed action in time of peace as well
as in war?
There is no better work just now
for the Maine Federation than to
enlarge our Scholarship Fund.
merely urge you to be sure that the
Scholarship Fund has a place on
every club budget every year.
In towns in which there are several
clubs suggest as u good piece or
cooperative activity the formation
of a junior club, sponsored by joint
committee of the womens clubs. 1t
is especially gratifying to learn thar
| one of our new junior clubs has re-
Gently given from their limited funds
S. to the Endowment Fund and SIS
to the Scholarship Fund.
The Maine Federation may not be
he ready to adopt Universal member
ship lin the General Federation) but
as step in that direction will NOT
other clubs consider the question Of
joining sthe list of Is Maine clubs
| that already hold Direct Membership
| in the General Federation? Let US
become better acquainted with the
| General Federation by reading the
| General Federation News.
At the Chautauqua Biennial
/ heard Mrs. Winter say that the
greatest. and most important BUSH
ness in America is not agriculture,
not manufacturing: it is home max
| ing. Mrs. Sherman sounds the same
note even more clearly by stating
| that every activity of the General
Federation should help to raise the
standard of the American home. Will
| it not be good test of our club acti-
vities here in Maine to see if they
! are raising the standard of our
| Maine homes?"
Committee Appointed
The president announced the APP
/ pointment of Mrs. Maud c. Gay of
Waldoboro, Mrs. Percy Bowden of Ban
| gor and Mrs. Charles Eaton of Au-
burn as members of the committee on
courtesy.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs.
| Maybelle II. Brown of Waterville,
! showed a balance on hand February
%. 1926, OF s9S3.S6.
Report of Corresponding Secretary
Mrs Bernice j. Young of Bangor,
corresponding secretary, in her re-
! port said that she has taken up the
work to the best of her ability, as
laid out by the new administration.
First came the ordering of the
| federation stationery, which has
been distributed among the officers
| and heads of departments, and the
regular correspondence has beentat-
tended to-" continues Mrs. Young in
her report.
| "Then came the struggle for COM
mittee chairman, which finally end
ed with strong force of able women.
1 "The circular letter of our presi-
, dent, accompanied by call fer club
| reports for the Federation News,
; was mailed to every club in the fed
! Grafton The splendid response by
! the clubs to this call is evidenced
! by the eighth page copy of the FED
! Grafton News recently published.
materials for the Year Book has
! been completed and placed in the
, hands of the press chairmen. Tnree
| hundred and four paid and ~ unpaid
/ orders for the Year Book in advance
| have been received to date.
Not to be outdone by the past cor
responding secretaries, l add my
, plea for promptness in sending IN
| club data. Make it your duty III
i YOUR club to see that this is attend :
! ed to. Immediately following your an
! nual meeting. Equally important as
| the names of your officers are theif
| addresses.
/ "The Year Book eventually want
to press with only three clubs listed
! with NO Data, but this was accom-
nlished only by continued efforts and
much postage expense to the Fedora
ton"
Art Committee
Miss Grace E. Allyn of Portland,
! chairman of the committee on arts,
reported as follows:
I'VE are growing in culture as a
nation. and we demand the best.
! our Young American painters are
wonderful group of whom We may
we'll be proud. In the large cities
our public schools are doing great
work in art education, but there are
many smaller places that are sun
asleep. There is a town not lar
from Portland where the selectmeii
have never allowed any kind OF art
instruction in their schools. one Oh
our we'll known daily papers seldom
prints any art news, so one OF lts
editors told me, because 1t beneFes
! the people are not interested. Inere
is only one art school in TINS state
so far as | know, and very lew peo-
ple know or care anything about II.
1t struggles along and manages 70
do excellent work. but 1t could 90
very much more if it had proper
equipment. and public interest back
of it.
"As / consider a knowledge of de-
sign fundamental of all art culture.
would like to see study OF design
stressed in our clubs this year. 1t is
a great aid in many of our daily al =
/, fairs-such as getting a dining table,
attractively. or arranging the furni-
, ture to the best advantage; and
equally necessary in painting a land
scape.
wherefore two things | would
bring to your attention at this time:
1.-THE Study of Design.
'1I-The encouragement of art
education, especially in the schools,
and also among the business men of
our communities.
Along with this I urge co-opera-
ton with the. national program,
which is as follows;
obtaining $10,000.O00 from the
next Congress to house a National
Gallery.
Approval and Support of the Ma
tional Fine Arts Commission.
support the Grand Central Gall
leries in New York City by placing
the work of living American artists
in public schools.
Better art in the American home
l. % ~ hr,xy III