102 VERMONT DAIRYMEN'S REPORT. 



WOMAN'S AUXILIARY. 



The Woman's Auxiliary of the Vermont Dairymen's Asso- 

 ciation held its annual meeting in the parlor of the Avenue 

 Hotel at 9.30 A. M. Wednesday, January 4. 



Meeting opened by singing, followed by prayer by Mrs. 

 Fannie A. Drew of St. Johnsbury. Report of secretary read, 

 accepted and adopted. 



PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



Mrs. Mary A. Smith, Morrisville. 



Another year of life with us as an auxiliary to the Ver- 

 mont Dairymen's Association has moved on into the past. We 

 are allowed to come from our various walks and works in life, 

 and we can each bring a crumb, at least, of experience, knowl- 

 edge and good cheer that will be helpful, so that those who are 

 permitted to journey yet a little while longer may have the 

 pleasant memories of this meeting to come as rays of sunshine 

 to rest and comfort when weary with the toil and care of home 

 and family or perchance when shut in with suffering. How 

 much beyond price are the kindly sympathetic greetings from 

 memory's page ? Our name indicates that we help or assist the 

 main branch. Perhaps a retrospective glance may enable us to 

 make this auxiliary more practically helpful not only to the 

 members" of the Vermont Dairymen's Association but to the 

 women of our State. The arguments are yet fresh in mind 

 which Hon. H. M. Arms and others presented five years ago, 

 urging the desirability of an organization of the women who 

 are interested not only in the dairy industries of our State but 

 in all that bring to the farmers' home an uplift. It was sug- 

 gested that as the dairy product was being taken from the farm 

 for manufacture more each succeeding year, our women would 

 not care so much for the papers and discussions at the dairy- 

 men's meetings, hence would not accompany the good man 

 when he took this annual outing; while if part of the time could 

 be used by them in discussing some of the questions 

 that are daily, yes, hourly coming to the intelligent, thinking 

 home-maker they would be more glad of the rest and recrea- 

 tion obtainable. As co-workers we are interested in all that 

 interests them.but we believe that President Arras realized that 

 the dairymen's meeting to be a success must have the women in 



