Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-19
NOTABLE MEETING OF WOMEN.
the Federation Of C1abs
Convention.

IL II Expected Thas. 600 WIN Attena
the Federation Of Clubs
COnyemtf0a.
CHICAGO, June 1S.-Denver club women,
hostesses of the Forthcoming convention
of the General Federation OF women's
Clubs, have sent word to Chicago club
women that from indications fully $3.50
women from over the United States will
be entertained in that city next week. This
number represents the half million women
OF the General Federation and includes Of
ficial delegates to the number Of 1000.
The programme completed shows many
Improvements over the provisional pro-
gramme. An unexpected treat will be the
presence of Mrs. Sidney Webb. Of London.
England. who will be the sole representa-
tive of the federation from abroad Her
husband. who belongs to the London
county council. is to speak on "Art and the
Municipality" Mrs. Webb will speak on
industrial Condition of Women and Ch.l.
dren Under the Sweating System
There will be six, sessions each OF the
seven days Of the convention, one set of
meetings to be held at Broadway theater
and the other at the Womans Club. For
the, first time these meetings will be free
and arrangements have been made to du-
plicate programmes in case of overflow
meetings.
The preliminary work on Tuesday, June
q. will be in charge Of the president, Mrs.
Ellen Henrotin, of Chicago. and the vice
president, Mrs. Alice Ives Breed, of Bos-
ton. '-=
On Wednesday the official opening will
De In the Broadway theater with addresses
Dy prominent people Of the state. The even-
Ing session under Miss Anna Laws, of Gin
cinnatt. will be devoted to Education
On Thursday morning in the Broadway
theater Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson, of Phil
adelphia, will preside on Civic Clubs and
Village improvement Associations" and in
the ,Woman's Club Mrs Henrotin will be
in charge of the Press Progress" In the
afternoon two sessions ION Phases Of
Economic Work in Clubs" under Mrs.
Lynden Evans. of Chicago, and Home
Economics" under DR.. Mary Green, Of
Charlotte, Mich. The evening session, un-
der Mrs e. T. Barnes. of Louisville, will
be devoted to Uncut Leaves" with such
readers as Agnes Repplier and Ruth Nc
Emery Stuart.
G Friday morning the educational confer
ence will be controlled by Miss Margaret
Evans, OF Minneapolis. and the information
conference on club methods. by Mrs. Cyrus
E. Perkins. of Grand Rapids, Mich.
The afternoon meeting under Miss Glare
''The Industrial Problem as 1t Affects
Women and Children" and the other under
Mrs. Herman Hall, of Chicago. on art,
The evening session, directed by Mrs. Ives
Breed, of Boston. will be on cart and
Utility"
Saturday win Be given over to a noun
tain excursion. and the evening session
under Mrs. Philip Moore, of st. Louis, will
have as its subject "Folk Songs of
America '
Sunday the pulpits Of Denver will be
filled by women, with an afternoon. session
of religious character and an evening
session under Mrs. Edward Longstreth of
Philadelphia, on Spiritual Significance of
Organization" ~
Monday morning will occur the election of
officers. followed by afternoon sessions on
Liberty Movement in the United States"
under Mrs. NJ. Treadway and conference
of literary clubs under Mrs. May Alden
Ward. The climax viii be Mrs. Henrotin's
biennial address Monday evening.
The fraternal delegates to the conventions
include Mrs. Calvin 8. Brice. Of the Ma
tional university, Washington; Mrs. Matilda
B. Carse. Of the national w. c. T. u. Chi
cago; Mrs. Theodore Birney, Of Washing.
ton, president Of the national congress Of
mothers; Mrs. augusta Roebling, Of Tren-
ton. N. j., president Of the women's Ma
tionai War Relief Association; Mrs. A. G.
Rob 'nson,e Of Chicago president Catholic
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