The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-29
WOMEN'S CLUBS TO MEET
PROGRAMME FOR FEDERATION CON-
VENTION AT MILWAUKEE,.
Four Days of the Gathering VIII BE
Crowded with Many SessiOns-The
Subjects and the Speakers.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 2S.--The Off
cial programme of the biennial convention
of women's clubs. to be held in Milwaukee
the week of June 4, was given out to-day
by Mrs. Z. S. Buchwalter, chairman of the
programme committee of the general fed
Grafton. Five thousand women will be in
attendance. Monday, June 4, will be taken
up with section meetings and receptions,
the formal opening taking place Tuesday
morning, June 8. at the Alhambra Theater.
when several addresses of welcome will be
made. and the address of the president,
Mrs. Lowe, will be delivered. The rest of
the programme is as follows:
Tuesday afternoon, Alhambra Theater, 2
o'clock. Mrs. Lowe, chairman: Report Of
president of biennial local board, Mrs.
James Sidney Peck; report of committee
on credentials, Mrs. George III. Moves; re-
port of recording secretary, Mrs. Emma A.
Fox; report of corresponding secretary,
Mrs. George w. Kendrick: report of treas
urer, Mrs. Philip n. Moore; report of au-
ditor, Mrs. c. p. Barnes; report OF re-
organization committee.
Tuesday afternoon, Athenaeum, 4 to 6
o'clock: Reception by the Athenaeum and
Woman's Club of Wisconsin to the officers
and board of directors of the general fed
| Grafton, speakers and %alternates, visiting
club women and newspaper women.
Tuesday evening, Alhambra Theater, 8
o'clock: Art session; lecture by Zulime
Taft Garland, of Chicago, 1.-THE Possibili-
ties of Sculpture in Our Cities and owns"
Wednesday morning, June 6, Alhambra
Theater: Business session, 9 o'clock; re-
Miss Margaret j. Evans, Northfeld, Mimi,
chairman: Davidson Theater, 1.-THE News
paper Woman" 10 o'clock; Mrs. Mary s.
Lockwood, Washington, chairman.
Wednesday afternoon, Alhambra Theater.
Business meeting of the federation, 2
o'clock; Mrs. Lowe, chairman; 4 TO $50
o'clock. Lake Park drive to Milwaukee
Downer College for officers and board of
directors of the general federation, speak
ers and alternates, visiting club women and
newspaper women.
Wednesday evening, Alhambra Theater:
"Our Own Authors" 8 o'clock; Mrs. Lowe.
chairman.
Thursday morning, June z, Alhambra
Theater: Business meeting, 8 o'clock; re-
| port of committee on industrial conditions
affecting women and children, 10 o'clock;
| Mrs. Corinne s. Brown, Chicago, chair
man; Davidson Theater, 1.-THE City Beau
tiful,'' 10 o'clock: Mrs. William Christie
Heron. Cincinnati, chairman.
Thursday afternoon, Alhambra Theater:
Ethics of Work" 2 O'Clock; Mrs. Esther
| rockingham Noble, Norwalk, Conn, chair
man; Davidson Theater, 1.-The Common
Sense of Domestic Science" 2 o'clock; Mrs.
| Annie G.. Whitmore, Denver, Col, chair
man; receptions in private homes. 4 to 6
o'clock.
Thursday evening, Alhambra Theater:
'Ine consumers LedSue o u CLOCK, MIS-.
| Sarah S. Platt, Decker, chairman; Pabst
| Theater, art session, s o'clock; Mrs. Her
| man j. Hall, Chicago, chairman; Mrs. s. S.
Frackelton, Milwaukee,. assistant chair
man; illustrated lecture by DR.. George
| Kreihn, Phi. D., Municipal Art in Amer
lea"
Friday morning, June s, Alhambra The
| ater: Business meeting. 8 o'clock: "Oppor-
tunities of the Federation" 1890 o'clock:
Mrs. Sarah S. Platt Decker, Denver. Col,
| chairman: Davidson Theater, "A Group Of
Important Subjects" 10:15 o'clock: Mrs.
Charles S. Morris, Berlin, Wis, chairman;
| Audubon Society, "A Plea for Civil Serv-
ice" Vacation Schools" Social Settle
| ments,'' report of clubs of women work.
| ers, 11:15 o'clock; general introduction,
Charlotte Coffyn Wilkinson, Syracuse; (a)
1.-The Lunch Club" (b) Vacation Houses"
(c) Mutual Benefit Funds" Pythian Hall.
| Alhambra building. report session of art
| committees. 10 o'clock; Mrs. Herman j.
| Hall. chairman, Mrs. A. III. Brockway.
Syracuse. N. Y, assistant chairman; ten
| minute reports from state federations, i'm
portant art clubs, etc.
Friday afternoon, Alhambra Theater:
Meeting Of the federation, 2 o'clock; Mrs.
| Lowe, chairman; election of officers; new
business.
Friday evening, Alhambra Theater: Meet
| ing of the federation, s o'clock; introduce
| ton of officers; resolutions; social meeting;
meeting of board of directors, 3 o'clock;
| meeting of council. 1880 o'clock.