Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23
WOMEN'S CLUBS.


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The fourth annual meeting of the
Delaware State Federation of Women's
Clubs will be held at the New Century
Club, this city, on today and Fri
day Of this week. The following pro-
gramme has been arranged:
Thursday, p. III. -Meeting called to
order; invocation. Mrs. William X.
Crosby of Wilmington; greeting, Miss
S. @. Bowman, president of tbs New
Century Club OF Wilmington; response.
Mrs. A. D. Warner, president of the
Federation; song of greeting. 1.-The
Federation Firmament," by Newt Cen
fury Club members; report of oreden-
tial committee, Mrs. p. L. Wright of
Wilmington; report OF secretary, Mrs.
B. Watson Of Dover; report Of treas
urer. Mrs. A. ii. Richardson of Dover.
Greetings from delegates as follows:
Bridgeville, Tuesday Night Club, Miss
Miriam Gray; Dover Century Club,
Mrs. j. T. Salisbury Delmar, Cur
rent Events Club, Miss Alice Hastings;
FELTON,, Avon Club, Miss Clara Rey-
nolds; Georgetown, New Century Club.
Mrs. Lizzie Calhoun; Middletown, New
Century Club, Miss Annie Ellison;
Milford, New. Century Club, Mrs. II.
l., Bunstein; Seaford, Sorisis, Miss
Luoile Ross; Smyrna, Twentieth Gen
fury Club. Miss Laura Bell; Wyoming,
Round Table, Mis-. NJ. NJ. Lindale,
Wilmington, Delaware kindergarten
Association Mrs. Lewis G. Vande-
grift, Wilmington, Froebel Club, Miss
Clara Van Trump; Wilmington, New
Century Club, Mrs. William r. Webb;
report Oh Milwaukee Biennial, Mrs. q.
C. Fulton.
On Thursday evening at s. Is O'Clock
the programme arranged is: Welcome,
Pretty Primrose, and Last Night"
by the Club Glee; address, THE Es-
sentials and Non Essentials of Modern
Life" Mrs. Kate Upson Clarke of
Brooklyn; vocal solo, 'La-Stella'
tArditi). Mrs. Miriam Sheppard
Davidson; violin obligato Miss Edna
Turner Bradfeld, with Miss Lucille
Hooper at the piano; address 1.-The
Twentieth Century Vision of the Fed
eration," Mrs. Charles II. Dsnnison of
New York, first vice president of the
@. F. W. c.; reception in club parlors.
On Friday morning, between 8. 40 and
9.30 O'Clock, the delegates and others in
attendance will visit the High School
building, Ats. as O'Clock the delegates
to the Federation gathering will hold
phoihsoo fhcobiuE buo wow -Schblfy
Club building; invocation, Mrs. }. b.
Turner Of Dover; roll call; report of
nominating committee, Mrs. Robert g.
Houston of Georgetown; election of
officers and directors; report of bylaw
committee, Mrs. j. s. Willis of Mil
ford open meeting at 10. 80 O'Clock: re-
port of reciprocity COMMITTEES, Miss
Sara Marshall of Georgetown; report
of State educational committee, Mrs.
HI. Ridgely, Jr., of Dover; report of
State Library committee, Mrs. Ella @.
Marshall nf Dover address, "Perna-
nent Libraries in Small Communities, -
George F. Bowerman, Wilmington In
stituts Librarian.
Friday afternoon, beginning at 3
o'clock, the programme 10: Address,
..Co.operation of Parents aud
Teaohels,'' George W. Twitmyer,
superintendent of Wilmington public
schools: address, 1.-THE Consumers
League" Mrs. Florence Kelley, saore-
tary Of National Consumers League,
Chicago; o'olock-O Opening of educa-
tion collection in the High School,
8.15 O'Clock In the clubhouse Vocal
solo, "Bolero Leggero Invisible
(Arditi), Miss Mary E. Cannon, with
Mrs. r. L. Holiday at the piano; in
stallation of officers; quartet, "Spar-
rows Twittero (Ottol, Mrs. Robert
Weir, Miss Grace Smith, Miss Marion
James, Mrs. W. s. Priokett. Then
there will be the presentation of scenes
from Midsummer Nights Dream, ("
with the following named in the
dramatis persona: Miss Preston, Miss
Mills, Miss Bush, Miss Ferris, Miss
Pennypacker. Miss Belts, Miss Webb,
Miss Rice, Miss Jones, Mrs. Wright,
N ISIS Richardson, Miss Sparks, Miss
Edith Poole.
Invitations are extended to delegates
and guests attending the Federation
meetings to visit the following inBtitu-
lions on Saturday morning: Delaware
Industrial School for Girls, Ferris In
dustrial School, Home for Aged Women,
Home for Aged Men and Couples, Dol
aware Hospital, Homeopathic Hos
pital.
The local committee of arrangements
consists of the following named mem
bers of the New Century Club: Mrs.
K. g. Robinson, chairman; Mrs. Lin
ton Smith, homes for guests; Mrs. S.
N. Trump, hospitality; Mrs. William
Belts, decoration; Mrs. e. q. jackson,
music; Mrs. L. q. Kent, baggage;
Mrs. John Richardson, Jr., carriages;
Miss Adelin l.. Jones, reception.
Following is b list of the delegates
and other visitors and the names of
their entertainers:
Miss Annie Ellison, Miss Anna Der
rickson of Middletown, with Mrs. Will
mer Ellison.
Miss Julia Burton, Miss Margaret
Burton of Georgetown, with Mrs. f. s.
Garrett, No. 1904 Broome street.
Mrs. M. S. Davidson, Miss Lucille
Hooper of Dover, with A. H. g.
Garrett. No. 900 Brooire street.
Miss Miriam Gray, Miss Eta Gray,
Bridgeville, with Mrs. John g. Gray.
Mrs. j. B. Turner of Dover, with
Miss Der tina Harlan.
Mrs. f. F. Evans, Mrs. A. Il. Jar
dine Of Smyrna, with Mrs. s. 4. Hillee,
No. 1902 King street.
Mrs. W. FL. Janney, Mrs. W. g. Le-
Fevre of Smyrna, with Mrs. William
H. Hill, No. SOL West Fifth street. :.
Mrs. f. L. Gilpin, Mrs. f. b. Wat
Kins of Middletown, with Mrs. E. M.
Hopes, No. 1903 Rodney street.
Miss Ella Cannon, Miss Lucille Ross
OF Seaford, with Mrs. L. @. Kent, No.
JAIL Van buren, street.
Miss Anna A lloway of Dover, with
Mrs. H. j.. Krebs, No. s06 Franklin
street.
Mrs. Richard Cochran and Mrs. j. P.
Cochran, Jr., of Middletown, with
Mrs. Charles Beadenkopf, No. sos
Franklin street.
Mrs. William f. Causey and Mrs.
Samuel Kinder of Milford, with .drs.
Samuel Bancroft, Jr, Rockford.
Mrs. Sarah Greenbaum of Seaford,