Evening journal., 1901-05-24
FEDERATION
NAMES OFFICERS
Mrs. Watson, Of Dover,
Elected President
BODY WILL ADJOURN TONIGHT
Governor HUM Addressed the Women
This Morning Social Hours Are
Delightful Diversions

DNAfrhAANA HANNAhAVno
Fair women. representing all the
women's clubs OF the Stale, are trans
acting much business and having q
delightful social time incidentally at
the fourth annual meeting of the State
Federation In the New-Century Club
building. They assembled yesterday
afternoon in Nhe beautifully decorated
clubhouse. and after exchanging per-
sonal greetings entered upOn the
transaction Of business. They were in
session again this morning. and will
.cnciude their work tonight
Mrs. William X Crosby called the
afternoon meeting to order Miss S.
yAnclia Bowman. president OF the
Ncw-Centuly Club. welcomed the dele
gates, and Mrs. A. ID. Warner, presl-
dent OF the Delaware Stale Federation
! responded. Then followed q pretty
and novel feature of the exercises AT
each star in the stage cugnin appear
ed face. and those whose faces look
ed out through the curtain, sang a
song Of greeting-"1he Federation
FirmaAent.' Clubs from the following
places were represented I'm the hrma-
ment' Bridgeville, Dover. Delmar Eel
ton, Georgetown, Middletown, Milford.
seaford, Smyrna, Wyoming. Delaware
Kindergarten Association. OF Whining
ton and New-Century Club. of VIII
mington.
The report of the Credentials Com
mittee was made by Mrs. Peter T.
Wright, or Wilmington. Thirty-two
delegates handed in their credentials.
Mrs. Beniah Watson presented the sec
retarys report, and the treasurers re-
port was made by Mrs. II. A. Richard
son, OF Dover Their contents were
gratifying.
Greetings were extended by the fol-
lowing delegates: Miss Miriam GRAY.
} for the Tuesday Night Club. of Bridge
p villei Mrs. J. IT, Salisbury. Century
! Club. Of Dover; Miss Alice. Hastings.
Current Events Club, OF Delmar. Miss
Clara Reynolds, Avon Club, OF Fell
ton; Mrs. Lizzie Calhoun. New-Centrry
club, Of Georgetown Miss Annie Ell
liEon. New-Century Club, OF Middle
town; Mrs G.. w Marshall, New-Cen-
tury Club Of Milford Miss Lucille Ross.
SorOsis. of Seaford: Miss Laura BELL
Twentieth Century Club. of smvrna:
Mrs. N. NJ. Bndale, ound Table wy
oming; Mrs. Lewis c. Vandegrift. Del
aware kindergarten Association. Will
mington; Miss Clara Van Trump.
4 Froebel Club. Wilmington; Mrs. VIII
] liam p. Webb New-Century Club of
Wilmington; Mrs. G. c. Fulton. report
cn Milwaukee Biennial
l. At the conclusion OF her address
Miss Van Trump presented basket of
lilies OF the valley TO Mrs. Warner.
There was a large audience present
at the evening exercises, and after an
address had been heard. a pleasant so
cial time was spent The clubhouse
was brilliantly lighted and tastefully
decorated. conditions that were enter
taining in themselves. Many men were
among the audience.
The Glee Club sang welcome Pretty
Primrose" as an opening chorus Fol-
lowing this, Mrs. Kate Upson Clarke.
9f Brooklyn delivered an address on
, the subject, THE Essentials and Nom
essentials Of Modern Life Mrs Clarke
is connected with the foremost wo-
mems clubs Of New York. and her talk
was practical and interesting in every
respect
Mrs Miriam Sheppard Davidson. OF
Dover. contributed a vocal SOLO The
Glee Club sang Good Night" as a clos
ing number.
The social hour. which followed, was
an exceedingly pleasant one. The wn-
men exchanged "reminiscences Of club
lite with much interest, even to the
men.
Mrs. Alfred D. Warner and Miss s.
N Ccrnolia Bowman received the GUESTS.
Mrs Huxley Harvey and Mrs Martin
Lane served at one table while at the
other tables were Mrs. Linton Smith,
Mrs. Malone, Mrs. Thatcher and Mrs.
Alfred Poole. The parlOrs were at
tractively decorated in green and
white. the club cclors, the scheme be-
ing carried out in the fluffy snowballs
and ferns.
The following named officers were
elected: Mrs. Beniah Watson, Dover.
president: Mrs. J. S. Willis, Milford.
= vice-president; Mrs. X. E. CoOch, Sea-
: ford second vice-president; Mrs. L. c.
= Vandegrift. Wilmington. third vice
president; Miss Sarah Cannon. Bridge
vile. recording secretary; Mrs. c. p
Fulton, Dover, corresponding secre-
tary; Miss Annie Ellison, Middletown,
federation secretary; Mrs. ]. e. Hof-
fecker Smyrna. treasurer; directors,
Miss Mabel Connor. FELTON,; Mrs.
Joseph jenkins, Wyoming; Miss Alice
Hastings. Delmar; Miss Clara j. Van
Trump. Wilmington; Mrs F. G.. Rob
inson. Wilmington.
Members of the federation spent the
early hours Of this morning viewing
the manual training exhibit in the
Wilmington High School. with which
they were pleased.
At the Century Club. at 10 O'Clock.
Governor HUM delivered a brief ad-
dress. He was followed by Mrs. j. S.
Willis. Of Milford. in the reading of the
report Of the Committee on bylaws.
Two changes were recommended. Re-
ports of other committees were heard,
aAter which George r. Bowerman de-
livered an address on the subject.
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