The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-20
CLUB WOMEN'S MEETING
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF INDIANA
CLUBS AT AUBURN THIS WEEK.
Officers and Committee Chnirmen of
the observation-disclosures for
Three Days of Entertainment.
.eIal to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
SOUTH BEND, Ind, oct. 19-Mrs. Jane
Mem. Smith of this city. president of the
Indiana Federation of Womens Clubs has
prepared, with the assistance of the other
members of the programme committee, the
programme for the second annual meet
ing of the federation in the First Methodist
Church in Auburn, on Oct %. "A. and ..
The federation will be entertained by the
hadies Literary Club and the Auburn
Culture Club, both of Auburn. 1t is be-
lieved the attendance will be much larger
than at the first meeting, which was held
in this city last year.
At that time the federation numbered
twenty clubs. 1t now has a membership
of thirty-two clubs. Its officers are Mrs
Jane Nom. Smith. South Bend, president;
Mrs. Rose Budd Stewart, Muncie honorary
president; Mrs. Alice NJ. Lewis, Auburn
first vice president: Miss Minnetta r. Tay-
lor' Greencastle. second vice PRESIDENT
Mrs. Adele Bryan. Lagrange third vice
president; Mrs. James b. Nelson Green
castle, federation secretary; Mrs. C. H.
Wood, Valparaiso. recording secretary; Mrs
h G. Retiring, South Bend, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Alicia Barnes, Auburn,
treasurer. Directors: Mrs. Virginia Sharpe
Patterson. KOkomo; Mrs. Susan H. Cole
man, LoganspOrt; Miss Mary l.. Cardwil
New Albany; Miss Emma Belle Goodn,
Bend; Mrs. Alice y. Mummert Goshen:
Mrs. c. c. Shafer. Auburn Chairman of
sttaindl 6 committees: Education, Mrs. Nir-
GINA Sharpe Patterson; philanthropy, Mrs.
I. I. Shafer; reciprocity, Mrs Alice N
Mummert; revision of bylaws, Miss Min
Mem. Smith; badge, Mrs. Annie s. Miller;
programme committee, Mrs. Jane Mem
Smith Mrs. Eliza Schaab, Mrs. Virginia
Sharpe Patterson, Mrs: Belle ~ Mansfield,
Miss Mary E. Cardwill
The first feature of the annual meeting
Will be directors session at $3.50 O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. At o'clock in the
evening reception will be rendered to
officers, speakers. delegates, a1ternates and
Visitors at the residence of DR.. and Mrs
j. o. Buchtel
day morning with the presentation of Gre
dentlals and registration from $3.50 TO $3.50.
called to order by the president and nd" the
| invocation Will be given by Mrs Mary
Ehlers, of Auburn. followed by organ
same city. Addresses of welcome will be
made by the mayor Of Auburn. Don A.
SarWood' and Mrs. Rose IL. Huseslman.
president OF the Ladies' Literary Club of
that place The response will be by Miss
Minnetta T. Taylor. The address of the
president will be followed by reports from
the recording and corresponding secre-
taries and the treasurer. After roll call
three minute reports from representatives
or constituent clubs will be heard
Thursday afternoon. at . O'Clock the sec
ond session VIII be opened with an orcan
solo by Miss Hoffman. Educational work
will be taken up by the chairman of that
department, Mrs. Virginia Sharpe Patter-
son, Of the Monday Club of Kokomo. An
address on Manual Training i'm the Public
Schools. by Mrs. j. g. Carter. of the
Womans Club of Muncie, will follow. with
a general discussion of the subject 4 pro-
gramme on this particular subject has been
| issued by the Federation presenting various
SuDtopics and references Under the head
! of reciprocity the chairman of that do
partment Mrs. Alice y. Mummert of the
| Beacon Lights Club of Chicago. will make
| a report. An address will follow by Mrs
! Charles Milspaugh. Of Chicago chairman
/ OF the reciprocity department of the Iii.
nois federation. Her subject will be 1.-The
| Making of Club Programmes and Reel
procity." Mrs. G. {. Shafer, of the Auburn
| Culture Club. chairman of the philan-
| thropic department, will present a report.
and an address OH philanthropy Among
| Club Women" will follow, by Mrs G. B.
| Jones of Garrett.
| Thursday evening will be devoted to a
musicale and lecture: There will be vocal
, solo by Mrs. Maud Thorley Robbins of
| Auburn, piano solo by Mrs. Flora Thomp-
| son Jones. of Aurora, and a vocal solo by
Miss Anne Listenberger. of South Bend.
| The evening lecture upon ''TOlstoi' will
| be by Miss Jane Adams, of Hull House,
| Chicago.
| with Federation business. followed by the
| election OF officers the election of delegates
| to the California biennial and the reports
| OF the various committees. After these re-
| ports will come three-minute suggestions
| ON "A new line of work under the general
| topic OF What Can We Do for Indiana?"
| AT 1890 a luncheon will be served by the
| two Auburn clubs entertaining the Fed
| Grafton.
| On Friday afternoon the programme will
| open with short musicale. the first num-
| Der being vocal Solo by Miss Maud
| Trover of Auburn. A piano solo by Mrs
| d. A. Garwood of Auburn, will be followed
4 bv a vocal solo by Miss Nellie Louise
| Frank also of Auburn. Mrs. Caroline Me
| Culloch of the Art League, of Munce.
| will present address on Art in the
| Schoolroom." An address on Indiana
| Laws Affecting Women" will be delivered
| BY states Attorney George f. Clarke. of
| South Bend.
The final session will be held Friday
| evening opening with a violin solo by DR..
| l. o. Buchtel 4 lecture The Birth Of the
! Consumers Conscience will be delivered
| by Mrs Ellen NJ Henrotin. of Chicago,
| honorary president of the General Fedora
| tiCn Of WOmens Clubs sketch i'm white
] and black "Kipling and Dunbar" will be
! given BY Mrs. May DOnally kesO, director
/ of the Kelso School OF, Musical and ORA
matte Art. Chicago. The programme will
| close with the rendition OF kiplings songs
| steve Clark who murdered his mistress
| Alice Giles June y, was convicted of
| murder in the first degree by "A jury in
| tbe Criminal Court at Poplar Bluff Mo-