Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-05-07
General Federation of Women's Clubs In Los Angeles and the La
 Fiesta Parade.

The beautiful city of Los Angeles is decked in gayest attire-fowers, banners, bunting and fags-in honor of the meeting of the general fedora ton of Women's Clubs. Los Angeles is a beautiful city without these extra decorations and illuminations. Never was more hospitality shown to the many visitors than has been accorded to the women who meet here as dele gates to the federation.
 The general federation represents nearly 2,675 clubs, consisting of about 72O,500 members. The clubs represented are chiefly in the United States. although there are some in Europe, Australia, Ceylon, South America and India.
 The general purpose of the fedora ton is to bring into communication with one another the various Women's clubs throughout the world, that they may compare methods of work and become mutually helpful; or the pur- pose of the general assembly Is to mark out lines of usefulness for all the individual clubs represented in the central body.
 For ten years we have seen the practical part in every public step taken in the United States for the betterment of the condition of women and children, and general regard for the welfare and comfort of women workers. Along with these objects in the great cause of humanity, there has been a development in social, literary and scientific culture.
 The great Simpson auditorium, the Woman's club house and the Jewlsh synagogue are beautifully decorated with flowers in profusion of every hue and color. The women of the city are to be congratulated on the ar engagements and taste displayed. There are committees for everything and each committee fails not In its duty.
 For the first days session only the Simpson auditorium was used, but Il was soon found inadequate, and simultaneous meetings were held II the other two named places short distances from the Simpson.
 Thursday afternoon at 7 o'clock the great convention was called tC order by Rebecca Douglass Lowe president of the National federation Addresses of welcome were ably giver by Gov. H. T. Gage and Mayor M. r Snyder, to which Mrs. Lowe re sponded. In the evening the grea social event of the convention tool place in the Woman's club building Six thousand women, amid lovel. strains of music, myriad electric light and flowers, were given a greeting never to be forgotten. Elegant re treatments were served. Many O the reception gowns were ordered es pecially for this occasion.
 The programme for Frioay con sisted mainly of reports of commit tees and state club federations. Ike presentatives from foreign club spoke of the work they were doing An able address was delivered in tn . evening by Prof. George Gunton, c 5 New York, president of the lnstitut of Social Economies, and editor (
 Gunton's Magazine. His subject wa Association and Progress" Pro y Gunton is d forceful speaker, of mag 5 netic presence, and he had the earl
 est attention of the large cOncourse u women.
 '- A most charming and unusual fei
 ture of the programme for Frida
 morning was the grand floral parao
 the women having this occur for st recreation from brain work. It was
 most uncommon innovation. A hul
 dred floats, carriages, horses, beaui Il ful women, handsome men and chil
 ren formed long line of march. Il
 terspersed by many bands Of musl lg Never were so many beautiful Howe it. seen. As soon as darkness permitte h. the great lllumination took place ( T. Broadway.
 All the churches om Sabbath di a. will be decorated profuseiy and s,
 cial music given for the bentfit of re visiting club women.
 0d Monday morning the regular pl
 gramme of business will be resum in the convention auditorium, and t ca closing session will not take pla ut until Thursday, May 7th.
 h. Mrs. H. B. l. of Los Angeles, May 8, 1902. ng