The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07
STATE FEDERATION
OF WOMEN'S CLUBS HOLD INTERESTING
SESSION IN THIS CITY.

SLSSAON AN AhAS va IL
The seventh annual meeting of the
Tennessee State Federation of Women's
Clubs met in the Watauga Avenue
Presbyterian church on Wednesday,
May 9th, 1908. Tastefully printed pro-
grams were scattered through the au-
dience, giving in detail the work to be
done and exercises to be carried out,
but we can here give only summary
to the proceedings.
The Federation was called to order
by its president, Mrs. Chas. A. Per-
kins, of Knoxville, and, after the invo-
cation by the Rev. Jere A. Moore, of
the Watauga Avenue Presbyterian
church and music by q chorus of John
son City talent, the visitors were well
coined to the city in happy praises by
the Mayor, j, W. Crumley, and by
Mrs. W. P. Harris, President of the
Monday Club, of this city, whose
guests the visiting clubs are; to which
addresses the President, Mrs. Perkins,
responded.
The report of the Recording Secre-
tary, Miss Ella Ransom, of Tullahoma,
was one of the interesting papers of
the morning session. This was follow
ed by the report of the Treasurer, Mrs.
r. S. Salzkotter, of Nashville, which
showed a healthy condition of the
finances of the Federation and a bal
ance in the treasury. With the report
came letter from Mrs. Salzkotter,
who is not in attendance, resigning hel
position, because of the fact that she
will be abroad too much OF her time tC
attend to the duties of the Office. AT
ter several tributes to the worth anG
efficiency of Mrs. Salzkotter, the res
ignation was accepted with regret.
The reports from the several clubs
were very interesting features of thu
morning session. Mesdames Schnei
der, Richardson and Wilson reported
for the Chattanooga Clubs; Mrs. Kill
heffer for Cleveland; Miss Willis anC
Mrs. Beeler for johnson City; Mrs
Patton for Jonesboro; Mrs. Richardson
for Hill City; Mesdames Turner
Thornburgh, Baker and Hood TO
Knoxville; Mrs. Reed for Lookou
Mountain; Mesdames Huddleston ant
Gilman for Maryville; Mrs. Thorn
burgh for the Nineteenth Century Clul
of Memphis, the Centennial Club o
Ripley and the Booklovers Club {
Mt Pleasant; Mrs. Smith for Morris
town; Mrs. Logan for Tullahoma, ant
the report for Hartman was read b,
Mrs. Geo. T. Wofford.
These reports all showed a centrali
cation Of purpose, which might pro
duce an impression of sameness, but
in their details, they were widely diff
ferent and very instructive.
The papers read at the afternoon SEES
sion were "Report of Social Settlement
} Committee" by Miss Margaret Henry
"Needs of our Mountaineers, by Mrs
R. N. Hood; Report of Industria
Committee" by Mrs. r. D. Wilson
REPORT of Consumers League, rea
by Miss Ethel Woodward; "Child La
} Dor in Factories, " read by Mrs. w.
Sproles, and Report of Philanthropy
Committee" by Mrs. Rosa Cawood
and discussion by Mrs. Emma H
Toole.
These papers and the reports from
the clubs bear such strong relation
one to the other, that we shall wait
hear more before giving the impress
sions produced upon our mind by til
proceedings, and before making an
remarks upon the work of the FEEDERS
ton.
Among the most pleasing features {
the afternoon session were "Memol
les of the Los Angeles Biennial"
, Mrs. Lewis Tilman, of Knoxville, an
piano solo by Miss Brown, of Jones
boro.