The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-22
CLUB WOMEN ADJOURN
CLOSE OF THE STATE CONVENTION
AT CRAwFORDsvILLE.
Omcers Elected and Fort Wayne Sc
Iected as the Place Of Meeting
I'm October, 1904.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSvILLE,M May Z.-The State
convention of the Indiana Union of Liter
airy Clubs closed at noon to-day. The new
officers are:
President-Mrs. Eva Rohboch, of Wa
bash.
Vice President-Miss Eliza Browning. of
Indianapolis.
INTERCHANGEABLE Minnie Nc
Knight, of Charlottesville.
Chairman of the Programme Committee
Mrs. Frank l.. Saylor, of Elwood.
The members of the programme COM
mitt elected are w. E. Davis, of Fort
Wayne; Miss Caroline Rowland, of Indian
apolis; Mrs. ]. p. d. John. of Greencastle:
A. d. Koffett. of Elwood. Mrs. Wallace
Tharp is a member Of this committee ex
officio. The following committees have
been appointed:
Business Committee-Mrs. George Felts.
Fort Wayne. chairman; Mrs. S. NJ.
Reynolds, of Terre Haute; Mrs. Horace
Woody, of Greencastle, and Mrs. Eva
Ronbock. of Wabash.
Fine Arts Committee-Mrs. c. B. Wood
worth, of Fort Wayne, chairman: Mrs. T.
j. Brooks. Of Bedford Mrs. NJ. v. Beezer,
of Mishawaka; Mrs. Chumlea. of Frank
fort.
Music Committee--Mrs. ]. W. Youche. Of
Crown Point, chairman: Mrs. F. c. Adams,
of Burton: Mrs; John Morrison Mrs, Mary
Meeks, of New Castle; Mrs. John Shirk. OF
Brookville; Mrs A. B. Anderson. of Craw-
louisville. and one member to be appointed
by the Mozart Society, of Plymouth:
Education Committee-Mrs. May Wright
Sewall of Indianapolis; Mrs. A d. Moffett.
OF EIwood; Miss Hoagland. of Indianapolis.
and Mrs. Pugh, of North Manchester.
Home Economics Committee-Mrs; Alex
Lempke, of Evansville; Mrs. Virginia
Meredith, of Cambridge City; Mrs. Ella
Ribble. of Muncie. and Mrs. Kinsey. Of
Valparaiso.
to be known as the civic Improvement
committee, was passed, and Mrs Dyer. Of
Terre Haute, was appointed chairman.
with the power to appoint two assistants.
changed to October, and in 1904 the meeting
will be held in Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Virginia Meredith spoke for the COM
rnittee on home economics. She said that
about all her department was doing was
to create a public sentiment for its teach
ings in the schools and colleges. This is
Mrs E. o. Hitler. of the Domestic Science
Training School, Chicago, spoke on Good
Form" Resolutions were passed thank
ing the people for the royal entertainment
Prof. w. A. Mills, of the city schools,
stated that the legislative committee had
done nothing, and had not recommended
the election of women on school boards,
because in some places 1t would be best to
have only men upon school boards.
Mrs. c. B. Woodwork. of Fort Wayne,
reported that there are now two travelling
art collections in the State, one illustrating
French art and the other on technique. One
on American art will be completed in a
short time
Mrs Anna Caulfeld delivered a lecture
at Music Hall on American Art
Mrs. F. L. Saylor, of Fort Wayne, sug-
gested some practical Work for the Unior
of Clubs" She urged the local clubs &c
live up to their objects in some practical
manner. The club should see to identifying
their towns. A committee was appointed tC
report next year upon this work. She
thought that each town should have a per-
son to gather local history of the local clubs
and other matters of interest.