, 1904-04-05

Gral Federation oil WOulen'S Clubs hel(
a reception yesterday afternoon a. the
Wednesday club rooms, to meet tn,
press. bureau of information and ere
dentials committees. says the ST. LOuiE
presided. Mrs. Z. W. Pattison gave
report for her committee on bureau o
information. which showed that moth
ing had been omitted in considerine
the cOmiur of the guests hat will be
in the city May 1925. Mrs. Charles
Leroy Moss explained the perfect ar
~ralgemelt for the giving out of news
to the club womeI of the country
Miss Belle IausSig, as chairman of the
credentials committee. explained how
her committee would work at the bien
NAL meeting.
Mrs. w. E. Fischel was present and
gave an outline of the social features
IF the biennial. On Tuesday. May II
4 reception will be given by the Wed
nesday club; Friday, May 20, Mrs
William Terlease will receive al
Shaw's garden, ald arrangements have
been made for the guests to be shown
through the gardens.
On May % the St. Louis Woman's
club will receive from 3 to 5. At the
same time there will be receptions held
in private houses. the ladies' who will
be hOstesses in their own homes being
Mrs. ROlla Wells, Mrs. George Castle,
man, Mrs. Daniel II. Houser, Mrs. e,
II. Scmple, Mrs. Dan CatIin. Mrs. Ed,
ward MallinCkrOdt. MIS-. Hudson
Bridge. Mrs. J. C. Van Blarcom. Mrs.
George l.. Allen, Mrs. John T. Davis
and Mrs. Mary McKittrick.
On May 10, which is celebration day,
the board Of managers will give a
luncheon. the exercises to be held at
the exposition grounds, a reception to
be given at Festival hall in the even
ing. There will be a special program
for this day, and the tablet to be un,
vciied. the gift of the general fedora
ton to the Louisiana purchase states.
will contain an inscription by Presi-
lent Roosevelt. There will be recep-
tons at all the state buildings.
Mrs. Amy Bradshaw of Chillicothe.
Mo. a member of the press committee,
was present yesterday.
me official program for the conven-
ton follows:
The regular opening session will be
il the Odeon Tuesday afternoon. May
II, at 2 O'Clock. Hon. Rolla Wells,
address of welcome for St. Louis; Mrs.
Phillip N. Moore, for clubs of state;
Mrs. w. Z. Fischel, for loca! clubs.
Mrs. Denison will respond. Tuesday
evening, literature session. Mrs. r. J.
Burdette presiding. Prof. Edward
Howard Griggs of New Jersey will
lecture on THE Expression and Inter-
probation of Human Life in Litera-
ture."
MISUNDERSTANDING. reports and
business, Mrs. Margaret Evans presid-
ing. At the afternoon session of the
educational section Mrs. Frank l..
Wean of Illinois will speak on Com
pulsory Education Laws and Their En-
character Building in
Public Education Directly by Means of
Literature and History" will be han
died by Miss Daisy Spicard of Ne
braska; Indirectly. by Required In
struction, as in France" by Mrs.
Jonathan e. S. Mitchell of Washington.
Miss Celeste Bush of Connecticut and
Miss Mary A. Bacon of Georgia will
speak on "A National Aspect of Public
Education" Wednesday evening, child
labor session, Miss Jane Adams pre-
siding. Address on Child Labor in
America Edgar Gardner Murphy of
Alabama.
Thursday-Day of celebration, Mrs.
Phillip N. Moore, chairman.
Friday - Industrial session. Mrs.
Frederick Nathan presiding. Speak
ers: Miss Mary Mcdowell, University
of Chicago settlement. is the Ballot of
Real Value to Working Women" Mrs.
Sarah Plat Decker, board of charities
and corrections. Colorado, Value to
Working Women of Cooperation of
Clubs with Municipal Officers:" DR..
Ernest H. J. Lederle, ex-commissioner
of department of health, New York
city. Reports of state presidents.
Evening session, Miss Evans presiding.
us LiiLdpC'H maj lSOI VI IlllllolS Will
speak on Recent Progress in Educa-
tom Miss Jane Adams, Education
and Democracy President NJ. Carey
Thomas of Bryn Mawr will deliver an
address.
Saturday-Household economic ses.
sion in the morning. The School as
the Ally of the Home" Mrs. Adelaide
Hoodless of Hamilton, Ontario; "Our
Relations to the Household Trades as
Carried on Outside the Home Miss
Mary Abel H. Abel of Maryland. Press
session in the afternoon. Industrial
session in the evening. Mrs. Anna
Garland Spencer of New York, Home
Destroying Industries DR.. John Crab
am Brooks, New Avenues of Indus,
tria. Education for Women" Mrs.
Frederick Nathan. THE Consumer as
the Final Arbiter."
Monday-Civil service reform and
library extension, Miss Georgia A. Ba-
o and Mrs. Charles A. Perkins pre-,
siding. Afternoon. receptions. Morn
ing speakers: Mrs. Imogen B. Oakley
of Philadelphia, Merit Systems of Mu.
inequalities" DR.. Emil G. Hirsch OF
Chicago. Civil Service Reforms in
Public Institutions" Evening, Fred
erick NJ. Crunden, Inspiration of Ii
braries;" Mrs. Rose Cawood of Ten
nassee. STORY of a Travelling Library
Prof. Charles Zueblin. Art as an Edu
Gator"
Tuesday-Civics, Mrs. Ralph Traut
mann, chairman. DR.. Darlington, com
missioner of. public health Of New
York city, will speak on How Can the