Smyrna times., 1904-06-08
SMYRNA WOMEN RETURN
FROM STATE FEDERATION
WELL PLEASED WITH THE HOSPITALITY OF
THE CLUB WOMEN AT DOVER.
Smyrna Club Represented By Mrs. Hervey p.
Hall and Mrs. J. W. Clifton, 10 Addition
to These Over 20 Smyrniaus Present.

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The seventh annual meeting of the
Delaware State Federation of Womens
Clubs convened at Dover last Thurs
day and continued in session two
days. The club house, which is stu
ated on Dover Green, was a bower of
beauty and the pretty room and the
handsome gowns of the women in at
tendance made a charming picture.
Mrs. IL. P. Hall and Mrs. J. W. Cliff
ton represented the Smyrna Club, and
In addition to these nearly twenty
of Smyrna's active Club women were
in attendance. Mrs. Ella G. Mar
shall, president of the Dover Club,
called the meeting to order and made
the address of welcome, which was re-
sponded to by Mrs. Houston, who COM
plimented the Dover organization on
its progress and growth during the
past seven years. Greetings were
read from Miss Julia Ward Howe of
Boston, one of the oldest living club
women, to which a feeling response
was sent. Greetings were also re.
ceived from the president of the Hi
nOis Federation, Mrs. Fletcher, presi-
dent of the Iowa State Federation, the
largest in the country; Mrs. Mcknight,
president of the Pennsylvania FEEDER
alton, and Mrs. Dora Lyon, editor of
the "Club Woman"
Miss Cora Tschudy's Report on Reciprocity.
In the report of the Reciprocity
Committee, Miss Cora Tschudy of
Smyrna, showed how successful papers
and profitable programs had been ex-
changed. Mrs. r. j. Lindale made
She report of the Social Service Com
mlttee. Since it's organization last
fall, this committee has directed its
efforts to the suppression of Mormon
ism, sending out literature to the State
National representatives in Congress,
and bringing the matter to the atten-
tion of the various clubs of the state.
At the close of the morning session,
the delegates and visitors, together
with many members of the Dover
Club, were entertained at dinner at
the Hotel Richardson. All Of the visi-
tors were entertained by the Dover
women at the hotel, which had been
especially decorated for the event.
At the afternoon session, Mrs. Nj
Williams of Milford, gave the report
of the committee on CIvics and For
estry. Mrs. Williams is especially in
terested in the preservation of the
forest trees and greens throughout the
State, which have suffered so much in
recent years because of the eagerness
to put Christmas green on the market,
great quantities of the beautiful greens
being ruthlessly destroyed by the
gatherers.
An Evening With ''James WhitcOmb Riley"
The feature of the evening was the
lecture in Dover's new Opera House
by Prof. Paul M. Pearson of Swarth-
more College, on "James Whitcomb
Riley" Prof J. A. Hopkins, instruc-
tor of violin at the Wilmington Con-
ference Academy, aud Miss Blanche
Brown of New York, played violin
duet, and there was a vocal trio by
Miss Emma Lore, Mrs. Griffith and
Mrs. Swayne of the Wilmington Club.
This was followed by a reception at
the Dover Club house, which was one
of the most delightful social events
ever held at the State capital. Prom
inent club women from all parts of the
State, elegantly gowned, were re-
ceived by the Dover women.
Some Features Of Friday Afternoon Session.
The features of Fridays session
were the addresses of Miss Titcomb,
librarian, of Hagerstown, Md, r. l..
Myers, of Harrisburg, on "Consoli-
datiOn of Rural Schools" and Henry
F. Green of Washington on "Civil
Service" Miss Titcomb described the
successful working of her library and
gave some valuable suggestions to the
club women concerning the extension
of the work of circulating libraries.
Manlove Hayes of Dover, represented
the State Library Commission, in a
neat speech and thanked Miss Tit
comb for her remarks. Mr.. Hayes
has for many years taken a great in
terest in library work. and has had
much to do with the establishment of
the free library at Dover. Mr.. Geo.
W. Bowerman, Librarian of the Will
mington Institute Library, addressed
the club and generously offered the
use of any books on the Wilmington
Library shelves to clubs. The next
Federation will meet at Milford next
spring.