The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-27
WOMEN'S S CLUBS
TO MEET HERE
AUG. 1917

| The tenth annual convention OF the
Northeastern Federation Of Women's
Clubs will be held on Aug. l5 16 and II
in the olney Street Baptist church. Prov
idence, and larg. number OF delegates
is expected from all the clubs in New
| England.
The delegates will be the guests OF the
| West Elmwood Industrial club Mary III
Dickerson Mothers club. Young ladies'
Culture club. Good Cheer branch OF the
Sunshine club, Woman's New Century
club and the West Elmwood Improve
ment club.
II will be the second time the fedora
tion has met in this city.
The motto Of the federation Is For
God and Humanity" and the officers
are: Honorary president. Mrs. Mary II.
Dickerson Newport: president. Mrs.
Alice W. Wiley. Brooklyn; frst vice
president, Mrs. Charlotte r. France. Bos-
ton; second vice president, Mrs. ]. III.
Jeter Newport: third vice. president,
Miss Ella T. King Norwich: fourth vice
president. Miss s. Il. Frazier, Brooklyn;
fifth vice-president Mrs. T. s. Greene.
Portland; sixth president, Mrs. Re-
becca A. Jackson. Jersey City; general
secretary. Miss Hattie A Cook Norwich:
assistant secretary. Mrs William Amos.
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son. Boston; chairman executive board.
Mrs. NJ c. Simpson. Chelsea; chairman
Northfleld fund. Miss II. c. Carter New
Bedford; organizer, Miss Roberta ]. Dun
bar. Providence.
Department superintendents- Mothers
meetings. Mrs. Byron Gunner, Newport;
juvenile work, Mrs William Hickman.
New Haven: suppression OF lynchng.
Mrs. Dora A. Millar. Brooklyn: arts and
~ re IL
Editor Northeastern, Miss Christine
Goode. Brooklyn; associate editors, Mrs.
NJ G. Simpson. Chelsea; Mrs. j. Il. Whit
by New Haven: Miss F.. NJ Perkins,
Brooklyn; Miss s. f. Wilson, Worcester.
The program OF the three days ses-
sions is as follows.
Wednesday. Aug. 15-Business session
OF executive board. y. m. and from TO
S:3o p. m. informal reception by the citi-
zens of Providence from 10 IL p. m.
Thursday. Aug 16--S n. m, breakfast; !;
O. convention called to order by president
Mrs. A. w. Wiley; invocation. Mrs j. o.
Henson; 9:05. roll call. seating OF dele
gates; $780, reports OF organizer and pro-
gram committee. Miss r.. ]. Dunbar and
Mrs. ii. c. Smith: 9:40. report OF commit
tee on ways and means: 9:45. report OF
treasurer; $3.50. report Of clubs In Maine.
New Jersey and Connecticut; IL, memo
d II
Jeter: 1890 10 1880 p. m, dinner 2 p. m.
minutes of morning session; 2;05. reports
of clubs In New York city; 2.35. music.
Miss Christine Goode. Brooklyn: 2:45.
reports OF clubs in Brooklyn: 3:l5. con-
ence on Juvenile work, Mrs. William
Hickman, New Haven; 3:45 cradle song.
by chorus OF children or Providence: $3.50.
conference on mothers work. Mrs. Gun
| ner. Newport: 4:2O. Introduction OF Wis
/ IL Es0n
6:30. supper; $780, organ recital. Eugene
Watson. Providence; s, address of well
come in behalf of the clergy: Rev. Mr..
Mcdonald: $40. The Clubs OF Rhode Is
land" Miss NJ Z. Jackson: $50. The
State" Gov George H. Utter; $3.50. THE
Citizens" Lawyer Heathman; sac. re-
sponse from the Northeastern. Mrs A
w. Wiley: $780, paper. THE Level OF our
womanhood." Miss Ethel Davis. Boston;
vocal solo, Miss Corinne Revelto, Provi-
dence; 8. conference on philanthropic and
educational work led by Mrs. Frances
Walters. Springfield; $3.50. presidents
annual address; federation song.
Friday. Aug. l7.--s to Q a. m, break
fast; g. invocation 9:05. roll call; 9:l5,
minutes, $3.50, election of officers; report
In full OF the treasurer; 2 p. m, minutes
OF morning session; 2:05. reports Of clubs
In Rhode Island: 2:25, report of delegates
TO national association at Detroit; $40,
report OF Northheld fund. $3.50. confer
ence on the suppression OF lynching Mrs.
Dora Millar. chairman; federation song:
Offering. Evening session-7:30 TO s. or
gan recital Mrs Nathan Wright; confer
ence on temperance work. led by Mrs.
]. H. Jater. Newport; report OF THE
Northeastern" Miss Christine Goode, ed
itor: cornet solo. Miss Rachael Thomas.
Providence; conference, THE Wage
Farmers Problem" led by Miss s. Il.
Frazier of Brooklyn: report OF committee
ON resolutions: introduction OF officers;
federation song: adjournment.