The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-04

on all sides, about this federation
meeting. Mrs. Riker was pleased
with the attendance and thought II
large considering the competition OF
the general federation in Boston,
which many Kentucky club women
| will attend.
Great business and social exertions
Wednesday did not prevent a large
attendance at this mornings session
at 10 O'Clock. The Rev. W. f. Cave
pastor for the First Presbyterian
church, opened the session with
prayer. Mrs Riker announced that
the presidents of the Illinois and Mis-
souri, state declarations had sent tele-
grams OF greetings TO the Kentucky
federation. The council OF Jewish
women in Louisville also sent greet
lngs and Letter from Mrs Emma
Perkins. an ex-federation president
who 3 in Europe, was read.
Four committees of the state fed
Grafton reported this morning, the H.
brary extension. travelling library
civic, pure food. Mrs. Morris Bart
lett. of Luxembourg. chairman OF
the library extension committee, re-
ported that libraries all over the state
have been improved. some built and
Interest in others greatly increased By
her committee. Allied with the H.
brary extension work is the travelling
library, whose work for the year was
reported by the chairman. Miss Fan
ME c. Rawson. The federation gave
Miss Rawson a rising vote of thanks
for her excellent work and at the con
cluslOn of her report, the Rev. j. r.
Henry. pastor of the Kentucky Ave
nue. Presbyterian church, expressed
his good opinion of the quality of
work being done by the federation.
The travelling libraries have been
vastly enlarged this year.
Mrs. Lafon Riker. OF Harrodsburg.
read the report of the civics commit
tee for Mrs. T. j. Smith. who could
not be present. The report advised
the enlistment of the Children in the
work of sanitation and Identification
in municipalities. This committee
work Is evident in every town in the
state, where they have attempted i'm
provement. Mrs. c. p. Weaver, OF
Louisville, had plaeards of statistics
10 Illustrate her report from the sub
committee of civics on health, which
showed Kentucky TO be low in the
scale of states that are spending mon
icy to prevent disease. Miss Lila
Breed, of Louisville, chairman of the
pure food committee reported great
forcing the laws.
Miss Elizabeth Siunott in the last
report of the credentials committee.
said that 1O3 visitors are present. 80
Iof whom are delegates, S state Off
GERS and S chsirmen.
Constitution Amended.
During the balloting for officers,
the committee on amending the con-
|stitution reported. changing Article G,
so that clubs with 80 members or less
shall pay SO year to the state fed
Grafton, and clubs with over 80 mem
bers, ten cents per capita. This will
increase the cost to the large clubs.
Philanthropic clubs will be admitted
on the basis of small clubs. in the
discretion of the executive board.
Three subjects on Wednesday s
program were given this morning.
The report of the auditor was accept
ed. as was the treasurer's report,
which was given yesterday. Miss
Anna Webb read the report of the
arts and crafts committee in the alb
sence of Mrs. J. r. Morton, of Louis
willie. This committees work is to re-
store handicraft TO rural homes, from
which modern machinery has operat-
ed to remove II. Mrs. John Writ Dins-
more. of Berea college. addressed
the meeting on "Fireslde Industries"
illustrating her talk with coverlets,
homespnn cloth and baskets. made In
the mountains OF Kentucky by wom-
en-. They were beautiful examples OF