The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-28
NEXT IN
AMARILLO
District Federation Of WOHsn'S
Clubs Visit Queen City
Next May

Next May according TO the deci-
sion reached last week by the eBecu-
tive committee OF the Texas Fedora
ton OF Women's Clubs for the north
western district OF Texas, the feder-
alton will hold It's annual meeting in
Amarillo.
Three weeks ago when the feder-
alton met in Vernon Mines, l.. A.,
Wells, J. l. Kendrick, G.. ]. Num- and
others who represented the Amarillo
federated clubs invited the organl-
cation TO hold its next meeting in
Amarillo. Many OF the delegates re-
ceived the invitation iayorably but
the meeting decided. inasmuch as
the convention this year had come
further west than usual, that other
places should be considered before
deciding on Amarillo for next gather
ing But the executive committee
after investigating the matter decld-
ed upon Amarillo and next year the
delegates will have the pleasure OF
visiting Amarillo,
This district includes territory as
far east as Fort Worth and most OF
It's clubs are In the country west at
Weatherford, Abilene, San Angelo,
Brentwood and other towns In west
and central west Texas. The meet
ing in Amarillo gill be tho furthest
west and north that the organiza-
ton has ever gone.
Federation Offers Prizes.
Two prizes which will be awarded
musicians living in this district have
been announced and these prizes will
be awarded at the state meeting of
the state federation in San Angelo
IN November. These will be gold
medals OF suitable design and In
scrlption and will be given for the
best original piano composition and
the best voice composition. Musi-
clans may submit any number OF
compositions in the contest, but all
contestants must be residents OF this
district Mrs. George II. Carpenter,
of Brentwood, has charge OF this
contest and she will gladly furnish
complete information 10 all who de-
sire to enter. Amarillo has a num-
Der Of musicians OF note and 1t is
hoped that several OF these will en-
ter compositions in the contest.
Another set OF prizes which the
federation has announced is for the
best papers written by boys or girls
in this district on certain subjects
in Texas history. Stamford Collie
giate Institute, Stamford, offers a
full scholarship to the literary de-
partment OF the school to the boy or
girl who writes the best paper on
The Early Texas Indians, Origin,
Character. Habits" Simmons Col
lege, Abilene, offers a similar schol-
arship for the best paper on Texas
Greatest Benefactor," covering the
period from 1885 to 1921. The his
tory committee, Mrs w. Il. Arm
strong, Mrs, Il. Graham, Plainvlew,
and Mrs. C, c. Terrell, Arson, will
answer questions OF intending appli.
,ants and will Judge the contest.
Members Of the Pierian and Phil
harmonic clubs, the two Amarillo
.ederated women's clubs, are high
~ elated over having captured tho
meeting for next year and are al
ready planning to make the gather
ing one of the best in the organi-
cations history, The number of wo-
mems clubs IN the Panhandle is
steadily increasing so that in addi-
uon to visitors from other parts Of
the big district, there will be many
visitors from over the Panhandle.
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