The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-22
CLUB WOMEN
co TO BOSTON
TO ATTEND BIENNIAL OF GENER.
Al FEDERATION WHICH OPENS
THIS EVENING.
CAIRO CLUBS DELEGATE
Is Mrs. John S. Hacker, Who Left
Saturday From Chicago on Special
Train of Club Wo.
men.

Mrs John 5, Hacker who left Tor
Boston, Mass Saturday as a deegato
from the Cato Womans cub to the
biennial Of the General Federation OF
Womens Cubs Joined the special
train Of club women at Chicago.
The Chicag9 Tribune SAYS:
An exodus # Chicago women. such
as the city la, seen but seldom began
yesterday Nearly every eastbouul
train carried delegation Of club
women going to Boston 10 attend e
sessions Of tt General Federation OF
INomen's Clubs whose biennial meet.
ing opens Monday evening.
| Most OF the women went on a spec
ial train of elyen ears which lett owe.
the Wabash nlroad az II O'Clock las,
evening To atone fer the compare.
I tive slowness IF the schedule offered
the women will not arrive until Sun.
day afternooi-the officials Of the
road equippe, the special With par
ticuar cars ald the result was a com.
bination Of Glib rooms. assembly hal
and home that came near satisfying
every one. There were seven Pull
mans, two dining cars. a library car
and baggage car
Nearly POO Glib women went on this
train. In the course of the trip TO
Boston final precautions will be mad
for the part Of Chicago women are TO
take in the conUntion.
Altogether it 5 estimated that b.
this evening nearly COO women will
have to attend ue meeting. Almost
as many more from various parts of
the state have made Chicago their
starting point.
Loca Leaders Make Trip.
Prominent among those who left
during the day were Mrs. George Wat. |
k.ns, president lof the Illinois Fedora !
ton of Woment clubs. Mrs. Frances
B. Everett of highland Park. state /
vice president a large; Dr. Julia |
Holmes Smith, former president of the |
Chicago Womany club and Of the Wo |
mans Fortniglrly; Mrs. Katherine |
Story Westfall, recording secretary Of /
the state federation: Mrs Morton w !
Thompson, Of DanyilIe chairman Of /
the legislative Committee, Mrs. Fred !
erick X. Tracey, hartman OF the Give
committee; Mrs, Julia Jaffray, chair.
man Of the transportation committee
Mrs. John O'Connor. district vice
president; AMI MrS. George Bacon, of
Decatur former State president
Program Fhl of Stunts.
The convention opens officially Mon.
day evening With a concert by mem
bers OF the Bostln Symphony orches-
ira All the sessions viii be held I'm
symphony hall Each of the ten days
Of the meetings will be divided into
three ts-dehartment sessions IN
the morning stunts" in the Afternoon
and general FEDERATION sessions in the
evening.
Friday will D. Rhode Island day"
when the visitrs will go to Newport
As the guests d the Rhode Island fed
aration. The itunts' for this day win
include an ocean drive an old fashion
id Rhode Isldd clambake on the
beach, and a sd on Narragausett bay
Among the speakers at the various 4
sessions will ID Curtis Guild Jr.. gov
'rnor OF MasSl husetts; Mayor George /
\. Hubbard OF Boston. Thomas Nelson |
Page Mrs MY Alden Ward. Prof
'harles Zueblii of Chicago Or. Cha
es Harrington. secretary Of the Massa
'husetts state board of health Mrs
george c. Skid of Chicago. and Mrs
Kate Epson CT. k OF Brooklyn.
Mrs Sarah ! Platt Decker. presi
lent of the 9neral federation, will
reside