The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-03-30
FEDERATION
CLOSES SESSION,
Reports From Various Clubs Show
Gratifying Work Along Social, Edu-
cational and Civic Lines.
ATTENDANCE, 81 DELEGATES, IA
OUT OF TOWN VISITORS.
Entertaining Talks by Miss Poppen-
helm, Mrs. Whitworth, Mrs. Moore
and Others-Resolutio Adopted

and OtherS-ReSOlut AdO pied
The tenth annual convention of the
Louisiana Federation of Women's
Clubs, continued its session Friday
morning at the Industrial Institute OF
invitation of President E. L. Stephens
Dr. Stephens welcomed the delegates
and made several school announce
throughout the state were made by
the Presidents and Secretaries. The
reports were all very encouraging and
showed much good work accomplished
along social moral and educational
lines. Civic improvements had also
been given the attention of the clubs
measures. The delegates all express
ed extreme satisfaction over the show
ing made and were evidently filled
with greater inspiration for greater
work next year. On DR.. Stephens sug-
gestiOn the convention took five min
ute recess to review the cadet drill on
the campus. Mrs. Moore conclued the
morning exercises by conducting very
ably and instructively parliamentary
drill the object being to give the dele
gates some insight into this essential
feature of their meetings. Upon ad-
journment the ladies inspected the
school in every department, witness
ing class exercises, manual training,
etc., in actual operation. The order and
system prevailing in the Institute, it's
splendid buildings and fine situation
evidently impressed all
Afternoon Session.
The convention met again in the af-
ternOon in Music Hall, Mrs Mathewes
presiding. Mrs. w. j. Avery, chair
man of the credentials committee re-
ported 81 delegates enrolled and IA
out of town visitors. Mrs. J. B. Foley,
treasurer, reported expenses $65.50
with balance on hand $117.50. Mrs
Ritchie, auditor reported the treas
urers books correct
Mrs. ]. d. Wilkinson of Shreveport
reported for the committee on forestry
The report stated the committee had
established a chair of forestry in the
Baton Rouge University and distribu-
ted much literature on the subject
The committee had also given $1.00 to
many schools for planting a holly,
and Mrs. Webb had also done much to
protect the trees in towns from mutt
lation. A loving cup, beautifully in
scribed had been awarded Miss Err
nestine Terry for the best essay on
trees, her special subject being the
live oak. Mrs. Wilkinson stated that
Miss Terry is 13 years old, is in the
Seventh grade of the Shreveport
schools and her teacher is Miss SUI
sic LeRosen.
Miss Poppenheim read an interest
ing paper on Southern Women in
club life and traced the history of
club organization to the South, show
ing that though hampered by the dis
astrous results of the Civil War,
the progress and advancement COM
pared favorably with that of any other
section Of the country. Southern wo-
men were proving powerful factors in
many great social reforms and move
ments for uplift and betterment Miss
Poppenheim explained the English
scholarship plan, stating that 500 was
asked from each state to send some
young lady to some English Universe
ty, her qualifications to be determined
by competitive examination and re-
commentator by the Federation.
Mrs. Moore read from the Federation
constitution declaring all civic and
school leagues were entitled to mem
bership. Mrs. Ray Whitworth made
report for the sanitation committee,
and urged attention to cups, buckets,
ETC., In schools. Filters. fountains and
pasteboards cups were favored, to re-
QuCC JuC u0A6Cl VI luACCtlOA anu OOA-
tagion. Mrs. F. e. Davis of Lafayette
reported four fountains ordered for To-
cal schools. Mrs. Shuttleworth urged
cooperation in the fight against tu-
berculosis. Mrs. Alice st. Martin, of
New Orleans, read report on the
work of legislation, noting many re-
forms in Child Labor laws and prison |
reform. Numbers of waits from New |
York had been distributed in Louisia- |
na, while little ones might have been |
found nearer home in the New Or
leans asylums II proper guarantees
were given for care and protection.
!. Mrs. w. p. Edwards reported for
the Press committee some work done !