Evening star., 1909-05-16
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA CLUBWOMEN TO OPEN
CONVENTION WEDNESDAY.
Program for Three Days Session.
Prominent Speakers for Thursday
Night-Labor Mems Banquet.
Special Correspondence of The star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, May 15,. 1908.
The second annual convention Of the
Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs
will convene In this city Wednesday next
and conclude it's session Friday next.
The convention will be held under the
auspices of the Cameron Club. The
morning and afternoon meetings will be
held at Christ P. f. Church Parish
Hall, while tine evening sessions will be
held at Lee Camp Hall. All Of the
meetings will be open to the public. The
session will be opened Wednesday after
noon at 5 o'clock, with a meeting of the
executive board at Christ Church Parish
Hall. AT $50 o'clock that evening, at
Lee Camp Hall, reception will be ten
dered the officers, delegates and visiting
clubwomen by the members of the
Cameron Club. The reception will be a
card affair, and, of course, only those
holding cards will be able to participate
Several members of the Cameron Club
will assist in receiving the guests.
Promptly at $3.50 o'clock Thursday
morning the business session of the
convention will be called to order in
Christ Church Parish Hall. when the
delegates will present their credentials,
and at 10 o'clock Rev. w. j. Morton.
rector of Christ p. Z. Church, will de-
liver the invocation and make an ad-
dress. Mrs. James r. Kyle, president.
will preside over the deliberations Of the
club.
An address of welcome will be made
by Miss Helen Norris Cummings, presi-
dent of the Cameron Club, this city.
A response will be made by Mrs. A. B.
Darlington, president of the Wednesday
Afternoon Club, Danville, Va. There will
be greetings by Mrs. James Breck
Perkins, president of the Congressional
Club. Washington. Reports from the
then the roll call of delegates. after which
Mrs. James r. Kyle will make an address
as president of the association. Reports
will then be received from the federation
officers. Reports from the art, Audubon,
forestry, library extension will fol-
low. with a discussion of each report.
Announcement of special committee will
be made, and at l o'clock there will be
an adjournment for lunch. The afternoon
session will be as follows: 2:30 o'clock,
departments, literature, music, re-
ciprocity, press; pm. meeting OF the
board Of directors.
Speakers Of National Importance.
The most important session to both
members and non-members will be that
Of Thursday night at Lee Camp Hall,
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prominence will make addresses on sub
jects of vital interest to members Of the
club. The speakers will be introduced
by Representative c. c. Carlin, and dur
ing the evening a musical program will
be given. The first speaker will be DR.. H.
F. Moore, bureau of fisheries. This will
be followed with an address by DR.. T. s.
Palmer, in charge of game preservation.
Department of Agriculture. DR.. Henry
Oldys, Department of Agriculture, will
make an address on Bird Music" The
session will be concluded with an address
by Representative Oscar W. Underwood
of Alabama.
The program outlined for Friday will be
as follows 9:30 o'clock. invocation; roll
call of delegates; minutes of Thursday 8
meeting; report of committee on civics,
Mrs. Walter NJ. Ruan, Bedford City; re-
port of committee on education, Mrs. D.
w. Read, Charlotte Courthouse, Va; re-
port of committee on industrial education
and the home, Mrs. Fred M. Beck, Lynch
burg; five-minute reports Of club presi-
dents; amendments to the constitution;
report of nominating committee: miscel-
laneOus business. and at 1 o'clock. ad-
journment for luncheon. At 2:3O o'clock
the members will visit Mount Vernon.
The evening session will convene at 7:80
o'clock with a meeting Of the board Of
directors, and at o'clock the business
session proper will open, when report
will be received from the board Of direc-
tors, after which the annual election of
officers will take place and unfinished
and new business will be considered. A
report Of the committee on resolutions
will follow. after which there will be
announcements and the approval Of the
minutes completed, when the session will
close.
The following Is a list of the present
officers: Mrs. James r. Kyle, president:
Mrs. Lucian H. Cooke. first vice presi-
dent: Miss Helen Norris Cummings sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Walter II. Pax
ton. recording secretary: Miss Elizabeth
liam w. King, treasurer; Mrs. Walter NJ
Ruan, auditor, and Miss Lucy l. Davis.
general federation secretary.
The chairmen of the local committees
are as follows: Mrs. Frank T. King. hos
pitality: Mrs. J. R. Sewer, credentials:
Leadbeater, reception, and Mrs. Lucian
H. Cooke, resolutions.
Banquet to Morrison.
Alexandria Branch. No. 6s. Glassblow-
ers and Bottlers' Union, this city. to-
night rendered Frank Morrison. secretary
Of the American Federation Of Labor. q
complimentary banquet at the cafe OF
F. C. Spinks. Karl Watt. organizer Of
the Federation of Labor, was also a
special guest. Prior to the banquet q
meeting was held at the hall of the local
union and speeches were made by Messrs.
Morrison and Watt. About 10 o'clock
the members, numbering Seventy-flve, re-
paired to the dining rooms, where they
found the tables prettily decorated with
palms and flowers. and an elaborate menu
was served. Shortly after IL o'clock, the
assem- mblage was called to order by
Henry Schnell. who served as toastmaster
of the evening. Speeches were made by
Messrs. Morrison and Watt and Repre-
sentative Charles c. Carlin, Judge L. C.
Barley, Samuel G. Brent, Peter Won de
Westlaken, ]. Fred Birrell, Robinson
Moncure, ]. T. Harrison, F. c. Spinks
and others. The committee In charge Of
arrangements was composed of the fol-
Charles Thompson, G. B. Cheesman and
Joseph Ramsay.
1t is understood that within another
year from now the finance committee
of the city council will present to that
body plan for a revision of the city
assessment. which will, it is stated, be
reduction OF the present rate and an
will prove more equitable than the pres
ent assessment and will yield the city
considerable more revenue.
This matter has been the subject Of dis
cussion for many years past, It always
being contended by projectors OF the
ty owners would be materially benefited
by such q change. and 1t is also contend
ed that under existing conditions pros
pective purchasers Of city real estate are
in large measure deferred from paving
the price asked when they see the prop
policy of the city to ordinarily assess
property for but two-thirds of its face
value.
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