The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-28
Northern Indiana City Is Now
Thronged With Delegates to
Three Large National Fra
ternal Conventions.
A FEW LOCAL WOMEN
ARE IN ATTENDANCE
At the Meeting Yesterday Mrs.
NJ. f. Johnston Spoke on Art
Work and Also on Civic Fed
GRAFTON Efforts.
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Delegates 20 three national fraternal
conventions, the American Civic Fed
Grafton. the American Library associa-
tion and the National Educational as
sociation presented reports at the OPEN
ing meeting of the State Federation o:
Women's Clubs which is converting in
South Bend this week. The reports
We're given following the presidents
annual message Local persons are
deeply interested in the convention as
a number of leading club women of this
city are in attendance.
Mrs. Johnston Speaks.
An excellent report was given by
Mrs. NJ. F. Johnston, concerning the
Civic Federation held at PittsburC.
She spoke briefly of the work of the
organization.
She. compared the work Of abatine
nuisances that face every city in the
country with Wholesale house cleaning
and made plea for cooperation on
part of the club women OF the state.
The next convention of the Civic as
sociation will be held in the Sinton ho-
tel. Cincinnati. O.. in November and
Mrs. Johnston expressed a hope that
the state will be better represented
than at the last meeting. At the Pitts.
burg convention only three Indiana
people were in attendance.
Hold Round Table.
At the close of yesterday mornings
meeting a series OF round table sessions
were held. Mrs. NJ F. Johnston also
spoke at this time. her subject being
art. The session was presided over by
Miss Katherine McIlvaine. Of VIM
cennes. vice-chairman. in the absence
Of Mrs. Josephine Page Wright, OF
Fort Wayne, the chairman. Miss Nc.
Ilvaine read Mrs. Wrights report In
which she said that over 50 federated
clubs in the state were using her study
outline. and a number OF unfederated
clubs had applied for permission 10
do SO. Miss Edna Davis. OF Auburn.
was the first speaker on the subject
and concluded her remarks with these
Study life In all its beauty, the beau
ty of the past recorded with the life
blood of our heroes and blotted with
heir tears: study the beauty OF fine
and sentiment in the song
which comforts the heart: and seek the
beauty of practical work which teaches
he world of its usefulness. In con-
,lusion I say, aim high and take
.ime"
For . Sane Fourth.
Perhaps the most interesting features
II the convention yesterday was the
declaration for q sane fourth OF July,
md resolution passed against the
ale Of cigarettes to minors To tho
roung boy. however. the tidings per-
aiming to the fourth comes as a sad
,low.
What's Fourth OF July without fire.
rackers.
But to the anxious mother the news
will be greeted with Joy az the wor.
les occasioned by her young offspring
eem to extend from one fourth to The
ext
The convention greeted Mrs w s.
dajor. state president. with hearty ap-
lause when she made her opening ad-
ress In the morning Mrs. Major In
apidly recovering from an illness. and
'as in charge of the morning conven-
ion session. Last nights meetings
nth addresses by Miss Helen varick
Of New York. and Mrs. Ellen
I. Henrotin Of Chicago. were the most
Important OF the convention.
Interesting Address.
The former spoke on the Club wo-
,an's Responsibility in the Communi-
r" and Mrs. Henrotin on The Re.
Of Club Women Toward
ne Dependent Girls Of the State"
Miss Boswell is well known as a So
Iologist Of experience She II chair
ian of the industrial and child labor
,mmittee Of the General Federation
Women's clubs. but is best known
the country as the woman
mt by President Taft to the Isthmus
Panama to look into the social con-
tions and zee what could b done
ward creating interests for the hun
reds Of American women On the canaa
me.
The convention II largely attended
Id ID proving most bene1le1al - .
1mber Of important club matters ere
ling considered.