The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-28
FEDERATION
CONVENTION
CONVENED
AnhterestingPro-
gran1n1e Being
Rendered

WHEELING, Oct 2S!-The annuaI
iconventfon of the West Virginia Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clubs opened In
the assembly room OF the McLure
House yesterday, and q large number
OF delegates representing the various
clubs throughout the State are pres
ent.
Io-day's programme of the Gedera.
ton opened with a meeting of the Gre
dentIals committee and the executive
board, eacn at the Mcclure assembly
room at 8 O'Clock in the morning. The
convention was called to order al
9:45 a. m. by the president, Mrs. Nor
ton Workman Sloan, of Huntington:
The invocation, prayer and roll call OF
delegates followed by addresses OF
welcome by Mrs. Guy r. G. Allen
president of the panhandle Federation.
and by Mrs. John Douglas, president
OF the WomaD's Club OF Wellsburg
The response was made by the presl-
dent, Mrs. Sloan. Following the con
yention the regular business with the
hearing OF reports, of the officers OF
the special committees, of the com.
mIttee on constitution, and OF the
standing committees, on reciprocity.
education, federation, literature, mu-
sic, travelling, libraries, and art.
In the afternoon, with Mrs. Charles,
I. Probifoot, presiding, the meetins
at the McIIure was continued with the
reports of the standing committees
The committees on health, wsterways
and forestry were heard, w1en Mrs.
E. G. Ewing read a paper on ,Fores
try." The committees on legislation
civil service refonm, juvenile cour'
and child labor were called and FOL
lowing Mrs. H. H. Moss read a paper
on "HandIcaps to Genius" The ad
dress of the afternoon was made DS
Mrs. D. L. Murray, of Cincinnati, OF
the &c. F. w. C. Biennial" which VII:
be held in Cincinnati shortly.
After the close of the afternoon ses
sion, from 4:30 until 500 o'clock, pr
Harriet B. Jones will give reception
to the Federation at her home on the
corner of Fifteenth and Jacob str US
Prior to the evening meeting, the
nominating committee will hold q
meeting at the lecture room of ST
Matthews church, corner OF FIJI.
teenth and ChapIine streets, st 1880
o'clock
The evening meeting will be held In
the basement of st. Matthew's church,
commencing at $3.50 o'clock, with Mn
NJ. w. Sloan, presiding. Rev. Leonard
w. IS. .Stryker will open the meeting
with an invocation and greeting. Sew
eral musical selections will be render
ed during the session. "The Associat-
ed Charities of Wheeling" will be the
subject of an address by the secretary
of the organization, Mr.. James Dunn
An Illustrated lecture on "The Play.
ground" by Mr.. Lee F. Hammer, OF
New York. secretary Of the National
Playground Association, will conclude
the evening.
The assembly room of the Mcclure
House was the scene of brilliant re-
cept!on on Wednesday evening, when
the presidents and members of tine
Women's clubs of this city, entertah
ell the visiting delegates who are st
tending the annual convention c. the
State Federation of Women's clubs
The AFFAIR was infromal. being in the,
form of a general Introduction be-
tween the local ladies and the out-of-
town vit5tors. Those in the receiving
line were: Mrs. Guy r. C. Allen, Mrs.
w. w. Sloan, Mrs. T. G. Burke, Mrs.
Harry ]. Mandal, Mrs. w. P. McGre9or.
Mrs. w. w. GLcss and Miss Matilda
Reilly.
About fifty visiting delegates attend
ed the reception. One of the distin-
guished guests, who was present a.
the reception, was Mrs. D. l.. Murray,
OF Cincinnati. who will be prominent
officer at the biennial convention OF
the General Federation OF Women's
clubs, which convenes in Cincinnati
next June.
Among the out-of-town guests who
were present were:
Mrs. w. H. Shober, Charleston.
Miss Starke, Charleston.
Mrs. Jas. McCoach, Sistersville.
Mrs. A. A. Adams, Slstersvllle.
Mrs. ]. H. Str'clSling. Huntington.
Mrs. d. l.. Murray, Cincinnati.
Mrs. Kemble White, ,Fairmont.
Mrs. Margaret Mckinney, Fairmo1t.
Mrs. ]. A. Meredith, Fairmont
Mrs. J. "A. Fickinger, Fairmont.
Mrs. j. NJ. Black, Fairmont.
Mrs. John i. Ridel, ClarksbHrg.
Mrs. ]. E. Cooper. Cameron.
| Mrs. C. E. Hutchinson, Cameron.
Mrs. Clara Gould Barber MOrgantOwn
Mrs. p. 5. Easton. M:snnington.
Miss Regina Kelley. Mannlngton.
Mrs. VIM. p. Flaherty. Parkersburg.
Mrs. Harry S. Wilson, ParkersburS,
Mrs. Jonn McKown, Parkersburg.
Mrs. NJ. Oppenheimer, ParkersburR.
Mrr. H. H. Moss, Parkersburg.