The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-17


The first meeting of the Tenth dis
trict of the. Indiana State Federation
of Womans Clubc took place in Ham
mond today. The meeting was held in
the auditorium of the First Methodist
church, was was comfortably filled with
Hammond's representative ladies. num-
bers of the Hammond Woman's cluo,
their friends and members of clubs in
the principal cities of the district There
were many ladies IN attendance from
Rensselaer,. Valparaiso, Grown Point.
East Chicago and Gary. Every city
was represented with the exception of
Michigan City and Fowler. Several OF
the clubs were represented by as many
as twenty-five or thirty ladies. The
guests began arriving in Hammond as
early as $50 and continued to come
until 1880. The Valparaiso delegation
was the last to arrive. At the last
meeting Of the Hammond club commit
tee were appointed by the president,
Mrs. Minnie Ibach. to meet the in
coming trains and escort the guests 10
the meeting place At the church Mes
danes Emma Meikle. Lillian Atkinson,
Bertha Hutton and Miss Rena Ames
welcomed the guests and presented
them with printed programs of the day.
The guests found their places, and at
1880 the meeting was called to order.
Mrs. Edith B. Griffin, chairman OF the
Tenth district, presided at the meet
ing in a very appropriate and pleas
ing way and in her opening remarks
appointed Mrs Nettie Blackburn sec
rotary for the meeting
,f fE|A
Of the Tenth district of Indiana Fedora
ton of Womans Clubs followed. me
rules and bylaws were read by the
secretary and approved by members III
the Hammond and Crown Point CLUBS
The constitution provided for the name
object. membership and officers OF the
federation The district organization
was completed at the morning SEES
sion. with the exception of appointing
county chairmen, which the district
chairman announced would take place
early in the afternoon. Each county
win appoint one chairman to act for
one year.
The entertainment program opened
with a very pretty piano solo by MISS
Mae Hanson Miss Hanson chose for
her selection. 'LaCascade,' and rendered
If in a very talented manner Mrs. A.
T. Briggs gave the invocation at the
meeting. Music was furnished by the
ladies' ouartette composed Of the FOL
lowing lad.es in the Hammond club:
Mesdames T. w. Oberlin, E. f. John
sion George B. Shearer and f. l. FL
lick. They sang very pretty Wale1
song and responded to a hearty encore
nv singing The Shoogy Shoo' Ihelr
numbers were heartily enjoyed.
The welcome address was made by
Mrs Minnie Kline, who is secretary OF
the federation. Mrs. Kline gave very
hearty and sincere welcome to the
| guests in her usual delightful way Mrs
Rlina smoke of the Methodist church as
| such an appropriate place for the
meeting as she always associated love
feast with the Methodist church. She
smoke of the good to be derived from
the first meeting, as the guests all had
the same interest at heart. The secre-
taries of the visiting clubs were in
vited to respond, but only Mrs. f. ii.
| Croweu Of the Crown Point Study club
was in attendance. Mrs. Crowen read
very interesting and original response
in verse. Her short talk was one OF
the pleasures of the morning
Mrs. JEANNE Sawyer was announced
bv Mrs Griffin to talk on The Library
| and the Club" Mrs. Sawyer is Ham
mond's librarian. and was well pre-
pared to talk on the subject. Mrs
| sawyer's talk was of especial import
ance to the club members, in that she
urged them to get the library habit
She said that there should be the clos
est relationship between the Librarian
and all club ladies. She asked tha'
the club ladies make confdante OF the
librarian. who was an important oppor-
tunitv in their lives. The library Is o.
great Importance to the studious ele-
ment in school and club work as books
on every subject could be had. and the