The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-04-24
THE CONVENTION CLOSED ITS LABORS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Meeting Was Characterized by Various
Attractive Features.
The Next Meeting to be Held at COIum.
bus, Miss.

WOmen's Clubs, which met in this
city Tuesday, adjourned Thursday
afternoon to meet next year at
Columbus. The grand finale of the
session was brilliant reception
Thursday night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. F. +. Becker.
The officers elected for the next
Federation year are as follows: ::
President, Mrs. J. P. Lamkin,
Friars Point: first vice president,
Mrs. D. Cohn, Climbers Club,
Brookhaven; second vice president,
Mrs. VIII. Smith, Durant; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Thomas Brady,
Jr., Peripatetic Club, Brookhaven
corresponding secretary, Mrs. o.
H. johnson, Friars Point; auditor,
Mrs. Thos. SearIes. Vicksburg.
Miss HarEis, of Meridian, the
Federation treasurer, holds over.
Before adjournment, the commit
tee on resolutions submitted the
following report.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
Whereas, the members of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
in convention assembled in the
beautiful and progressive town of
Brookhaven, have SO greatly enjoyed
the session of 1909 and feel SO
deeply indebted to the city, to the
people, and especially to the club
women; and,
Whereas, through the decade of
our existence as a Federation,
though always the honored guests
of splendid Mississippi cities, we
have never known a sweeter well
come or more beautiful courtesy
than we have had graciously ac-
corded us here in the gem city of
South Mississippi; Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we tender to our
hostesses, the Climbers and Peri
patetics, and all the other women
of Brookhayen an expression Of our
appreciation and heartfelt thanks
for their cordial and whole-souIed
hospitality.
Resolved, second, That we convey
to the merchants and business men
of Brookhaven a special vote of
thanks for their unprecedented
courtesies and attention; also to
the faculty and students of Whit
worth College for their delightful
entertainments; to the Press for
their courtesies; to Mr.. Heuck for
the use of the Opera House and to
the Cumberland Telephone Co.
CARRIE w. RAMSEY,
MYRTLE K. DOUGHTEY,
MAGGIE w. STILL,
Committee.
| Fifty-five clubs of the State were
represented by delegates or mes
sages to the Federation.
An incident of Wednesday morn
ing's session of the Federation was
the presentation of a gavel to the
president from the Climbers of this
city, by Mrs. A. G. McNair.
At the afternoon session in pur-
suance of the recommendation made
in the report of Mrs. Thomas
Brady, Jr chairman of the legisla-
tive department, backed by strong
and lucid address by that lady,
4bo Tilirooo ord UorJoV,o xooo o,.
gument prevailed against the fed
Grafton going on record in favor Of
compulsory education in Mississip-
pi, and that proposition was in
definitely postponed as premature
and unwise under existing racial
conditions.
A strong plea was made by Miss
Powell of Norfield, president of the
Mississippi School Improvement
Association in support of a State
training school for teachers. Miss
Powell also made an impressive
argument in support of school inn
provement associations whose good
work is already seen among the
country schools in this and other
counties of the State.
OTHER FEATURES.
Wednesday evenings session OF
the Federation was devoted to
music, literature and art. at which
time Miss Miriam Thigpen. Of the
Magnolia Music Club distinguished
herself on the piano.
An ovation was accorded Mrs
Hines and her inimitable violin,
Mrs. w. T. Buck, piano, and Mrs.
Harley Stands, voice, these three
Igifted women representing the
IChaminade Club Of jackson. Miss
Doughtey of Meridian, also gave
Ievidence of her gift of song in
Softly Signing, Day is Dying.
i Miss Bessie Lemly, of jackson
lread an exceedingly interesting
paper on Arts and Crafts.
i The prize club paper of, the
Estate, A Brief History Of Missis
Isippi Literature. read by its
Iauthor. Mrs. ]. Fl. Redding, AMI
I the prize original story, A Birc
Iof Passage, by Miss Ragsdale
and the poem of greatest merit bs
Mrs. Dancey of Holly Springs, reat
lby Mrs. w. S. Johhnson, added
great interest to the brilliant pro
|gramne, which was heard by vas
concourse of Brookhaven's cuIturet
people. The Peripatetics wert
kept busy that night and next da,
receiving congratulations On theil
victory il winning the prize the