The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-10-14

course the home club should show a
large membership of deeply interest
ed women"
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COLLEGIATE CLUB.
A meeting of the Woman's Cole
giate club was held yesterday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Edgar Hiatt
in South Sixteenth street. The prin'
cipal paper for the afternoon was read
by Mrs. Edward H. Harris and was en-
titled Staging Of the Modern Drama. y
She gave comparisons of the earlier
and more modern methods with ref
erence to the productions put on in
early times and those in early times
and today. On account Of the fedcr
alton of clubs convention in this city
1t was decided to hold the next meet
ing next week at the home Of Mrs
Benjamin Bartel.
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HELPING HAND SOCIETY.
A pleasant meeting Of the Helping
Hand society was held yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. w. F. Kolp
in South Sixteenth street. The after
noon was spent socially and with
needlework. Sixteen members were in
attendance. The guests for the after
noon were Mrs. Daniel Burkhart, Miss
Thomas, Miss Julia Thomas and Mrs
Louis Hasecoster. At the close of the
meeting refreshments were served
Next Thursday afternoon Mrs. Chris
Lichtenfels, will entertain the society
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CLOSES ITS SESSIONS.
The D. A. r. state conference which
has been meeting in this city for the
past three days closed it's delibera
tions today. The gathering has been
in every way most successful. the visi
tors are most hearty in their compli
ments on the hospitality of General
James Cox chapter and Of the city at
large, and the home people have been
charmed with the graces of their
guests.
The session this morning was one
ious committees were made by their
chairmen-Miss Julia Landers on Pa
triotic Education. Mrs. Frank Felter
of Huntington on The Children of the
American Revolution, Mrs. William H
Stokes of this city on Child Labor
Mrs. Rose Budd Stewart of Muncie
on Children of the Republic, Mrs. s
E. Perkins of Indianapolis on the d
A. r. Flag and Miss Eliza Browning
of Indianapolis on the Historical
Work.
Interest centered largely in the elec
ton Of officers and the selection of q
place for next years meeting. India
napolis extended an invitation to the
conference to hold its next meeting in
that city and 1t was decided to take
the conference there. The election ol
officers resulted in the reelection oil
regent, vice regent and treasurer
namely Mrs. J. Lee Dinwiddle ol
Fowler. Mrs. William c. Ball. of Nun
Gle and Mrs. Otto Rott of Blooming
ton. As the secretaryship always goes
to the city chosen for the conference
Mrs. Henry A. Becks name was pre-
sented by her chapter and she was
duly elected. The only contest was
for the position of vice regent in
which Mrs. Ball was opposed by Miss
Julia Landers of Indianapolis.-Ko
mo Tribune.
The local delegates returned home
last evening.
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CONCERNING THE FEDERATION.
An excellent program has been pre-
pared for the Richmond convention OF
the State Federation of Women's
clubs, one full of business sessions
which are life and hope of the organ
ization. The work OF the standing
committees is hardly understood and
appreciated, some of the members
having been great forces in bringing
about improved conditions in ouI
state.
The keynote of the convention viii
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