The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-09-09
The CINCINNATI BIENNIAL
(The Tenth Biennial Convention of
the General Federation of Momen's

the General Federation OF women
Clubs Cincinnati May 1919 1910
The Tenth Biennial Convention o.
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs, held in Cincinnati, marked
the 21st anniversary of the organipa.
tion of the General Federation. The
symphony concert under the direction
of Leopold Strovoski, rendered by the
Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs
on Tuesday night, May 10th, in Mu-
sic Hall, was a fitting introduction to
the program, and the formal opening
of the Biennial took place Wednesday
evening in Music Hall, where address
ses of welcome were made by Govern
nor Harmon of Ohio, Mayor Schwab
of Cincinnati, Mr. Melish, chairman
of the Cinnati Business Mems League
Mrs. Broomhall, president of the
Ohio Federation, and Mrs. Laurence
Maxwell, chairman of local Biennial
board Mrs. Philip NJ. Moore, rresi-
dent of the General Federation. made
the response, and Rev. Charles Fred
erick Goss of Cincinnati made an able
address on Conservation, taking the
place of Hon. James Garfield, who
was detained at home by illness.
Bishop Vincent of Ohio gave the in
vocation and the Orpheus Club (men)
rendered several selections during the
evening, the program closing with
the singing of America" by the en-
tire audience. All main sessions were
held in Music Hall and the plan as
carried out consisted of a morning or
main session with reports from COM
mitteesmittees and general business
from 9:15 until / o'clock, conference
Of standing committees from 230 to
$3.50, and open meetings in the even
ings, when the public generally was
welcomed. This Biennial was not as
large as former Biennials, but show
ed an Increased attendance from
Southern States. The Credential
Committee reported as present 1877
delegates, including officers and chair
men, and 800 aternates, Ohio lead
ing, 1853; Illinois, 100; Massachu-
sets, 81; while at Boston there were
1,204 present At Boston every
member of the Board of Directors
was present; at Cincinnati, Mrs. Sher-
man, End vice president, Mrs Allan,
Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Hancock
were detained at home by illness;
but while there were only SO South
ern delegates at Boston, there were
1873 at Cincinnati. Every Southern
State Federation president was pres
ent with the exception of Virginia
and Louisiana, and the representa-
tion was as follows: Alabama 6, Ark
ansas z, Florida ~, Georgia T. Ken
lucky 81, Louisiana Z, Maryland s,
Mississippi 6, North Carolina II,
South Carolina 4, Tennessee 8, Tex
as 10. The reports of officers show
ed that 231 clubs had been admitted
during the past year, Ohio leading
with So, also the State Federation of
Nevada, and an application from Vir-
ginia Federation, while 65 clubs had
resigned; $4,000 had been received
$4,000 had been expended, leaving
a balance on hand of $4,000. of
which $2,134 represented the amount
raised for the English Scholarship.
The salary of the mananager of the
Bureau of Information is $500 for
the two years, her stenographer 5000
for the Biennial period, and the total
expenses of the Bureau, not counting
the compilation and distribution of
the directories, is almost $4,000 for
the two years. Mrs. Moore in her re-
port as president recommended the
of the Bureau of Infor-
nation; combination of Forestry and
Waterways Committees into Conser-
walton department; combination of
Health and Food Sanitation Commit
tees into Department of Public
Health; change of Child Labor and
Industrial Committee to Industrial
md Social Conditions; establishment
If permanent endowment fund, and
he compilation of history of the t
General Federation for past 20 years.
These were adopted, but her recon- S
nendation to change Civil Service S
reform committee to the Merit Sys- I
EN- did not carry, as the convention, a
ed by Miss Bacon and Miss Clarke. \
asst chairmen of Civil Service Re- 4
orm committee, were opposed to
UGH change, and the committee re- a
lains Civil Service Reform. In the |
institutional amendments the pro-
osed increased dues for State FEEDER S
tons, the change in form of Nomi- il
ating Committee and increased pow e
T delegated to Council, all failed to r