The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-26
WELCOMING SESSION.
Cordial Greeting Extended by the
People Of HIchmond-Presi.
dents Address.

Cordial Greeting Extended by the
People Of RIehmond-Presi-
dents Address.
II the members of the Indiana
State Federation of Women's clubs
might for any reason have had the
impression they were not welcome in
Richmond. this impression must have
been fully removed Tuesday evening
when the welcoming session Of the
convention was held In high school
auditorium. 1t would be hard to ina
CINE a more cordial greeting or to
give expression to higher words of
appreciation than those expressed by
the speakers who represented the
Richmond public. The exercises were
attended by large and fashionable
audience which expressed it's appre-
citation Of such an ideal place of as
sembly as IL afforded by the high
school auditorium, and in such a con-
venient location. This was the first
real test of the assembly room as to
size of audience and acoustic prop
critics and in both regards 1t was
found entirely satisfactory.
The stage was Handsomely decorat-
ed Tuesday evening in honor of the
visitors and the entire occasion was
marked by an atmosphere of prepare
ton and expectation of something out
Of the ordinary that could hardly have
escaped the attention Of the visitors.
The program opened with q number
by the High School orchestra under
the direction Of Prof. Will Earhart.
this being followed by the invocation
by Prof. Ebert Russell Of Earlham
college, and the song Indiana" by
Mrs. William Kruger.
Welcome by Mrs. Hole.
The initial address Of welcome was
by Mrs. Allen d. Hole, who repre-
scented the local state federated clubs
and who in connection with the form
al greetings took occasion to empha-
size the importance Of some Of the
work of the Federation is doing and
that 1t hopes to do. It is her view
that when q woman has done her
whole duty by her home and by her
church. she il then in position to give
her attention to club activity and
through that medium cooperate for
the general good. Mrs. Hole laid spe-
cial stress on the subject of sanitary
healthfulness.
Representing the city at large, Hon.
William Dudley Foulke extended
greetings in q speech in which he
pointed out the importance of the
club movement among women. recall
ing with what horror this proposal
was considered in former years. "It
was bad enough to have . club for
men," he said. lin the opinion of the
people. Of . few years back. but a
club for women-what il the world
coming to-" But that time has gone
and women are entering into many
Of the activities Of life until those
who are inclined to be fair with them
are willing to concede that women q
sphere Ia anything that she can do
we'll Mr.. Foulke does not believe 1t
10 necessary that the cares of the
homo should prove burdensome 90
that Q woman can have NO time for
other matters. but that In order that
she may be . at mother for her chill
dren. q at companion to her husband
and have . fair opportunity In every
way, she must be given . chance for
personal betterment and this II where
the club comes In and brings to her a
fund of information and knowledge OF
the worlds activities that she could
not otherwise secure. Mr.. Foulke
called further attention to the wide
influence that 10 welded By certain
club Organizations noting particularly
the history class ~ formerly taught
by Matte Curl Dennis. It has been
some years since this class passed out
Of existence and Mrs.. Dennis has been
dead a number of years. but the in.
fuence Of her work Is still felt He
also referred 70 the work OF Julia
Ward Howe. with whom for years h