Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-10
BIENNIAL FEDERATION OF CLUBS
TO MEET IN CINCINNATI
THIS WEEK.
FORMER FORESTER PINcHor
TO DELIVER AN ADDRESS
Governor Harmon Also Will Address
Club Women as Will James r. Gar
field and John Mitcheli-Wide Range
Of Subjects to Be Discussed at Ma
tional Convention.

Cincinnati, May 10.-The biennial
meeting of the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs that will convene in
this city Wednesday and remain in ses-
sion week promises to be one Of the
most notable gatherings of women eve-
held in this country.
For many months a small army of
Cincinnati women under the leader
ship of Mrs. Lawrence Maxwell have
labored faithfully and hard to have
ton of the visitors. From the numer-
Gus requests received for accommoda-
tons and inquiries for information, the
members of the local biennial board
feel that the approa ching meeting will
be the most significant in the history
of the federation. They hope that it
will be a strong, forceful and emphatic
expression of the influence exerted by
women upon the affairs of the day.
Today they have completed their ar
rangements for the meeting and the
program indicates that no official body
in the world, from the American con-
gress to the French academy. will con-
a
greater variety of them.
Pinchot Will Speak.
Speakers of national reputation VII.
lay their ideas before this convention
of women. Clifford Pinchot will cease
his efforts at Washington long enough
to come to Cincinnati and explain to
the women the relations of the forest
and the family. John Mitchell, long
the head of the mine workers, is an
other who Will lay his ideas before the
convention.
The range of subjects to be taken up
and passed on is not limited to such
matters as woman suffra sc or house
hold economics, tho these are not neg
lected. Forest conservation, civic bet
terment, municipal reform, and even
the international question of dsarma-
ment are among the topics to be dis
posed of.
Naturally it will require the efforts
of a great many women to accomplish
all this and from the reports at hand
the members of the local board expect
from 5000 to 5000 visitors, who are
coming from all parts of the United
States and several delegations from
Canada. These delegates will repre-
sent clubs with an aggregate in mem
bership exceeding 500, 0e0. Among the
visitors will be several from abroad,
women who are interested in the club
movement for their sex.
Wide Range Of Subjects.
The general meetings of the conven-
ton will be held at Music hall, but tbs
greater portion of the work of the fed
GRAFTON will be done in sections, meet |
ing places having been arranged for
each division While the meeting is
called for the purpose Of giving serious
consideration to subjects Of interest to |
women, practical affairs will at times /
give way to permit Of social events |
that are planned for the entertainments
of the visitors. Ample diversions have !
been arranged for to relieve the ardu-
Gus work of the convention.
The discussions will include such
problems as the conservation of the
natural resources OF the country, the
production of its food supplies, the
preservation of pure standards of food
stuffs the white slave traffic, civics,
reform, sanitation, education
libraries. literature, and labor prob
lens.
The opening meeting of the confer
ence will be held at Music hall the eve
ming of May II. Early arrivals will be
with concert at the hall
the evening before by the Cincinnati
Symphony orchestra.
Governor Harmon to Speak.
The first evening meeting will be
limited to an address Of welcome by
Mrs. Lawrence Maxwell, president Of
the local biennial board. and another
by Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio
on behalf of the state. The response
will be made by Mrs. Philip n. Moore.
president Of the general federation.
The following morning the work Of the
conference will be taken up in earnest
by the delegates.
The next morning, May -. will be
devoted to general reports and the ap-
continent of committees. The after
noon will be given over to the consid-
grafton of art under the leadership Of