Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-04-28
~ mrs. ". ". KING

The council of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs met IN Men,
phis April 10 and 20. The delegates
represent membership of 100000 and
this meeting was held to make plans
for the next biennial meeting which
will hold its conference in San Fran
cisco June 1912.
Clubs from nearly every civilized
country hold membership in the Cen
eral Federation. All of the states in
the Union are federated and many in
dividual clubs hold membership
There were about one hundred and
fifty delegates present, all officers OF
the General Federation or state presi-
dents. The meetings were held in the
magnificent new quarters of the niue
tenth Century Club.
Wednesday morning was devoted to
business session. During the after
noon the nineteenth Century, luh gave
the delegates q charming automobile
ride, carefully planned to show the
strangers thellovely parks and boule-
Yards and all of the points Of interest.in
the city.
The first speaker of the Wednesday
evening session was Miss Henry of
Maryville College, Tennessee. She
gave graphic picture of the life Of the
people in the mountain Businesses, or
would it be better to say of their ex-
istence? The development of the work
in the past ten years has been marvel
Gus and the response and appreciation
of the people who are helped, is indeed
touching.
Mr. Ward, the second speaker, gave
stereoptican lecture on Social Work.
His large experience as organiser Of
the social work in Rochester, N. Y,
lends especial interest to his exploita-
ton of the idea that such social work
as was formerly done for q limited
class Of people namely, school chill
drsn) must be done in our growing
democracy for all classes of people in
the public school buildings which is
their rightful social centre.
Thursday morning Miss Helen
Varick Boswell, of New York, chair
man of the department of industrial
and social conditions, ono of the best
speakers of the meeting, received al
most an ovation on her appearance
Her work il well known 10 club wo-
men everywhere. She has recently re-
turned from trip over the Panama
canal zone, where she assisted in or
ganising her department among the
women's clubs there. Miss Boswell
told of the adoption Of the individual
drinking cup in schools and on rail-
road trains.
There were interesting reports on
Conservation, Art, and several speak.
ers asked for few minutes in which
to present pet scheme.
The magnificent home of Mrs. Nc
Farland was the scene of . brilliant re-
ception given on behalf Of the Wo
mans club in Memphis. A toast to
the visitors was read by one Of the
club members, the first verse of which
we copy.
"Welcome is splendid word.
Sometimes the sweetest ever heard,
Welcome to what? To all that's good
And sweet and grand in womanhood.
That's what our greeting means today
To those from home and far away
From North and South and East and
West.
The cream of all the very best
Was gathered here, and we, a. host,
Extend-a four-leaf clover toast"
Thursday evening the grand finale
was concert given by the Memphis
Symphony Club and the Choral Socie-
ty. Many Of the delegates went after
the concert to the Chiekaaaw Ball
which is the social event Of the season
in Memphis.