Evening journal., 1911-06-19

to June "a. will be the annual con-
vention Of the Delaware State Fedora
ton of Womens Clubs at Rehoboth.
over forty delegates will officially
represent the sixteen clubs of the
State, together with the State officers
and executive board of the Fedora
tion. Many of the alternates appointed
and other club members, will also at
tend the Federation as visitors, ell
ioying the sessions and the social fea-
lures
The local committees OF the village
improvement Club. the hostess. are the
following: Hospitality. Mrs E. b.
Riley; reception, Mrs George W.
Emery; entertainment, Miss Mary L.
Powers; credentials, Mrs. Joseph W.
Lynch; music, Mrs. Fred A. Ross;
decoration, Mrs. B. B. Owens; baggage.
Mrs Levin T. Carmine. Many Of the
cottage owners will entertain large
house parties, and uniform rate of
$3.50 per day has been secured at the
hotels and boarding houses.
The Federation sessions will be held
in the Royal Roller Skating Rink, and
will open on Thursday afternoon, June
90 After the calling Of the conven-
llOn 10 OIutI Dg the Dldlt iitoiufHAf
Mrs. Robert ]. Lindale, of Wyoming.
the members will be welcomed to Re-
hoboth by Mrs. Harry s. Newman.
president of the Rehoboth Village I'm
provement Club, to which welcome the
response will be made by the State
president The Federation song Will
follow.
Reports Of State officers will be next
in order, report of the recording sec
retary, Mrs. j. r. Cooke. of Seaford; of
the corresponding secretary, Mrs.
James L. Crossmore. of Wyoming; of
the treasurer, Mrs. Daniel Short, of
| LAUREL OF the General Federation
! Secretary, Mrs. Richard T. Cam, of
| Middletown; of the reciprocity COM
mittee. Mrs. John Sheldrake, Of Har-
rington. There will also be greetings
from guests and from the delegates,
each club appointing a delegate to ex-
tend these greetings to the convention.
The greetings are in the nature of re-
ports from the individual clubs telling
the chief achievements and items of
interest from each during the past
year. On Thursday evening, an illus
trated lecture on The Regeneration
of Towns and Cities" will be given
by Albert Kelsey. of Philadelphia.
Contest for Offices.
The business meeting will be held
on Friday. There will be election OF
State officers. and also, a matter Of
special interest, the biennial election
of Board of Directors falls in this
year
There is expected TO be some com
petition, as Sussex has not had a
president for two terms, and Whining.
ton is also anxious to name a chair
man.
Following the election, there will b'
the annual reports from the following
State committees: Forestry. Civics
/ and Health, Mrs Charles H. Jolls
chairman; Arts and Crafts, Mrs. Johr
w. Clifton; Social Service Committee
Miss Emily P. Bissell; Rivers anC
! Harbors, Mrs George w. Marshall
T Educational Committee, Mrs Elizabetl
G. Robinson; Household Economics
, Outlook Committee. Mrs. ]. Harvey
!, Speakman; Legislative Committee.
Reports of convention committees
! will also be made. Mrs. Henry Ridgely
. of Dover. will bring a message iron
= the State Library Commission.
On Friday afternoon, Mrs. Anna 7
8 Scott, of Philadelphia, will lecture o
. The Relation Woman Holds TO th
Financial Problem in the House o
I Friday evening there will be lectur
by Robert w. Van Kirk. of Boston
Following the lecture will take plac
the annual Federation reception
which will be held at the Hotel Hen
/ lopen. The reception is a feature Of tn
> convention which is always locke
forward to with a great deal of lntor
! est and is made a social occasion q
much brihiancy and distinction
A special effort is being made &
! have the Arts and Crafts exhibit, un
/ der the charge of Mrs. John W Gilt
= ton. particularly good this year
There will be no sessions on Satur
! day, but the Rehoboth Club has pro
vided day Of delightful entertainmen
for the delegates. A luncheon in th
, beautiful pine woods will be served I
, the guests. and in the evening ther
will be a dance at the Hotel Braytol
Many delegates will stay over for th
week end. The attractiveness Of th
seashore at this time of the year prom
ises to make this one OF the large;
conventions ever held by the Fedora
ton
The Federation pin, which is wor
by many members, is an artistic littl
design of a clover in green ename
with a ribbon bow in white ename
. bearing the letters, ID. S. F. w. c.
Busy Club Year.
This has been one of the busiest clu
years in the experience of Delawar
clubwomen, and the reports will
substantial and interesting. The Stat
Social Service Committee were work
ing earnestly all the winter for tn
WOmens Factory Inspection bill TIL
Educational Committee and the Socla
= Committee both called conferences a
D Dover in the interest of child welfare
% Most of the individual clubs have 1
- some practical way aided in improvin
= their city or town Anniversary lun
2 cheons and entertainments have bee
+. gala occasions for many Of the clubs
: while all have had various study cour
1 ses, concerts, lectures, and musica
? and dramatic entertainments durin
! the year. The welfare of school chill
dren has been uppermost In the clu
thoughts, The Wilmington club CAV
subscriptions to periodicals to school!
aided children financially to get a
education, and have had lectures upo
flies, care of babies, and prevention o
tuberculosis, in all parts Of the city.
The Delegates.
The delegates from various clubs ar
as follows:
New Century Club. Wilmington
Mre Renfannin Maids Miss Fmm