Smyrna times., 1912-05-15
STATE FEDERATION HAS
FINE PROGRAM PREPARED
MEETS IN ANNUAL SESSION AT
MIDDLETOWN THURSDAY, FRIDAY
Miss Bertha Smithers and Miss Eba
Wilds Represent the Twentieth
Century Club of Smyrna

Century Club of Smyrna
Arrangements for the State Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs, which
will meet in Middletown, tomorrow
Thursday and Friday, May 16 and
II, have been completed by the New
Century Club of that town. The
officers who will be present are
President, Mrs. John C. Robinson,
Wilmington; first ice-president,
Mrs. James PennewiIl, Dover; Sec
ond vice-president, Mrs. Frederick
A. Ross, Rehoboth; recording secre-
tary. Mrs. j. R. Cooke, Seaford
corresponding secretary, Miss Grace
Beadenkopt, Wilmington; treas
urer, Mrs. Daniel Short, Laurel;
auditor, Mrs. j. Lynn Pratt, Milford;
general federation secretary, Mrs.
Sarah c. Cooper, Wyoming; COM
mittee on resolutions. Mrs. ]. Lynn
Pratt, Milford; Miss Ray Hydrick,
Bridgeville; Mrs. James H. Chip
man, Georgetown. The officers of
the local society will be: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Charles Derrickson;
chairmen-Homes for guests, Mrs.
Eliza C. Green; decoration, Miss
Agnes F. Cochran; credentials and
badges, Mrs. Francis H Moore; re-
ception. Mrs. Clarence Pool; music,
Mrs. Martin B. Burris; baggage,
Miss Ethel Brady; hospitality, Mrs.
Richard 7. Cam. The session of
the credential committee will be
from 10 to IL o'clock Thursday.
Miss Smithers to Report for Smyrna
The program for Thursday after
noon at O'Clock will be; Call to
order; prayer, the Rev. Francis H.
Moore; welcome for the Middle
town club, Mrs. Charles Derrick
son; response for the federation,
Mrs. John c. Robinson; report of
credential committee, Mrs. Fl ancis
H. Moore; report of recording sec
retary. Mrs. j. r. Cook; report
of corresponding secretary, Miss
Grace Bedenkopf; report of treas
urer, Mrs. Daniel Short; report of
general federation secretary, Mrs.
Sarah G. Cooper; federation song
greetings from delegates-Bridge-
vile Tuesday Night Club, Miss Mir
lam Gray; Delmar New Century
Club, Mrs. E. E. Feenley; Dover
Century Club, Mrs. Charles E.
Wooten; FELTON, Avon Club, Mrs.
William Schabinger; Harring ton
New Century Club, Mrs. Howard
Stewart; Laurel New Century Club,
Mrs. o. V. Wooten; Lewes Twan-
endall, Mrs. William Adkins; Mid
dletown New Century Club, Mrs.
Martin B. Burris; Milford New
Century Club, Mrs. Robert C. Hill F.;
Milton New Century Club, Miss
Clara Vaughn; Newark New Cen
tury Club, Mrs. A. 7. Neale: Re-
hoboth Village Improvement Asso-
citation, Miss Mary F. Powers; Sea-
ford Acorn Club, Miss Alice Morgan
Smyrna Twentieth Century Club,
Miss Bertha Smithers; Wilmington
New Century Club. Mrs. Frederick
Bringhurst; Wyoming Round Table,
Miss Francis Slaymaker; singing
by school children of Middletown.
Thursday evening at 8 o. o'clock-Song
"The Spring Has Come "Ber-
ssuse" by Mrs. E. T. Negendank
recital, maggie Pepper" Miss
MacLaren; solo by Mrs. j. D. Niles
reception given by the New Gen.
tury Club of Middletown to officers
of federation, delegates and visit.
ing club at the home of Mrs. Jesse
F. L. Shepherd.
Rev. Gee. .Edw. Reed to Address Womer
Friday morning at 8.15 o'clock
Business meeting, 10 O'Clock; piant
solo, Witches Dance" Miss Laur;
Postlesa reports of standing com
mittees; arts and crafts, Mrs. Rob
ert Ferguson; conservation, Mrs
George W. Marshall; civics ant
health, Mrs. Samuel N. Trump
household economics, Mrs. Jesse F
Shepherd; legislation, Mrs. Jane
F. WolcOtt; reciprocity. Mrs. Rob
ert j. Lindale; social service, Mis-
Emily P. Bissell; libraries ant
literature, Mrs. Thomas N. Rawlins
address-Library work, Miss Saral
Askew, secretary of New Jerse,
State Library Commission; discus
sion, Mrs. Henry Ridgely, Mrs. M
D. Brown, Mrs. Caleb E. Burchena
and others; parliamentary drill
Mrs. Emma A. Fox. Friday after
noon 2 o'clock-Report of Commit
tee on Education, Mrs. A. D
Warner; address, the Rev. Georg
Edward Reed, formerly the presiden
of Dickinson College, subject, "Co
= lege Education for Girls:' addres
"Some Modern Ideas in Education,
.s Mrs. J. F. Pennypacker; discussio
by DR.. George A. Harter, DIR. Georg
w. Twitmyer, Professor Hayward