Evening journal., 1913-05-20
CLUB WOMEN
OF The STATE
CROWD DOVER
Sixteenth Annual Meeting Of
Federation Opens With
a Rush Of Business
NAME OFFICERS AT
SECOND DAY SESSION
speelal % rHE EvENING JouRNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, May 2O--Club women,
officers aud delegates from all over
the State arrived In Dover this morn
ing TO attend tho sixteenth annual
Injecting of the Delaware state Fed
GRAFTON of Womcn's club. which open-
cd this morning, and Is being held by
| invitations. az the Dover Century
Club, TO continue two days The Fed
GRAFTON comprises seventeen clubs of
women throughout the State.
The clubhouse which stands open
to welcome the visitors Is a veritable
bower Of green and white the Fed
Grafton colors and the walls OF the
upper rooms where the meetings are
/ being held. are almost hidden with
! trimmings of linden branches from the
! famous old lindens. which stand in
/ front OF the house formerly occupied
| by Caesar Rodney. and now the home
Of Mrs A. p. Watson Laurel and
white honcysuckle and peonics on the
platform and In the windows. carry
ont the color scheme
In the lower rooms. thcre Is an
interesting exhibit of arts aud crafts
from all over the State, which il
open TO the public
The exhibit OF tho manual trainlnc
department of the Dover high school
is particularly noteworthy and in-
cludes a library table. clothes tree,
porch swing. knife boxes, roller towel
racks, book racks and other articles.
all we'll made and most useful There
rs also an interesting exhibit OF card
board work by the younger girls. The
pillars at the entrance to the club
house are wrapped with green and
whitc-eycrywhoro II IL the prodomin-
ating color today. no Miss Angelica
Cowgirl chairman of decorations.
Mrs. Robert Lewis and oihor OF the
club members is due the credit for
the beautiful floral decorations
which extend a fragrant welcome tC
the delegates All The stores, too
have joined In the spirit of the day
and most all the windows are show
ing the green and white
The state armory. which Is to bl
< the scene OF the receptions to be givei
this evening by the club members 4
Federation officers. delegates and visit
ors. is aglow with the green an
white. intcrsperscd with many pOttc
plants. Mrs. G.. G. Short is Chairman
Of the reception committee aud vii
be assisted by the younger clu
, members.
Ia the receiving line. with Mrs JOIN
q. Robinson, Federation president
viii be members Of the executive
, beard OF the Dover Century Club. Ia
clnding Mrs NJ. NJ. Wolcott. Miss Auni
AllOway, Mrs n. B. Van Dyke, Mrs
Mary Marshall Miss Moore. Mrs
stephen Slaughter. Mrs. BENJAMIN
I Thompson. Mrs James Pcnncwill
Mrs r. l.. Holiday Mrs John Car
row, Mrs Marshall Derby Mrs. G. c
Short, Mrs. Robert Stott and Mrs
/ Robert j. Ferguson.
Tho members of the hospitality com
mittcc, Mrs James pennewill Mrs
Harry A. Richardson and Mrs. Walter
Morris, met the visitors this morn
, ing with automobiles and took then
[ TO the hotels and private houses a
which they viii be entertained durin;
their stay here. About 30 automO
bles have been provided for this af
+. tcrnoon. when the visitors viii b'
r taken for sightseeing tour In an'
, around the city Out-of-town guests
, included Mrs. Robert Lewis. prcsidcn
, OF the Elkton, Md Club; Mrs. j. w
] Chambers of Sorosis Club. Baltimore
! lana Mrs. Henry D. Cain, Of philadel
, phia
COnlc tiOn Begins.
With the members Of the scat ex.
ecut.ye seated or the platform ant
! the room crowded to It's limit Will
4 delegates. tho Federation Conven
., tion was formally opened by Mrs
r John G Robinson, the president
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