The Washington herald., 1913-04-24
WOMEN DISCUSS
FUND
General Federation of Clubs
Plans Campaign to Raise
Sum of 100000.
VISIT TO MOUNT VERNON
Delegates to Go to Baltimore Today
as Guests of Members from
that City.

methods for increasing contributions to
the endowment fund of the federation
will be worked out, was launched last
night by Mrs. w. K. James. chairman
Of the endowment fund committee, at a
conference at the Raleigh Hotel of State
presidents and secretaries of the Cen
eral Federation Of Womens Clubs, now
holding it's biennial council In this
city. Following an appeal for more
strenuous work in raising an endow-
ment fund of 100000. Mrs. James asked
members of the federation to plan, and
report at the meeting at the National
Museum this evening, methods for has
tening the collection of contributions.
Mrs. James outlined the fight for funds,
which began two years ago. The en-
dowment fund will be raised, as far as
possible in pursuance of the plan shown
by Mrs. James, by individual effort in
stead of by State clubs. If the con-
tributing was done directly, by individual
members of the federation, Mrs. James
said, the fund would be raised as soon
as each woman became interested enough
to contribute small sum.
President Suggests Way.
Mrs. Percy v. Pennybacker, president
Of the federation, urged the members to
additional effort. She said that while
she realized the officers were doing their
best, the results of the efforts to raise
the endowment fund had not so far been
particularly satisfactory. in view Of the
fact that the federation has more than
a million members.
State officers at the conference reported
progress in their districts. II was
found that about $50, 900 had been raised.
Among the officers taking part in the
discussion that followed were Mrs. Jo-
seph Frauenthal, Arkansas: Mrs. S. c.
Cooper, Delaware; Mrs. William f. An
drews, Washington. d. c.; Mrs. FitZpat-
rick, Georgia; Mrs. Frederick a. Dow
Illinois: Mrs. Elizabeth Claypool Earl
Indiana; Mrs. George Barker. Kansas;
Mrs. Henry c. Mulligan and Mrs. Nathan
Denson, Massachusetts; Mrs. Frank
Shuler and Mrs. Eugene J. Grant, New
York; Mrs. Florence c. Mills, Michigan:
Mrs. Howard c. Warren, New Jersey;
Mrs w S. Lauder, North Dakota: Mrs.
Howard Huckins and Mrs. Edgar Todd
OHIO; Mrs Samuel Semple, Pennsylvania;
Mrs. Henry j. Cushman, Rhode Island !:
Mrs. Zillah c. +. Wilson, South Dakota;
Mrs. B. T. Howard, Tennessee; Mrs. An
drew Gorham and Mrs. Blakely, Utah:
Mrs. John S. RUM. West virginia; Mrs.
Robert c. McCredie. Washington, and
Stearns, Wisconsin.
DR.. Lillian Johnson, one of the dele
gates appointed by Congress a member
from the United States of the European
high cost of living commission, addressed
the members briefly. She asked them to
interest themselves in the results of the
work of the commission. which will in
vestigate conditions through all of Eu-
rope.
Following tie conference members of the
federation visited the Library of Con-
gress, with officers of literary clubs Of the
District as guides. In charge was Mrs.
William f. Andrews. president of the
District branch of the federation. Other
club presidents acting on the committee
of guides were Mrs. Mary Buell., Wash
ington Chapter, b. P. o. E.; Mrs, John II.
Stokes, Philo Classics Club: Mrs. John
Naylor. Capital Hill History Club; Mrs.
Ide Muller, Excelsior Literature Club;
Mrs. A. F. Hassan, Evermay Club: Mrs.
Thomas w. Sidwell, Twentieth Century
Club, and Mrs. Harry Armstrong, Ken
sington Women's Club. Mrs. Edith King
man Kern, of the League of American
Penwomen, was also on the committee.
Department Heads Report.
Mrs. S. S. Crockett, Miss Helen Louise
Johnson. Mrs. George Bass, Mrs. Samuel
B. Sheath, Mrs. Philip n. Moore, and
Mrs. Harriet Bishop Waters were speak
ers at the morning session at the Ra-
leigh Hotel. Their subjects, which tok
the form of department reports, We're, re-
spectively, woman's part in the national
health movement, the meaning of home
economies, local arrangements for the
Chicago biennial, programmes for the
biennial, foreign correspondence.
of departments, and the gen.
eral federation magazine.
The health movement was the prin-
cipal topic of discussion. Among those
taking part in the discussion were DIR.
Fannie Dunn Quain. N. Oak; Mrs.
Lafon Riker, Kentucky; Mrs. Oliver c.
Ashton, Vermont: Mrs. Goodwin, of the
Childrens Bureau; DR.. Caroline Geisel.
Michigan, and Mrs. Martha Gielow. Of
Washington, D. G.
The afternoon was devoted to a trip
down the Potomac River to Mount Yer
non and other historic points. The
Washington Chamber Of Commerce had
charge of the arrangements for the trip,
which it organized for the entertainment
Of members of the federation.
Today members of the federation will
leave Union Station at o'clock for
Baltimore, where they will hold a morn
ing session at Mccoy. Hall, Johns Hop
kins University. The Maryland fedora
ton, Baltimore district, will entertain
at luncheon at 1 o'clock, at the Balti-
more Country Club, where Miss iona
Gale will deliver an address on Civic
Work in Little Towns"
After their return to Washington at
o'clock the members will hold an even