The Washington herald., 1913-04-20
council Of CLUB
women TO meet
Federation Officers to Gather
Here Tomorrow for Mid
biennial Session.
RALEIGH HEADQUARTERS
Capital Members to Welcome the Wis.,
tors at Meeting at the
National Museum.

The Elid-biennial council of the Gen.
eral Federation of Women's Clubs will
open in evening session at the auditorium
of the National Museum at 8 o'clock to-
morrow. The council is composed of the
officers of the General Federation, presi-
dents and secretaries of State FEEDER
ations, chairman of standing commit
tees. and department heads. Altogether,
more than 500 prominent women are ex-
pected to attend. They will be the
guests of the District Federation, by
which organization plans were made for
their entertainment.
Ohicers of the General Federation ar
rived in Washington yesterday and en-
gagged rooms at the New Raleigh, where
they will open headquarters tomorrow.
In the morning the officers attended a
conference with leaders Of the National
Council and the Collegiate Alumnae for
the purpose of establishing a league of
all womens organizations
Two OF the most important questions
before this council are the development
of rural organizations of women Of a
character most fitted to bring benefit to
the members and devise methods of fur
thering the task which the federation
has taken upon itself-that Of thoroughly
training its members in the theory and
practice OF good government
The second task was undertaken at the
meeting of the General Federation at
San Francisco last year, and the super
vision of the work was placed in sub
committee of the Department of Educa-
tion, called the committee on the study
of political science. Miss Helen Varick
Boswell, organizer and head of the Re-
publican women's organization, the first
OF its kind, was placed In charge Of the
committee. Miss Boswell, after careful
consideration of her task. drew up
courses of study and outlines of the
work to be accomplished, and then en-
listed the interests Of the clubs in the
General Federation.
study Course Popular.
Miss Boswell said yesterday that the
enthusiasm with which the women have
taken up the study of political science
and the results that have been accom-
plished were far beyond expectation. The
object of the work is to teach the women
how to be citizens" This study course
is proving especially popular among the
women of the South, according to Miss
Boswell, who is determined to greatly
enlarge its scope. She has prepared an
exhaustive photography upon the subject.
Clubs taking UP the work keep in touch
with her committees, under whose guild
ance they also take up the comparative
study of governments. An aim OF the
course is to have them investigate on
their own part the questions of the day.
Among the topics which will come up
for discussion are the need of dividing
the country up into as many geographi-
cal groups as there are directors, best
methods of club extension, the club Or
gan, and the necessity of uniform year
books and of state federation budgets
Another matter upon which a gooo
deal of interest centers is the progress
of the 100000 endowment fund for the
purpose of financing the General Fedora
ton. This will be the subject of a con-
ference, at which Mrs. Joseph E. James,
of Missouri, will preside.
Mrs Percy V. Pennypacker, president
of the General Federation, will open the
convention of the council at the National
Museum tomorrow night. The delegates
will be welcomed by Mrs. William L.
Andrews, president of the District Fed
Grafton; Mrs. William M Elliott, presi-
dent of the Maryland Federation: and
Cuno III. Rudolph, president Of the Board
OF District Commissioners.
Mrs. Pennypacker will acknowledge the
addresses of welcome. Mrs. Albion Fell
lows Bacon, OF Indiana, Will make the
address of the evening She will speak
on Housing Reform basing her re-
marks upon housing reform BILL drawn
by herself, and which she was largely
instrumental in securing from the Leg
islature of her State. Rev. Henry c.
Couden. Chaplain of the House, will de-
liver the invocation. A reception will
follow the rendition of the programme.
Two past presidents of the federation,
Mrs. Philip n. Moore and Mrs. Dimies
T. s. Dennison, are delegates to the
council. Business sessions and confer
ences will be held at the Raleigh during
the daytime. Evening sessions will be
held in the National Museum The !
council will close Thursday evening, al |
though many Of the delegates plan to |
remain until Sunday. to attend a num- |
Der of entertainments which have been |
planned for them.