The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
CLUB NEWS
Presidents Letter

AS usual. tho days have slipped away
quickly, filled with pleasant duties
Just after finishing my last letter
went to Buffalo TO attend a day and 4.
half of tho School Hygiene Congress.
was especially impressed with Mrs.
| trockettS wcll-arrauged program FOR
the W"mans Club Day, with the excel
lent presiding Of Mrs Frank Schuler
the president of the New York Fedora
ton with tho able addresses made
by Miss Helen Louise johnson chair
man of home economics department.
Or. Gcisel, member Of tho Public
Health Department, and Miss MARY
Wood. vicc-chairman OF legislative
department, and the illuminating re
port of tho Budapest congress. given
me personally by my hostess. Mrs Dot
ter Rumsey Next came =, three days
program conference In the Canadian
summer homo of Mrs sheath
then went 10 Knoxville. Tenn. to
speak at tho Woman's Day OF tn"
Conservation Exposition. Tho womc
of the Tennessee Federation, under
the able leadership OF Mrs George
Denney. nude a brilliant showing
prophesy marked progress In Tennes-
see during the administration of Mrs
Dcnney and her board. am especially
indebted TO Miss White. whom many OF
you have met at various biennials, ana
who. together with the president, was
untirinG In her kind attentions The
Child Warfare Exhibit of tho congress
was especially commendable. There
was always present sympathetic
highly trained woman physician to
mako free examination OF the chill
dren and to advise anxious mothers
y privilege during the brief stay IN
Knoxville was conference with Mrs
Crockett our chairman OF the public
learn through the magazine tho results
OF this conference. My daughter Ruth
here received her first Impressions
Of state club work. She was thorough
/ ly captivated by the Tennessee women.
and left for her school In Bryn Mawr
regretfully.
From Knoxville I hurried back to
! Niagara Falls, where II board meeting
was held. Mrs. Clarke has ALREADY
/ given YOU a resume OF our three and Il
| half days session | was never more
! convinced Of the earnestness, the abil-
! ity and the loyal spirit OF the cabinet
you gave your president at San Fran
cisco than during this meeting. 1t
| was decided, upon the recommends
/ ton OF Mrs. Crockett, to transfer tho
| department OF food sanitation from
! the public health to tho home econo-
} mics department.
/ AS as the board adjourned
/ Mrs. Kcefc and started on the long
! Journey from Niagara Falls to Grand
! Junction, Colorado-thrcc DAYS and
/ nights
The day before wo reached Grand
Junction little tornado struck the
/ town. doing much damage. So brave.
however. are these people that they
| pursued the even tenor OF their way.
and were most hospitable to all vs-
tors In States such as Colorado. Ne
s.nff II IL.
or Texas, friends from the East do not
realize how great are the distances
| club women must travel and how
I, heavy is the expense of attending the
! state meetings. Many OF tho women
! whom | have met on this trip spent
more than $50 FOR railroad fare
! alone. wish especially TO commend
| Colorado for avoiding the crowded
program and the tension that have
usually characterized our meetings.
President Mcliugh and all her officers.
together with Mrs Emma Wadsworth,
the local chairman, gladly gave ample
opportunity for general federation
matters. Under the leadership OF Mrs.
Brown. of Denver Col. full quota Of
the endowment fund has been paid IN.
buffet luncheon was served by a
club OF farmers wives living near
Grand junction: nothing could have
been more delightful You will re-
member Grand Junction Is situated I'm
that marvellous region where, since ir
rigat!on has come, all the fruits AMI
vegetables of the world, save those OF
tropical nature, thrive: on the last day
Of the meeting our hostesses served to
all delegates a delicious luncheon.
where every article of food. with ono
exception. WAS raised in tho valley
about Grand Junction.
Mrs. Harry keefe. our recording sec
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fine impression by her concise, logical
talk on the part that each club has in
{ keeping tho records OF the General
! Federation. Quite train load OF US
| started back to Denver together.
had hoped to have a few hours visit
| with Mrs. Caldwell Martin. the daugh.
ter of our beloved Mrs Decker. To my
disappointment the train did not stop
mt Littlcton, so | missed the pleasure
anticipated
My next date was I'm the Black Hills
OF South Dakota. Nothing was left i'm
| done TO give mo an opportunity or
! seeing the "SwitZerland OF America"
! Certainly tho Slack Hills have a right
| TO this appellation. Hot Springs. Dead
| wood Spcarish and the wonderful
I canyons all have left with mo 4 series
OF beautiful pictures that time cannot
! obliteratc. Under the Symnathetic
} leadership OF Mrs Martin as president
/ the Black Hills Federation. which met
. Al rapid CITY, was genuine success.
: never saw a finer exhibition OF COM
nunity spirit than exists in this region
| met many women who came to these
! towns over thirty years ago. and who
! have borne all the hnrdships of pioneer
life. While tins experience has deVel-
oped i'll them strength IL has taken
from them nothing OF the sweetness
! which, after all is one OF womans
greatest chains. The South Dakota
Federaton met at Yanlton where the
attendance was encouraging. Mrs
! Ziilah Wilson. AS president. has brought
. about AN increase in membership and
! has infused much Of her own energy
| into the club Ufe South Dakota, with
Mrs. :. w. Russell rs the general fed
Grafton secretary has raised not only
It's full quota of th" endowment fund
| but has paid in S5l more than her as
sessmcnt At this writing She stands
nj tho head Of the list of tho whole
/ United state in her generosity.
! Nebraska was tho next state on tina
, itinerary, During my week hero
I spoke In Omaha before the Woman's
Club tMis. Hays. prcsidcnD. III Lin
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