Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
Votes Will Be Taken to Obtain Con-
census of Opinion on
Subjects.

remain open all day and half a day
Tuesday. Preceding the formal OPEN
ing of the council tomorrow night the
board of directors and the chairmen of
the various committees and depart
ments will meet on the tenth floor of
the Raleigh, beginning at o'clock.
The session will continue all day. and
| it will discuss and outline matters
which willy be brought before the gen.
eral meeting, which begins Tuesday.
The officers of the council have arrived
in the city, and it is expected that by
tomorrow all the members Of the board
| of directors and chairmen Of commit
tees and departments will be on hand
to attend the Monday meeting.
No Binding Action to Be Taken.
There can be no binding action taken
at the sessions Of the council which are
to be held this week. This biennial meet
ing merely alternates with the general
meeting. At the sessions next week dis
cussion of various propositions will be
engaged in, and while votes will be taken,
they will be only for the purpose of OBJ
tanning the consensus of opinion on the
numerous matters. These meetings are
not delegated bodies, but any member of
the general federation who elects to do
so may attend and participate in the dis
cussions.
Reports of the various committees are
heard and are laid before the meetings
for discussion. The topics which come
before these conferences cover such sub
jects as conservation, best methods OF
club extensions in state federations, So
cial centers, the need of federated clubs
in rural districts, the minimum wage and
various other matters
The general federation has more than
100000 members on it's list, and this
meeting, which is the first of its kind in
Washington. is considered by those at
tending to be of intense importance to
women all over the country and its dis
cussions and deliberations are likely to
have a far-reaching effect.
Many entertainments have been ar
ranged by the District of Columbia Fed
Grafton for those attending the present
Program for Monday.
The meeting will open Monday night at
the National Museum with an invocation
by Rev. Henry N. Couden, chaplain OF
the House of Representatives. This will
be followed by addresses Of welcome
of the District Federation; Mrs. w. M.
Ellicott, president of the Maryland Fed
GRAFTON. and by the president OF the board
Of District Commissioners. These will
be responded to by Mrs. Percy v. Penny
hacker. president general of the Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs. Then will come
two solos, followed by an address on
Housing Reform by Mrs. Albion Eel
lows Bacon. A reception complimentary
to the general federation council from
the District Federation in the assembly
room Of the Raleigh will follow.
The morning session Tuesday will be
given over principally to the officers and
chairmen of committees and departments
for the making of their reports. United
States Commissioner Of Education P. P.
Claxton will address the gathering on
1.-The Rural Home-Advantages and
Present Needs; Mrs. William Jennings
Bryan on 1.-The Rural Church as a Force
in Solving Economic and Social Problems
of Rural Life and Mrs. Frances Squire
Potter on 1.-The INTERPRETATION and Inter-
dependence of Rural and Urban Life
Reception at White House.
Tuesday afternoon there will be a meet
ing of the trustees Of the endowment
fund; reception by President Wilson at
the White House; a conference of chair
men of departments, and these topics will
be discussed: 'Tn how many departments
would the successful establishment of
social centers be of vital help?"; 1.-THE
booklet setting forth department work.
Does 1t serve its purpose?"; How can
federation committee work be made con-
secutive and cumulative for one object
until results are actually attained?"; 1.-The
biennial program: How can we find time
to represent all committees and W rep
resent other necessary topics?' ''Bien-
NAL music: Music in relation to the bien-
NAL"
There will be conferences of state pres
idents and general federation state sec
retarles. followed by discussions Of
topics relating to rural conditions. and
other work of the federation. Tuesday
night at 8 o'clock, there will be a meet
| ing at the National Museum. There are
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Wednesday morning also will be given
over to discussion Of various topics COM
ing before the body, and In the afternoon
the members will take a trip down the
Potomac river to historical points as the
guests of the Chamber Of Commerce. At
O'CLOCK there will be conference on
the endowment fund, and at $50 the
| women will visit the Congressional
Library under the direction of the litera-
ry clubs Of the District of Columbia.
60 to Baltimore Thursday.
en- leaving the Union station for Balti-
more, where they will hold the morning
session at McCoy's Hall, Johns Hopkins
University. Luncheon will be taken at
the Baltimore Country Club. and Miss
iona Gale will talk on Civic Work in
Little Towns" The delegates will re-
turn to Washington at o'clock. The ses-
sions will finally adjourn Thursday night,
following a meeting at the National Mu-
scum. at which. will other business
will be the consideration of the report OF
the trustees of the endowment fund, and
fifteen women will talk on The Charac-
teristics of the Ideal Club Woman"
Friday there will be a reception from
to 6 pm. rendered to Mrs. Percy v
Penny packer, president of the general
federation, by the women of the Congress
sional Club. Friday and Saturday those
who remain over will be conducted to
various points of interest about the city
by members of the District Federation.
Among the Arrivals.
Those who will attend the conferences
who had reported their arrival in the CITY
last night were:
Mrs Percy V. Penny hacker, Austin
| Tex. general president; Mrs. Eugene
| secretary; Mrs. Grace Julian Clarke, In
| dianapolis director: Mrs. William B. Will
| liams, Lapeer. Mich, treasurer; Mrs
| Francis D. Everett, Highland Park. ILL.,,
director; Mrs. ]. Creighton Mathewes
New Orleans, director; Mrs. P. N. Moore
past president and chairman of the en-
dowment fund committee; Mrs. w. X
Jones' st. Joseph Mo-; Mrs. c. p. Barnes
| chairman of department on vocational
| education: Miss Helen Varrick Boswell
New York city; Mrs. F. J. Schiller, presi-
! dent New York state federation, and Mrs
| George Watkins. Chicago, past president
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