Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-16
MANY PROMINENT SPEAKERS
FROM OTHER STATES ToATrENp
Dates Are Nay 10 TO 23-May.D Day
Fsts With Folk Dances Being Ar
ranged BY Cedar Rapids Committees
Art and Pure Food Exhibits
PIanned-outIins Of Program.

will be held in the Presbyterian church.
The program follows:
Board meeting in the evening.
Tuesday morning-Credential COM
mtttee in session at the Presbyterian
church. Convention opens at 1880 y.
m. with addresses OF welcome and re-
Spouse. Report Of local biennial board,
Mrs. Jennie /. Berry. chairman. Fra
ternai greetings. Musical program by
Iowa musicians at 3 p. m.
Tuesday evening-Address by Mrs.
~Pennybacker. general federation pres
ident. followed by reception at Hotel
MOntrose.
Wednesday Neutrality-suspicious. Of Off
GERS and district chairman.
Wednesday afternoon-General fed
Grafton program.
Wednesday evening Address by
Prof. Edward H. Griggs, Of New York
City.
Thursday morning-Report Of stand
Ing committees. Address by Professor
Sanford. Of minneapolis.
Thursday Observation-Disclosures by
Mrs. Guldin. of Fort Wayne, Ind. and
Professor Ward OF Madison. Wis.
Thursday evening-Address by Mrs.
Frances Squire Potter, Of Chicago.
Friday NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by Mrs.
Desha Breckenridge. Of Lexington. Ky.
Friday afternoon-Address by Miss
Lathrop. children's bureau, Washing
ton. d. {.
When the final program is issued it
may contain some changes and addi-
tons to the outline given above.
Each club having a membership of
ft-orty Ave ~ fnoo- hAr4@ -1,tl
be entitled to two delegates to the BIZ
ennial meetings. one of whom shall be
the president Of the club or substitute
appointed by her. and the other elected
by the club. Clubs having q mem
bership of over twenty-five and up to
nifty shall be entitled to three dele
gates. one of whom shall be the presi-
dent or substitute appointed by her,
and the others elected by the club.
Clubs having more than fifty members
shall be entitled to one delegate for
each additional fifty or major fraction
thereof.
The representation of each city fed
GRAFTON shall be based upon the sum
of it's annual tax, the proportion being
one delegate for each dollar paid as
taxes n the federation treasury. The
first delegate hall be the president or
substitute appointed by her. and the
others elected by the city federation.
Folk Dances for Visitors.
Cedar Rapids club women are very
busy women these days and the result
OF all their plans and work will mean
q delightful program Of entertainment
and hospitality for the club women
who will gather in Cedar Rapids for
the biennial in May.
A May day fete with folk dances
and other physical exercises and drills
and a May pole will be one Of the fea-
lures OF the entertainment which is
being arranged by Cedar Rapids club
women for the visitors.
The fete will be given in Greene
square and will be participated in by
the public school pupils n the mem
bers of the children's department Of
the Bohemian Sokols. The convention
program will be arranged so that all
delegates will be enabled to view this
unique feature.
Miss Emma Grattan. supervisor OF
drawing in the schools. will be the
principal speaker at the art conference
on Thursday afternoon. May %.
On Wednesday afternoon, May Fl, a
special memorial service will be held
for Mrs. G. F. Van vechten. past treas
urer Of the general federation, and Mrs.
Sarah Plat Decker, past president o:
the organization.
The committee o n exhibits has Sc
cured some interesting displays for the
convention. The local exhibit will in
clude speciments of free-hand and me-
chanical drawing by the pupils OF the
grade schools and h high school and
ual training classes. In addition there
will be exhibits by the Iowa pure foe
commission and the National Consum-
ers' league OF New York City,