Evening journal., 1913-05-21
MILFORD
GETS NEXT
FEDERATION
Mrs. Samuel ]. Reynolds Of
Smyrna Succeeds Mrs.
Robinson as President
INTERESTING REPORTS
OF THE YEARS WORK
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

DOVER, Del, May 2l.--A brief
business session prefaced the election
of officers which was the special busi-
ness of today's session Of the Della
ware State Federation of Women's
Clubs. Miss Grace Beadenkopf read
letters from Senator Willard Sauls-
bury relative to the distribution of
flower and vegetable seeds among the |
different clubs Of the state. George /
H. McGovern, secretary of the Cham |
Der Of Commerce, Of Wilmington, eX-
tended an invitation for the Fedora
ton to hold it's annual meeting there |
next year. Invitations also were OK
tended from the Milford club by Mrs. |
10. w. Marshall and from the Newark /
Club by Miss Frances Hurd. Mrs |
Marshall's invitation was accepted and |
Milford will entertain the Federation |
next year.
The roll call of officers and dele
gates was next in order, with Mrs. |
r. II. VanDyke, Mrs. j. y. Bye, Mrs. |
James Pennewill and Mrs. Robert
Ferguson as tellers.
Mrs Samuel J. Reynolds, OF
Smyrna was nominated for president
of the Federation. She was introduce
ed by Mrs. Robinson as "the new
president" assuring her election.
other officers elected we're Mrs James
Brayshaw, Delmar, first vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. A. j. Neale. Newark, sec
ond vice-president; Mrs. j. Lyn Pratt.
Milford, third vice-president; Mrs.
| Charles Hastings, Laurel, recording
secretary; Miss Anna d. Hough,
Smyrna, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. John G. Robinson. Wilmington,
General Federation secretary; Mrs.
Madison willing. Seaford. treasurer;
Mrs. G. c. Fulton, Dover, auditor
The new directors representing
their clubs on the State board elect
ed, were
Miss Louise Trout, BridgevilIe;
Mrs. j. w. Reynolds, FELTON,, Mrs.
Howard Stewart, Georgetown; Mrs.
Elizabeth Refsnyder. Harrington; Miss
Sallie ?. Marshall Lewes; Mrs.
George NAPLES. Milton; Mrs Fred
erick Ross, Rehoboth; Mrs. Sarah G.
Cooper, Wyoming; Mrs. Martin Lane,
Wilmington; Miss Eliza Green, Mid
dietown.
Reports OF the standing committees
followed the election. Reporting for
civics and health. Mrs. s. n. Trump,
Wilmington, spoke of the carelessness
and lack Of interest shown by the
proper authorities regarding birth reg
istration. She emphasized the need
of work among mental deficients Of
State. She urged the club members
10 get posters for the destruction of
flies, physicians declaring them re-
sponsible for infantile paralysis.
Mrs. A. d. Warner reported for edu-
cation. Miss Beadenkopf reported for
libraries, in the absence of Mrs. Raw
Inns Seventy-seven travelling libraries
are in constant circulation, seven are
in charge of the State College for Col
cred People for the use of colored
children.
The annual appropriation has been
raised to $4,000 by the Legislature
and 800 appropriation by the ID. S.
f. w. c. has been paid.
Miss Hopkins. of Seaford, told of
the interest in and benefits Of her
: Book Wagon" She reported 21O
| families visited and more than 400
, volumes loaned from August TO De-
cember.
{ Mrs Marshall Smith, of Philadel-
phia. reporting for the Drama League
spoke Of Il as being primarily for
!. the education of national audi
ence for a national drama. The in
: lfuence of home, church. school and
: theatres are the formulative factors
= in life.
The influence Of the theatre is OF
> great educational import and should
receive more attention from thinking
people she said Increasing interest
= il shown in the Drama League which
y ! he of IN OQo .tfftf
leagues in AZ states. "The elemental
I force is there, shall it tear down o.
build up? Ours is the responsibility,
> said Mrs. Smith in closing.
4 Mrs. c. w. Robinson of Claymont
! illustrated her talk on the club wo
man as an ally 10 good music Will
delightfully."- interpreted instrumental
l. piano selections. She deplored thu
low standard OF the popular songI
T. and modern dance music which ap
K peal to the young people today ant
a urged that club women take steps il
raising standard.
q During morning the Federation
members accepted Mrs. Harry Hay
wards invitation to attend farmer
g day at Newark on June 26.
II Reception Last Night.
iii A particularly enjoyable socla
/ feature OF the Federation meeting
N was the reception and entertainment
! given last evening in the State armory
N Members, guests and visitors pause
/ in the midst of business activitie
II to enjoy for a brief time the socia
! side of the Federation. The guest
II were received by the membrs OF tn
! executive board of the Dover Cntur
! Club, Mrs. John G. Robinson, Fedora
] tion president, and Miss Grace Bead
! enkopf. corresponding secretary. Al
/ informal reception was held, wit
! many men in evidence as guests o
/ the Federation members Include
among them we're the Revs. Benjami
/ Thompson. of the Episcopal church
I'LL T. ]. Sarde. pastor OF Armory NJ. 1
I church. and William L. White. paste
! OF Wesley NJ +. church. AT the enter
tainment which followed the receI
I ton. Mrs. Helen Bishop Hughes CAV
a delightful piano solo, Rubensteln
II Concert Etude.r
I'LL Several selections of --ungaria
music were given by Mrs. Charlie
n Lord and Mrs Hall Anderson. A d.
] lightful feature was the impersoni
y Continued On Second Page.