The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-17
ISSUE Will
Be AVOIDED.
p; Is.G
STATE woMANs FEDERATION
DO NOT WANT TO DISCUSS
SUFFRAGE.
W0MAN's ATTIRE LIKELY TO BE
CONSIDERED IN PRESI.
DENTS ADDRESS.

HUNTINGTON, Sept. 17.-Whiie
one great topic of the woman's
world of today will be carefully
avoided at the Meeting Of the West
Virginia Federation of Woman's
clubs to convene in Huntington o.
tober IA for three days session
that OF suffrage-another, the sub
ject OF modern feminine attire will
doubtlessly be mentioned in the an
nual address of Mrs. John l.. Ruhl
Clarksburg president of the fedora
tion. A statement to this effect was
made yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
Hutchinson, president of the Wom-
ans club. which with the Guyan-
dotte Woman's Club and the Current
History Club will entertain the state
federation.
Many letters have been received
by local women influential in the
work of the federation, and, by the
state officials urging that the 1913
state federation meeting adopt reso-
buttons in favor of equal rights OF
ballot for woman. However, the. be-
lief OF the state organization was
voiced by Mrs. Hutchinson, when
she declared that the question Of the
vote was not one which is within the
scone of the work of the West Vir-
ginla federation.
There are regularly organized
suffrage associations for the secur-
ing of the ballot for women and
therefore | don't think we should
take it up" said Mrs. Hutchinson.
Mrs. Hutchinson, however, contin-
ued that in her opinion the women
Of West Virginia are in favor of SUI
frage though militantism would find
no place in the little Mountain
State.
Mrs. Hutchinson also declined to
be interviewed as to her opinion Oh
the wresses worn by girls and wom-.
en- in this age of diapEanous gowEs
and slit skirts. She thought the
state president would probably in
troduce this subject in her annual
address and that 1t is possible reso-
Iutions will be adopted.
One Hundred Expected.
More than one hundred women
are expected to attend the fedora
tons state convention. The Fred
crick hotel will be the headquarters
and business meetings are to be held
in the assembly room rof that hotel.
Prominent speakegsI Including, be-
sides state federatio1$ officers and
he heads of local Clubs, DR.. Allen
Hoben, head of the department Of
heology of Chicago University; Dr.
JARRETT Jones, of Wheeling, an au-
hOrity on state health; President
L. j. Corbly, of Marshall College; NJ.
p. Shawkey, state superintendent OF
public instruction, and Judge Jno.
T. Graham, of the circuit court, have
accepted invitations to be present
and deliver addresses.
Three important sessions OF the
state meeting will be held, the first
- Tuesday evening at the Frcder-
isk assembly hall, musicale and re-
st Marshall College on
Wednesday evening and a tea at the
..uue OF mrs. e. l.. Ritter on Thurs
lay afternoon. The address of the
state superintendent OF public in
struction will be held just previous
to the reception on Tuesday eevning.
On Tuesday afternoon the opening!
N''"'"cSe session of the organization
will take place at the hotel wh"u
'tchlnson. as president of the
Woman's club, Miss Virginia Fonf
executive of the Current History
club, and Mrs. Writ Brown, mead OF
the Guyandotte Woman's club, will
make addresses of welcome to theE
visiting delegates. In response thHI
state president will speak. Also Oil
Tuesday afternoon there will be tho
report of six committees on work OF
the state association.
At this meeting will be welcomed
women from every city of import
ance in the state, including Wheel
ing, Charleston, Point Pleasant,
Bluefield, Fairmont, Grafton and
number of others. Several Of the
cities will be represented for the
first time at a state woman's fedora
ton and it is probable that these
will have new suggestions and 'lnno-
vations in teh work which they will
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