Evening journal., 1914-05-21
Milford mecca
FOR CLUBWOMEN
IN CONVENTION
LContinued From FIrst page.l


we are ready for any emergency. We
now have in our Federation twenty
clubs, three having come in during
the last three months. The New Cen
tury Club of New Castle, The Waverly
Club of Hockessin and the Delaware
Division of the Sunshine Society. To
these clubs we extend a most hearty
welcome, all of which will add
strength to the Federation and / am
sure that the help received Will be
mutual. We appreciate the spirit OF
the New Castle Club, with its one
hundred and seventeen charter MEM
bers coming into the Federation at
once. And the bravery of the little
Waverly Club. We're not going to
call it the baby club, for it has been
in existence several years, and. if you
could see one of its programs you
would think it full grown The Sun
shine Society speaks for itself. It's
mission is to scatter sunshine, beau
tful work.
"Wc want to feel that every club,
however small, is standing shoulder 10
shoulder with us. doing its part in this
organization pledged to use its united
strength in making better homes. better
schools better surroundings. This JON
ing of forces cannot but result in the
common good for all.
"Our state is small and for that rea-
son we can keep in close touch with each
other. At the request OF the General
Federation a music department has been
added and we feel that we are most for
tunate in securing the services of Mrs.
Charles c. Robinson OF Claymont. Her
report with the reports Of the other de-
partments, viii speak for itself.
realize that a limitation is put upon the
work OF these chairmen because OF the
lack OF funds. Now that our Womens
College is assured, what splendid work
we might do through our chairman oil
education, in the way OF scholarships OF
i'm the maintenance of student loan
fund We arc proud to be classed IN
the one hundred per cent. column OF the
General Federation Endowment tund
and what we have done for this fund we
can do Tor our State.
III there is a deserving girl, without
means. ready for college work, who
really wishes to complete her education
there should be some organization ready
TO helm that girl in her commendabl'
HIlUlAlOns anu AliiAN - At' ~ t-tt't-
more lifting than Federation oil Wo
mems Clubs.
Let MS think about il, and each clul
acre represented take the thought hom
and plant the seed in the fertile soil o
our clubs OF splendid workers, and
will grow"
"The Women's College is a fruit o
the Federation, brought about larger
through the untiring efforts OF ou
chairman of education, Mrs. Warner
Gifts and talents are not the lever
that move the world in the long ruI
but patient, careful determined wor
discounts and outcounts them all, nc
but what Mrs. Warner has the GIT
and talents but she has also tina
oralitv of stickativeness that bring
results We feel a special interest
this work. let US give it our specii
attention. The Federation stands 10
everything that is good and noble an
there is much to be done along IN
lines of education, social service
home economies. health and so on bl
would no. eliminate the literar
work from our club programs. Man
of the clubs of other States are tai
ing up the study Of the Bible, whic
one has made the inquiry, why shoul
we. a Christian people whose il
stitutions are founded on the teacl
ings of the Bible, payNso little after
ton to a more widespread know
edge of it? It should never be e.
cluded from our public schools.
"TheIe is one thing in which OF
clubs are rather lax, and that is
,st rrrnVIF 2
better way can the mind be impressl
with the Importance of the work dol
bv our clubs than this. I would url
that you report your special work
meetings to our State editor, Mi
Hough, who will embody it in h
contribution to the General FEEDER
ton Magazine I desire to emphasi
also the importance of subscribil
for and reading this magazine, our
fetal organ II is impossible to es
mate its value to the conscientio
club worker. There is much / wou
like to say but must leave the III
for others. | feel that this is Fe
Grafton that will be remembered
cause of the presence of our Genel
Federation president, Mrs. Penn
packer, so kindly coming to us as S
does at lulS bu5g liui0f JUST '~Ao-~
Chicago biennial.
"And now in conclusion ! woI
like to say again. Madam Hoste
that our hearts rejoice, at this
portunity of sharing with you the
lights and pleasures Of your town, ye
homes and your hearts, and to va
the words of an old Latin pc
Where Delawareans dwell there
home"
Reports of Officers.
The remainder OF the afternoon S
sion was devoted TO the reading OF
ports, and TO the extending of greetn
bv delegates Of the various clubs. n
Madison a. Willin, of Seaford,
treasurer. reported as follows;
Receipts-Received from Mrs -
G. short. retiring treasurer, SlOs.
received from dues go clubs, 1879 me
bers) S2s5O5; received from Mrs.
W. Robinson, unused check return
So: received from annual State apI
priation. travelling library's use 81
total, S49S.9S.
Disbursements ~ Sunday eNpel
Sl3s.25; for travelling libraries, 81
balance in hand, S260.73.
The following are on the prog
TO extend greetings from Varl
clubs:
Bridgeville, Tuesday Night c
Mrs. Dawson Dodd; Delmar, New
tury Club, Mrs S. NJ. Yingling; DO
Century Club Mrs John SaulSbu