The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-06-03
BIENNIAL CONVENTION
IN HLICAGn

The twelfth biennial convention Of
the General Federation of Women's
clubs will be held at the auditorium.
Chicago, June 80.
The voting body at the convention
will consist of the board of directors
of the General Federation, State and
territorial secretaries. presidents Of
State Federatfons chairman of de
partments and regularly accredited
delegates. Visiting club women, other
than delegates and alternates, will be
welcomed, but in order to receive the
tickets Of admission such club mem
bers must have sent names and ad-
dresses before May Is to the General
Federation secretary Of their state and
must also take with them to the bten
NAL a club membership ticket, signed
by the president and secretary of their
home club showing them to be IN
good standing. This certificate must
be attached to their visiting card.
Delegates and alternates must bear
with them their visiting card attached
to a receipt from their home club
signed by the secretary showing the
home club to have paid its due 20 the
General Federation; also the card from
the home club state that they are reg
Iularly appointed delegates or alter
mates. These three things are neces
sary to be eligible to delegates or
aternate's badge to the convention.
Ones visiting card; receipt for dues
paid to the General Federation and
card showing one to be A regularly
appointed delegate or alternate to the
biennial convention. 1t is absolutely
necessary to wear ones badge at the
biennial in order to have recognition.
1t is also an excellent plan to wear
onefs visiting card pinned to ones
waist for means Of identification. It
is we'll also to write the name Of the
city and state upon this card.
Boy Scouts will act as pages and es-
corts and will carry luggage. Tags
to identify luggage ere being sent to
all delegates through their club presi-
dents. These should be used on all
lugga ge giving full address as to hotel
or other destination.
All club women are requested to
display upon arrival a small knot
Of light blue ribbon. as a means Of
Identification by the local trains COM
mittee members Of which will wear
yellow badge lettered in White.
Delegates, alternates and visitors
are urged to register early at the reg
istration bureau. Mail and kilograms
may be addressed to the convention
lat the Auditorium Theatre. Chicago.
Such kilograms will be delivered as
promptly as received to all those who
have so registered
State delegations will be seated by
lot The members Of the board Of di-
rectors' of the General Federation will
draw for the several states for which
they are correspondents, and the seat
ing will then be done by a comcaittee
under the direction of the correspond
ing secretary.
The visiting card of each delegate
and alternate must be attached to her
credentials card.
over 1000 delegates will attend the
biennial convention while the attend
ance of aIternates, visiting club wo-
men and others is expected to bring
the attendance up to more than $4,000.
The bureau of information consists
Of rs members, who will look after
the visitors in relays, extending
through each night, so that there
will be continuous service.