The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-17
woMEN's CLUB CONVENTION.
Program for Big Meeting in Chicago,
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Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE wealth of in
teresting things to be presented at the
| biennial convention of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs in Chicago,
June 9-l9, indicates that no club woman
should fail to attend Between 10000
and $4,000 women are expected and hotel
managers think the number will be
greater, estimating by the reservations
already made. Following the compli-
mentary concert to be given by the Chi
cago Symphony orchestra, on Tuesday
evening, there will he council meet
ing on Wednesday morning. The ses-
sions are more intimate thar those OF
the general federation, because the eoun-
Gil il smaller body, composed OF every
club president in the federation, state
presidents, general federation state sec
retaries, board Of directors and chairmen
of departments. The interests of the
general federation are brought before
the council, with opportunity for
general discussion, and any club presi-
dent may bring her problems for solu-
tion or her pet project for endorsement
and adoption.
Wednesday afternoon win be left open
for general federation department chair
men to meet the members of their de-
partments, and there will be open hours
in which club women may find delight in
visiting Ghicago's great shopping center.
Wednesday evening the convention will
formally open with a program under the
direction OF the local biennial board.
On this occasion Miss Jane Adams will
give one Of the two addresses of wei.
come. Thursday morning the work OF
the convention begins IN earnest, with re-
ports Of the national officers. Comfort
is the slogan OF the local biennial board,
and there will be an absence of that
stress of work which sometimes makes
a convention an onerous duty. This Is
due to the arrangement OF the programs.
Friday will be the first day given to
department and will be in charge Of Mrs.
0. Shepard Barnum Of Alhambra, Calf,
chairman of education. Her report will
cover the educational work done by clubs
Of the state declarations and by state
OF her department. which is
highly organized into four committees
peace, political science, social hygiene
and vocational education. Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young, principal of the Chicago
will make the leading address
Of the morning on Education in a De-
AT the general education con-
ference in the afternoon each chairman |
Of the committees win present a strong
speaker as an expert leader of discus
sion on vital questions relsting to her /
branch OF the department. The subject |
Of peace" will be in charge of Mrs. |
Josiah Evans Cowles of Los Angeles, for
four years first vice-president of the I
general federation. The political science /
portion of the conference will be CON |
lueted by Helen Varick Boswell of New |
York on the general subject, "Prepara-
ton for Citizenship" lt was Miss Bos- |
well who was sent to the canal zone by |
of the United States govern
nent to organize women's clubs there as
IN element in socially constructive condi-
lions. The vexed question of social hy |
ziene and instruction concerning it in !
normal schools will be handled by Presi-
lent William b. Owen of the Chicago /
Normal, chairman of the committee APP
pointed by the president of the National |
Education association to prepare plans |
md outlines for suitable normal course
n social hygiene. Mrs, Maggie w. Barry
# Sherman, Tex, will preside during
hat portion of the conference, followed /
" Mrs. c. p. Barnes of Kansas City,
No., chairman of the committee on voca-
ional training and guidance. The chief
peaker for her section will be Prof.
frank M. Leavitt, president. Of the Ma
ional Vocational Guidance association
1t general session on the evening of
ducation day there will be an address
N political science and one on peace.
In the conservation department the re-
ort of the national chairman, Mrs. EN-
mons Croker of fFitchburg, Mass, will
e followed by an address on 'Conserva-
ion," by Clifford Pinchot. The after
Don session at $3.50 will be a conference
nder the direction of Mrs. Croker,
Then in l0-minute talks, Mrs. Lowell
White of San Francisco, viii speak on
Forestry; Mrs. A. L. Christie of Butte,
font, on Conservation in General; (
Iiss Myra L. Dock of Fayetteville, Pa,
n "Tree Nursery Work; Mrs. May Ril- {
v Smith on Conservation of Birds; {
nd Mrs. Lydia Adams Williams of Ii
u. O.. ON "The Forest Sery- l