Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01
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board of the State Federation of
Womans Clubs, which was held Mon
day, Mrs. z. /. Fitzpatrick, president
of the Federation, presiding. Very lit
tie was given out for publication, but
it is generally understood that the
conference had to do with the bien-
NAL which meets at Chicago in June,
and in furthering plans for civic bet
terment throughout the State.
There are thousands of women fed
Grated in, Georgia. and as a unit they
stand for civic improvement and edu-
cational advancement. There are
over a million women in the Interna-
tional Federation, including women
from almost every State and country
in the world. When the Federation
meets at the biennial in the summer
there will be assembled the largest
number of clubwomen ever gotten to-
gether at one time in the history OF
clubs for women.
The committee of arrangements at
Chicago has gone Systematically to
work to care for the delegates COM
cial place for each State to stop, so as
to keep their interests centered. Head
quarters for the Georgia delegation
will be in the LaSalle Hotel, where all
Gorgta women will be housed
Another matter of interest to the |
women who propose to attend the BIZ |
ennial Is that Mrs. Percy V. Penny |
hacker, national president of the Fed
Grafton of Woman's Clubs, will be |
present. Mrs. Pennybacker 1t will be |
remembered, lost one of her eyes in |
an unfortunate accident last spring. |
Her return to the club fold will be in |
the nature of a love feast, inasmuch |
as she is one of the most popular and |
greatly admired women among the |
million who are in the Federation.
Mrs. Pennybackers term of office |
will have expired in June, and there
will be an election of new officers at |
the biennial. The last biennial was
held in California. Atlanta sent Mrs |
Nellie Peters Black and Mrs. Emily |
McDougal among her delegates.
Following the executive board |
meeting came the mass meeting of
women from the Atlanta Womans |!
Club and others interested to take |
part in an open discussion of the (
smoke pail which Is handicapping At
lanta in her race to become the fore
most city for health in the Union. |
This meeting was led by Mrs Samuel !,
Lumplcin. the president, and her open
ing announcement of the purpose of |
the meeting was followed by a num- |
Der of talks on the situation.
Among the qpedkerS were Mrs I
Med. Wilson, president of the Uncle |
Remus Memorial Association; Mrs. |
w. p. Pattillo, member of the ex-
ecutive board of the Daughters of the |
Confederacy; Mrs. Herbert Wigs, |
member of the Atlanta Woman's |
Club; DIR. Carolyn Geisel. of Battle !
Creek, one of the foremost women
speakers in club work; Mrs. w. B.
Price Smith, connected with. many
women's organizations; Mrs. Otto
Schwab, prominently identified with
the Council of Jewish Women, and
several others.
Memorial Association gave banquet
with Mrs. A. Med. Wilson, president
Of the association, presiding. This
banquet Is to be an established GUS
tom, taking place each year in the fu-
ture. Tie honor guests of the occa
sion were the members of the advisory
board, who are among the leading
business men of Atlanta. Mrs Will
son was assisted in the entertain
ment by the officers of the associa-
ton.
N the directorate of the General Fed
GRAFTON of Womens Clubs there is
found coterie of interesting women
who, having successfully served their
State Federations in various capacities !
nave been called to their present respon-
slple positions in this organization, |
which represents not only its more than |
a. million members, but the woman's |
club movement of the United States.
in the southeast is Mrs. Eugene Reil-
ley, of Charlotte. N. c.. who, after filling |
GRAFTON, has been elected to the board of |
directors Of the national organiza ton. |
and is now. its corresponding secretary, I
a position involving great and constant !
Mrs. Kelley is deeply interested in the
rural club movement, which she said |
received Its impetus in North Carolina
at the Washington Council meeting
women in North Carolina are not Rener
ally taking hold of club work, but that
IN many cases they are taking up do i
mestic duties and thus enabling their
vote to club and federation activities.
and she declares that club women have
the most capable daughters in the world
The Atlanta. Psychological Society
held an interesting meeting Sun
day afternoon to discuss Pragna-
tism. Mrs. Rose Ashby. president of the
society. spoke at lengrn on the subject,
and was followed by Mrs Harry Smith.
and Mrs. A. G. kelmer who read
The Psychological Society was found
ed by Bryan Harrison. former Attain
tan, who developed the society along
the highest lines of thought. Among
the speakers who have appeared before
the society have sbeen the late William
ii. Scruggs minister TO South America
TO Russia. and diplomat in interna-
tional affairs Of government Bishop |
John Bum, of Mississippi, formerly Of
Sacred Heart Church. Atlanta: c. b.
Wilmer. of st. Luke's Church, and other
men of deep learning.
The society has grown into large |
body and Its meetings are well attended.
THE Atlanta Woman's Suffrage
League has changed its name TO
the Georgia Woman's Suffrage
League and is at present engaged IN
perfecting it's charter. The league has
grown so rapidly that II has reached
out of Atlanta into the smaller towns,
and Will in short time, send out field
agents TO further the plans OF the or