The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-12
THE THIRD DISTRICT Fedora
TTON HOLD THEIR ANNUAL
CONVENTION HERE.
MANY MATTERS OF INTEREST

qbe Work of the Year Reviewed, and
showed Progress Along Helpful
Zines What Has Been Done and
What Ii Is Proposed to Do.
The Third District Federation OF
Woman's Clubs convened in Dawson
Eridav. May Sth, this being the third
annual session OF the organization.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Moore of Montezuma,
district president, welded the gavel
with a charm of directness and eX-
,acutiye ability that relieved the rou-
fine of business of all tediousness
and kept interest up to high water
mark throughout the session. Mrs.
j.. Lamar was the efficient secretary.
At 9 o'clock the meeting was for
mallv opened with an invocation by
Rev. T. NJ. Galloway, after which
America. led by Mrs. j. S. Lowrey,
was sung. Mr.. T. NJ. Morgan, sec
retary of the Chamber of Commerce,
in behalf of the city extended atcor-
dial welcome to the visiting dele
gates. What woman has done and
what she may do to reach the ideal
of noble womanhood was the theme
of his splendid address He mention
ed Jane Adams and others of note
who by unselfish living have left
their impress for good on the world,
every noble deed being a step to-
wards God.
Mrs. D. C. Pickett was truly charm
ing in her womanly modesty as she
voiced the greeting of the Woman s
Club in well chosen words. Miss
Belle Cheatham eloquently extended
a welcome from the Library Associa-
ton. She spoke of man as the head,
and woman the heart in affairs vital
ly concerning both. In beautiful and
inspiring words Mrs. J w. Malone of
Cuthbert responded to the greetings.
: State President in Attendance.
The conference was made glad by
the presence of the state president,
Mrs. Fitzpatrick, who arrived on the
morning Central train. The grace
and dignity of her striking PERSONAL
ty combined with deep earnestness
of purpose made her helpful talks
one of the pleasant features of the
proceedings Mrs. Fitzpatrick made
a strong plea for industrial training
for the young and showed the i'm
.portance of getting girls interested in
something practical. She declared
Sthe knowledge of domestic science
far more useful to them than know
ing how to extract the cube root.
Mrs. Malone objected to this on the
knowledge along all lines that she
can get in order to properly train
her children, and one does not nee
essarily interfere with the other. Mrs.
Fitzpatrick urged greater zeal in I'M
selfish service. Her definition of real
club work was applied christianity.
The Master went about doing good,
and we should follow in His foot
steps, tightening the burdens of those
about u.s.
Industrial School Urged.
Mrs. Moore urged the application
of theories to make them worth
while This coming together of the
women, she stated, was not merely
for pleasure or for reports of the
work, but for a greater purpose, the
furthering of those things which !
make for the betterment of humani-
ty. The painful fact was brought |
out that Georgia is second in litter
acy, and a plea was made for an in
dustrial school for South Georgia
modeied after the Tallulah Falls
school. Mrs. Fitzpatrick interrupted
to say that Mrs. Moore had introduce
ed the resolution at the last state
convention looking to the establish
ment of this school. Mrs. Moore's
address contained rluch information
as to the work in the Third district.
There are fifteen clubs with six hun
bred members. Only six counties are
organized and nine are without clubs.
Leesburg, Byromville and Reynolds
have recently federated. Most of the
clubs sent in reports either by letter