The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-09
PLANS ALL COMPLETED.
10000 Delegates Expected to Attend
General Federation of Women's Clubs.

Chicago, May Chicago is making
gigantic plans to entertain the 10000
delegates, alternates and visiting club
convention of the General Federation of
Women's clubs, June 9-l9.
Boy scouts win assist the two hundred
members OF the transportation commit
tee in caring for the baggage of the
women as they arrive at the different
stations. from which they will be con-
Quoted to the hotels TO which they are
assigned. Various attractive musical
features by people of national reputa-
ton will brighten the hours devoted to
work through seven days of the conven-
ton. Then there will be an immense ex-
cursion by automobiles. In fact, there
will be six excursions. One will leave
the auditorium, going south on Aliehi-
gan avenue, Grand and Drexel boule-
Yards, to Washington park, thence to
Jackson park and the South Shore coun-
try club. Returning, visit will be paid
the University of Chicago, the public
Fairgrounds of Sherman park and Cor
nell square, Fellowship house, social
center of which Mary Mcdowell has
been the leading spirit, and Hull house,
the creation of Jane Adams,
Tonr B will leave the Congress hotel
and visit Hull house. Mark White
square, a public playground, whose ae-
tivities have been directed by Mrs.
Frank jerome. Washington park, the
University OF Chicago, jackson park the
South Shore Country club, Drexel and
Grand boulevards.
Tour G leaves the Blackstone hotel,
visiting the Juvenile Delinquent Tome,
Henry Booth house, social center, the
Foster school. where the women will
learn Chicago's method of serving penny
luncheons. Hull house, the West Side
Womans club house, Lincoln park, Car
field park, with its splendid conserva-
tory, the Cook County hospital ard
jackson boulevard
Tour d will leave the Young Women's
Christian association, $40 Michigan ave.
nue., and will pass enroute the Newberry
library, Seward park and Hamlin park,
two of the public Fairgrounds of the
city, will cover the Lake Shore drive,
passing some of Chicdgo's finest resi-
dences, will visit Lincoln park, Garfield
park and its conservatory, Humboldt
park and the house OF correction.
Tour +, leaving the Stratford hotel
viii proceed along the Lake Shore drive
through Lincoln park, Humboldt park,
Garfield park, stopping for visit at the
conservatory, the Bridewell, Washington
park, the University of Chicago. jackson
park. Chicago beach hotel and grand
boulevard.
Tour + will be tour to Evanston
over the Lake Shore drive through Lin
coin park, Sheridan road to the North
western university, tour of the city
of Evanston and visit to the Evan
ton Woman's club
Each tour will thus see some of the
beauty spots of Chicago's park and
boulevard system, something of the con-
gested and slum districts, something of
social settlement work and the public
Fairgrounds with their various means Of
entertaining the children. All tours will
reach designated point for luncheon at
1890. Tours south will lunch at the
South Shore Country club and the Chi
cago Beach hotel. The north side tours
at the West End Womans club and the
Evanston tour will be entertained at
luncheon in the new Evanston club
building. More detailed information of
the tours will be furnished by members
of the excursions committee, in the foyer
of the theatre at the time of the con-
vention. All tours start at $500 a. m.