Evening journal., 1914-05-15
state Federation
OF WOMEN'S CLUBS
Will Meet at Milford on
May Fl and d With
400 Guests
EXPECT GREETING
FROM THE GOVERNOR

EXPECT GREETING
FROM THE GOVERNOR
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MILFORD, Del, May l5.--Mrs.
George Fisher Pierce president Of the
Milford New Century Club, and presi-
dent of the local board for the state
Federation meeting which will convene
in Milford next Thursday and Friday.
May p and p, has announced the fol-
lowing program and general line Of in
formation. following meeting of the
local board last evening.
Local board Airs. George Fisher
Pierce, president.
Chairmcn OF the ldal board Home
for guests, Miss May Davis dccora.
tion, Mrs. :. l. Trmtt credentials aud
| badges, Mrs. G. Marshall Townsend;
reception. Mrs G.. W. Marshall; music,
Mrs j. Lynn Pratt; baggage, Miss Ida
Draper; hospitality. Mrs. T.. G. Pierce
/ Committee on resolutions Mrs. G. G.
| Fulton. Mrs. G. G.. Molaston. Mrs. O. v.
/ Wootcn.
! The committee on credentials will
1 meet on Thursday morning from II to
II o'clock in the New Century Club
| rooms, which have been remodeled and
made attractive for the federation
meeting The club house has been
painted and the grounds have been
under tho care of landscape gardener,
who has planted numbers of shrubs and
flowers along the edges of the walks
and fences.
The following is the program for
the two days meeting:
Thursday afternoon, in Armory
Hall-Call to order: prayer, Mrs. E.
II. ]. Andrews; address of welcome,
| Mrs. A. Donnell Marshall; response
/ for the Federation Mrs. S. J. Rey-
nolds report Of credbntial commit
tee. Mrs. C. Marshall Townsend; re-
1 port of recording secretary, Mrs.
n Charles A. Hastings; report of cor
responding secretary, Miss Anna d.
Hough: report of treasurer Mrs.
Madison Willin: report of auditor
Mrs c. c. Fulton: report of General
Federation Secretary, Mrs. j. e. Rob-
inson: greeting from the Milford Club
to the president Of the General Fed
Grafton, Mrs A. Donnell Marshall
singing. America" a message from
the Governor. the Hon. Charles r
Miller.
Greetings from delegates Bridgeville
Tuesday Night Club, Mrs. Dawson Dodd
Dclmar. New Century Club, Mrs. ;. N
Yingling; Dover. Century Club, Mrs
John Salisbury; FELTON,, Avon Club
Miss Ada Warren; Georgetown, New
| Century Club Mrs. Howard Cooke
Harrington. New Century Club. Mrs. j
/ ". Sheldrake; Hockessin. Waverll
1 Club. Miss Sophia Nivin; Laurel, New
| Century Club. Mrs. Roscoe Elliott
! I.ewes. Swaanendael Miss Ida Nor
man; Middletown, New Century Club
! violin solo Mr.. Coulton; Milford, New
Century Club. Mrs. George fishe
N Pierce. Milton. New Century Club, Mrs
John Black; New Castle. New Centur
Club. Mrs ohm NJ. Wilson; Newark
New Century Club. Mrs. Charles /
Evans: Rehoboth. Village improvement
Club. Mrs. B. r. Riggin; Scaford, Acor
! Club. Mrs. John Eskridge; Smyrna
Twentieth Century Club, Miss Ennic
Anthony: Wilmington, New Centur
II Club. Mrs. A. II. Berlin: Wilmington
Sunshine Society. DIR. Florence NJ. Sew
ard: Wyoming. Round Table, Mrs. Bea
trice Crossman.
Miss Joanna Mclaughlin. supervise
of sewing in the Wilmington publ
schools. will address the federation o
~Sewng in the Public Schools follow
inc which the federation song will clos
the afternoon session.
Thursday evening. s o'clock.
Song of Italy" musical farce,
home talent: reception by the Ne'
.f 10
of the Federation, delegates and Wis
iting club women, at the Armor
Hall. 49,,
Friday morning, 9.15 o'clock; Mil
for Club House-Business meeting }
executive board of delegates i
o'clock. reports Of the standing cora
mittees: Arts and Crafts, Mrs. o.
Wootten; Conservation, Mrs. X
II Lindale: Household Economics, Mrs
! Philip Burnet; Legislation, Mrs. \
| e. Watson, Reciprocity, Miss Mar!
Hutchin: Social Service, Miss Emil!
| p. Bissell: Literature and Libraries
Mrs. George W. Marshall; The Wori
Of the Wcmen's College Committee
Mrs. A. D. Warner; A Message From
the Dean of the Womans college
Miss Winifred Robinson; vocal SOLO
address. Peace" Mrs. w. r. An
drews. director of the General Fed
GRAFTON: report of committee on
health. Mrs. Frank NJ. Jones.
Friday afternoon-Address, Ideals
in Community Life" Mrs. Edward Bid
die; vocal solo. Miss Mary Roberts
address. "The General Federation a
Sociological Force" Mrs. Percy '
Pennypacker, president. General Fed
GRAFTON: report of committee on res
olutions; federation song; adjourn
ment.
| At last nights meeting of tho loca
hoard arrangements we're made TO
| tho entertainment of the visitor
while in Milford and committees ap
pointed to meet the various delegate
> at the station upon tchir arrival. TIL
: Milford women expect at least fou
: hundred guests TO the reception TO b.
4 held Thursday night. and have pre-
pared for that number. The commit
tee i'm charge has secured accommo
dations for all of those who will b.
present.