Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-23
WEALTH OF GOOD THINGS
} At CLUB BIENNIAL

A wealth Of interesting things will
be presented at the biennial convention
OF the General Federation of Women's
Clubs in Chicago. June S-19. Between
ten and fifteen thousand women are
expected and hotel managers think the
number will be greater, estimating by
the reservations already made.
Following the complimentary con-
cert to be given by the Chicago SYM
phony Orchestra on Tuesday evening.
there will be a council meeting On
Wednesday morning.
Wednesday afternoon will be left
open for general federation department
departments, and there will be open
hours in which club women may find
delight in visiting Chicago's great
shopping center. Wednesday evening
the convention will formally open with
a program under the direction OF the
local biennial board. On this occa-
sion Miss Jane Adams will give one
Of the two addresses of welcome.
Thursday morning the work Of the con-
vention begins in earnest, with reports
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 pro-
grams. Friday will be the first day
given to a department and will be in
charge OF Mrs. o. Shepard Barnum,
of -Alhambra, Cal, chairman of edu-
cation. Her report will cover the edu-
cational work done by clubs Of the
state federation and by state commit
tees of her department, which is highly
organized into four committeeS-peace.
political science. social hygiene and vo-
cational education. Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young, principal of the Chicago schools
will make the leading address of the
, morning on education in democracy.
AT the general education conference in
the afternoon each chairman of the
committees will present a strong speak
er as an expert leader of discussion on
vital questions relating 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 gen.
eral federation. The political science
portion of the conference will be con-
Quoted by Helen Varick Boswell, Of
New York, on the general subject
preparation for citizenship. 1t was
Miss Boswell who was sent to the canal
zone by authorities of the United States
government to organize women's clubs
there as an element in socially con-
structive conditions. The yexed ques-
ton Of social hygiene and instruction
concerning it in normal schools will be
handled by President William B. Owen,
of the Chicago Normal. chairman of the
committee appointed by the president
Of the National Education Association
to prepare plans and outlines for a
suitable normal course III social hy-
giene. Mrs. Maggie W. Barry. of Sher-
man, Tex, will preside during that por-
ton of the conference followed by Mrs.
c. P. Barnes. Of Kansas City. chairman
of the committee on vocational training
and guidance. The chief speaker for
her section will be Prof. Frank NJ.
Leavitt. president Of the National vo-
cational Guidance Association. At a
general session on the evening Of edu-
cation day where viii be an address on
political science and one on peace.
In the conservation department the
report of the national chairman. Mrs.
Emmous Croker. OF Fitchsburg Mass.
will be followed by an address on con-
servation by clifford Pinchot. The at
ternoon session at $3.50 will be con-
ference under the direction of Mrs.
| Croker when in ten minute talks Mrs.
Lowell White, OF San Francisco. will
speak on forestry: Mrs. A. L. Christie,
Of Butte, Mont. on conservation in gen.
eral: Miss Myra L. Dock, of Fayette-
vile. Pa. on tree nursery work: Mrs.
May Riley Smith on conservation of
birds; and Mrs: Lydia Adams Williams,
of Washington. on the forest service.
| The chief address Of the civil service
department will be made by its chair
man. Mrs. Imogen B. Oakley, of Phila-
delphia, on the subject the domestic
side of civil service reform