The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-06

served win not cOnee at iate nour,
Miss Pack being assisted in serving
by Misses Winnie Gay and Lucille
Moody.
Miss Packs guests on last evening
we're Miss Edna Phillips and Mr.. E. G.
O'Ferrall, Miss Otto-Jo Stevens and
Mr.. Vincent, Miss Matte Russell and
Mr.. Rabby, Miss Drane and Mr. Ted
Tucker, Miss Irma ,O'Mara and Mr..
Walter O'Ferrall, Miss Marie Johnson
and Mr.. E. E Esslinger. Miss Annie
Helton and Mr.. Ramsey, Miss Agnes
McLain and Mr.. William Ferguson,
Miss Gertrude Polk and Mr.. George
Hawkins, Miss Matte Morris and Mr..
C. A. O'Ferrall, Miss Alice Lea and
Mr.. Gabe Hawkins, Miss Louise Wal
ters and Mr.. Brown, Miss Mary Ella
Graham and Mr.. Bradford, Miss Es-
telle Robertson and Prof Anderson.
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District Federation.
The first meeting of the Federation
of Women's Clubs, Second District of
Mississippi, was held Thursday after
noon at the Forrest Club, Mrs. w. s.
f. Tatum, temporary chairman, pre-
siding. At the state convention of
the Mississippi Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, which was held here in
November, the president, Mrs. Emily
Hyer Price, of Magnolia, divided the
state into ten districts and appointed
chairman in each district to call a
session of the clubs therein at time
selected by the president. Mrs. w.
8. F. Tatum, chairman of the Second
District, called the meeting for March
5 for the purpose of perfecting a per-
manent organization, to be auxiliary
to the State Federation. This district
is composed of ten counties, Jones,
Pearl River, Perry, Smith, Jasper, For
rest, Lamar, Jefferson, Covington and
Marion.
Promptly at two-thirty the meeting
was called to order by Mrs. Tatum
and Mrs. ]. Morgan Stevens was ap-
pointed temporary secretary. A CON-
mittee composed of Mrs. ]. B. Jarvis,
Mrs. Ben Foster and Miss Newton
was appointed to form a constitution
and bylaws for the organization.
Mrs ]. S. Conner gave an interest
ing talk on the need of organization
In club work and the field of useful
ness open to women.
The chairman called for reports
from members of State Committees
and Mrs. Morgan Stevens reported
from the Legislative Committee, that
petitions to the legislature urging the
passage of House Bill No. rs had beer
circulated and signed. Mrs. Price
then offered for endorsement resolu
tion, memorializing the legislature t.
make an appropriation and set aside
a place for Juvenile Reformatory
The motion was moved and carried
and endorsed and was signed by tn
: members of the Federation.
Mrs. Chas. Hays, member Of tn
a Fress Committee, gave report an
, asked cooperation In reporting maj
q ters Of interest to Mrs. VIM. F
y Wright, Press Superintendent for tn
r state.
Mrs. H. C. Greer, chairman of Al
1 Committee reported work done in ge
:. ting up contests in public schools fo
r original designs, and the location an
! resuscitation of the travelling Art E,
hibit.
y Mrs. Grace Christian, chairman c
q the Reciprocity Committee, sent
n written report.
Reports from the different clubs {
work done, was then called for an
the delegates gave excellent report
from the following clubs: Argu
Club, of LAUREL Mothers Club. c
:, Poplarville; Sowania Club, Nautilu
Club, Review Club, Wednesday Clul
Bonheur Club. woman's Cnb an
Morning Music Club, all Of Hattie'
| burg.