Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-21
MANY THOUSAND
WOMEN To VISIT
BIC CONVENTION
General Federation Of Clubs N
Chicago in June viii Be 0c-
casion No One Can Afford
to Miss,


SPECIAL eoRRrspoNosHes TO MoaNisa JOURNAL
Chicago Feb. 20.--Thc wealth Of
Interesting things 60 be presented nc
tho biennial convention OF tho Gem
eral Federation OF W0men's clubs in
Chicago, June 9-19, indicates that no
club woman should fail TO attend Bee
tween 10000 and / o, 600 women are
expected ana hotel managers think
the number Will be greater. estimate
ing by the reservations already nude
I Following the complimentary concert
to be given by the Chicago symphony
orchestra on Tuesday evening There
VIII Doe a council meeting ON Wcdnes-
day morning. The sessions are moro
intimate thnn those OF the general
Y federation, because the council "a ID
smaller body composed of every
club president In the federation state
presidents, general federation state
secretaries. boards of directors and
Ichairmen Of departments The inter-
ests OF the general federation arc
\ brought before the council. with OPP
Iportunlty for general discussion, and
amy club president may bring her
problems for solution or her pet pro-
Ijecf for endorsement ana adoption
"Wednesday afternoon will be LETT
open for general federation DEPART
ment chairmcn to meet the members
lof their departments, ana there VIII
be open hours IN which club women
may find delight in visiting Chicago's
great shopping center Wednesday
evening the convention win formally
open with q program under the di-
.rcction Of the local biennial board. On
this occasion Miss Jane Adams viii
give one Of the two addresses OF well
come. Thursday morning the work OF
the convention begins I'm earnest, with
reports Of the national officers. "Com-
fort is the slogan OF the local bien-
nial board and there Will be an alb
sence Of that stress OF work which
sometimes makes q convention an on
crous duty This is due TO the arrange
ment of the programs Friday Will be
the first day given to q department
and win be in charge Of Mrs %.
shepard Barnun, OF Alnambra Calif,,
chairman OF education. Her report
will cover the educational work done
by state committees of her depart
ment, which Is highly organized into
four committees Peace, Political.
Science, Social Hygiene ana Vocation
al Education Mrs Ella Flagg Young,
principal of the Chicago schools, will
make the leading address Of the morn
ing on Education in a Democracy At
the general education conference I'm
the afternoon each chairman Of the
committees will present strong
speaker as an expert leader of dis
cussion on vital questions relating To-
her branch OF the department The
subject of Peace will be In charge of
Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowlea. of Los
angeles, for four years first vice pres
ident of the General Federation The
Political Science portion Of the con-
ference will be conducted by Helen
Narick Boswell, of New York, on the
general subject Preparations FOR cite
lzenship IL was Miss Boswell who was
sent TO the Canal Zone by authorities
LET the United states government TO
organize womens clubs there as an
element In socially constructive condi-
lions. The voxed question of Social
Hygiene and instruction concerning
it in normal schools viii be handled
by President William B. owen, OF the
Chicago Normal. chairman OF the
committee appointed by the president
Of the National Educational assoCia-
ton 10 prepare plans ana outlines for
a suitable normal course In Social
Hygiene Mrs. Maggie w. Barry. of
sherman, Tex, will preside during
that portion of the conference. fol-
lowed by Mrs G. p. Barnes Of Kansas
CITY, Mo- chairman of the committee
ou Vocational Training aud Guidance
The chief speaker for her section win
be Prof Frank Al. Leavitt. president
NJ the National Vocational Guidance
association AT general session on
the evening Of Educational day there
will be an address on Political Science