The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08
OfInterestto Club Women

The thoughts OF 100000 club women
| turn to the biennial convention OF
| the General Federation OF, Women's
Clubs In Chicago, June Is, 1914 It la
to be big convention, earnest and
| purposeful.
Burns wrote:
Look abroad through Natures range
Natures mighty law is change:
| Let not women e'er complain"
And she certainly has no reason to
complain in this age, for the feminist
movement looms large. and no great
er proof OF the change" can be found
| than the activities of the women's
clubs. In which 100000 American
! women are fulfilling tho mighty law"
or which Burns wrote. Further TAM
gible evidence of this will BIO seen iii
the biennial convention. the plans for
which are each day being perfected
| San Francisco held out to the Gem
eral Federation the attractions of q
semitropical climate, the great Pacific
and the scenic wonders of muontaIn
and valley. Chicago offers none of
these, but there is a wealth of material
in hotels, halls and hospitality, and
the work OF the excursions committee
(Which VIII he given in detail later)
Will prove that we. too, have some in
teresting features for Chicago guests
at the biennial
The Auditorium Theatre, seating
1000 has been selected for the general
meetings. while the second floor OF the
Auditorium Hotel Call in the same
building) will be used for the creden-
tiais committee, the local bureau of In
formation, ticket and badge committee
for the distribution of literature
the transportation committee the advt-
sorry biennial committee, and the State
federation advisory committee. There
VIII also be reSt-roolns In the audito-
rum. Beside this various halls are
being secured for other than the gem
eral meetings such as the conference
of the departments, the State meetings
and committee meetings. There Is a
wealth of good things being prepared
by the general federation program COM
mittee. of which Mrs Samuel q. Sheath
is chairman.
That there will be n correlation OF
interests in the afternoon sessions with
the inspirational addresses of the morn
ing will be OF immense value to dele
gates, enabling each to select what she
Is most interested in and hear the dis
cusson of the topic in the afternoon
ere the freshness OF memory is some
what dimmed by the lapse OF time.
Grafton program committee has not yet
been completed. 1t Is definitely known
that each department chairman is
working out splendid plans. and her
department Will have n place on the
program. The conservation depart
ment. of which Mrs. Emmons Crocker
or Fitchburg. Mass. Is chairman, prom
ises an address by Clifford Pinchot. AT
$3.50 In the afternoon there will be n
conference led by Mrs. Crocker, and
lo1n Il
to speak for two minutes upon some
special point of conservation work or
upon the needs of her State along that
line. The subject. of civil service re-
form will be handled by Mrs. Imogen
b. Oakley. OF Philadelphia who Is ma
tional chairman OF that department.. and
who Will conduct the afternoon confer
fence. which will have as It's general
topic, How Best to Increase the In
terest In Efficient Local Government"
Several members of tho General Fed
Grafton civil service reform depart
ment will speak brient to this subject,
and the discussion will be general
The music department. of which Mrs
Maxwell, OF Ohio, is chairman, will
have In charge the music to be rem
dered in connection with the memorial
services to Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker
to be held on Sunday afternoon. On
PRESIDENTS Night the different State
presidents are asked to speak on their
g,
placed where all who run may read.
Will obviate the necessity of making
announcements from the platform and
thus taking valuable time from the
convention There will be but seven
actual working days of the conyen-
ton, leaving opportunity for the So
Geological pilgrimage planned by the
excursions committee and directed by
one or the prominent social settlement
workers of Chicago. This will be of
n ~ rrf h f.,a
an who has made study of any of the
questions which are dealt with in the
social centre work.
The personnel OF the local board Is
perhaps n matter OF interest, and it is
believed that the women selected, all
experienced in club work, are thor
oughly competent to handle the bien-
maj In n way that will maze the meet
Ing one long TO be remembered. By
virtue of their present offices as well as
their ability Mrs Francis ID. Everett,
director OF the General Federation of
Womens Clubs; Mrs, Minnie Starr
Granger, general federation State sec
rotary, and Mrs. Frederick A Dow,
state president OF Illinois, are members
They constitute the connecting link be-
tween the State and general fedora
tions and the local board with a hand
outreaching TO each. Mrs. Everett is
closely in touch with all of the gen
eral federation officers and gives val
liable assistance where the work of the
! local board touches that of the ma
tional organization. Mrs. Granger
gives the personal touch" that, after
] all, is the vital spark. AS general fed
= Grafton State secretary she is carry
. ing the message of the national or
ganization to individual clubs and
arousing their interest to the wider
range of the general federation. Mrs.
DOW State president, travelling from
t one club to another. is also carrying
a the message which Is drawing !. 900 900
!, club women into closer relations The
{ chairman Of the local board is Mrs.
George Bass president OF the Chicago
: Women's Club. one of the largest de-
9 partment working clubs OF the coun-
! try She was at the head OF the re-
form department. OF her club. and has
1 been q part OF eNerY reform and cixit,