Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-12
WOMEN DELEGATES
TO CLUB CONVENTION
OFF TO PITTSBURGH
Philadelphia Members of
State Federation w ii |
Mske Jealous Campaign
for Suffrage Idea.

with the majority determined to take
! a strong stand for the furtherance of
plans which will make votes for women
an accomplished fact in Pennsylvania. a
large delegation of club women from this
city left for Pittsburgh this morning,
where the 10th annual meeting of the
State Federation of Pennsylvania Women
will be formally opened in the Hotel
Schenley tomorrow morning.
AS early as last night, however. an ad-
vance guard boarded the train so as to
be there in plenty of time, and tomorrow
morning another group will leave, among
whom will be Mrs Rudolph Blankenburs
At the last convention 1t was decided
that the question of the enfranchisement
of women in this State should have the
most important place on the program this
year and therefore, since the "ants" are
determined to do their mightiest to pre-
vent the State Federation from going on
record as a pro-suffrage body, the con-
vention promises to be a lively one.
The subject of temperance, prohibition
and the anti-alcohol movement in gem
eral will doubtless rank second In inn
of Pittsburgh, an authority on this sub
ject will be one of the chief speakers.
Mrs. Percy V. Pennyhacker. Of Austin,
Texas, President of the General Fedora
tion OF Women's Clubs, will address the
meeting \on Tuesday evening.
Wednesday, October "A, will be given
over to the discussion of sociological prob
lens in Pennsylvania IL is said that
because Of the fact that there are so
many questions Of social Importance
pending in the State at the present time,
the discussion of this topic probably will
be carried over to THURSDAY
Mrs Kate Waller Barrett, President of
the United States National Council Of
Women and also Of the National Flor
ence Crittenton Home Association. will
address the meeting in the place Of Miss
Ida Stokes Adams. International Sec
retary to the Pennsylvania state Fedora
tion. who is unable to attend Mrs. Bar
retts subject will deal with the work aC-
compished at the international Council
Of Women. held in Rome last May
PHILADELPHIA DELEG ATEs
Among the well-known club women OF
Philadelphia who will attend arc: Mrs.
Rudolph Bankenburg, Mrs, Bent. L.
Richardson Mrs. Marshall Smith, Mrs.
j. Howard Brown, Miss Ruth Potter, Miss
Mara Breed, Miss Mary Johns Hopper,
Miss Ella Robb. Mrs. Mary Fl. Ingham
Mrs. Frank Miles Day, who is presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Child Labor
Association: Mrs Charles u. KIauder
Mrs Horace H. Burrell, Mrs. VIM IT. |
Prentiss Nichols, Mrs. Wm. Levorett, |
Miss Anna II. Markley, Mrs, George W. |
Piersoll and many others
The official program is:
Tuesday, October 13-Merning REPORTS |
and opening addresses: afternoon: report |
of Chicago Biennial Meeting, and adj |
dresses on Education by Or, Yocum and |
Chancellor Mccormick; Twentieth Cen |
tury Club reception 10 Federation 1 to
8; evening: address by Mrs. Percy V. |
Wednesday, October 1+-Morning. Socio-
logical Problems Rural Life, Anti
Alcohol, Hospital Social Service, Blind
etc. luncheon to delegates by Civic Cluh
Of Allegheny County; afternoon: sociOl-
oGical pilgrimages; evening, Congress Of
Clubs dinner for Federation. followed by |
evening session. with Miss zona Gale as
speaker.
THURSDAY October Is Morning; discus
sion of enfranchsement Of women, after
loon, proposed social legislation i'm Penn
evening, concert.
Friday, October l6-ENecutive Board
meeting at SchenIey Hotel, Q a m Troll
ey trip to MOrsanza, luncheon,