South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-25
WOMEN DELEGATES
TO LEAVE TUESDAY
State Gathering at lndianap-
oils Promises to be Great
est Ever Held.


Delegates from clubs OF South Bend
and NHshawaka to the state conven-
ton of the Indiana Federation of
Women's clubs will leave for India
napolis Tuesday morning TO remain
until the close of the sessions Satur-
day afternoon.
Convention plans point 10 one OF
the most interesting and important
conferences which the state Organlz-
alton has ever held. The list of speak
ers includes men and women OF state
and national fame whose addresses
on special topics have been arranged
TO strike the keynote OF club actiV-
tiles in Indiana for the ensuing year.
Among these speakers Will be Hon.
Charles Warren Fairbanks, lndlanap-
oils. Miss Lutte +. Stearns. Milwaukee.
director of the General Federation of
Womens clubs; Miss Helen Narlck
Boswell. New York city, chairman
political science department OF gen
eral federation: Miss Anna Is. john
son. president Ohio State Federation
of Women's clubs; Mrs. William l.
Thomas. Chicago. secretary WOmen's
Peace party: Maurice 1. Flagg, direc
tor Minnesota State Art Commission;
DR.. James A. WOODBURY., Indiana un-
iversity; DR. Stanley Coulter, Purdue
university; Dir. Writ LOwther, pas
tor NJ T. church. Logansport; DIR. 5.
f.. smith, medical superintendent
Eastern hospital for the insane, Rich
mond; DR.. ]. y. Hurry, Rev. Francis
II. Gavish; Hon. Amos w. Butler OF
indianapolis: Mrs. Juliet V. Strauss,
Rockville, the Country Correspond
emit
Many Special Events.
Aside from the regular sessions of
the federation there will be numerous
special events arranged by other or
CARNATIONS of the city and state who
wish to take advantage OF the as
sembly of women to urge their own
special causes.
The Indianapolis Federation Of
Franchise leagues will entertain Mrs.
May Wright Sewall, formerly of In
dianapolis. Tuesday afternoon at 2:SO
O'Clock in the Riley room at the Clay
pol hotel, when Mrs. Sewall will give
an address on "A Fraction of the
Whole" in which she will deal with
the feminist movement. Mrs Sewall,
according TO Mrs. Andrea Hofer Proud
foot Of Vienna and Chicago, presi-
dent Of the League of international
Amity, is considered in Europe to be
the greatest American woman. re-
ception will follow the lecture.
The State Franchise league will
give a franchise dinner Thursday
evening at the Claypool which prom
Uses to be one of the most interesting
events Of the week. At this dinner
one Of the speakers will be Mrs. James
w Morrison Of Chicago. president Of
the Equal Suffrage association of Chi
cago and daughter Of William Dudley
Foulke of Richmond. Mrs. Meredith
Nicholson is chairman of the COM
mittee arranging this dinner.
Tuesday at noon the Consumers
league of Indiana will give a lunch
con and a program of talks One Of
the speakers at this time will be Mrs.
w. +. Miller of South Bend. The
WOmens Press club Of Indiana has
also arranged a dinner as one of the
events OF the week.
Luncheon on Wednesday.
In honor of Mrs. w. l. Thomas of
Chicago, secretary OF the Woman's
Peace party. the Indianapolis branch
of that organization will give a lunch
con Wednesday at 1880 O'Clock in
the Ayres tea room.
preliminary meetings to be held
before the formal opening of the
convention Tuesday evening will be
session of the executive committee
OF the state at 10 o'clock in the
morning. followed at II O'Clock by
meeting of the board of directors At
o'clock in the afternoon there will
be meeting of the council when club
presidents from all over the state will
give twO-minute talks on What We
Are Asking for the Federation; How
to Interest Young Girls I'm Club
Work.; Homes for the Rural School
Teachers; THE Playground as a
Factor in Community Life Dele
gates and visitors are invited 10 at
tend this meeting. All sessions will
be held at the Claypool hotel. the
convention headquarters.
Following the opening session OF
the convention Tuesday evening an
informal reception for members OF
the federation will be held. The fed
Grafton dinner will take place at the
ClaypoOl Wednesday evening.
Among South Bend women who
will be prominent i'm the activities of
the week will be Mrs Richard Elbel
who is a member Of the resolutions
commi I &c, one Of the most Important
committees Of the federation. She
was appointed by the state president.
Miss Vida Newsom, and the other
members Of the committee are Mrs
Grace Julian Clarke and Mrs. Sam
uel RalstOn. Mrs. Elbel will also rem
resent Mrs. Charles Keltner as a
delegate from the Impromptu club
She will leave Tuesday morning with
other delegates from South Bend
clubs.