Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-01
RECEPTION FOR
new PRESIDENT
Seven Federated Clubs Of This City
Unite in Social Function in
Honor Of Mrs. F. E.
Whitley.
HELD IN ELKs CLUB HOUSE
Mrs. Ella Burleson Delivers Address
Of Welcome Mrs. Whitley
Responds.
IELD IN ELKs CLUB HOUSE

The seven federated clubs Of the
city united Friday night in giving a
reception at. the Elks club house
in honor of the recent election of
Mrs. F. E. Whitley, member of the
Wednesday club of this city, to the
important office of president of the
Iowa Federation of Clubs.
The federated clubs of the city are
the Wednesday, Home, Literary
Round Table, Monday Night Coterie,
Six O'Clock, Seven O'clock and Trav-
Ell clubs The presidents Of these
clubs, together with the new state
president, Mrs. Whitley, were in the
receiving line Friday night in the
parlors of the club rooms and be-
tween fifty and sixty ladies were
present in spite of frowning skies
and q gentle rain.
The club rooms were beautifully
decorated in pink and green. Boughs
of twin honey suckle were used
most effectively around the walls,
while large bouquets of peonies were
about the rooms, and baskets of pink
and green hung from the chande-
'liers.
Shortly after the last guest had
arrived, the ladies were seated in
the south parlor to hear the short
program which bad been arranged.
Mrs. Liza. McMurray, of the state
health committee, presided, in the
absence of Mrs. o. J. Henderson,
president of the Wednesday club,
who was unavoidably detained until
later in the evening. She spoke
briefly of the great honor which had
come to a townswoman and club sis
ter and introduced Mrs. Ella Burle-
son of the Six O'clock club, who de-
livered in behalf of the assembled
clubs, the address of welcome. Mrs.
Burleson has been by nature and vo-
cation fitted for just such responsi-
bilities as these, and in her inimit-
ably gracious manner, charmingly
expressed the appreciation of the
clubs at the appointment of Mrs.
Whitley for the responsible position
which she will hold for the next two
years, and voiced the sentiments of
the clubs when she intimated that
Webster City clubs would hope to
share in the reflected glory Of the
president.
To this address Mrs. Whitley re-
|sponded feelingly, assuring her club
sisters of her sincerity of apprecia-
tion at the honors done her and of
her earnest desire to enter upon her
new duties solely for the good of the
united club movement in the state,
which is to make this world a bet
ter place to live in. She spoke of her
great desire for the uplifting and
betterment of the community and
state through the club channels, and
the cherishing of high standards
and ideals for the work with which
she is so familiar. Mrs. Whitley is
always pleasing speaker and has a
way Of including her audience inti-
mately in her remarks. Following
the applause with which the guests
received her words, Mrs. G. T. Nc
Cauliff sang most sweetly two num-
bers, accompanied on the piano by
Mrs. v. c.. Crosley.
Mrs. McMurray, who had charge
of the reports from the federation
here introduced the first speaker
Mrs. H. B. Mckee, who gave an ex-
cellent little description of the
Greek play "Iphegenia" which was
staged for the benefit of the fedora.
tion by students from the state uni.
versity. Mrs. Mckee, having stud
led Greek mythology for the past
year in club work, was eminently
fitted to report the play and her de-
tailed account, while brief, was en-
tirely enjoyable.
Mrs. v. c. Crosley, member o.
the state music committee, was here
introduced by Mrs. McMurray ant
briefly told of the enjoyable feature: