The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-12-04
STATE MEETING OF WOMEN'S CLUBS.
Resume Of Recent Federation Meeting
at McComb A Splendid and In
spring Document.

convention In McComD. NOV 10
II, 18 and 10. The Tenth District
composed of the following clubs,
was hostess: Peripatetics anC
Climbers, Brookhaven; Civic, Of
Gloster; Embroidery and Musi
clans, of Magnolia; Crescite. Civic
League a nd Choral, of McComb
Civic League, of Natchez; Social
and Civic, of Oskya; Civic League
of Summit; Woman's Culture anc
Civic League. of Tylertown and
Woman's, of Norheld
The meeting was held in Nc
Combs beautiful new city hall
and promptly at 8 O'Clock, Mrs W.
P Mills. District Pres. opened
the convention. This first evening
was devoted to addresses. An ad.
dress of welcome by the Mayor
the Clubs of McComb. and the Dis.
trict. Then followed the speaker
of the evening. DR.. l. L. Lums-
den, United States expert on pub
lie health DR.. Lumsden's address
on Rural Sanitation" was helpful
and instructive. He showed how
various diseases are spread and
how the club women can help by
starting this work in their now
towns by getting house owners to
plan sanitation club" and
pledge themselves to do three
things:-1. screen kitchen and
dining rooms: 2 put in sanitary
closet; 8. screen all piles of manure
so there will be no places for tiles
to breed. This work to be extend
ed TO the county line.
On Wednesday morning. Mrs. j
H. Price. our efficient President.
formally opened the convention and
the routine work was taken up.
Mrs. e j. Baxter, svice-rhairmar
If 6ivics Department of Gener al
Fed, spoke most Interestingly on
"E1ucation, Agitation and Coope-
ration" ia civic work. Mrs Bax-
ter's civic work has brought her
into national prominence and she
is now giving her time to the ad-
vancement of civic work by wo-
mems clubs, throughout the ma
tion. Mrs. Baxter's suggestions
TO club women we're:
Organize a strong civic league.
Organize civic leagues among the
children. Organize the coIored
children and get colored preachers
to talk on health and civics. Invite
rursl ,nothers to club meetings
and give special program for
their instruction.
The Federation scholarship has
been changed from Columbia t.
hicago University 1t was desir-
ed at this convention to try the
experiment Of a loan, instead of
gift fund. A resolution making
Feb. 7 mrs. Hebron's birthday
Scholar ship Day., was passed
On that day Clubs are urged tC
send their contributions or fix on .
special date to do so Mr.. Smith,
State Supt of Education. talked tc
the convention on "llliteracy IL
Mississippi and PIaps for Eliminat'
ing it," he read some rather
startling data on illiteracy in oul
state and he urged the Federation
20 cooperate with the department
of education and other agencies. II
starting the campaign against illit
eracy
On Thursday afternoon. an i'm
pressive service, in memory o.
Mrs. E. N. Hebron, the Mother
IF the Federation" was held 10 tht
NJ E. Church.
MRS. TulIia Brady. Gen Fed
Secty. held Institutes on Genera
Federation work before each morn
ing session. arousing much interes
in this larger organization.
The General Federation Maya
zine, which is our official organ
mas very literally offered Missis
sippi four pages in each issue
| We hope the women of the club
will show their appreciation b
sending reports of work to Mrs
| Madge Fugler Quin. McComb. an
also. by subscribing to this splen
Ibid magazine.
Miss Susie V Powell, who ha
been honored with a place on tn
program at the next Biennial. wa
made delegate from the state a
large
Splendid reports from chairmei
and individual clubs were given
and can be had 10 fell IN the min
utes which will soon De published
and which cost only few cents
Apply to Mrs W. 0. Rea. Rec
Secty. Jackson, Miss
Too much cannot be said j
praise Of the men, as we'll as tn
women of McComb. for the spler
| did entertainment given the Fed
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