The Little River news., 1915-10-30
CLUB WOMEN
 HEAR REPORTS
Mrs. Joiln IEc Moore G{ tftiena. presi- dent: Visiting Club Officials
 Feature on Program.

Little Rock, Oct. 2S.-Nrs. Perry V. PcnnhacEer. president of the General Federation cf Womens Clubs, of Aus tin, Texas, vas guest of th~ ArKau- sas Federatio Il Of Wem-n's Clubs yes terday, and sroltc durinH the morning scssicl Of the convention. being hela at the courthouse. Another gues. Wae Mrs. N.lkerson, p"e5tdcn. of tae Lou1- sani& State Federation Of Shreveport, who also talked to tA Arkansan ceie- s2tion.
 Reports from officers and commit tees toCk up the morning session. Wednesday, in which the musical pro gram, a feature Of the convention, wa enjoyed. Mrs. John Ike Moore, presi- cent Of the Federation, made her an- nual address in the fareRoon an re viewed work that has been done and discussed plans Of 5he organizations. Other officers made reports for their particular department or sections in- cluding an amusing one by Mrs. 1. B. Gardner, chairman of the Local Nine f'hich has charge of the meeting, in which she referred to each member Of the committee as a baseball player and used baseball terms in telling of their work.
 Music and Addresses.
 Mrs Joseph Frauenthal, State secre- tary, presided at the general sessior, which took up the last hour of the morning. The music committe report was submitted and talks made by Mrs II. B. TCmlinson OF civic service re- form; by Mrs. C. F. Whitney cn liter&- lure and Bible study; bH Mrs. Mary McCabe cn legislation; by Mrs. j. J Raed on the General Federation Mag azne, and brief talks by several oth- CTS.
 Musical numbers during the morn ing included q vocal number by Miss Lucynearn Boardstreet cf Pine Bluff, who pleased highly. Wednesday aft ernoon tie numbers incluCad TMy Old Kentucky Heme,' by the audience, led by a qu2rtette. composed of Mrs. ". I, Barrett, Miss Lillian Witt, ". II. Laubach and Eugene Curtis.
 Mayer Ghas. H. Taylor, in his ad- dress cf welcome, spoke of the 1n- fucnce of women in reform move ments and mentioned that movements and mentioned that movements in Lit tie Rock that at first W2re decried as impracticablc have now passed ne expermenal stage.
 "Women are thinking in a construc- tive way he said, and suggested that with the work for 3 school for defec- tive children, boys industrial school girls industrial school improvement of the state penal system with a vie,F of turning out men better fitted than they were when imprisoned, should be considered
 Mrs. Frederick Hangers witty words of welcome were responded to by Mrs $. E. Ellsworth Of Hot Springs. J. L. Bend, state supervisor of rural eduea- ton, was introduced by Mrs. Edward Bevins of Helena. MT. Bond spoke in favor of compulsory education and the county supervisor system. Platforms of the guberhaticnal candidates, with letters from each of them, were read by Mrs. Minnie Rutherford Fuller.
 Banquet at HeteE Marion.
 Mrs. Jc eph Fruenthal, ninth pres dent of ( } Arkansas Federation, and originate" of the idea of a Pioneers Club, wa Joastmistress at the banquer at the | 1tel Marion.
 Duranl Whipple, secretary of the Arkansas Commission for the Feeble Minded, created by authority of the last legislature, delivered an address Thursday before the Federation ot Woman's Clubs.
 Clyde Head, who has been in sani- tarium at TeXarkana, and who was op- erated on. returned home Thursday l hn in