The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-10-05
FEDERAIlONOF WOMENSCJJRS
Late News of Interest To Members IN All pau+
The State


2.earns Will please notify Mrs II
Io~eil' chairman of library axtenx,n,
= the North Carolina Federation nf
Woinens Clubs, not later than Oct
Der 18th. "h octo-
A list Of her lecture s,1biects ard
'oihns VIII De given on request.
Letter From State President.
ne low letter from our State
resident, Mrs Thomas w. LingIe
woman ~ tup
The first of October fnds me still
III une mountains, reluctant to leave
while the weather is so fine Some
mountain climbs and tramns tbroneh
me WOODS have been possible since
Inc pussy season closed, while the
federation correspondence is often in
tefrupted by the falling Of a chestnut
ourf at my very door, and a race with
the ~cnlpfnunks to get the prize.
On the I'D day of September the
FEDERATED clubs Of Asheville enter
tanned the State President. and gave
evidence OF their loyalty to the fedora
uon In the cordial welcome they gave
me. Mrs. VIM. j. Cooke threw Open
ner nome Tor h reception, and Mrs.
Platt, the chairman for the first dis
trict, assisted her in receiving. All
the Federated clubs, and several Of the
unIederated ones were represented in
the large assembly of club women
which soon filled the spacious parlors.
AFTER TINS hearty welcome, and Mrs.
Platts kin introduction. l found it
easy to speak to the club women and
10 interest them in the present day
problems which are before us. This
district is invited to Tryon for the
reciprocity meeting. and a full repre-
~Sentatlon is promised to High Point
IN May. The Asheville clubs are
represented on the committee man
gazing the Sallie Southall Gotten Loan
Fund, Mrs. j. S. Williams being a
valued member of the committee Of
winch Mrs. {. G. Hook is chairman.
Among the new appointments
which were made just in time to have
a place in the year book are those OF
the chairman of the publicity and
music departments. The press work
of the State Federation has been en-
trusted to Miss Mary Moses. Every
CLUB woman must feel a responsibility
In making this important office as easy
and pleasant a one as possible. Mis-:
Moses is using as her committee il
/ this work throughout the State tn
district chairmen who were selected
by Mrs. Waddill for the reciprocit,
: committee. Mrs. J. D. Edwards, O
$ Wilmington, the new chairman o
l music, announces the following mem
bers of her department: Mrs. Horac,
Dowell, Raleigh; Mrs. Norman Wills
s Greensboro; Miss Hattie Thompson
Davidson. Under the direction of thi
a able committee, the music department
promises to be as popular as eve
: in the federation.
e "The executive board has accepte,
! a cordial invitation from the feder
s ated clubs of Shelby to the council t
q hold the January meeting with them
q Mrs. c. r. Hoey has been name,
d chairman Of the invitation committee
y and Mrs. Max Gardner, our auditor
r is one of the enthusiastic hostesse
in planning for the reception Of tn
o council. Many Of the council mem
bers have felt that we could hardl
4 wait till January for a meeting thi
year. but now all will be making plan
to meet in hospitable Shelby the LAT
ter part Of January. The exact date
! will be fixed to conform with tn
n dates Of other important State organ.
cations which the president and mem
bers are to attend.
"The president and the whole fec
. Grafton are unwilling to spare the poI
ular first vice president for even
n little while, but we are all intereste
- in the western tour which Miss Gel
= trude We'll is Dor to have with h
- mother and Miss Jannett."