South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-27
WOMEN IN MEETING
NAME CANDIDATES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEJ

didates long club experience and
qualities as a woman.
The nomination was ardently sec
onded by chairmen and delegates from
the 18th district, Mrs. Fairbanks dis
trict
Mrs w. w. Reed of Warsaw, chair
man of the 9th district, in which st.
Joseph county is included, heartily
seconded the nomination, but did not
call for a rising vote from the 18th
district delegates who, it is under
stood, are divided in support of the
candidates Seconds were heard from
the fifth. eighth and 10th districts.
In an eloquent appeal to women or
the state who stand for all movements
toward civic betterment, for suffrage
as we'll as for advancement of all finer
things of life. and for honesty, eff
cheney and plain dealing on the part OF
the individual, Mrs. Bently of Terre
Haute nominated Mrs. Lenore Hanna
Cox RMS. Cox received seconds from
some Of the strongest club women all
over the state She received the. en-
dorsement, among others, of Mrs.
Grace Julian Clarke. Indianapolis, for
mer president of the federation, Mrs.
Craigie Gum Mitchell. Bedford, gen.
eral federation secretary, Mrs. Harry
Miller, Indianapolis. Mrs. Meredith.
one OF the oldest club women of the
state. Mrs. a. j. Clarke Of Indianap-
oils. formerly of Terre Haute, Mrs.
William Shreyer and Miss Rose Cox
! of Terre Haute.
Mrs. Victor Jones of South Bend
was nominated for reelection as sec
Ond vice president of the federation.
Asked to Withdraw.
A storm broke during the session
L NTi1o Natrrcnr1n nrnginpYf of
the federation asked that Mrs. l.. =.
Cox as parliamentarian, would please
to withdraw during the nominations Of
officers
Mrs. Cox cOntended she could fairly
I pronounce parliamentary decisions
/ throughout the session. but when tho
question was put to motion and car
ried. Mrs. Rose Budd Steward of
Muncie was asked to preside in her
/ place,
/ At noon at piece luncheon was given
at which $50 covers were laid. Mrs.
\ May Wright Sewall delivering an ad-
dress on Peace" Mrs. Sewal was
one OF the American delegates to The
/ Hague peace conference earlier in the
J year.
! A federation dinner with more than
\ 500 covers laid will be given tonight.
la feature of which is 10 be the absence
"
The election of candidates for of
/ fees in the federation will take up all
\ OF Thursday and the results Of the
election will be announced Friday.
Has No Platform.
! 81 have no platform. said Mrs.
/ Fairbank. for the simple reason that
the club stands. always had stood and
always viii stand. for certain things
and any platform might put out
would be merely repetition OF those
principles.
Il accepted the candidacy merely
\ because the women of the northern
part of the state wanted a candidate
and I seemed 10 be the only one avail
able. The presidency Of the Indiana
! Federation Of Clubs is a great respon-
sibility. The responsibility grows each
year with the broadening OF club
| activities. II elected / shall do my
/ best 10 maintain the high standards
which preceding presidents have set
! Mrs Fairbank has been in club
work for the past % years. She enter
\ ed upon il when in place of the state
\ federation an organization existed
\ known as the Indiana Union OF WOm-
ems clubs and she has been earnest
| ly active >ver since.