The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-19
First Meeting Was Held
This Afternoon in First
M. E. Church.
100 DELEGATES PRESENT
Reports of Committees Were
Heard Following Open
ing Addresses.

The West Virginia Federation OF
Women's clubs convened this after.
noon at 2 o'clock in the First Metho
dist Episcopal church on Fairmont
avenue In the twelfth annual session.
Approximately 100 delegates were
present with as many visitors. Dele.
gates began 10 arrive in the city last
evening and this morning a large
number arrived while this afternoon
and tomorrow will bring to the city
aslarge number of delegates and Wis.
itors from the neighboring towns OF
Clarksburg, Warrington aud Morgan.
town.
This morning meeting of the ex-
ecutiye committee consisting OF Mrs
n. L. Hutchinson. OF Huntington.
state president, Mrs. Fuller Glasscock
Of Morgantown. acting secretary and
other members of the committee held
atspecial session in the parlors OF the
NJ. c. A. AT the same time the
credentials committee composed Of
Mrs. Charles c. Robb, chairman, Mrs
u. d. Powell and Miss Jennie Fleming
met at the church and registered the
delegates as they arrived.
The decoration committee had ey.
erything in readiness for The opening
session, the Sunday school room
where the meetings were held being
decorated prettily in ferns and flow
ers, the red carnation of the emblem
OF the Women's club Of Fairmont be.
ing In advance.
Preceding the opening of the Fed.
Grafton; the credentials committee
met IN the corridor ofithe church to
complete the registration OF delegates.
The first session of the Federation
meeting opened at o'clock with the
state president, Mrs. Robert L. Hutch.
inson. of Huntington, presiding. A
devotional service was conducted by
Rev. G. E. Goodwin, pastor OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, following
which the president Of the hostess
club, Mrs. George DeBolt, delivered
the address OF welcome on behalf OF
the sWoman's club OF this city. Mrs.
DeBolt in her customary pleasing man.
ner, welcomed the visitors to Fair.
mont and extended to the delegates
and visitors the hospitality Of the city
ofsFairmont, Mrs. C. j.. Proudfoot. OF
Wheeling. chairman OF the conserya.
tion committee OF the state Fedora.
ton, responded TO the words OF vel.
come with few happy remarks.
The special feature of the opening
session was the annual address OF the
state president, Mrs. Hutchinson. Mrs.
Hutchinson's address was given the
closest attention by the delegates.
The report contained In the address
brought out the fact that the various
clubs affiliated with the state Fedora.
tion had accomplished much good
work; that the clubs had grown con-
siderably in membership and that sew.
eral new clubs had been organized
In her address Mrs. Hutchinson out.
lined plans which the Federation
hoped to carry out during the coming
year adopting as the slogan, "A club
nEeyery county"
Mrs. Hutchinsun's address In part
follows:
Members Of the West Virginia Fed.
GRAFTON OF Woman's Clubs, one year
agoGas l stood before you and took
sbrief survey OF the year then clos.
Ing and held up before you the ideals
for which the Federation stands and
the work accomplished, the
question which presented itself to me
andswhich tried TO press home upon
you was. Are We doing the best
wescan for our state and for humanity
with the, resources at our command?
To-day as stand before you, look
Ing into the faces OF many who have
become warm personal friends and
ftttln IN nd
admire not only for their capahility
..lt for their conservation as WE'LL I
say5again, Are We doing the best We
can for our state and for humanity
with the resources at hand?'
InStaking stock OF the resources OF
The club, Mrs. Hutchinson stated that
With six clubs federated during the
laatyear the total active membership
listed in year books Is 2024 with an
associate membership OF ,511. totaling
e535 in all. Additions to membership
since the year books were compiled
bSings that number TO $500.
Not only, do We have the members"
continued Mrs. Hutchinson, but let US
iook for the moment at the position
N life represented by these women.
How proudly we can say, We, the
fepresentatiye women OF the town.
which being Interpreted. means that
We feel that we have influence. social
,osittonf and very frequently as indi-
ifdualsH money at our command II
hen We have at our command both
luantify and quality, where are our
imit8tions? What may we not ac-
,cnplishfif II in unity and sincerity we
4tnrti out determined 10 succeed?'
2 Naming the accomplishments OF the
federation, Mrs. Hutchinson enumer-
tied Q better Organization still 10 be