The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-15
M.F.W.C. CONVENTION GETS
DOWN TO WORK THIS MORNING
Reports Of State President, Mrs. McGehee, Other
State officers and District Presidents Read
tf5.t Reception Tonight.

This mornings session, Of the Isis
sissippi Federated Women's Clubs CO.
ventlon in this city, was devoted al
most entirely to the reports of tn
President, Mrs. Edward McGehee, he
Vice-Presidents, and the Presidents O
the different districts in the state. 4
delightful musical program was inter
spersed with the reports.
America" was sung in unison BY
the delegates, led by Miss Lucy Shan
non, at the opening Of the session thi,
morning just after the registration o1
delegates. 1t was found this morn.
ing that more than 200 delegates are
already in the city.
Reports were read by Mrs. J. J.
McGrath, First Vice. President; Mrs
H. C. Featherstun, Second Vice-Pres-
ident; Mrs. W. 0. Rea, Recording Sec
retary; Miss, Francis Hooper, Custo-
dian; Mrs. Tullia Brady, General Fed
Grafton Secretary, and the Presidents
of the District Federations, Mrs. F.. v.
osborne, first; Mrs. John Conner, Sec
ond; Miss Annie Rothenberg, third;
Mrs. H. L. Quinn, fourth; Mrs. Jess
Bell, fifth; Miss Bessie Young, sixth;
Mrs. Blanche Denton, seventh; Mrs.
Walker Wood, eighth; Miss M. Collie
Covington, ninth Mrs. c. S. Suffer-
| field, tenth; Mrs. John E. Anderson,
eleventh district.
Every report was ably delivered and
showed that the ladies have not neg
lected their duties toward the organ
ization. The reports show the condi-
ton of the Federation and reflect the
interest that is being taken in club
work by the women of Mississippi.
The reports of the Credential Com
mittee and the Committee on Revision
were received and approved.
Luncheon was served the delegates
at 12:4O in the club bailding by the
J. z. George Chapter United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy. Mrs Bessie
Street Coburn, presiding.
The afternoon session convened at
2:S0 o'clock and is being devoted to
conferences upon different subjects,
that on Music being held in the audi
torium of the Woman's Club, under
the leadership of Miss Lucy Shannon.
The Health Conference is being con-
Quoted under the leadership of Mrs.
J. H. Fox and Mrs. J. H. Price in
the club rooms.
The Home Economics under the lea
dership Of Mrs. A. s. Mitchell, was
conducted at three thirty o'clock this
afternoon.
The social feature of the day will
be the reception to. the visiting dele
gates and club women and their hosts
and hostesses at the beautiful home
Of Senator and Mrs. w. M. Whiting
ton this evening at nine o'clock.
Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. D. s.
Jones will entertain the visitors at
her lovely country home "House- On
Nebo" at tea. The delegates and Wis
iting club women will be taken in au-
tomobiles to Mrs. Jones'.
Last Nights Session.
If every session of the convention
is as enjoyable as the opening ses-
sion which was held at the Green
wood Theatre last night the conven-
ton will be one much enjoyed indeed.
DR.. J. A. HALL pastor Of the First
Methodist church, opened the meeting
with short prayer, after which Mrs.
Monroe McClurg, president local Wo-
mans Club, called meeting to order &
introduced Mayor 6. L. Ray, who in
most eloquent manner welcomed the
visiting club women Of the state to
Greenwood. The keys Of the city
were turned over to the convention for
the next three days.
Mrs. Walker Wood, president Of the
Eighth District Federation Of Clubs
welcomed the visiting delegates in be-
half Of the District Clubs, the official
entertainers. Her address, while
short, was masterpiece and is re.
published below for the benefit Of
those who were unfortunate enough
net be present. s
Mrs. T. R. Henderson, introduced
by Mrs. McC!urg as 'the Mother Of
the Greenwood Woman's Club" next
Welcomed the visitors in behalf Of that
club and in her charming manner told
OF her conversion to Federation. Mrs.
Henderson said that for years she was
opposed to federating but her advice
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