The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-24
CLUB women VItL
TALK ABOUT LAWS
win Also Try to Work Out
Library Commission
Plan.
fRy Associated Pres.l

WHEELING, W. Va, Oct. a.
Consideration of the proposed legis.
lation which clubwomen Of the state
desire to present to the next State
legislature hold the attention of the
delegates when the thirteenth annual
convention OF the West Virginia FED.
GRAFTON Of Women's Clubs convened
here this afternoon. In view of the
fact Tat the state law makers will be
In session next year, members of the
organization hope to be able at this
meeting to draw up into form practi.
cally all bills recommended by the
convention for submission to the leg
islators. The present session is ex.
pected to be one Of the most important
In the history Of the federation.
One Of the principal topics to be
considered will be the proposed libra
~ commission. Two years ago the
state legislature passed bill permit
ting counties to levy a small ASSESS
ment for public libraries. A bill was
also introduced providing for a com.
mission but 1t failed to meet the an
proval of the federation which last
year appointed a committee with Mrs.
Guy R. c. Allen Of Wheeling as chair
man, to draw up a model bill This
committee Is expected to make a re-
port at this session. Prior to the
opening today a meetin gof the library
committee was held. Miss 8, Scolley
Page. state chairman OF literature ana
library extension presided and adj.
dresses were made by a number OF
authorities on library commissions.
Inc convention proper opened this
afternoon Following the opening pre-.
nminaries. committees were appointed
and the report of the committee on
civics and public health read. An ad.
dress by DR.. Harriet B. Jones of Glen.
dale on 1.-THE Work of the Tuberculo.
sis eague Of West Virginia" followed.
Miss Louise Kochert of Wheeling who
recently returned after spending one
year as Red Cross nurse in Europe
spoke on "A Woman's Experiences in
tho Hospitals Of Austria and the Pris.
on Camps Of Russia"
Miss Julia G. Lathrop Of Washington
d. c., representing the children's bu.
reau OF the United States department
OF labor will speak tonight on the sub.
ject "The Nations Children" Tomor-
row the convention will be addressed
by Miss Fannie C. Rawson, national
president OF the League Of Library
Commissions and secretary of the
Kentucky Library Commission; How.
ard e. Williams. state commissioner of
Agriculture on West Virginia, a Land
of Opportunity" Miss Kate oglebay.
chairman Of the organization commit.
tee, Drama League Of America on the
topic "The Necessity of Better Films
in the Theatres"
The principal speakers on Thurs.
day will be Miss Helen Warwick Bos.
well Of New York, chairman of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs.
Fred o. Blue Of Charleston, w. Va
State Tax Commissioner and Mrs. Row
Emery Fletcher Of New York. chair.
man of Vocational Training and Guild.
ance. General Federation Of Women's
Clubs: At the afternoon session tel.
lers for the election Of officers viii
be named and the voting will take
place that evening. The tellers will
make their report on Friday at which
time the newly elected OFFICERS will
be installed. Friday afternoon the
delegates will be taken for a motor
tour Of the city.