Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-04
WOMEN'S FEDERATION
MEETS HERE NEXT MONTH
"Local Nine" Partially Completes Program for Affair."
Which Is Expected to Be Most Successful in
History Of Organization.
and of the convention.

and of the convention.
Than Mrs. Pennypacker few women
are better known or occupy more
prominent positions in the women's
realm in this country, and her visit to
the Pine Bluff convention will be
matter of far more than ordinary
interest to the club women OF the
state and this entire section of the
country.
There will be other distinguished
visitors from other states, whose
names will be announced later by the
local 'Nine,' and whose coming will
add materially to the interest and i'm
portance of the gathering.
Some Big Features.
Among the big features of the con"
vention, will be an art exhibit, at the
Hauber theatre, under personal dlrec-
ton of Mrs. Melville Johnson, chair
man of the art department of the
General Federation Of Women'c
clubs. Mrs. Johnson will deliver an
illustrated lecture on art during the
convention.
The first statewide pageant ever
attempted in Arkansas will be per-
haps the biggest individual feature OF
the convention as hundreds OF per
sons from all sections of the state
will participate il the event. Mrs.
w. ]. Bensberg, chairman OF drama
for the state federation, and Arkan-
sas representative of the Drama
League of America. will have charge
of the pageant, plans for which are
already very we'll advanced
In this connection, Mrs. Bensbers
writes:
"In outlining the federation pageant
] have assigned an episode TO each
district chairman of drama, and she
in turn is to distribute the parts
among the talent of her district, pre-
ferably among the federated girls So
cieties. However, she is privileged to
fill out with other material. mas
much as numbers count, all who are
interested in pageantry are most
cordially invited to participate in the
first statewide paEeant ever attempt
ed in Arkansas We require hundreds
of villagers for the singing. games
etc. of all ages and descriptions.
"In case you desire 10 be in this
! festival please report to your district
chairman of drama Immediately. lhe
names and addresses OF the district
chairmen of drama are as follows:
! Little Rock district, Mrs. A. l..
i Crawford, Masonic temple, Little
Rock; Pine Bluff district. Miss Vashtl
King, Pine Bluff; Forest City district
Mrs. A. II. Burr, Paragould; Fort
Smith district. Mrs. Mary Batema;:'
Fayetteville; Harrison district, MISS
| Margaret Redue, Harrison; Camden
district. Mrs. Farrar NeWberry, ArKa-
delphia. So far ] have not heard OF
any chairman of drama for the Bates
willie district, those in this district
should report to the district presl-
dent. Mrs. Mildred Dorsey, Newport
MRS. Troupe's Report.
At the conference in Little Rock
last week, Mrs. A. w. Troupe of TINS
city made a report for the Pine Bluff
district of which she is president, the
Little Rock Gazette thus reporting
the incident:
Mrs. A. w. Troupe said there were
four teacherages in the Pine Bluff
district, and a city federation at Pine
Bluff. She said the women in Pine
Bluff were making preparations &c
entertain inc otdtC NoAANSh.iOA -. A'O
vamber, and that some substitutes
had been made in committees. Mrs
w. A. Taggart is now chairman OF the
. Hospitality committee, and the names
of delegates should be sent to her
Mrs Corinne Knox IS chairman o.
) decoration. Mrs. Troupe said he dls,
trict had one community club and hao
sent six representative to the blen
NAL convention in New York. She
! finished her talk by handing a checS
for SIS to the president for the
scholarship loan fund"
Plan For General Convention.
At the same conference, preilml'
nary steps were taken for arranging
} for the 1918 convention of the Gen
: eral Federation Of Women's clubs
! which will be held in Hot Springs
: The Gazette says Of this:
, "A temporary committee on ways
: and means TO discuss preliminary
. plaus for the entertainment OF the
, biennial convention of the genera
federation of womens clubs at Ho
: Springs in 1918 was appointed by
Mrs John |. Moore, president OF ths
Arkansas federation, at the boare
: meeting in Little Rock last THURSDAY
: 1.-The committee, which lncluael
/ Mesdames Moore. A. Retain, IL. I
Gibson, Clio Harper. w. E. Massey
; Mildred Worsey. Ed Graves. {. l.
Moore, Jr., Frank Peel, {. r. scout