Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-05-23

Century Club building Whining
ton. last Thursday and Friday
Fifty-two delegates and twenty
two officers and members OF state
committees were reported by the
credential committee.
The official attendants, however
formed only small part OF the
large and enthusiastic attendance
of club members from all parts
of Delaware. The members were
greeted by Governor Miller, Mayor
Price, and the State President
Miss Ray Heydrick, of Bridgevllle'
Items of interest brought out
during the two day session follow:
Membership of the Federation
During the session two new Or
carnations, the Civic Cub OF
Greenwood and Wilmington Chap
ter Women's Organization Ma
tional American Retail Druggists,
were admitted to the Federation.
This makes the D. S. F. W. {. COM
posed of "a affiliated bodies, with
a total membership of 2284.
Governor Urges Interest in
Schools
Governor Miller, in addressing
the Federation congratulated the
members on "the potential in
fuence of the organization in the
State" adding sit is bound to
tend to the advancement and i'm
provement of our citizenship
He urged the attention of club
women to the rural schools, espec-
tally referring to the one con-
dition that is throttling them-the
tax system. "The law is archaic"
he said, "nearly one hundred
years old.
1t is impossible to get the legis-
lature to change it, and we will
have to get a dynamic force, such
as yours, back of our legislators"
Delegates to Biennial in New
York
Miss Heydrick spoke enthus-
iastically Of the Biennial to be
held in New York May 23-June 2
The club women of the city have
been thoroughly organized fol
months planning a royal enter
tainment for the visitors from
every state in the Union. Della
wares delegates are:
Miss Heydrick, president; Mis-:
Anna Hough, Smyrna; Mrs. J. A
Colby, Wilmington; Mrs. R. j
Lindale, Wyoming; Mrs. S. j
Reynolds, Smyrna; alternates-
Mrs. o. C. Purdy, Wilmington
Mrs. L. B. Cannon, Bridgeville
Mrs. R. L. Holiday, Dover.
Mrs. George w. Marshall o
Milford, Mrs, w. H. Evans an
Mrs. Harry Hayward of Newark
Mrs. C. C. Fulton, Mrs. Jane
Pennewill, Mrs. R. H. Van Dyke
Mrs. Robert Ferguson and Mrs
c. D. Sypherd of Dover; Mr.:
Willard Morse of Seaford, Mis-
Clara Brady Green and Ada Wal
rem of Middletown will be visitors
The Work of the Educational Con
mittee
Mrs. William H. Evans, of tn
Newark club, chairman of tn
Committee in Education, reporte
as follows:
at is the aim of this report
show how the federated clubs Q
this State through their commit
tees on arts and crafts and educs
tion have co-operated to max
this year fruitful for the school
of Delaware. The plan conceive
was to join forces and work Who'll
heartedly toward the achieve
ment of two purposes; the es
tablishment of circulating pic
ture library for the use of tn
school children of Delaware and
Federation Loan Fund for tn
students of the Women's College.
"At the beginning of the secon
college year there was recogniz
ed need for a fund which accepte
students could borrow to hel
them complete tn Ell colleg
courses. The subject was agitat
ed by those interested and wa
brought to the department O
club work. At an open confer
ence of committees on arts an,