The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-20
MISSISSIPPI WOMEN.
Mrs. Sara Beaumont Kennedy's Splen-
did Tribute to Mississippi Women
and to Greenwood and Her
Hospitable People.

The following tribute to Missis.
sippi Women and to the people Of
Greenwood from the talented pen d
Mrs. Sara Beaumont Kennedy is re.
produced from Sundays Memphis
Commercial Appeal:
Geographically, jackson is the CAP.
ital OF Mississippi, but if there is any.
thing in the pivotal point of interest
the beautiful town Of Greenwood, on
| the Yazoo, was the capital last week.
| For IN that town was convened the
State Federation of Womens Club.
and the attention of the whole state
was centered on what the federation
would do in certain matters Of vital
Importance.
For. the Mississippi women are
wide awake to the things that spell
Improvement and progress in every
line that touches the states lie. The
mere woman question has been ,nerg-
ed into the wider one Of general bet
terment Of conditions. They run the
gamut from domestic science, as it
dominates the kitchen, to the illit-
eracy problem Of the whole common
wealth s e
"One hundred and eighty delegates
representing thousands of federated
club women, gathered in the splendid
ly equipped Woman's Building Of
Greenwood, and under the leadership
of the federation president, Mrs. Ed
ward McGehee Of Como, took up one
after another matters Of keen public
interest on which they had been work,
ing during past year. It was wonder
tul to see with what single-hearted-
ness and businesslike thoroughness
they went into discussion of public
health, mental hygiene, conservation
Of birds or forests or individuals, il
|iteracy, educational movements, '.bet-
ter babies" and dozens of other SUBJ
lects on which the welfare of towns
and communities leaned. There were
10 hesitating, half-inforn,ed speakers, !
'ut clear-headed reformers and help
'rs who knew their subjects--and
heir own minds-and stood for what
vas right and best for the Greater
lumber Of people. There were no nap-
'azard methods, such as might have
'een witnessed few years back for
'aliamentary law is no longer closed {
'ook to women. Order, dignity, and
horoughness, such as would have been {
n example to any gathering of men, s
marked the proceedings. e
Sand there were tine sneakers !
mong the delegates. Mississ. ppi has y
'ng been justly proud of her male or 9
tors, but her women have now come
0 share the laurels. Mrs. M2Gellee
nd her co-workers have the gift of I
ready speaking"
"The little city of Greenwood was I
avish in its hospitality to the visit Z
1g delegates. Every hour Of The day
howed some thought for them. Be-
ldes this generous public care, two
eautiful public functions we're ex- II
ended to the federation members. The $
rst was brilliant evening recep- G
on in the spacious home Of Mr. and 4
[rs. W. M. Wilmington. rariors and Il
alls were converted into nogers of u
aauty with flowers and paiv0s, and
le reception line, headed by TIE pres II
lent and the hostess, was as q RAIN :
ow Of softest shades glitter ~ with u
le dew Of diamonds. The assembled y
uests, in beautiful evening costumes, q
ade fine assemblage for tie hand v
,ne halls.
THE other social function was a 3
"a at the palatial country home Of G
lr. and Mrs. Dave Jones, 20 miles out p
the delta country. A procession Of. a
ltomobiles carried the $50 guests in h
wonderful ride through the delta v
nds. On each side of the road were b
ast fields which have yielded their P
arvests to gin and mill--splendid P
rnn lands everywhere, and then, sud-
snly-as II Alladin had rubbed his u
mp and commanded the GENT to r
'ect him q wonder-mansicn, thore Il
cmed up before the guests the Jones {,
sidsncs Inside, where one room d