The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-11-07
SPLENDID MEETING
HELD HERE LAST SATURDAY
BY WOMAN'S CLUBS
Members From Over the Eighth Dis
trict Hospitality Entertained by
the Local Ladies. ,

Renewed enthusiasm in the great
work which the federation of women's
clubs is doing all over the state was
given to club members of the Eighth
Congressional District, at the district
meeting held in Stanford, Saturday,
November 4th. The District organiza-
ton met as the guests of the Woman's
Club of Stanford, young in years of
service, but one of the most active
and enthusiastic, in any small town
| in the state and with a magnificent
record of accomplishment during its
short life OF two and a half years.
The local organization did all in its
! power to make the short stay of its
visitors pleasant and profitable.
: The members co-operated beautiful
ly along all lines; committees greeted
the guests on arrival and saw to 1T
at the luncheon hour that all were
entertained in delightful style. Their
guests were p1ofpse in their ccn.pli-
ments of the entertainment provided.
The day was Il beautiful one ar,i
an unusually large attendance re-
suited, the parking of the scores of
cars about the courthouse, where the
! StSSlOllS WCIC ilCiu, oCOioNSihS - .
deal of attention. The meetings were
open to the public and many of the
''sterner sex" were presen-, and all
were greatly impressed and had many
words of commentator, not only for
the systematic organization and pro-
cedure of the convention, but for the
spirit which was so plainly manifest
ed. a spirit of unselfiSh devotion for
Al - v,oarlyipA onH N lind
a spirit of looking to the uplift of
the home, and the community at
large Quite d number ofthe men de-
clared that they had obtained new
idea of the work which the Woman S
Clubs are doing, and now stand ready
to cooperate in whatever way may
be possible toward furthering the
Iscope and broadening the field Of
usefulness of such enthusiastic and
unselfish laborers for the common
lgood. -,
Mrs. ]. O. A. Mcdowell of Danville,
District Chairman, presided over the
convention with cOnsummate grace
and dignity and in fact made an Ideal
presiding officer.
Mrs. r. L. Elkin, of Lancaster,
iacted as Secretary in an entirely ca
paDle' manner.
y After the invocation by Rev. P. l..
bruce, of the Presbyterian church, a
icordial welcome was extended to the
Ivisitfrs on behalf of the Stanford
Won ms. Club by Mrs. w. G. Wilson,
tne pAWSdart Mrs. Wilson's remarks
were short but to the point, and II
was a gracious hospitality which she
extended on behalf of the city and
its woman's organization. To this
Mrs. Preston Cornelius, of Berea, re-
sponded, on behalf of the visitors
giving assurance of their pleasure al
thus assembling in this pretty little
city and expressing appreciation OF
the cordiality of the welcome extend
ed.
Upon entering into the formal pro
gram, Miss Amanda Rodes, OF Dan
vile, spoke on Conservation and the
part that the Woman's Clubs are TAX
ing in this now much discussed SUB
Iiect. She told of the effort to save
+ Mammoth Cave as a National park
and to secure its purchase for sucf
purpose by the government. Efforts
toward this have so far failed, bu
lit is hoped that some public SPIRITED
s. Kentuckian with the necessar.
MEANS will be found who Will pur
chase this great natural wonder, ant
hold it as in trust until tardy gov
lernment can be brought to see TIT
wisdom of holding this great natura
phenomenon as public preserve, eX
Iactly as is done with Yellowstone
Park and other government parks
etc.
The important part which the Ii
brary plays in the work of a success
full Woman's Club was dwelt upOl
extensively and entertalnlngly D.
s. Miss Fannie RawsOn. One OF tn
"traveling libraries which is sen
out under the auspices of the Stat
Library Commission. represented o.
Miss Rawson, was exhiblte
at the meeting and she told OF tn
interest it had awakened wherever
had been sent. One of the feature
of the work of the Stanford Won
ans Club, it may be stated, has bee
the establishment of its free publ
library. This has been one of tn
most appreciated departments OF tn
club work here, at all times:
New ideas were given the dele
gates present of the part which tn
members of Woman's Clubs can pla
In the development anu eACeIioloil y
the educational facilities of the stat
by Mrs. Charles P. Weaver, of Louis
vile, in her splendid talk on Educa
ton. Her subject took wide range
all of which she covered with thol
= oughness and understanding. Sh
= urged that it is proper that the put
= lie be kept or educated through tn
press as to what the Woman's Club
- are doing.
= In the place of Mrs. Thomas JET
s. ferson Smith, who recently lost ne
= husband, Mrs. Will Lillard, of Law
renceburg, spoke on the subject Q
Suffrage" which is becoming sue
an important question before tn
American people today, and is rapio
ly being made in many quarters
momentous issue in the life OF tn
- Woman's Clubs organizations. Mr.
- Lillard is familiar with the subjet
and presented it to many in me-
light.
Greeting from the State Feders
l. H.. - +Lo E,~hfb District OrOanJZ.