Evening journal., 1916-05-11
CORDIAL WELCOME
FOR CLUB WOMEN
Many Social Features Will
Characterize State FEEDER
alton Meeting Here
TWO DAY PROGRAM
IS MADE PUBLIC

Club women Of this city are look
ing forward with much interest and
pleasure to entertaining their club
sisters Of the State when the annual
meeting OF the federation is held i'm
the club house here next Thursday
and Friday. II has been nine years
since the federation met in annual
session in this city and New Century
Club members are eagerly anticipat-
ing the event and are putting forth
every effort to make a special Oc-
casiOn OF this years meeting. As
there will be no election of officers
this year the attention Of the club
women will be directed largely
toward educational. civic aud public
health questions, special issues at
this years meeting being prison re-
form, the students loan fund, the inn
migration problem and the conditions
Of the feeble-minded i'm this State.
Miss Ray Heydrick. of Bridgeville.
who was elected president of the fed
Grafton last spring, will preside over
her first federation meeting. Delegates
from all parts OF the State will be
present. and all indications point TO
the fact that this years federation,
which for a time threatened to be
postponed until fall on account OF the
smallpox scare. will be larger and
more interesting than any federation
meeting OF the previous years.
Following is the program for the
various sessions that will feature the
meeting:
Thursday morning-10.30 o'clock.
arrival and registration of delegates
IL o'clock. formal opening Of the fed
Grafton by the president. Miss Ray
Heydrick; music; invocation. address
OF welcome; on behalf OF the city.
Mayor Price; on behalf OF the hostess
club. Mrs. A. II. Berlin: response for
the federation. Mrs. Ella c. Emory.
Seaford report OF the corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Leon c. Cannon,
Bridgeville; report OF the treasurer.
Mrs. L. Irving Handy. Smyrna; re-
port Of the auditor. Mrs. c. B. Evans;
report OF the General Federation sec
retary. Mrs. S. J. Reynolds. Smyrna;
report State chairman arts and craft
committee, Miss Mary +. Rich New
ark; - o'clock. General Federation
session, discussion led by Mrs. w. r.
Andrews. director OF the General Fed
GRAFTON OF Women's Club. and Mrs. S.
J. Reynolds. General Federation secre-
tary; report OF credential committee;
adjournment.
Thursday afternOOn-2 o'clock. mu-
sic. Federation song; greetings from
State w. c. r. L. by State President
Mrs. Lena Messick; presidents mes
sage, Miss Ray Heydrick; 2.SO o'clock
department OF civics and health. in
charge OF Mrs. Selden S. Deemer. State
chairman: report OF civics and health
committee. Mrs. Deemer; address on
The Predetermined" Alexander John
son. Vineland. n. j.; music; address.
l"Woman's Part in the Public Health
Movement" Miss Ella Philips Gran
dali. r. ~, New York; music; 4
o'clock. possibly an address on "Immi-
gration:" adjournment: 5 o'clock. au-
tomobile ride 10 Country Club and to
the home OF Mrs Samuel Bancroft,
Jr.. out on the Kennett Pike.
Thursday evening Reception 10
visiting delegates by the members OF
the New Century Club; dramatic
Shakespesrean recital by Mrs. Otis
Skim
Friday morning o'clock, business
meeting Of executive board and dele
gates: 9.45 o'clock. collect reports from
the delegates; Bellefonto Civics Club
Bridgeville Tuesday Night Club. Della
ware City Century Club, Dclmar Neg
Century Club, Dover Century Club, Eel
ton Avon Club. Georgetown New Cen
tury Club. Harrington New Century
Club, Hockessin Waverly Club. Laurel
New Century Club, Lewes Zwaaendael
Club: music; Middletown New Century
Club. Milton New Century Club. Milford
New Century Club. Newark New Cen.
turv Club. New Castle Century Club
Rohohoth Village Improvement Associa
tion. Sesford Acorn Club. Smyrna Twen
tieth Century Club, Washington Heights