The Little River news., 1916-09-27
HOT SPRINGS
 LANDSC.F.W.C.
National Gathering of WOmen's Clubs to be Held in Arkansas Next Year.
 Expect 1O,0OO Visitors.

Little Rock, Sept. 24.-The four teenth biennial meeting of the Gen. eral Federation of Women's Clubs will be held in Hot Springs in 1918, according to message received last night from Mrs. Joseph Frouenthal of Conway and Mrs. A. Retan of Lit tie Rock. who are attending the meet ing the Executive Board in Chicago. Other cities contesting were Kansas City and Norfolk, Va. Mrs. c. E. Whitny of Little Rock was reelected chairman of the Department Of Bible Literature.
 Members of the Executive Board predict that the Hot Springs meeting will be one of the largest ever held. Mrs. Whitney who attendd the bien- nial meeting in New York Oy last May, said 2.300 delegates were pre- sent. Alternates and visitors swelled tn number of visitors to 20 900, ac- cording to newspaper estimates. Ar kansas club women believe that at least 10000 women will attend the Hot Springs meeting.
 The Arkansas delegation at the New York convention d\l much to secure the next meeting for an Arkansas city. Mrs. Whitney said. Delegates from other states realized that it was better to hold the convention ill a city smaller than New York, for other attractions kept the delegations from attending all sessions. Mre. Frauen- thai, d member of the National Board of Directors, and Mrs. Retan, state secretary of the General Federation did much to secure the final decision for Hot Springs. Before going to Chicago they went to Hot Springs and conferred with business men there to learn what Hot Springs could offer.
 Hot Springs Advantages.
 Hot Springs has many advantages over the other cities contesting, ac- cording to Arkansas delegates. It has ample hotels facilities, and it is planned to reserve at least two o- the big hotels entirely for visiting delegates. General meetings in the morning will be held in the audi torium building at Oaklawn park while conferences and subcommittee meetings in the afternoon will be in the hotels. Plans are also being made for tea rooms on the hotes grounds to accommodate smaller meetings As the session last 10 day; the mineral waters and the baths vii also be large factor in drawin' crowds.
 Arkansas club women say that it possible that there will be. Lit Rock day at the convention, when tl delegates would come to Little Roc The convention will be a great adve tisement foN Hot Springs and Arka sas. Mrs. John l. Moore of Helen president of the Arkansas Federatit z of Women's Clubs, is expected to a point committees soon, so that all W be in readiness for the 1918 cOnve tion, which will probably be held April or May.
 The General Federation of Women Clubs was organized in New YvA city in 1889 at a meeting called by the Sorcsis club. There are more than two million members in wOm- ems clubs in every state of the union including Alaska. About 2,000 dele gates usually attend the conventions.
 Convenient for AshdOwn Ladies.
 The meeting of the Federation of Women's lubs in Hot Springs will be convenient to the club of Ashdown. ao 1t is only IA miles from this city to Hot Springs. It is expected that many of the club members will at tend the cOnVantjon