The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-31

bility without parallel The Federated
, Women are so managed that every
community in the Union can be reach
| ed quickly.
, Mrs. John D. Sherman. Chairman OF
! the Conservation Department says: II
| strongly urge every club woman who
| Is identified with the State Federation
to cooperate to the limit Of her abil-
! ity with the Woman's Committee OF
the Council of National Defense in her
! state when the opportunity offers, but
! not for one moment to neglect the
work to which she stands committed
| In her own club or state federation"
= The General Federation President
| Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, has written
asking that report be made of the
war work done in each state so that
| the great record of patriotic service
may be presented at the Hot Springs
! Convention. The club reports for In
diana should be sent to Mrs Fred Nc.
| Culloch. FIT. Wayne. List your appro-
priations for Liberty Bonds. War
| Camp Community Service, Library
Funds, Red Cross. ETC. Name the en-.
| tertainments given to raise money
| Our report will be sent to Miss Helen
| Louise Johnson at the Service Office
in Washington. D. c.. to be combined
with the reports of all states
| The General Federation Civics De-
, partment requests that all clubs work
for the following interests: 1. Promote
community action to secure waste lot
! gardening. 2. Agitate the starting of
an emergency savings account. 8
! Subscribe for government bonds.
Train women for national emergencies
in return for the privilege of citizen
ship. Il is desired that this announce
ment reach every club in the Union.
! Mrs. e. c. Rumpler indianapolis,
First Vice President, has arranged the
| following dates for District Conven-
! tons:
March %. District 5. Terre Haute,
| Chairman, Mrs. S. A. Hazelett, Green.
! castle.
March 90. District 10. Hammond; ;
| Chairman, Mrs. J. c. Gibbs, Crown
| Point.
April II, District II. Logansport;
| Chairman, Mrs. James Wilson, Wa
bash.
April 10, District IL, Butler; Chair.
man, Mrs. c. E. Beugnot, Aurburn.
April "a, District 4, Greensburg;
Chairman, Mrs. Fannie Rabb Green,
Rising Sun.
May 15 District s. Greenfield; Chair
man, Mrs. Guy Abercrombie, Rush
| vile.
May Is, District 7. Indianapolis;
| Chairman, Mrs. Ralph Remington,
| Indianapolis.
May is, District 8. Bluffton; Chair
man, Mrs. Albert Kehrer. Anderson.
May q, District l, -; Chair
man. Mrs. E, H. Lacke. Newburg.
May 90, District g. Vincennes; Chair.
man, Mrs. w. Fl. Williams, Candy.
May 90, District 3, Salem; Chairman.
Mrs. J. H. Taggart. Orleans.
May %, District 10. Laporte; Chair
man. Mrs. A. J. Dillon. Rochester.
May 81, District 9, Lebanon; Chair
man. Mrs. c. J. Davis, Greentown.
Factory Inspector Named
The club women Of Indiana are more
than pleased to have Mrs. Arthur T.
Cox of East Chicago. appointed Fac
tory Inspector in Indiana. She is one
of the leading welfare workers in the
state and is Secretary of the Board Of
Directors Of the Indiana Federated
Clubs.
Rumors Of a Club at LynnviIIe
There are faint rumors Of the or
ganization of one or two women's
clubs at Lynnville, small town in the
First district. The women Of the place
have gone so far as to write the state
publicity committee for information
concerning such an organization. They
are to be congratulated on awakening
to the fact Of the possibilities of such
work, and we hope soon TO see some
thing Of their intentions in the news
of the district clubs. soon.
Mrs. Bacon to Talk for Housing
Mrs. Albion Fellows Bacon has been
asked to tour the state of Iowa dur.
ing the month of March in the interest
OF the housing movement
Mrs. Bacon has already talked be-
fore the state convention of the Iowa
Federation Of clubs, on the subject
and the women are writing urgently
for her return to take up the mat
ter again. before the legislature con-
venes In the spring.
The women Of the state OF Iowa
have in their organization of clubs. a
committee which is pushing most
strenuosly the housing law such as
Indiana now enjoys.
Club Notes.
At the meeting of the Kokomo Bar
Association held Tuesday evening, the
wives of the barristers were represent
ed on the program by Mrs. John Ed
ward Moore Her toast was the only
one to receive a full report in the pa
pers.
The Women's Club of Owensville
has suspended their literary and So
cial activities so as to devote their en-
tire meeting period to war work.
Every affiliated club Of Evansville
has joined in making plans for the
war conference to be held in Febru-
airy.
The Travel Club Of Cannelton is
studying conditions leading to the en-
trance of America in the war.
The town of Lowell, Lake county,
is active in club work. The Woman's
club has received new members and
the programs and war work are full
OF interest. A Parent-Teachers Club
is also working along lines of progress
sion and it's influence is felt in the
community. Mrs. S. A. Brownell is
president of both.
The Poseyville Homemakers club,
federated this month, was the guest of
the domestic science classes of the