The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-04-19
FIFTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
FEDERATION OF yVOnEb'S CLUBS
SEVENTH DISTRICT LOUISIANA
(Mrs. Fred |. Getty, Jennings, Sec')

The annual convention of the
Seventh District Louisiana Fedora
ZION of Women's clubs met in Welsh,
Louisiana, April 10, 1918. The
meeting was called to order by Mrs
e, C. Willard, chairman protein, COM
plimentary.
First on the program was an ap-
preciated selection of a number OF
National airs, by Miss McLees OF
Welsh. This was followed by an
earnest prayer by Rev. A. H. Cullen
of Welsh.
The address of welcome by Mayor
John w. Armstrong was character
| istically full of warmth and hospl-
tally.
The greeting to the visiting clubs
! by Mrs. W. E. Taught was adm!ra-
bly, brief and cheerful, to which was
given a full and apt response by
Mrs. w. L. Trimble of Crowley.
| Next the meeting was turned over
to the president, Mrs. J. B. Foley Of
Crowley. Mrs. Foley opened this
part of the session with an enthuS-
jaStic and spirited address. The first
order of business was the reading
Of the resume of the minutes of the
previous convention, followed by a
roll call of representatives from
clubs to which eleven clubs respond
ed. Following are the clubs which
responded to the roll call and thel1
representatives:
Monday club, Lake Charles, Mrs.
0. W. Peyton.
Symphony club, Lake Charles,
Miss X. Channelle.
South Crowley School League,
Crowley, Mrs. Wager.
Research club, Welsh, Mrs. E. H.
Boiling.
Civic League, Welsh, Mrs. E. c,
Willard.
Civic League, Jennings, Miss lone
Smith.
Woman's Literary club, Jennings
Mrs. Lorena Liddle.
Suffrage club, Jennings, Mrs. l.
Remage.
: Woman's club, Crowley, Mrs, H
Bone.
North Crowley Mothers club
Crowley, Mrs. Paul Marx.
Civic League, DeQuincey, Mrs. J
NJ. Smith.
Next in order was the reading b!
the secretary of the club reports
seven reports having been received
and five others were given from thu
floor. The president appointed thu
following committee on resolutions
Mrs. J. S. Mallett, Mrs. H. Bone
, Mrs. Pomeroy and Miss Channelle.
Moved by Mrs. j. S. Mallett ant
seconded by Mrs. Taught, that W,
T elect all officers new. Discussion
followed. Motion prevailed and tn
business part was brought to
D close.
The convention next enjoyed de
] lightful vocal solo by Miss Smith o
Welsh. This was followed by a.
p interesting talk on Library Exten
sion," by Mrs. D. D. Daggett of Jen
+ nings, in which she gave an instruc
n tive explanation of how this wor
# is being managed.
The subject, Home Economics,
was next made one of great interes
q by Mrs. E. H. Boiling of Welsh.
Minutes read and approved.
+ Conservation lunch served in tn
o banquet room of the Masonic ha
by the Domestic Science department
v Of the Welsh High school from II t
n 80.
I Afternoon Session 200 p. m.
n At 200 p. m. the meeting Wa
70 called to order by Mrs. D. D. Da}
! gett Of Jennings, instead of Mr.
ss Williamson of Lake Charles, VIII
v, was absent.
n First on the program was
ID pleasing solo by the talented Mi.
is Woolman of Lake Charles.
ID Following this the convention W;
honored with an address by til
e State president, Mrs. A. F. Storl
le of Morgan City, in which she gay
l. a heart to heart discussion of tt
e work which lies at the threshold {
o each club and even Of every men
Der. In this Mrs. Storm urge
I'd more accurate reports from club
r more interest in War Victory fund
t. the need for taking the "Gener
Federation Club Magazine" the u
gent necessity of following the le
dership of Council of National D
H. tense; the same plus child welfal
and child conservation to be close
allied with club work.
The audience was next entertaine
| with another piano selection by Mi
1 Woolman. This was followed by
humorous reading by Mrs. W.
Culpepper of Crowley, which WI
Enthusiastically "true to life" a