The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22
Ridge District Convention Was
of Greater Interest Than
Ever Before Known.
INTERESTING ADDRESSES
Course Luncheon Served at Red
Cross Rooms to Members and
Visitors After the Business
Meeting.
(By MISS GLADYS NJ. JONES ,


The Ridge District convention OF
Women's clubs held in the Masoni,
hall yesterday was one Of greater in
terest and enthusiasm than has ever
before been known on account OF the
gravity of the work now open and
being accomplished by club women.
After the invocation Mrs. Jas. A.
Catchcart, of Columbia, was elected
secretary and Immediately enrolled
the delegates. Nineteen clubs were
represented by one or more dele
gates.
The vice-president Of the Ridge
District, Mrs. Leroy Springs, presid-
ed over the business meeting. Her
opening address gave n general idea
of the work which has been accom-
plished throughout this district dur
ing the past year. The women were
urged to take advantage of the short
| course offered to them during the
summer at Winthrop college, which
VIII this year open on July Sth and
last through the Goth. There is on
ly one other school that offers such
course in industrial work and that
is located in Ohio. This district was
the first to meet their apportion-
ment of $3.50 for the community
club. Congratulations we're extend
ed to the club women for the estab-
lishment Of a home for the feeble
minded.
Mrs. J. l.. Coker, Jr., of Hartsville.
spoke of the new era for club wo-
men. The first call of the year was to
men, but tn esecond call was 10 the
women, and their twenty years
training in club work makes
them already to serve and enables
them to work together. The club
women had already adopted the
pledge card system before the gov
ernment began to urge such. II was
the Federation who caused the leg
islature to appropriate $4,000 for
an industrial school for delinquent
girls. and to take over the industrial
school for negroes, which was a part
OF the penitentiary. and makes re-
formatory school similar to that for
the white people. Compulsory edu-
cation was urged and agreed upon
to be the one special aim in the club
work for the coming year. This
problem is made necessary since the
registration of men, when so many
are unable to sign their own names
In connection with Red Cross work
plans for planting and working gar
dens are urged. as it is part OF their
work, and should be considered
pleasure. Mrs. Coker congratulated
the vice-president of the Ridge Dis
trict on her wonderful work in the
establishment of Red Cross auxilia-
ries throughout this community. She
! suggested that the district club
meetings be held in the fall instead
of the spring as now.
Mrs. j. w. Allen, State director OF
general federation of women's clubs,
OF Spartanburg. spoke of having been
present when the State federation
was organized twenty years ago Also
stdtcu litl wal Already Deen QG-
clared when the federation met at
New Orleans last year, yet the peo-
pie were very much affected and
waited to see what stand the fedora
ton would take. The club women
went to work, signed the pledge
cards and engaged in the work OF
victory. The work Of victory club
is asking for $25O,OOO to be spent
for furlough houses behind the line.
Each club woman is asked to donate
$1.00. This money is to be raised by
April l. Eight clubs of the Ridge
District pledged $1.O0 a member and
all others promised to consider this
question and respond as best they
could
Mrs. Gay, OF New York. mother OF
Mrs. Coker, proved an interesting
guest and was called upon to make
few remarks. she having attended
/ the federation in New York. She
stated that schools were a communi-
| ty center. She spoke of the inspira-