The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-04-27
BIENNIAL CONVENTION
Meets at Hot Springs April 30-Numb.
er AahGOWn Women to Attend.

The 18th Biennial Convention of the
General Federation Of Womens Clubs
will be held in Hot Springs, April Goth,
to May Sth. Governor Charles Hill
man Brough will voice official well
come from Arkansas to the Women of
America on Tuesday night, April Seth
ct the opening meeting of the Biennial
at Hotel Eastman, National HeadQuart-
ers.
This opening session will be follow
ed by the Tri-State Reception given
by Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana.
Hotel Eastman is official Biennial
Headquarters, the Auditorium, mon
ster structure of concrete and steel
with glass front and vine cad porch
where luncheon will be served daily
10 delegates, viii be used as Convel-
ton Hall. This Auditorium has
seating capacity for 10000. Among
the notable speakers at the Biennial
will appear the names of Hon. jean
cite Rankin, Mrs. Delphine Dodge Ash
baugh, Jane Adams, Mrs. Herbert
Hoover, Hon, Richard H. Dang, Pres.
CT tie Civ;! Service Reform Associa-
ton and son-in-law of the poet Long
fellow The table to be used By the
General Federation Presi1eat, Mrs.
Josiah Evans Cowls, ans given her
:or her future use, is presented by the
Camden District of Arkansas Fedora
ton of Women s Clubs, is handmade
of native hardwood for this special oc-
casioa. Cotton bolls, in boxes made
by Arkansas School Children will be
given each club member as souvenir
Of our cotton country. Arkansas ape
PIES will be everywhere and free The
Horticultural Society has promised to
provide all the women of the conven-
ton en- eat.
Music ut the Biennial.
Mrs. William d. Steele of Missouri,
head of music department, General
Federation of Women's Clubs, an
nounces that at the National Music
Conference on Thursday afternoon,
May 2, that Mrs Edward Mcdowell
wife of the American Composer will
tel o. the Petersb orough Colony
! Others equally We'll known will parti-
| cipate. On the opening program OF
the Convention, The United States
Military Band will play, with Alfred
| Rnrpan tho (hicao ho
loist Kenneth Clark, music critic
musician and composer, now song
leader at Camp Meade, U. S. A., will
give demonstration of the manner
by which Uncle Sam is creating q
singing army Sunday afternoon, May
5, Mrs. Steele will direct q great Yes
per Service at Auditorium TAeater
the program will INCLUDE patriotic.
inspirational and home songs of the
country, patriotic address, songs of
the Allies ard music by an oratoria
chorus of $50 voices selected from mu-
| sic clubs thro lghout the United States
Art Pr gram ut Biennial.
The department of Art of G. F. W. C.
will present an interesting program
| at the Biennial. There will be on eX-
hibition throughout the convention
rare collections of paintings, reprod-
uctions, prints, pottery, industrial art
home furnis hings and Civic Art. The
Art program will be Tuesday after
noon. May 7. Dudley Crafts Watson
OF milwaukee Art Institute, author of
number of Art books will be an even
ing speaker Mrs. Melville Johnson
and G. B. '3ose, both of whom are we'll
known in the Art world, will be on the
program.
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