The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-02

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know YOU but il would turn out TO be
a total stranger. Many remarks We're
heard from the citizens about the
masks. They complained they couldn't
breathe in them. could't eat in them.
they made them nervous. they tickled.
they scratched they pulled the hair.
they annoyed the ears. that it was all
a fool idea anyway. that they would
rather have the flu than wear them an
other day. but they continued to wear
them Just the same. But with club
women it was different We are train
ed to make the best of every thing.
The entire program this year was
interspersed with unique entertainment
features.
~ beautiful pageant featured the
program Tuesday evening. and ii was a
rare musical treat. Heralded by buglers
in uniform. Miss Downs as Joan OF Arc.
Mrs. George Eckert as France. Mrs,
Robert Kinnaird as England and Mrs,
Grace Emmett as America, presented
a striking picture. each singing the
national song of the country which she
represented.
THE address of the evening was Civ
en- by the Hon. Calvin n. Kendall. com
missioner of education Of New Jersey.
His subject being Education Demand
ed by Public Life The keynote was
AUGMENTATION. The new seriousness
of Americanizing the foreigners, and
also AmeriZaniZing some of those who
are born in America. Every tomorrow.
he says is a vision Of hope; every dollar
put into education increases the wealth
of a nation. He urged the Indiana Fed
Grafton Of Clubs to use its influence
with the state legislature 70 obtain
passage of n law making physical
training in the schools compulsory.
Mrs John +. Moore. the state presi-
dent. in her report urged the women to
insist upon English as the language of
the nation. of the state OF Indiana. the
language Of our club, the language of
every home. She hoped that this would
be a victory year. doing more efficient
work. and rejoicing over the victory
won. She also announced that forty
new clubs had been added to the Fed
Grafton this past year.
THE officers of the Federation were
unanimously elected, the secretary being
instructed TO cast the ballot for the
entire ticket. The change in procedure
was made in the interest of time
economy as there was no contest. The
officers are;
Mrs. John Z. Moore. president.
Mrs. J. c. Gibbs. 1st vice president.
Mrs V. \. Morris. End vice pres
Mrs A. ". Roach. recording secy.
Mrs Fred NIcCulloch general feder-
alton secretary.
Mrs. L. +. Perkins was elected to q
second term as trustee.
THE revised constitution does away
with a board of directors and provides
for council with purely advisory pow
ers. of which members are to be the Of
hcers. presidents of affiliated clubs dis
triet chairman and general federation
director from indianapolis
The office of auditor was abolished
Federation officers to be elected for two
years. Additional changes in the con-
stitution provides for the substitution
of the Roberts Rules OF Order for the
Fox Rules, and plan to combine the
directory and the Year Book in one
volume.
Mrs. Fred B. McCulloch. chairman Of
the War Victory Commission. reported
s6S63 already donated by the Indiana
clubs for the work of establishing fur
Tough houses overseas The aim is to
get $4,000.
Miss Vida Newsome. chairman Of
the Endowment Fund, reported the sum
of ss.37s invested in Liberty Bonds.
Mrs. arthur L. Cox state Woman
Factory Inspector. made a plea for equal
pay for women workers and for the
regulation of child labor in the state.
Continued food conservation was
urged by DR.. G. II Powell of the Ma
tional Food Commission. There is a
great deal of sentimental nonsense in
this country about feeding the Central
Empire. said DR.. Powell. OF course
they are hungry, they ought to be
hungry. What this country is going to
do is to help feed the Allied and neutral
countries. to make for stable govern
ment abroad.
DIR. II. Z. Barnard made a plea 70
Indiana women to continue their con-
servation effort with even greater zeal
than in the last eighteen months.
The convention went on record as
pIedging itself to support the food con-
sereation movement in every way and
to observe conservation week. Dec. Cd TO
the 9Th.
The annual dinner given In the Riley
room was marked BY an absence of
Former Talks and was followed by an
evening given over 10 Indiana authors
and playwrights The Cast for Seven
teen was admirably given. \ charming
hit was the Riley number and the
sketch from The Man From Home
rivaled professional performance
Il am happy in being able to report
the Tenth District won the gavel again
by one ma jority. The Thirteenth dis
trict had eight new clubs TO their credit,
while the Tenth district had nine. The
Thirteenth district came to the conven-
ton hoping 20 carry off the honors in
both the gavel and also in arst vice
president. but the Tenth district proved
10 be the winner in both of these points.
At the Wednesday afternoon session
NJ Z Foley. chairman Of the state
Council Of Defense. spoke on What OF
the Future and Fred A. Sims on 'Wom-
ans Interest In Taxation.
Mrs Il 3. Burnet submitted Two
original designs for an Indiana badge
to be adopted by the federation. tho
president appointing the designer as
chairman of a committee to select such
a badge.
a beautiful illustrated talk on
Modern American Artists was given by
Mrs Melville Johnston.
one OF the resolutions passed at the