The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-12
News Of Clubs

The biennial council meeting of the |
General Federation of Women's Clubs |
will be be held at Ashville, n. c., May |
27-30. The council, which is delibera |
tive body, without voting powers, will
meet to consider it's state and nation
al interests and to promote its Amer
icanization plan for the next year in
it's postwar activities. This will in
clude campaign for wider education
al opportunities for not only the for
eign-born population, but for our own
American people as well. It's various
departments of work will be mobil-
| lied to meet after-war conditions in
helping returned soldiers to find their
way back to completeness whether in
| their home towns or in the great
cities; to promote better living condi-
| lions and to assist the government in
It's food and health campaigns.
| The council. representing two mil
/ lion women, Is composed of the board
of directors, past presidents of the
General Federation of Women's clubs,
| presidents of state decorations of ter
ritoriaI declarations and kindred clubs;
also general federation state secreta-
ries.
Business sessions will occupy the
ferences and social functions during
each Afternoon. The evening sessions
will be devoted to special addresses on
national subjects by distinguished
speakers. Special all-year excursion
rates, good for six months, will be
available from all important points
east of the Missouri river.
Mrs. Clara Ingram Judson of Chi
cago, formerly of Richmond, will be
one OF the guests OF honor at the
luncheon to be given by the Indiana
Woman's Press club at the Columbia
club next Saturday In Indianapolis.
Women novelists, poets, and short
story writer's who have helped estab-
lish for Indiana an international repu-
tation as writer's paradise are to be
the guests of honor. An interesting
musical program has also been provid
. ed for the meeting. Each member OF
the club is privileged to invite three
guests. Miss Mary Henke of this city
a member of the club, will attend the
luncheon.
The U: C. T. Social club wifi meet
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Frank
Lehman at her home, 228 North
/, Eighth street.
Members of the Athenaea club have
issued year books containing the pro
gram for their meetings next year
: The first meeting next year will b.
Oct. 10 with Mrs. Edna Heironimul
and the subject will be "Americaniza
: ton" The officers of this club ar,
Mrs. w. ]. Smith, president; Mrs e
e. Lebo, vice president; Miss Anna
: Horn, secretary and Mrs. Frank Cot
. fin, treasurer.
The Daughters of American Revolu
i ton will meet next Saturday after
noon with Mrs. H H. Huntington, tn
u chapter regent, at her home on Nortl
Thirteenth street. Officers for mex
It year will be elected at this meeting
Club womn of the city are interest
G ed in the Sixth district convention @
e the federation of clubs which Is to b
e held in Knightstown, tomorrow an
Wednesday. The Woman's Franchis
league, the new Wonfan's club, Prc
O. gressive Literary, Aftermath and Att
le eneae clubs are members of the clu
lg federation of the state. Each organ
,e ization expects to send at least on
,e delegate to the convention. Mrs Hai
ry<Dalbey who is county chairman {
the federation here, will attend an
ct make report of the clubs OF Wayn
8. county.