The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-07
IolDo Federation
of Women s Clubs

The Iowa Federation deeply
mourns the loss Of Mrs. +, Il. Faville
OF Fort Dodge. who was correspond
ing secretary of the federation for
this biennial period. Mrs. Faville has
been connected with the official life
of the federation for number of
years, and all of those who have been
close to her realize how greatly they
depended on her judgment and sane
view of things. She had clear vision
and firm grasp on large movements,
she was never hasty in her decisions,
but decision was final and just,
She was greatly loved and will be
sorely missed. 1t Is blessing and
"a sorrow that affairs move on, no
matter how grieyously a companion
in work is missed, nor how keenly
the loss of friend is felt
The last regular meeting Of the |.
F. board held at Colfax was well at
tended, and the program for the con-
vention which will be held June IL
IA, Is well in hand The local board
at Ames was represented by Mrs. c.
G. Lee. She reports the opening of
the convention which will be at two
o'clock on Wednesday, June IL, will
be held in agricultural hall at the col.
lege. On Wednesday evening an in
formal reception will be followed by
a play to be given by the seniors of
Iowa college. Both Of these enter
tainments are courteses extended by
the local board.
About $50 delegates will be enter
tanned on the campus, and those
applying first for rooms will be
placed in the college dormitories I'M
less preference for entertainment in
private homes is expressed Reser-
vations will be made through Mrs
Clyde Williams, Station A, Ames,
Iowa.
The coming biennial convention Of
the general federation in Des Moines
in 1920 was discussed and some plans
made. Mrs. Gardner Cowles was
elected as chairman OF the local
board in Des Moines. Mrs. Homer
Miller had been previously elected by
the G.. F. board as chairman Of the
biennial committee to represent the
lG. F. This is a most suspicious be-
ginning of the convention plans.
Mrs. e. N. Coleman of Davenport,
chairman of the I. F., convention COM
mittee reports Mrs. Thomas G. Win
ter, v. G. Of the G. F., as one of the
speakers at Ames; her subject will
be "The New America" Mrs. Win
ter will also speak at the luncheon
which the literature and library ex-
tension department is arranging.
Mrs. John D. Sherman of Chicago.
chairman Of the G. F. conservation
department, will speak at the Iowa
convention. Mrs Sherman is now
I'LL aI ruith tho
ment department of the interior.
The good roads chairman of the l..
IL, Mrs. Henry Taylor Of Bloomfield,
presented a plan by which the fedora
ton might take preliminary steps to-
ward cooperating with local clubs or
towns through which the Lincoln
highway passes. 1t is desired to
beautify this highway as memorial
to the Iowa soldiers and sailors who
gave their lives in the great war.
THE plan was enthusiastically en-
! dorsed by the board. Mrs. Taylor
| has sent a special message to all
clubs through little pamphlet that
lis worth consideration. Read It
Censorship of motion pictures is
subject that touches almost every
resident of Iowa. We all see the
pictures and it is a good diversion
If the unpleasant things which some
of them contain were omitted, they
would be unequaled for many pur-
poses Of entertainment and educa-
ton. sour Iowa legislators may not
pass the bill for state censorship.
Proprietors of picture houses desire
to give what is wanted, but often
they are misled themselves in secur-
ing what they order. A state censor
ship would assist them as we'll as
protect the public from many things
they prefer not to see. Lists of good
films are published. Club women may
easily cooperate with local theatres,
and in general find them ready to
take pictures from recommended
lists, if they are presented. Two
theatre houses in Waterloo are CO
operating with the Women's club
there.
In a recent bulletin It was stated
that probably the Fortnightly club at
Washington was the largest club in
proportion to the town in the state,
but that was decided mistake The
Rockwell City Women's club had $50
members before special meeting
which was held recently at which 1t
was expected to materially increase
its membership. The club did not
able thing and one that ought to be
CONTAGIOUS. The Commercial club of
the city invited all the farmers within
a radius of ten miles to attend ban
uuet and meeting to discuss affairs
of common interest for mutual ad-
vantage. The Women's club invited
the wives of these farmers to the
same kind of an entertainment at the