Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01

our district raised SSS."S-.%, Tor
war We DRY fund. or that amount
Iowa gave sio,Oso.JS In the roll of
honor. all states. Iowa comes fourth
THIS is most highly creditable think"
Tho r"Nrr",' r~c.,,'I MI O, NJ IN
'ov'a "-"'o Fair "" III rc~." Liberation
tN'"' 'ho s'"t" fo'r ccrr'".oe en-
nhos'9os three distinct th'nrs Tor
wh'rN o'uh women stand - better
standards Of dress--pA reantrv-,a"d
CO. rn"~" t'on In natio"aI patriotic
movements. The attendance n"o""d
thN apn"'cntion Of the propran, ---.'c'nc
sno To 700 peon,e filing the oud'-
t""'rm to overf'owinp ~ every sess on.
The program included: A very
clover musical comedy callod "ThH
Thrift shop" which was wr'tt"n h"
Mr.. ChH"'"s Tay"weli and staged by
oroup ~ Hfteer high school students Of
r>as Noires r"dNr the direction of
VIE" po~ =, urrrctt
Nar'cd clothing demonstrations wore
pu' on each day with garments for
na~v occasions. for children. school
girls, and women shown on living
models With lectures on how to choose
c'o'h'n" how to hu". how to comou-
f'a"e PERSONAL defects. how to choose
colcrs. &C.
The "Fest'va, Of Indian Corn'-an
ORIGINAL production by Miss Esse
hathaway chairman OF pageantry in
the I. r. w. c.. was put on by a group
Of thirty Iowa children. and was
d"n'c'nd In music. verse and dance.
THIS festival shows the development
Of Iowa from the DAYS Of the broad
rn'ries. thru the material and COM
m"rcial growth. the founding Of the
state and tho cultural and artistic life
of her people which followed.
Club life in Iowa should this year
take on new meaning. SO great
privilege Is ours in preparing for the
entertainment Of the general fedora
ton in June--the fourteenth biennial
session-that no one will fail to miss
tho inspiration and enthusiasm re-
sultinc from such preparation. This
coming into contact with world issues
and with the trained minds of women
especially fitted to be leaders in great
movements can not help but broaden
our mentality. Every woman in the
state should awaken to the real OBJ
portunity that Is beds. This biennial
is to be especially vital and will make
a place in the history of the club
work never offered before and the
Mariner in which Iowa women take
their part in II will settle for all time
tho forcefulness of the women of the
middle west. Great problems concern
ing economic conditions are coming up
for discussion. During the entire year
clubs should he preparing to take n
mart in this discussion by studying
these questions. Places on programs
should be given to a consideration of
reconstruction problems. Iowa women
should plan to come to De Moines not
alone as hostesses but also to both re-
ceive and give out big ideas for the
hetterment of the world ; at large.
Study the organization Of the general
federation and be ready to vote in
tnlligently on any proposed changes
Women are thinking great thoughts
out here on our golden prairice and
the real purpose of club organizations
is to coordinate them into mighty
force for definite action. Work for
the whole year should therefore be
planned along very definite lines for
complete service toward and complete
enjoyment Of this great biennial. Des
Moines women count themselves Ser
wants in the house" and as they begin
some few preliminary plans such as
the comfortable tucking away of the
vast number Of visitors who will be
present they realize what an army Of
women they are associated with. who
are catching the spirit Of the occasion
and who will be ready at any moment
to rush in and assist in kitchen or
drawing room as the need may require.
Since the days Of 1890 Iowa has been
noted for her hospitality-such fame
should never grow less. s'o-
- Mrs. w. II. Snder.