Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-14
WOMEN TO HEAR
NOTED SPEAKERS
IOWA FEDERATION OF WoMEN'S
cLus HAS ATTRACTIVE FRO.
GRAM FOR BIENNIAL.
PROGRAM ISSUED FOR
MEETING JUNE 1i-14
Special Features Include Reception and
Play, Pageant on College Campus,
and Banquet at Which Carrie Chap
man Gait Viii BE spsaker-orsan
Recital on Friday Evening.

Davenport, May i&.-Mrs. John W.
Watzek. president Of the Iowa Fedora
ton of Womef's Clubs has issued the
official call for the thirteenth biennial
convention at sAmes, June IL to IA in
elusive. The meetings will be held IN
agriculture hall on the campus of the
Iowa State College and officers south
hall.
The executive board of the federation
recognizing the growing difficulty OF
finding entertainment for the large
numbers who attend the convention
passed resolution at the March meet
ing that the city entertaining the pi-
er,nial be asked to furnish lodging only.
The board Of deans of the state col
leae and the residents Of Ames gra-
ciously offer lodging to all delegates
who desire it. Three hundred and fifty
delegates may be accommodated on
the campus and those applying first TO
Mrs. Galen I'ilden, 905 Douglas avenue,
Ames, chairman of the hospitality COM
mittee, will be assigned to the dorm-
tories. Other delegates will be enter
tanned in the homes.
Noted Speakers on Program.
Among the speakers announced by
Mrs. Watzek will be the president OF
the G. +. w. c., and Mrs. John D. Sher-
man. chairman Of the national conser-
walton committee. DR.. Edward Ross
Of the University Of Wisconsin, DR..
Caroline Hedger, an instructor at the
institute held in Chi
cago last winter. Miss Florence Ward
formerly OF the Iowa state college, d.!
Theodore Soares Of the University OF
Chicago, Mrs. Eleanor CLARKE Siagle of
the Henry Il. Faville school o. occupa-
tions and Mrs. Pauline Palmer, prcsi-
dent of the Chicago Society Of Ar
fists.
Mrs. William b. Steele. chairman of
the G. f. w. 6 music committee. will
lead the singing at every session and
will give talk upon ner subject at the
opening session.
A number of social features are an
nounced in the call and will include
reception at agriculture hall on Wed
nesday evening, June II, feature OF
the evening being play. On Thurs
day afternoon pageant will be, pre-
scented on the campus and in the even
ing banquet will be served in the new
gymnasium. at which time it is expect
cd that Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait will
be the speaker unless she is called to
France before the convention con-
venes. An oIgan,recital IS planned for
Friday evening in the Methodist church
and auto rides have also been arrang-
ed by the hostess women.
Program for Conference.
The following will be the program
for the department luncheons and con-
ferences:
Thursday, $50. the conservation
department, Mrs Charles McNider of
Mason City, chairman.
Thursday, 1890, the music depart
ment, Miss Anna Gertrude Childs of
Cedar Falls, chairman.
Friday. 1880. the civics department
Mrsf Eugene Henely OF Grinrell. chair,
man.
Friday. 1880. the home and eco
nomics department. Mrs. Ebert W.
lockwood of Iowa City. chairman.
Friday. $780, the education depart
ment, Miss Myra f. Call Of Cedar
Falls. chairman.
Friday. 2:3o, jsint conference Of the
civil service reform, Mrs. Charles Wal
ner of Atlantic. chairman, industrial
and social conditions, Mrs. Charles F..
HUM of Des Moines. chairman and
Legislative department, Mrs. William
H. McHenry Of Des Moines, chairman.
Friday 2:30, public health. DR.. We
lura Powell Of Red Oak. chairman.
There will be meeting Of the board
OF directors at south hall Wednesday.
June H. at $50 o'clock. and district
federation meetings between the hour
OF 1880 and 49, 80 O'clock Thursday
morning.
The delegates to the general fedora
ton biennial meeting will be elected
by, ballot, one being nominated by, each
district. the others nominated by the