Evening journal., 1919-05-31
STATE FEDERATION
OF WOMEN'S CLUBS
Will Hold Annual Meeting
Here Next Thursday
and Friday
FUTURE SERVICE
TO BE DISCUSSED

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The Delaware State Federation Of
Women's Clubs will meet in the New
Century Club on next Thursday and
Friday. Reports from all the clubs in
the State will be received and plans
discussed for future service. The dele
gates to the convention will present
their credentials at the club between
II O'Clock and 1 o'clock on Thursday.
The womens clubs OF this city
Washington Heights, Sunshine Society,"
Association OF Graduate Nurses and
Women Druggists and the Council OK
Jewish women will be the hOstesses OF
the luncheon to be served at 1 O'clock
Those expected at the luncheon ara
the officers and executive board, ana
the appointed delegates from the varl-
Ous clubs. II is expected that at least
i25 guests Will attend.
The first session Of the conference
will open at 2.30 o'clock on Thursday
and the reports from CLUBS when greet
ings from the fraternal organizations
will be given. As this program is tull
all club members are requested 10
please be prompt i'm attendance.
on Thursday evening brief addresses
will be made by Mrs. Prentiss Nichols
president OF the Philadelphia New Gen.
fury Club: DR.. Joseph II. Odell, Mrs. ID.
Dodge Ashbaugh, Of Detroit and Dr. :.
&C.. Mitchell, of Delaware College. Az
the same time a reception will be given
by the New Century Club in honor OF
the federation. Music will be furnish
ed by Mrs. Charles E. Griffith and q
committee.
on Friday morning at Q O'Clock tho
delegates will visit the High School. Az
10 o'clock business will open at the
club house. A special feature OF the
afternoon program will be a sympOs-
ium on Delaware Awake" A new YER
sion OF education which will be pre-
sented is as follows: "The Child. It's
Welfare" Miss Jeanette Eckman; The
School Education" The College Devel-
opment," Dean w. ]. Robinson; The
Alumnae Service" Miss Catharina
Schunder, graduate from the first
class Of the WOman's College. the ses-
sion will close with an address by Chris
topher L. Ward
Two pleasant outings are arranged
for the delegates on Thursday after
noon at 40 o'clock motor ride to
Mrs. r. Coleman dupOnts old mill Will
be enjoyed and on Friday afternoon a
visit will be made to Y. w C. A. VOL
laston Hall.
on Friday night the community
chorus festival will be held. The school
will join the chorus. There
also will be dances by classes from
Mrs. Kate A. McClafferty's studio. This
festival will be open to the public.
The federation now consists OF 33
clubs with q membership OF nearly
2, 400 women, and as this is the first
since the close of the war, the
club women, who have been render
ing great patriotic service, will have
much Of importance and interest about
which to counsel together. The local
committee Of arrangements includes
Mrs. r. B. R2yner, Mrs. C. !. Kent, Mrs.
C. r. Miller, Mrs. O. C. Purdy, Mrs. w.
E. Matthews, Mrs. f. p. Moody, Mrs.
Charles Warner, Mrs. C. E. Griffith,
Mrs. II. ]. Stubbs, Mrs. w. z. Douglas
and Mrs. A. D. Warner chairman
All women desiring to attend the fed
sration and wishing rooms at Hotel du-
POnt VIII please apply 10 Manager En-
nest 6. Taite as early as possible. Spe-
,ial arrangements have been made with
Mr.. Taite for the federation dates.
The delegates Of the New Century
Tub that will attend the federation
meetings are: Mrs. Robert. B. Rayner,
Mrs. George r. Brown, Mrs. Charles
R. Miller, Miss Emma Worrell. Mrs.
frederick Brlnghurst. Mrs. Samuel Ban
'roft, Mrs. \. II. Berlin and Mrs. Arthur
Patterson.
The alternates are: Mrs. Charles T.
lent. Mrs. e. p Moody Mrs. C. Wesley
Neldin, Mrs. William G. Mahaffy. Mrs.
William II. Beacon, Mrs z. T. Negen-
ank, Mrs. William C. Speakman aud
FRS. William L. Head
The following delegates or alternates
will represent the Century Club of
,aurel: Mrs. l.. B. Riggin and Mrs. J. G.
iodney. Mrs. G. A. Hitch and Mrs. u.
7. Wooten were elected alternates.
Delegates and alternates chosen by
he Washington Heights Century Club
re: Mrs. Stanley steele, Mrs. William
.ackey. and Mrs. f. Fuller; alter
ates, Mrs. J. d. Stroud, Mrs. B. Frank
'aylor and Mrs. Frank Ford Palmer