The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-09
Official News Bulletin of Indiana
Federation of Women's Clubs
by Eokonao.

nish the music and there Will be ad-
dresses by Mrs. Fred McCulloch. Mrs.
Jesse w. Riddle. chairman State Art
committed and others The Thirteenth
district convention Will be held 1t Roch-
ester. Saturday, May II.
The First district convention was held
in Evansville Saturday. April IS. Mrs
Q. NJ Welborn of Princeton was elected
president. Mrs. J. s. Boonshot of Peters
burg vice president. Mrs. Sanford Trip
petit OF Princeton secretary. and Mrs.
Geo. A. Roth of Boonville treasurer. Next
years convention Will be held in Peters
burg.
The Ninth district convention was
held in Charlottesville Friday. May .,
with representatives present from near
ly every county and from clubs newly
organized to those of forty years stand
ing. Officers elected were: Chairman.
Mrs. J. r. Boyer OF Waveland vice
chairman. Mrs. Michael Mayer of Gov
ington; secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Flor
ence Lacy Cochran of Frankfort.
AMERICAEIzATroN WORK At
FORT WAYNE.
During the period of the war the gov
eminent selected different organizations
to perform particular tasks. because Of
their fitness to meet the required needs.
So in reconstruction the Federation Of
Woman's Clubs of Fort Wayne has been
chosen as the organization well fitted TO
develop the work of Americanization.
Conforming with this plan the Allen
County Council Of Defense asked the CO.
operation of the Womans Club League.
They further decided to have a survey
of the city Of Fort Wayne made in or
der to secure accurate or definite in
formation needed as the basis of the
work in Americanization, to be used by
all organizations Of the city for this
work
BIENNIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
The biennial council meeting Of the
General Federation of Woman's Clubs
viii be held at Ashville. n. c. May ~
30. The Council, which is g deliberative
body. without voicing powers. viii meet
to consider its state and national inter-
asts and TO promote its Americanization
plan for the next year in its postwar
activities. This Will include campaign
for wider educational opportunities for
not only the foreig n-born population but
for our own American people as well.
Its various departments Of work will be
mobilized 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;
10 promote better living conditions and
TO assist the government in its food and
health campaigns.
AMONG THE CLUBS.
GREENFIELD. - The Cosmopolitan
Club held an open meeting in the library
last Friday afternoon with the federated
clubs of the city and county and associ-
ate members as guests.
SOUTH BEND.-Mrs. B. c. Coon has
been elected to serve a second term as
head of the South Bend Women's Club
Mrs. Coon is also acting as local chair
man of the War Orphans Relief work
4 in Indiana, as the Thirteenth district
chairman on the state federation hous.
| ing and child welfare committee. and az
/ member of the South Bend Franchise
/ League in which latter capacity she has
I succeeded in enrolling a record number
/ of members to the suffrage organization
/ LAGRANGE.-The Lagrange count,
/ women's club convention was held at La
/ grange Friday. May .. Mrs. J. NJ. Rich.
! eseof South Whitley. district chairman