The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-11
ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING OF
WOMEN FROM FIRST DISTRICT
TO ATTEND CONVENTION.
Ers. Evan G.. Roberts, Tresidert OF
Moundsville Club. Entertained
visitors At Luncheon.

The sixth annual convention nl inc
first district Of W"st Virginia Fedora
ton of Woman's Clubs was held in the
E'irs, Presbyterian church. Moundsvillc.
Yesterday. Delegates from all the first
diStr wcrn in attendance and the
ncctinc WIS most enthusiastic The
ladies were entertained at the krcGlow
hotel mt noon and Mrs. Even G.. Roberts.
president of the MoundSvillc club, was
the charming and gracious hostess 10
the visitors at six o'clock luncheon.
The beautiful Roberts home was
thronged with the club women and de-
lightfully appointed buffet luncheon
was served.
The election OF officers for the next
TWO years WAS one of tho interesting
features Of the afternoon. Mrs. Evan
&. Roberts was elected as district prcs-
!, dent. but declined tho honor. The pres
: cnt official, Mrs. Henry Zilliken. OF
Wellsburg, will continue as president
| until the state convention which will be
/ held next October. Mrs. ". Hill. OF
| Cameron. was elected secretary anu
| treasurer and Mrs, L. N. Addleman. or
! this city. will succeed Mrs c. ]. Beck
man as vice chairman. All these cleo
! ,ions will be affirmed at tho state cleo
! ton.
The reading Of the reports OF the
various clubs was very interesting. es-
| pccially those Of the Wheeling club.
! Mrs. Julian Hcaruc. president read this
j report and the visiting club women were
| amazed at the wonderful amount OF di-
/ rcrsified work that has been accom-
| plished by these women during the past
year. The chairman Of each department
| gave n report every one OF which con-
! taincd the same facts-they had all
bought Thrift stamps. they had all
! bought Liberty bonds and the program
| Of each department had been postponed
on account Of the influenza epidemic.
| One Of the most interesting speakers
was Mr. Roy 3. Bowers. OF Ashville. n
| r., who is sent here from Washington
! representing the school garden army.
| This work Is permanent work for
| school children and is educational and
! formative The children are in this way
kept off the streets and arc learning
I! something Of value also. The school
| children all had gardens last year but
| they were started as a war measure, and
{ Mr.. Bowers work is 10 make this work
! permanent. This is n wonderful OPP
| portunity for the women Of the clubs 10
cooperate with the schools.
Prof. Amber OF Morgantown gave
most enlightcninE and interesting ad-
dress on the condition of the state In
! regard TO STlCTlCdulElllpll- SilN NIiot
swearing was the predominating fault
with all the people with whom he came
! in contact during his trips on business
for the university. 1lltcracy and the
smoking of too many cigarettes is also
very common. in Wheeling especially.
according to Prof. Amber. The fact
that the foreign element keep their
places Of business open on Sunday was
also deplored by Mr.. Amber, and he
said that If the foreigners were not
Amcricanized the Americans. would
eventually become Europeanized.
Mrs Dana Tomlinson spoke Of the
conservation Of waste as exemplihed BY
the Salvage Shop. and Mrs. ANDREW
Wilson spoke on child welfare. Mrs.
John B. Garden is in great measure
responsible for the good work done by
the conducting Of the Salvage Shop as
IT was she who brought the idea here
from San Francisco and opened the
shop. the proceeds from which were
used for the benefit Of child welfare.
Several resolutions were adopted dur
] ing the afternoon, among which were a
resolution Of thanks for the use Of tho
church. at Moundsvillc; one for the f1os-
pitality shown the visitors by the citi-
zens Of Moundsville; one to be sent to
congress endorsing tho suffrage amend
| meOIt ODC itdS ues VI
tions, and one advocating the buying of
war stamps by the members of the Wo-
mans club.
! The meeting was brought to a most
appropriate close by the reading Of
Taps" by Mrs George DcBolt. At tho
conclusion OF the last verso a bugler
stationed outside the door sounded taps.
The program follows:
Thursday Morning, 1890 O'Clock.
Convention called to order.
Presiding. Mrs. Henry. ziilikcn
District President, Wellsburg.
Invocation.
Music.
Address Of Welcome ............
u ........-M Mrs. Evan G. Robert
!, President Moundsville Club.
Reading Of Minutes.
Secretarys Report.
Report Of Clubs.
Message to State President. .....
80. Mrs. George DeBolt Of Fairmont
Music
How Publicity Aids the Work Of the
Womans Clubs ..............
..... Mrs. Julian Hearne. Wheeling
; State Chairman Press Committee.
Conservation Of Waste. .......
Mrs. John B. Garden
Vice Chairman State Conservation
i Committee, Wheeling.
las E1empltfied by the Salvage Shop