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SOCIAL AFFAIRS FOR
CLUB FEDERATION

faIneheona and dinners of special IN
tercat to special groups will be- among the
interesting social functions 81 the biennial
convention uf the General Federation oi
Womens Clubs TO be held ~ Dce MONIES
June 1923 Among the mUat interesting
will be that If the Press TT which val he
present state press chairmen from every
state in the Union Mrs. Edwin a. Knapp
nf Pasadena, California, uatlOnal press
chairman will prcslde Among those 10
present greetings viii be Mrs. Josiah l.yans
CowleB, California, national president,
Miss Georgia 4 Bacon, Massachusetts,,
Mrs Thomas q Winter, Minnesota
Mrs Robert j Bufdette, California,
Miss Helen Louise Johnson, Now YORK,
editor Of the General Federation Magazine
and several other eastern newspaper
women Tfnnhull White, formerly cdi-
tor Of Evorybody'a Magazine and the
Red Book Magazine viii he the principal
speaker Tie luncheon viii be held ~ the
ball room of the hotel Slavery Friday
noon, june Is, and viii bo followed by a
press conference presided over by Mrs
James ] Read, Fayetteville, Arkansas,
vice-charman 81 the committee and
practical newspaper woman ~ tins
time reports from tho state press chairmcn
will bc heard followed by q round table
discussion
Tho great Thrift luncheon, presided
! over By Misa Georgia Bacon, first wee
president and director 81 the J hritt de-
! partmeut Of tho General Federation m
/ its postwar campaign over tho country
! will be- Of vital interest NnT ~ inter
/ t'st will be the Community Service lunch
/ con presided over by Mrs George "
/ Plunmer, Chicago, director of that de-
partment for the General Federation
Mrs Percy V Pennvbacker post prosl-
/ dent Of the Federation, viii bo the prin-
/ cipal speaker while the Overseas NJ
i of young women cent nv the varlons
/ state fcdcratiouq under thc auspices q
/ tho General Federation ~ Europe for
war relief work win be The guests u
honor
4 Pioneer Workers luncheon cor
/ fined r. members pniv. wall bn held ~
the lounge ID the Hotel slavery Monday
noon. juno IT on Tuesday, June ~.
1 Amoriranizpfion luncheon will be given,
presided over by Mrs Ihomas & Winter.
second vice president and director u
characterization work for the urRanza-
tion Dr. Caroline Hrdger. Chicago wilt
speak on "Our Nclghhors and Their
i Children
Wear your Old clothes 70 the con
/ ycuHpn ig the Ptilcb n mF4 JbNib'l
Evans Cowles, president of the General
Federation of Women Clubs which
holds it, fifteenth biennial convention
/ III Dca Noinea June 1873 Mrs. Coule7
Is urging hy letter. On the platform and
+ through the public press the necessity
+ If an women To practice wartime economy
IN clothing and household management
N It'll over four million men no longer
available FOR many forms If labor, SAYS
/ Nfrz Cowles. fthe shortage II production
/ II ar industrial heldsis appalling ne
4 ONLY way women can help to overcome II
| i Is make over and dn without many
/ things 10 which they we're accustomed be-
i fore the svar Wartime thrift and good
management mist prevail Il we are W
4 helI, right conditions. There IS no need for
4 denim ~ ginghhm dress ra3e which
would SIMPLY make II harder for The
women who really need such Things.
Make over what VOL have. toTne to thc
convention alth i story III thrift that
sill thrill aii other women INTO doing
/ likewise The convention VIII hold thrift
programs and conferences throughout
i the sessions.