Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-07
Mi IS Bacon Is a
Candidate for
High Office

to be held in Des Moines June l6-
23 approaches interest becomes
more keen in the two candidates for
the presidency. Miss George Bacon
| of Massachusetts, and Mrs. Thomas
| G. Winter Of Minnesota are the two
| candidates presented. Of Miss Ba-
con, press bulletin from the Gen
eral Federation of Women's clubs
says.
president of the General Federation
of Women's clubs, whom the Mas
sachusetts State Federation has the
honor of presenting as candidate
for the office of president of the ma
tional organization, has a splendid
| record of achievement, particularly
in the home state. She was presi-
dent of the Massachusetts, State Fed
Grafton from 1908 to 1911 at a time
| when the state body needed reor-
ganization and building up. This
| Miss Bacon did most effectively.
Prior to taking the presidency she
served as fourth vice president for
three years, first vice president; for
three years and as director for four
years, three of which were after her
terms as president. She originated
the system of state and district con-
lferences for federation departments
and these have now become one OF
the most important phases OF fedora
| ton work.
| 1t was Miss. Bacon also who was
| chiefly instrumental in inaugurating
the New England conferences in
which federation officers of these
six states meet yearly to discuss
| matters of mutual interest. She was
| the chairman of the local biennial
board at the time of the Boston con-
vention in 1908 and personally ap-
pointed 1000 women on the various
committees Incidental to that event,
a task most difficult save to one
having the great gift for organiza-
ton which Miss Bacon possesses to
a marked degree.
She was president of the Worces-
ter, Mass, Woman's club for three
terms and it was during her ad-
ministration that its beautiful club
house was built. The civil service
department of the general federation
was organized by Miss Bacon and
she was its first chairman. She ex.
tended this organization to each OF
the states and left the work OF this
committee firmly and permanently
] established. She planned and put
into operation the budget system tor
the general federation and has al
ways preached the doctrine of liv-
ing within its income, the income to
be interpreted as meaning the
money received from dues each
year. -.
AS the director. of thrift for. the
general federation which has been
/ her special activity during the past
year, Miss Bacon has worked IN
Close cooperation with the savings
division of the United States Treas
ury department and has visited sew.
eral of the. states in the south and
! middle-west either to help organize
| the thrift work or to preside at I'M
portant conferences between the
women's organizations and the vari-
| GUS Chambers of Commerce, Boards
Of Trade and confer with celebrated
economists.
She recently spent week in Penn
| sylvania, which was productive OF
| increased interest in thrift and re-
| suited in Miss Bacon being asked
| to speak at an allday open forum
! under the joint auspices of the
| Philadelphia Women's Civic club
| and the Mems City club. At this
time she made the closing address,
which was said by the press OF
/ Philadelphia to have been the most
valuable OF the day. Word comes
| from Washington that the govern
ment is more than pleased with
| the work that the general fedora
| tion IS doing under the leadership
| Of Miss Bacon. She is the author
| Of Thrift in the Home" which is
being used in the extension courses
| Of some of the leading colleges and
has been requested by one OF the
big public service corporations for
use in the homes of its employees.