Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-10-29
CLUB WOMEN IN OUR TOWN.

The two Federated Clubs of Taze-
women-the Womans Club and the
Civic League entertained tho Council
of the State Federation and the Dis
trict Meeting last week, and the
occasion brought together number
of active, efficient women who are
giving part of their time and energy
to questions that bear upon the prob
lens now touching closely our home,
our civil and national life. The Fed
Grafton of Virginia was organized In
1907 and has steadily grown until
it is an acknowledged power in our
State. The officers of this body COM
prise the Council, to which Mrs. A.
G. Russell, of our town, was elected
last year.
With forty nine other such organ
izations Zone from D.. q. and one
from Alaskn) the Virginia Fedora
ton meets every two years to dis
cuss the work being done by these
thousands of women, for better roads,
better schools, better health, better
laws that touch the lives of women
and children in homes and in facto-
rles, for better art, better motion
pictures and better standards Of liy-
ing, generally. This Federation is
now counted by Government authori-
ties one of the strongest forces of
our country to be reckoned with at
every turn. 1t is "non-politiCal
non-sectarian and non-secret" organ
ization, and has on its roll MANY OF
the ablest women of the u. S. $40.
The Virginia State President, Mrs
II. e. Parker, of Newport News, has
recently divided the state and Their
districts and the recent meeting here
was the first of the South West Dis
trict--with Mrs. II. C. Gilmer, OF
Pulaski, as chairman. Mrs. Alex
Stuart. of Abingdon, Vice Chairman
and Mrs. j. w. Hartman, of TazeweIl
Secretary. The following women took
part in this meeting. r
Mrs. II. c. Gilmer, from Pulaski
Civic League; Mrs A. Stuart Abing.
don. Mrs. Mark Reed. Radford Wo.
mans Club; Mrs. A. d. w. Walton
Roanoke Civic Division of Chamber
Of Commerce; Mrs. Andersen. Wise
County Federation; Mrs. Xix. Wise
County Federation; Mrs Harris, Pu-
laski Civic League; Mrs. Jennings
st. Paul Civic League. Mrs. Lacy
Iynes, from Tazcwell Civic League
Mrs. Sallie Harrison. from TazeweIj
Womans Club, Miss Cummings. State
Director of the Federation. one of the
best known women in Virginia. came
from Alexandria and added greatly
to the interesting discussions as did
also Mrs. j. d. Richardson of Cav
lord, Va. Chairman of the Second
District. '0
Miss Mofiitt, Demonstration Agent
OF Augusta County, came to tell OF
ner work, and urged that more agents
be placed in the state. Her talks
were clear, practical and to tn,
point, and much interest was arous
"a by them. Mrs Reed represented
the Thrift Committee and presented
ITS plans for cooperation.
| The members Of the town club,
took part in the dis;ussiols and tn,
meeting. was counted most success
fulI, guided ably by Mrs. Parker.
On Wednesday evening the beauti
full home Of Mrs. Henry Hartman wa,
turned over to the club women and ,
dehghtful evening was spent viii
our town women and the DISTINGUISH
ed visitors getting to know each 9th
er better. o''
The delegates to this conference
were taken to Bur e's Garden an,
the Cove and weie most enthusias
tic over our country.