The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-10-23
MRS. GEORGE M. WRIGHT'S
REPORT NATIONAL BIENNIAL
FEDERATION WOMEN'S CLUES
Continued from Page g.

would bring negro clubs into the Fed
Grafton This Mrs Winter holly de.
MED.
Florida delegates were especially
interested in the first vice president,
as our own Mrs. W. S. Jennings was
Ia candidate. At first there was no op-
position, but it developed that Mrs
Haley of Alabama and Mrs. Kelley, OF
North Carolina, had entered the race.
However, Mrs. Kelley withdrew, leav-
Ing Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. HALEY
Tor the official ballot. Think of It!
TWO southern candidates running for
the same office and on strange terri
tory! We simply got busy'-ald I
am sure some Of us know more about
politics today than we did before we
attended the biennial. Mrs. Haley
was being supported by the Bacon
faction, while Mrs Jennings was fas.
gaining support from the Winterites,
The entire campaign was friendly
one--but extremely energetic. The
Massachusetts women claimed strong
hopes of bringing home the Bacon
but on the last lap ofthe race we
shhwed them how to "put the win IN
Winter
BY far the most attractive enter
tslnment feature Of the Golen Prarie
Biennial was the pageant, "The FEES
tlval of Indian Corn presented by
tie club women Of Iowa, on the spe-
cous grounds of the Golf and Coun-
try Club. The story of the pageant
OPENS with the Spirit of the Prairie
coming out of the shadow of the dis
tant trees, as the chorus of one hun
dred voices sing of the ages past,
when the wild loneliness of the land
lay untouched by pillow or scythe and
tells the story of the physical spir-
itual and cultural growth uf Iowa
The final triumph of the Ind an corn,
after she has helped develop the state,
art, verse and community life, comes
in the late war, when little children
from all over the world, starved and
dazed with suffering, come toward
her altar. Iowa gives. and gives again
until the little children cast off their
catered garments and dance furth
full OF hope and happy strength once
more. The entire cast consisted OF
| several hundred characters, men
women and children and was, indeed
9 most spectacular pageant
II The program for the evening was
| anticipated with much interest. as il
was State Presidents Evening Tht
4 opening hour. When Mrs. Cowles
sounded the gavel alu lights wer,
turned out and huge search ligh
from the rear Of the platform threw
I its brilliant ray down the center aisle
! and the state presidents in evenin,
attire, carrying arm bouquets and thu
standard of their state, marched
! slowly to the front, singing '0nwar'
| Christian Soldiers taking thei
/, places on the stage, As each presi
dent was introduced, she Responded
| 70 the questions What Is You
states Greatest Problem and HOY
, Il Your Federation Helping in Its So
! luton"
! Wodnesday's session was give
F, over 10 iiual reports ami the olllcia
! announcements of The election
Three invitations were extended t
| ire federation for the 1922 Biennial
, The Woman's Club of Shanghai, Chi
I ma asked for the meeting, as did ais
Hot Springs and Chicago The exc
cutive board will decide this matte
at later date.
l Delegates were now leaving on eV
| cry train, while officers and member
| Of the executive board remained :
| consider future policies and tMsinen
demanding immediate attention.
An experience to be remembers
with Joy and pleasure, is in attendin
lItre Golden Prairie Biennial, Des
Nojnes Iowa. June. 1920,
CVT THIS OFT IT