Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-06
STATE CLUB WOMEN
HEAR MRS. WINTER
President General Of National
Federation Gives Interesting
Talk at Smyrna.

Stan Correspondence of Every Evening
Smyrna, Nav 6.-lestcrday alter
noon 5 session of the annual CONVENTION OF
the Delaware Federation OF Women
Clubs. held at Smyrna, was preceded by
delightful luncheon served the delegates
hv the hostess body of the meeting. the
SMYRNA Twentieth Century Club, Mrs.
l.. T. Artis. president. Dainty sand
wichcS. hot coffee, ice-crcam and cake
made the tempting repast, with the service
from table handsomely decorated with
pink peonieS and pink-shadCd candies:
Through ont the day the attractive
clubhouse. of mission Stvlc architecture
was the subject of admring comment from
the visitors. \ profusion of plants and
flowers filled the wipdow-ledgeS and the
Inartel-shelves while purple ms and ferns
adorned the stage. which Is completely
cQulpped in the way of scenery, drops etc.
I'm fact. the SMYRNA clubs home Is ono ol
the best arranged club-houScS IN Deia-
ware The lecture room OF the PrcShN-
terrain church NEXT door Was also open to
the convention.
The afternoon session was introduced
hv vocal solos from Mrs Frances De Witt
Babcock. who was followed by Mrs
William < Hilles Of Wilmington in a talk
an Disarmament In her customary
convincing and logical style Mrs. HlllcS
presented numerous excellent reasons for
- disarmament of the United States.
citing the hclplessncss of battleShipS when
bombed by air-Ships the psyschological
effect of vast army and navy and the
desire OF all countries to avoid future war
Mrs HillcS and Miss Edith Spruancc re
c,utlv with members of the League Of
Women Voters, appeared before President
Harding IN a plea tor action toward DIS
armament.
Mrs Thomas G.. Winter national prcsi-
lent of thcGcncral Federation of Women :
lubs WAS the next speaker and held the
tnventIun sattcnt!opclosclvW hIlc She out
red the newer aims of the parent body
clubs and advanced many suggestions
'nr hcttcrmcnt of affairs generally
Recently Mrs Winter has been touring
'1c entire country in the behalf OF club
"rk hence has her iLgcr on the na-
NAL uulSc of womankind, 50 far rs clubs
4 concerned
\ plies for better citizenship was the
oi Mrs Winters opening remarks
d. word "Cltizcn~hip. she declared
'~SCSc> a .leeper meaning than political
n'vcr Deeper questions than legislation
beneath the new legislation. We, as q
tion are IN need of a saucr point of view
a-ruuch as We are III danger Of accepting
tlr mechanical movements OF government
laN and order I'm the last Minnesota
gl>laturc. 10 600 hiils were presented fol
liberation
We arc In need of the aw-ahiding spirit
declared and rcadjustment Of publie
k'rg which NJ present deals too mud
tf theories and too little with actualtjc>
b aruoarccd IN the fall. Doubleday i
~, publishers. Viii publish four yol
ltt- of handwnrk on Democracy at
u,l study Il citizenship for woneu
Nou -, divide society INTO depar,
-, said there must he irt"r-
f.ta.I~ rud correlation revealed through
~cd -tudv IL the schools
hli- Nnter told IF a contemplate
fr.-> ~er,Ice ior the National Federation
u charge Of competent trained newspaper