The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-05-05

State Federation of Womens Clubs,
Mrs. A. P. Brantley, Vice-presidenf
at large; Miss Rosa Woodberry. Of
Atlanta, Parliamentarian; Mrs. ii. B.
Wey, Atlanta, Student Aid; Mrs.
Hugh Willet, Atlanta, Tallulah Falls
Scool; Mrs. Howard Mccall, Atlanta,
Division Kindergarten; Miss Chariot
'se Templeton, Library Commission !;
airs. John M. Graham, Marietta,
Chairman Thrift Commission.
The district officers present were
Mrs. w. c. Martin, Dalton, President;
Mrs. /. A. White, Marietta, Secretary.
The district chairmen present were:
Mrs. L. M. Awtrey, Acworth, Appli-
ed Education; Mrs. w. C. HUMPHREYS,
Acworth, Tallulah Falls School; Miss
Belle Bayless, Kingston, Student
|kAid; Miss Mabel Cortelyou, Marietta,
Literature; Miss Nell Cochran, Rock
mart, Arts and Crafts; Mrs. Chas. B
Mccarthy, Dallas, Child Welfare; Mrs
j. D. Rogers, Kingston, Citizenship.
The Clubs represented were the
Lesche Club, Dalton, by Miss Green
and Mrs. Thomas; Woman's Club,
Dallas, Miss Ruth Bartlett; Woman's
Club, Kingston, Mrs. John McKelvey,
Mrs. Sheets; Woman's Club, Mari
eta, Mrs. j. M. Graham, Miss Louise
Schilling, Mrs. Lily Finn; Woman,s
Club, Rome, Miss OfNeal; Carrie
Dyer Reading Club, Acworth, Mrs.
W. NJ Webb, Mrs. E. M. Ray, Miss
M. Mitchell; Woman's Club, Adairs-
vile, Miss Alice Dyar, Miss N. C,
Ademson; Sans Souci, Adairsville,
Mrs. R. L. Franklin, Mrs. c. H.
Franklin, Miss N. Pavlosky; Civic
Improvement Club, Austell, Mrs. w.
f. Smith, Miss c.. T. Peterson
Cherokee Club, Cartergville, Mrs. G.
I. Forester, Mrs. Robert McGinnis,
Mrs. Oscar Peoples, Miss Sallie May
Akin; Woman's Club Cedartown,
Mrs. Frank M. Noble, Mrs. Frank
Lowther; Woman's Club, Chatsworth.
| Miss Alta Fincher; Music Club.
Adairsville, Mrs. Brogdan, Mrs. Ste
wart. M
rs Many other prominent yisitc4s
were present, and more than hun
dred of Marietta's representative wo-
men.
The following report of the Mari
eta Club was read by the delegate,
Miss Louise Schilling.
The Marietta Woman's Club, UNI
der the efficient leadership of its
President, Mrs. l. A. White, has more
than trebled its membership-from
forty we have grown to 141 since
May LIST, of last year. Our annual
dues are soc.
We have lost by death one of our
members, Mrs. w. A. Coursen.
A Community Christmas tree was
held in the City Square. Carols were
sung and bags Of candy and fruit
distributed to the children.
Five representatives attended the
State Convention in Atlanta.
The Treasurer has received since
May 1st, 100, $168.50 and paid out
$94.41; $500 contributed to the
Marine Monument; $1,000 sent to the
Endowment Fund Of the Tallulah
Falls School; $1,000 given to the
Clarke Library of Marietta and S4.56
paid for school books for children un-
able to purchase them.
The Child Welfare Committee has
assisted the County Board of Health
in its activities. A Child Welfare
week was held in September and 2S4
babies examined, the Woman's Club
cooperating with Miss Gibbs, who is
also County Health Nurse. DIR. Bock-
Err of the State Board of Health visit
ed the Club and gave most enlight-
ening lecture on Child Hygiene.
The Civic League, which, for
number of years, was active in the
Community, has been merged into the
Woman's Club and has undertaken
the care of the City Square and the
plot of the railway station.
The Club women have registered
and, while not being allowed under
the existing charter Of the City Of
Marietta, to cast a vote, aided ma
terially in the passing of bond is
sue for paving the streets.
The question of safe railroad eros
sing has bene taken up with the Rail
road Commission and we hope soon to
have the lives Of our citizens safe
guarded.
Judge Sibley, of the United States
District Court and DR.. White. Of the
Baptist Church, have addressed The
Club on Citizenship and Miss Porter,
the Librarian, kindly gage talk on
the value of a Public library to a
Community.
A year book has been edited and
distributed among the members. En-
forcement of Prohibition has been
taken up with the Mayor and Council
/ An afternoon tea was given at the
home Of the President.
Tho Mueic eact;ou ha1 ef,,I;ad