South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-15
CLUB WOMEN HOLD
Big MEETING IN
MISHAWAKA CITY
Thirteenth District Indiana
Federation Transacts I'M
pOrtant Business.


pOrtant Business.
Mrs. George ". Phillips was
unanimously neglected chairman Of
the Thirteenth district Of the In
diana Federation Of Clubs at the an
nual convention held in AIishawaka
az the First Presbyterian church
yesterday: Mrs. Claude r. Steele.
Knox, was reelected vice chairman.
Mrs. Richard Elber. South Bend.
secretary: Mrs. William Sarle OF this
city was also nominated for this Of
nee. Mrs. ". r. Sherman. South
Bend. was reelected treasurer.
About 900 attended. 101 81 this num-
Der being delegates and officers.
The meeting opened at $3.50
o'clock. Mrs. William Probasco
acted as registrar The business
session commenced az 10 o'clock.
Mrs. T. J. W. Fink gave an organ
selection. Miss JEANNE Terry lead
the community singing. Interesting
reports were given for the various
counties Of this district by the fol-
lowing: ST. Joseph. Mrs T. H..
Norman. Mishawaka; Kosciusko,
Mrs. Francis VI. Neff. Milford; Elk
hart. Mrs T. J. Markets. Elkharti
LaPorte. Mrs. c.. T.. Osborn. Wanna
tab. In the absence Of Mrs. Howard
Hilles. Bourbon. Marshall county,
Mrs. A. j. Dillon gave the report
Mrs. Richard Fiber. secretary OF the
l. +. C. read the report OF Mrs. Al
bert Fisher. North Judson for stark
county
Reports were given by the officers
as follows Mrs Richard ElbeL
secretary: Mrs. w. X Sherman.
treasurer: Mrs George Phillips,
district chairman: special commit
tees. Mrs Richard Fiber. account Of
the biennial convention. Mrs. Gran
willie Zeigler. who ir active in work
ing fer the blind. gave a resume Of
her work.
state President Speaks.
In toe absence Of Mrs G.. a. Car
Isle. Mrs. Myrou Dunbar read re-
port on bills passed in the 1921 leg
islature. The said the League Of
woman's Voters had sponsored
three bills, one of which, child well
fare. has been successful. She
stated that the state would now en-
ploy a school attendance officer IN
every city where there were 1000
children or more and also a second
attendance officer where there were
10000 children She further stated
that there would be parental
school for the incorrigible and tru-
ant children.
Mrs T. q Rumpler. president OF
the Federated clubs. gave a splendid
address. telling of the progress the
clubs had made since 1910. She
also spoke of the child welfare bill
which had been passed by the leg
islature and which. she said. had
been credited 10 the Woman 8
Voters league. but she thought con-
siderable OF the credit was due the
Federated clubs for its passage. She
also told of the clubs endeavor 10
get a bin into the legislature pro
viding that % minutes a week be
devoted to thrift in the schools.
which was unsuccessful.
The Eternal Triangle.
Mrs Rumrler told of the endeavor
TO have a censorship for motion
pictures. but. stated the people were
not ready for this, and there being
much opposition. the bill did not
pass. In speaking OF motion pic
lures Mrs. Rumpler advised the
women to be ready for the state
convention and decide one way or
the other against evil pictures She
v-as absolutely against the showing
of the eternal triangle in motion
mixtures. AS a rule the American
man and his wife live happily to-
gcther and raise children who are
a credit TO them. and she did not
see why this eternal triangle should
he Haunted on the screen before the
children over the whole United
States giving them an idea that IL Is
quite the usual and proper Trims.
Much criticism. she said, is made
REGARDING the immoral evil condi-
tions existing between the high
school boy and girl students. She
said she thought this, TO a large eN-
tent was the result OF the showing
of evil motion pictures The boys
and girls attend the shows together
and after seeing the picture nat
urally discuss it,
Dignity OF Club Worker.
Mrs. Rumpler said that great
number of women failed 20 appre-
ciate the real dignity attached to a
CLUB worker. and wondered If all of
the women present realized what is
featured on all Of the Federated club
stationery. She defined the FEEDER
ated club as being a group Of women
in every community who can be de-
pended upon 70 promote every
movement for the betterment Of
such community. She stated there
were so state presidents OF the Fed
Grated clubs. one from every state.
one from the District of Columbia.
and one from Alaska.
Mrs. c. r. Vail save a reading on
Thrift" Mrs. q. +. Drummond
was next on the proEram and stated
that no other district chairman held
thc honor Of having half as many
clubs toin the Federation as did
Mrs. Phillips and she was sure that
n there was such a thing this dis
t~ict would receive the banner.
Luncheon was served Toy the Ia
dies Aid society OF the Presbyterian
church in the dining room of the
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