Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-14
STATE WOMEN HEAR
MANY SPEAKERS At
ANNUAL CONVENTION
And Social Features Are Very
Interesting.

was the official opening, as PRO
nounced by Mrs. John B. Garden,
president of the West Virginia Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, and the
&presiding officer.
The assembly Joined in singing
two verses OF The West Virginia
Hills" followed by the Invocation
by Rev Dr. Charles GhlsClin. Mrs.
VIM. B. Snyder, president of the
hostess club, and President W II. S.
White, of Shepherd College extend
led greetings to the delegates, fol-
lowed by the presentation of the
key OF the city by Mayor ]. Strider
VMoler. Mrs. Garden accepted the
key and asked to be permitted TO
take it with her to place in her new
home which Is in the process Of
reconstruction. Response to the vel
come was made by Mrs. S. F. Glass.
cock. of Morgantown.
Mrs. Snyder. in her address of
welcome, briefly reviewed the his
tory of Shepherdstown as a com
munity and from a historical stand.
point and welcomed the visitors to
'this part Of the State. declaring that
the sections Of the site should be
drawn more closely together and
| cooperate more closely.
President White spoke briefly, in
behalf of the College and said that
| the letters of the word CLUB" sug-
eested to him four things the Won
ems Federation might stand for: c
cooperation; labor. u-unselfish
| service. nd
Mrs, Glasscock concluded her re-
Spouse by stating that some people
were born great; some achieved
greatness. and some were horn in
lShepherdstoWn
Following the appo ntment Of
Mrs. c. r, Conner, of Huntington, as
ltlmekeeper, reports were heard
from the convention committee
Mrs. VIM. B. Snyder, of the hostess
club, presented the official program
as published in the Journal, which
was accepted By the convention.
Mrs. Garden, the president, an
nounced that since the program had
been published, at least four or five
organizations bad insisted upon be
Ming timed to appear some place on
i the program, and that if representa-
Itives were present at the proper
ytlme, they would be heard from the
floor. One organization to be pre-
sented is the State Boys and Girls
All Clubs, represented by Nat T.
Frame, state director of extension.
Mrs. Julian G. Hearne presented the
rules and regulations governing
Mt ,,-hip oh,
mously accepted.
At this time, Mr.. F. R. Yake,
scheduled to address the convention
at the close of the business meet
ling, spoke in behalf of the State
University. He outlined the equip
|ment Of the University, denying
that it was inferior to any other col
|lege or university in the country,
and declaring that more teachers,
more dormitories and more facili-
aies of every kind were needed. The
enrolment. as based upon the popu-
|lation of the state, is not as large as
bit should be and Mr. Yoke urged
the women to send their daughters
land sons to the University. or to
|some school of higher learning, be !
cause it is unon the elucated cit |
|izenry of the country that the future !
Imust depend. Mr.. Yoke's address |!
Ras enthusiastically received.
REPORTS of officers were given for /
current year, the report of Mrs |
pes A. Meredith, chairman Of |
Extension, being the most in
ting, possibly. She reported |
|new clubs, including the Wei |
Club, Elkins; Womans Glub, /
by; Charles Town Woman's
5, New Martinsv;lle: Woman's /
b. Shinnston; Woman's Club,
Arburg; Woman's Club, Middle !
hrs: Travel Club, Nartinsburg;
Eoman's Club, McMechen.
4 Members of the Travel Club. Mar /
kinsburg, attending yesterdays SEES /
sion were Mesdames McLanahan, C. |
J. Faulkner, Brooks, Sponseller. ]. |
c. McKown. Stuart Walker. Hetzel, .
Miss Carrie Roush, and Mrs. Tade |
Kuhns. of Berkeley Springs. but a |
member of the Martinsburg Club.
Presidents Luncheon.
Approximately four hundred per !
sons, delegates and guests. were !
present at the presidents luncheon |
served in College Hall at noon Tues I
day. Plates for the luncheon were |!
s1.25 and the public after allowing /
for delegates, was allowed to attend !
Rs far as space would permit. Ev
plate was taken. A delicious !
course menu was served by the !
Pond Farm Women's Club, /
between courses a costume
was put on by the hostess club
lich costumes as old as one
red and fifty years were
hycd The show was in two
$, the first group depicting
of long ago, as worn by resi-
Ilts of the county and the second ,
group was a display of types of
gowns, wedding dresses, afternoon
dresses, street clothes. colonial and
Dolly Warden costumes. /
Mrs. William Gay Brown was
toastmistress and toasts were re-
sponded to by Mrs. VIM. B. Snyder, /
Shepherdstown, whose topic was
"Historic Shepherdstown;" Mrs.
Robert Wilson, Parkersburg. East |
is East and West is West" Mrs. L.
H. Cammack, Huntington. Who's
Who in tho EednrafiOn," Mrs n4ie