The Glenwood post., 1922-10-26
Many Excellent Papers Read
on Topics of Present
Day Interest
SEVEN CLUBS PRESENT
(By Genevieve Dickson)

The TrtCounty Federation OF Wo'
mems clubs held their regular fall
meeting last Saturday at the Junior
High school building in this city, and
the seven clubs constituting the fed
Grafton were represented.
The ladies began arriving at one
clock and those who wished were
pdoted through our wonderful new
.chooi building and shown the equip:
ment and the work the different de-
partments are doing, and without ex-
ception the ladies were loud in their
praise of our school building, and de.
clared Glenwood could be justly proud
of structure of this size and con-
venient arrangement.
Owing to the storms down the river
it was thought that some OF the Rifle
and Grand Valley members would not
be able to attend, but they arrived
safely, and at two o'clock one hun
dred and ten ladies marched INTO the
large auditorium and were seated at
the banquet tables where they were
served delicious dinner after grace
was said by Mrs. G.. A. Webb.
y white curtain was drawn across
the auditorium stage to which an
abundance of autumn leaves were fas-
tened, max ing wonderful autumnal
effect. The front of the stage wnr
banked with potted plants. The table
decorations were combination of the
patriotic colors and of fall flowers.
\ line of ferns down the center of
the tables with bouquets of roses and
asters made pleasing effect, and
suitable handpainted menu cards, to-
gether with the song, "America,' en-
bellished with miniature American
flag, graced each plate.
delicious chicken dinner was
c,ved by nine young ladies dressed in
white and wearing red, white and blue
caps, after which the club program
was given.
Mrs j. w Bell, as toastmistress, in
a very charming way introduced each
number was a solo by Mrs. W. D
Blaine and was very well rendered
She was accompanied by Miss Gene
We've Dickson.
Mrs. IL. Fl. Brown of Carbondale, in
paper on the "Bonus Plans of Other
Countries,'' told what other countries
are doing for their soldiers, citing
Canada and England and the Balkan
states as examples
Mrs. Anna Bogue of the Literary
Sorosis club at Basalt read an inter-
esting and well written paper Non one
of the important topics of the day,
Prohibition telling why some peo-
pie want a modification of the present
law and touching other phases of the
liquor question.
"Americankationp was the topic
given to the Glenwood Civic Improve.
mcnt and Literary club, and was ex.
ceptionally well handled by Miss May
ST. Clair, who entered into complete
discussion of the subject and gave
many instances of what we are doing
TO Americanize the foreigners who
come to our country. The schools are
an important factor in this great work,
and by teaching the foreign children
are thus making a generation of Amer.
leans, and we are also often enabled
to reach the parents in this way.
through the children. The Daughters
of the Revolution are. doing much in
this respect by having places of ex-
change where the foreign born is given
an opportunity to sell their handi
work.
Following Miss St. Clair's paper
America" was sung by the assemb-
lage.
"Loyalty' was the paper given by
Mrs. q. w. Fravert of the Rifle club,
and dealt with loyalty to country, flag,
home and school.
Mrs. Youmans Of the New Castle