Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-10

Life Problems
on Program, of
Clubs Meeting
Convention of Women to Deal
With IIdny Phases of
W0men'S Work.

CHAUTACQUA, \. Y, June 10.-Every
problem of life worth while talking
about will be wrestled with and dis
cussed when some fifteen thousand wom-
en- meet here June 20 to so for the bien'
niaf convention of the General Fedora
ton of Womens Clubs.
Many club members VI bring club
husbands and club families along. They
will represent two million women scat
tered through every State.
Two fights stand out as Likely to be
the 1iseliest of the long schedule OF
events-moyie reform and war on Dill
boards
The battle for clean movies started
when club women protested against the
showing Of Fatty Arbuckle films. Now
the fight is going step farther, with
censorship q matter Of convention de-
bate.
VIII Hays. czar of the movies, will
be the guest of honor June :, and Will
talk on "Cpbuilding the Nations Life
Through Motion Pictures Producers
and exhibitors will tell the women how
they osn help. and the climax probably
will come with speech by Mrs. I'll
8 HOSnler, MEMBER Oh tHt -NSH 1'A n
State censorship commission
A war on billboards is TO be launched
bv Mrs. Rose V. c. Berry of Berkeley,
cal. national fine arts chairman. A
merry row is expected, for advertising
and poster concerns will have representa-
tives here to oppose the adoption Of Il
resolution in favor Of national iegisia-
)tion against billboard advertising
Politics will be at low ebb at this
convention, for candidates for office have
little or no opposition. Mrs. Thomas u
Winter of Minneapolis is a candidate Tor
reelection as president, following a two
wear administration in which i@o new
clubs have joined the federation. con
tract let for the 100000 headquarters
in Washington and cumbersome depart
ments of federation work have been sim
plified.
The convention will open June 20 with
meetings of the executive committed
the board Of directors and the presl-
dents Of the fifty State federations GIN
Guiding Alaska and the District Of Co
Iumhfal At the formal opening the fot-
lowing morning, Mrs. Percy v Penny
hacker. former national president, anu
as president of the chautauqua Woman
Club, the official hostess of the eonven-
ton. will deliver the address OF vel
come.
Speeches and discussion drufng the ten
DAYS will touch such subjects as interna'
tionaI relations, conservation Of natural
resources. art. music. highways, citizen
ship. home economies, education, litera
ture, forestry. disarmament, soldier re
Mobilization. public welfare, prison Ia
Dor. social hygiene. child welfare, water
ways, bird protection, civil service aus
workmen's compensation
Other candidates for office besides Mrs
Winter are Mrs. W. 5. Jennings Of Flor
ida. for first vice president; Mrs. George
Piummer Of Chicago, for second VICE
president: Mrs James E. Hays Of Geor.
gia. for recording secretary; Mrs. Wal
lace t. Perham Of Montana, for CORES
ponding secretary: Mrs. Florence Floore
Of Texas, for treasurer.
An international program will he car
ried out In support Of Mrs. Winter
plan for forming a world federation 81
women for the promotion and mainte-
nance OF permanent peace. Foreign
countries will be represented. including
England. France, Italy. Russia, Norway
China, New Zealand. Canada. Jugo STA
via and American nations.