Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-05
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
STATE WOMEN'S CLUBS
Nearly Every Town in Delaware
Will be Represented at
Rehoboth.

CluD women or tho state Is tho cOnven-
ton OF tho Delaware State Federation
of Women's Clubs, when women from
nearly every town, representing varied
types OF clubs. como together TO dis
cuss mutual problems and to report
progress. Tho twenty-fourth annual
convention will be held tomorrow, Fri
day and Saturday at Rehoboth.
The officers OF tho Federation arc
az follows: president. Mrs. Henry D.
Boyer. of Smyrna; first vice-president
Mrs. p. B. IAghtner. OF New Castle;
second vice president, Mrs. John T..
Salisbury. Of Dover; third vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. II. NJ. Waller, Of Deimar:
recording secretary Mrs. Martha Cause
Clark. of Camden; corresponding sec
retary. Mrs II. =. Hall, OF Smyrna:
treasurer. Mrs. A. NJ. Chamberlain. Of
Middletown: auditor. Mrs. r. r.
Wright Of Newark general fedora
ton secretary. Mrs. II. l.. Holiday, OF
Dover. Mrs Otto V. Ort Is in charge
Of tho music.
The delegates will leave on tho morn
ing train and tho opening session will
take place tomorrow afternoon at 230.
When tho meeting is called to order
by the president. Mrs. II. u. Boyer.
the company will unto in singing
America" and will recite Salute TO
the Flag" Miss Beckett conducting
the ceremony. Rev. Percy Donaghy
will pronounce the invocation.
After the report Of the program com
mitee. given by Mrs. Floy e. Booth.
Mrs. w. T. Rumbold. president Of the
Rehoboth Club. will give the address
Of welcome, to which Mrs. Henry d.
Boyer will respond. Mrs. c. Leland
Harmonson will report for tho Gre
dcntials committee. Next will come the
reports OF tho officers, Mrs. Boyer
Mrs. II. p. Hall, Mrs. A NJ. Chanbel
lain. and Mrs. 4. b. Wright. Mrs. p
b. Iightner will present new clubs
Mrs. John w. Alden, president, general
Of the International Sunshine Society
will givo greetings from that orga n =
ization. After vocal solo by Miss
Madeleine Reed. three minute talks
will be given by the district presidents
Mrs. T. +. LAghtner. Mrs. John +
Salisbury Mrs. H. NJ, Waller. Warden
Mordecai S. Plummer will give a talk
on. The Honor System and Separate
Prison for Women" after which the
meeting will adjourn.
In the evening n very interesting
program Will be given, including violin
solo. "Reveri," by Henry Vieuxtemps
Mrs. Ralph T. Smith; vocal solo. The
Spirit Flower" by Campbell Upton,
Mrs. r. Y. Walton, Jr. lecture "Our
National Destiny" John watchorn. D.
d: and n violin solo. "Leglude." by
II. Wieniawsld, Mrs. Ralph T. Smith
Friday morning tho session will
open at $50 with assembly singing
Reports Of departments will be given
America nization. Mrs. w. H Beacon
arts and crafts. Mrs. J. 2. Cam: Child
Welfare, Miss Marie Lockwood. Mrs
John 2. Salisbury will give a digest
Of Kent County clubs and Mrs. II. NJ
Waller. Of Sussex County clubs. Mrs
y. D. Warner Will bring greetings from
the League Of Women Voters. Other
Chairmen OF departments who will re-
port are: Mrs. Howard A. Pool, or
conserva ton; Mrs. S. J. Stein, or
Civics and health: Mrs. J. Leslie East.
burn on prison reform. After action Il
taken on the bylaws, Mrs. A. d
Warner and Mrs c. Leon Cannon vii
give reports of the biennial convention
Friday afternoon Mrs. p. B. Light
ner will give a digest Of the New Cas-
tie County clubs. Mrs T. Coleman d,
Pont will give an address on "Th,
Work at Delaware Colony" After &
vocal solo by Miss Reed. Mrs r. P
Davis will give a report of literatur,
and library extension: Mrs. A. D. War
ner, on industrial and social relations
and Miss Jennie r. Bear on hom,
economies. Mrs. c. Stanley Chamber
will give a report from the Wilmington
New Century Club Miss Elizabeth
Kite, OF Washington. d. c.. will Civ
an address on American Women an,
the New History Movements" Mrs
James y. Ginns will make a repor
for the resolution committee and Mrs
Clarence Pool will make a report 70
the nominating committee.
For the evening an interesting pro
gram has been planned TO be followe,
by a reception. Madame Taruminan
will give several piano solos and Mis-
Madeleine Reed will sing. Miss Audre.
Mitchell, a graduate of the Philadel
phia School OF Expression and Ora
matte Art, Will give several reading.
Saturday morning will be the clos
ing session The main event Of tn
morning will be the election of officer.
Mrs. John b. Cleaver will give tn
greetings Of the Parent Teacher AS
scciation. and in line with that will b
an address by Henry T. Snavely o
Public Education in Terms Of ou
Individual and Social Inheritance
Mrs. Howard A. Pool and Mrs. Floy T
Booth will give reports from tn
biennial. Miss Good will speak on tn
Y w. c. A. work in the state. Afte
the roll call of clubs the new officer
will be installed and the meeting wi
adjourn.
The list of clubs in the state ths
are at present members OF the Feders
ton is as follows: Bellefonte Civ
Club; Blue Rock Community Club
Bridgeville Tuesday Night Club; Clay
mont Woman's Club; Clayton Centur
Club; Delaware City Century Clut
Delaware Division of the l. S. S.; De
aware State Association of Gradual
Nurses; Delmar New Century Clul
Dover Century Club; Elsmere Civ
Club; FELTON, Avon Club; Frankfoi
jefferson Club; Georgetown New Gel
tury Club; Greenwood Civic Clul
Harrington New Century Club; Laur
New Century Club; Lewes Zwaanel
dael Club; Middletown New Centul
Club; Milford New Century Club; Mi
ten New Century Club; National S.
ciety, United States Daughters of 1S1
State of Delaware; Newark New Gel
tury Club; New Castle Century Clul
Newport Women's Club; Rehobo
Village Improvement Society: Ricl