Evening star., 1923-01-11
CLUBWOMEN IN 19
COUNTRIES ACTIVE
Mrs. Horace Mann ToWner
Reports on Affiliations at
Federation Session.

The General Federation of Women's
Clubs. in session here. has Affiliations
in eighteen countries outside the
United States. according to Mrs. Hor-
ace Mann Towner, chairman of the
department on international rela-
tions, in a report to the board of
directors late yesterday. Her depart
ment during the coming year will
emphasize the development of friend
ship between all of these clubs and
those in the United States.
Development Of more detailed ac-
quaintance between the women in
these foreign clubs and in the United
States through the federation should
be a great factor toward establishing
world peace" said Mrs. Towner, "and
this is one of the principles behind
the work that our department is car
rying on"
other Reports Heard.
Yesterdays program also included
reports by Mrs. Edward F. White on
leg islation; Mrs. Percy v. Penny
hacker of the department on Amerl-
canizauion and citizenship; Mrs. John
d. Sherman of the department or ap-
piled education; Mrs. Rose v. 5. Berry
for fine arts; Mrs. LesSie StringfelloW
fGdu OH press anu dLlN n1l
Elmer Blair on welfare work.
Last night nearly 800 women at
tended the dinner given by the Dis
trict federation in honor of the dele
gates to the convention. Mrs. Milton
Danziger, president of the District
federation, presided and introduced
the speakers. who included: Mrs T..
g. Winter, national president of the
federation: first and second Vice Presi-
dents Mrs. w. S. Jennings and Mrs.
Wallace Perham; Secretaries Mrs. II.
S. Godfrey and Mrs. ]. f. Hays, and
Treasurer Mrs. Florence Floore.
Today the federation delegates held
a joint session with the delegates to
the Womn's Industrial Conference in
the morning, were received by Presi-
dent Harding at noon and are spend
ing the afternoon visiting the various
government departments.
Reception to Delegates.
Tonight the official reception in
honor of the federation delegates will
be held at the clubhouse, 1874 n street
northwest. Cabinet officers, justices
of the Supreme Court. members of
the diplomatic corps and many prom
inent women of the city will be pres
eItt. Members of the General Fedora
tion who will be in the receiving line
tonight include Mrs. Thomas G. Win
>.
Josiah Evans Cowles. Los Angeles:
Mrs. Charles H Denison. New York
Mrs. Philip North Moore, st. Louis.
and Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, Aus
tin. Tex. past presidents. and Mrs.
Horace Mann Towner. Iowa; Mrs
Elmer Leatherwood. Utah. and Miss
Ida Hafford. Kentucky. assisting.
Pouring tea-Mrs. Samuel Inman
Georgia; Mrs. George Minot Baker
Massachusetts,; Mrs. H. S. Spanding,
Iowa. and Mrs. Robert j. Burdette
California. Serving ice-Mrs. Rose V
S. Berry, California: Mrs. Edward
Franklin White, Indiana: Mrs Elmer
Blair. New York; Mrs. James j. Read
Arkansas, and Mrs. John d. Sherman
| Colorado. Assisting in dining room
Mrs. Joseph Brevard Jones, Alabama
Mrs. Burritt Hamilton, Michigan: Mrs
James Brown, Illinois; Mrs. G.. ] AL.
len, Minnesota. and Mrs j. c. Hardy
Mississippi. Assisting in drawing
room-Mrs. John H. Booth, New York
| Mrs. Edward Bevens, Arkansas; Miss
Helen Norris Cummings. Virginia, anc
! Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrams, Wash.
ington, D. C.