San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26

70 this theory as soon as the fedora
ton convention adjOurns.
Mrs. James Welder Of Nictori;
spoke about Conservation and Civics'
and told of the progress that thu
Bronte Club of Victoria is making il
its cleanup and vacant lot beautifica
ton campaign.
THE Identification of our vacan
lots, according to our city admins
tration and visitors who have com
mented on the movement, has PLACED
Victoria on the map in class by II
self" Mrs. Welder stated. If YOU
can not have pretty parks in YOU
town, you can at least have pretty va
cant lots"
Prize For Best Picture.
Mrs. Welder told again how the
+. movement started, and stated that
since the women of Victoria had
cleaned and beautified the vacant lots
that were once ugly spots in the city
the town has become one of the best
known in civic circles in the entire
United States. The American Civic
Magazine will feature a story of the
vacant lot move in an issue during the
spring. according TO Mrs. Welder, and
the city administration Is so we'll
pleased with results of the campaign
that it recently passed an odinance
abolishing sign boards in Victoria, IN
an effort to fully cooperate with the
Bronte Club in making Victoria one
of the most uniquely beautiful cities
of Texas.
Mrs. Welder requested all clubs OF
the Fifth District to conduct vacant
lot campaigns, and said that all pic
lures showing progress in this direc-
ton would be used in the motion pic
lures lides that will be contributed by
the Bronte Club TO the Fifth District
for the purpose Of scattering civic
Identification propaganda throughout
the state. Mrs. Pettus stated that she
would give cash prize TO the club
turning in the best vacant park report
at the next annual convention.
B. E. Satterfield, state chief OF fire
prevention. from Austin, made an adj
dress on Fire Prevention" Mr.. Sat
terrified urged better fire equipment in
high and grade schools, and solicited
the help OF the club women in making
fire conditions in public buildings
safer than they now are.
Delegates Make Reports.
Reports were made by delegates
from Austin, Bishop, Brownsville, Cor;
pus Christi. Del Rio, Dewitt county
and Terrell. The reports were re-
markably. fine, embodying work that
was declared to be a revelation in
the activities of Texas clubs. Among
the chief topics included in the club
reports we're: Self culture, civic bet
a. Iar,elo tior, Far tho
benefit of women and children, fos-
tering patriotism, forest preservation,
participation in vital political issues,
including the successful exploitation
Of school bond issues, anti-narcotiC
moves, art and literary betterment
applied eugenics, psychology and 50
ciology, public education activities Of
Importance. and other activities thai
aroused comment from executives at
tending the session. 80 cT
Reports were received from the COM
mittees, including library extension.
conservation and civics and parks and
Fairgrounds. Mrs. Robert Browning
of Terrell, Tex, chairman of the in
formation bureau of the state fedora
ton, suggested methods that might IA
cilitate the work of that bureau; Miss
Lucy Shelton of Fort Worth, state
endowment chairman, presented the
work of her department and urged
that the fifth district subscribe its
quota Of the $4,000 that will be
raised by the state federation for func-
tioning expenses, so that speakers of
prominence may be brought to this
section at the expense of the fund.
NIo.x.~,.te rkax.k..- IL
Mrs. X. l.. Jones of San Antonio
gave splendid report from the parks
and Fairgrounds committee, revealing
unrealized progress in the federation
during the last year in that line of
work. Announcement was made of
the donation Of fourteen parks by
towns of Texas during the recent trip
of the governor and park commits
sion, and the fact that Beeville do
mated the first park, was cited. A
chamber Of commerce with women
members only has been created in Del
Rio, according TO Mrs. Jones, espe-
cially for the purpose of erecting civic
Improvements in their city: and in
practically every town having WON.
ems clubs affiliated with the fifth dis
trict, parks and streets have been
beautified during the last year by pub.
lie spirited people who are trying 10
make Texas more beautiful state.
Mrs. Rena Maverick Green of San
Antonio, secured the endorsement of
the Fifth District in regard to the
conservation and protection of the
missions of San Antonio. Mrs. Green
stated that the missions of San An
tonic are not local property, but the
assets of the whole nation, and the
meeting applauded the idea that the
grounds about the old shrine should be
saved as public parks.
Following the morning session, an
nouncement was made that the city
federation of womens clubs will en-
terrain the visiting delegates and club
women of this city attending the con-
vention with Mexican dinner at the
Original Mexican Restaurant, at 6 80.
The convention accepted the invita-
tion of the Womans Club of San An
tonic to be present as guests of the
club for the luncheon at the club
house on Camden street at l. 30.
The program for the rest of the
convention follows:
Wednesday evening, March 20, s 80
O'Clock.
Presidents Evening.
Voice
(a)"When Celia Sings" ....,...
........-........ Bingham NOR
fb) "Villanelle" Dole-DeIrAcqua
Miss Katherine Redmond, Corpus
Christi.
The Training of Women" Mrs.
Wheeler Pettus, president of Fifth
district.
Fantasia op. 40 ....... Chopin
G1oro