San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-27

Stoner repeated quotations from the
Bible. and stated in her impressive
talk that these members who had died
ION the field of action" have arrived ut
last in the fulfillment of their great
est Experimental life and better.
broader service 'over there"
Attention was called to the fact
that the greatest evil resulting from
the World War is found in the reac-
ton OF the younger generation in their
mad pursuit of pleasure, but other
wars were cited, leaving just as grave
results. that in time through leader
ship were remedied. The leadership
sOf the members of the Fifth District
who have passed from earthly service
helped to relieve the wrongs of the
world in which they lived, and the
women were told that they should re-
joice that their fellow members had
died in such glorious service.
Credentials reports placed the vot-
ing strength of the 1924 meeting at
63. Twenty-one officers and district
chairmen were listed in the conven-
ton.
Although the matter Of selecting
the next place of meeting was sched-
uled to appear on the program as one
of the questions to be voted upon at
the Thursday morning meeting, time
became so limited that the body voted
10 leave this matter in the hands of
the executive council, of which men,
bers of the state board, state and dis
trict officials. are members. As the
state federation president. Mrs. Henry
Redmond of Corpus Christi. was
compelled TO leave this city on an early
train Thursday morning, the question
of the next meeting place will prob
ably not be decided until a council
is called by Mrs. Redmond.
Hear From Smallest Club.
Club delegates from San Antonio,
San Benito, North Pharr, San Marcos.
Seguin, Sinton, Uvalde. Victoria.
Westhoff and Yoakum, gave reports
at the morning session. The reports
most applauded by officers and dele
gates assembled were the Woman's
Club report of San Antonio, and the
report from the Tivoli Civic Club. of
Tivoli. These two bodies represented
the largest and the smallest clubs on
the morning program. The member
ship of the Woman'sClub was given
as 37j, while the Tivoli club has the
distinction of being the smallest club
in the federatios, with only six active
members.
Reports were made by several state
chairmen, including the state public
welfare chairman, Mrs. John Finni-
gan of Kingsville. Mrs. Finnigan
urged the women to realize the fact
that they are guardians Of public
health, the country's children, and OF
moral sentiment in every community
Mrs. Finnigan stated that there are
10000 children in Texas today doing
child labor work that, with the amend.
ment TO the federal child labor law,
would not be permitted.
Mrs. c. W. Webb of Cotulla made
the report for child welfare. and Mrs
Willis Keller of San Antonio made
the junior club extension report. Mrs
j.. b. Jones, chairman of peace. from
Cotulla presented a peace program
that was adopted by the body MS a
plan that would be recommended to
all federated clubs.
Have Musical Program.
Mary Stuart Edwards and Julien
Paul Blitz appeared on the morning
program as musical treats for the visi.
tors. Their numbers were repeatedly
encored. The assembly singing. lei
by Mrs. Lulu Greisenbeck. included
such songs as America" Dixie
and The Star-Spangled Banner" ant
left everyone with harmony in thei
hearts, as one delegate expressed II.
The convention adjourned to NEE
in luncheon session at the st. An
thony. The luncheon. at which Mrs
2 J. X. Beretta was POSTMASTER, wa
quite as successful as the remainde
of the convention program, and tn
final adjournment brought forth ex
pressions of regret from visiting dele
gates and from San Antonio club WON
en- that the convention. which lastpt
the greater part of three days, wa
compelled TO adjourn so soon.