Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-11


held Monday, July 12, the conven-
tion will not open officially until 8
O'clock Tuesday morning July 49,.
| Olive Joy Wright of Cleveland, Ohio,
the national president for the past
| year, will preside. The opening ses-
sion will be devoted to special re-
| ports covering the achievements of
the year just ended and the real
work of the convention will begin
on the afternoon of July 13, when
the educational committee will dis
cuss its projects for the coming
club season. The publicity commit
tee, the legislative committee, the
finance committee and the emblem
committee will also meet to contri-
butte their plans to the program of
the federation.
On Wednesday, July II, The fea-
ture of the day will be the voca-
tiona1 luncheons, when the entire
convention will divide itself into
groups according to the occupations
of its members, the classifications
now planned including press and ad-
, vertising women, real estate and
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restaurateurs, railroad women depart-.
ment store and saleswomen, librar-
ians, morticians, women in secre-
tarial work, women bankers and ac-
| countants, women doctors, nurses
and dentists, milliners and dress
makers, educators, musicians, artists
and writer's, jewelers., managers or
proprietors of Women's shops, women
in agriculture, and women federal
and states employees. Thus divided
they will discuss problems affecting
their group activities.
On July Is the morning session will
| be given over to the reports of
| the personnel research committee,
| the program committee, the commit
| tee in charge of "The Independent
| Woman"-the monthly women's mag
azine published by the national fed
eration-the health committee and
the membership committee. The
afternoon session will include other
committee meetings which will be
| followed by open discussion and sug-
gestions for the program of work
for the coming year
| On Friday, July Is, the convention
will meet by states for the states
breakfasts. During the morning ses-
sion all unfinished business will be
wound up. The afternoon session
will be marked by the election of
officers for the coming year and
/ by the final reports of various com
mittees The newly elected officers
will, at the close of the afternoon
session, be presented to the conven-
ton. In the evening, diversion will
be furnished by an entertainment
to be called "State Stunts" at which
will be presented among other things
a pageant showing the history and
| development of women in business.
This will be under the direction of
Fern Bauerfield national member
ship chairman
Saturday, July II, will be given
over to the executive board meeting
of the national federation.
! Special speakers have been invited
to talk to the assembled business
women during the convention Mrs
Ida Clyde Clarke, distinguished journ-
alist, of New York City, will speak
alta mass meeting in the coliseum
on the evening of July 13. Thyrsa
Amos dean of women at the Uni
versity rof Pittsburgh. will deliver a
series of 1morning talks.
| The work of the convention will
not entirely( (preoccupx the 5000 vis-
itors to Des Moines, however. Be-
side the "State Stunts" night, one
evening will be devoted to the BAN
quet and charter ceremonial and an
other will be set !. aside as "Get
Acquainted" evening. Arrangements
have been made by the hostess clubs
of. the convention city to entertain
the women of the convention at
I reception in the state capitol build
ling, where they will be greeted by
the governor of Iowa and other Iowa
state officials.
Several excursions and post-con-
vention trips have also been plan1fed
in order that all the delegates may,
have an opportunity to see the city
and it's environs and to experience
Iowa hospitality.