Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-27
BOARD MEET
TO Be OPENER
OF BIENNIAL
tuesday Reception To
Open National SEES
sion of Fedora t e d
Clubs In Santone

clubs, which convenes in San An
tonic May % to June z, inclusive
VIII begin at 2 p. m. Monday with a
meeting of the general federation
board at the Gunter hotel.
Through the formal opening does
not come until the evening Of Tues
day, May 20, when Texas will well
come the delegates and visitors at
the municipal auditorium, the first
two days Of the convention will be
packed with committee meetings
preparatory to the main sessions in
the auditorium. and with various
functions Of welcome and entertain
ment.
The first Of these will be the
Texas reception Saturday evening,
May rs, at the Menger hotel, when all
Texas club women will meet together
70 greet one another in preparation
for their duties as hostess during
the Biennial. Many Texas women are
expected to reach San Antonio Satur-
day and register Immediately at Tex
as Headquarters, the old Baptist
church. There they will be greeted
by Mrs. A. A. Brown and her'commit-
tees in charge of headquarters, and
later be greeted at the Menger by
Mrs. A. A. Brown and her committees
in charge Of headquarters, and later
be greeted at the Menger by Mrs.
eW. w. McCrory, and her hospitality
committee.
Register Monday
Registration of delegates will be-
gin at / o'clock Monday in the ex-
hibit hall Of the Municipal audi
forum. With the arrival in San An
tonic Wednesday of Mrs. Guido II.
Stempel, general federation chairman
of credentials, badges, and elections,
the work Of the convention may be
said to be started for two thousand
five hundred envelopes have 70 be
prepared in advance for the dele
gates. Mrs. Frederick W. Weitz, gen.
eral federation chairman of press
and publicity, who arrived the lat
ter part of the week, was busy win
the arrangement Of the press room
for the convention.
Other women Of national distinc-
ton, among them Mrs. John D.. Sner-
man of Colorado Springs, Colo, presl-
dent of the general federation, Mrs.
John r. Sippel of Baltimore, Nd, and
Mrs. Edward Franklin White Of In
dianapolis, Ind, candidates for the
presidency to succeed Mrs. Sherman,
VIII DGkAl " aAAAN1 IN 49, NN
the week to attend a tea given by
Mrs. Henry Drought, chairman Of the
Texas Biennial board, at her home
Sunday afternoon. And everyone OF
Importance will no doubt have ar
rived by Monday evening May 2S,
when the Texas Biennial board enter
tains with q formal dinner IN honor
Of the general federation board m
the CRYSTAL ball room Of the Gunter
hotel.
Fine Arts Thursday
When the chairman Of the eight
departments of work Of the general
federation have met, when the state
presidents have had their meetings,
and all have been greeted and re-
greeted Tuesday evening, May -,
with a and an open air re-
~ception at the municipal auditorium,
the meet will then turn TO the eight
main departments Of work. This Will
be preceded by q day filled with re-
ports of convention committees, re-
ports of officers, and Of standing and
special committees, and greetings
from past presidents and the state
presidents.
Thursday, May 81, has been set
aside as the program for the depart
ment of Fine Arts, Mrs. l.. A. Miller
Of Colorado Springs, Colo, chairman
Saturday June 2, the Department OF
the American Home, Mrs. Maggie W..
Barry, College Station, chairman,
with also the Department Of Legisla-
ton, Mrs. Duncan 5. Johnson, Balti-
more, Nd, chairman.
Monday, June 4, will begin the pro-
gram for the Department Of Amer
lean Citizenship, Mrs. W. a. Alvord'
Detroit, Mich, chairman, and the de-
partment Of international Relations,
Mrs. w. K. James, st. Joseph, NO.
chairman. Tuesday, June ., Is given
TO the Department of Education, Mrs.
"a. r. Blackman, Orlando, Fla, chair
man, and junior membership, Mrs.
II. NJ. Robins, Highland Park, Mich,
chairman.
Wednesday June s, is given to the
nrogram of the Department Of Public
Welfare, Mrs. Walter McNab Miller
New York, n. w., chairman, and 70
the election Of officers, also the de-
partment Of Press and Publicity,
Mrs. Frederick W. Weitz, De- Moines,
Ia. chairman. On Thursday, June 4,
officers will be installed and final
aThe Bureau Of Standards and the
American Home" will be the subject
of an address by George. h. Burgess,
director Of the Bureau or Standards
in the department Of Commerce II
the federal government. Merlin r..
Aylesworth. president Of the National
B~roadcasting Co., will speak on The
Influence of National Radio Broad
casting" Gutzon Borglum, noted
scrlptor. now living in San Antonio,
will sneak on "The Living Art" Dr.
Arthur Il. Bestor, president 81 the
Chatauaua association, will discuss
international Relations" Colonel
Oscar n. Solbert will speak on IN
ternational Calendar Simplitieation.
DIR. Thomas T.. Finegan q the last
man Company will speak on lhe
Motion Picture rs an Educatlonal
Agency" DR.. Lewis X. Alderman
specialist in adult education IN the
Federal Bureau Of Education, VIII
speak on Volunteers n Educstioh'
Homes To Be Stressed
m Frank Luther Mott, director 81
the School Of Journalism IN the Uni
Sors;tv of Iowa will speak on
.Wonen and Newspapers" Honor
.hie Dan Moody, governor Of Texas,
ali sreak on "Public Welfare in
So covernment." DR.. Max Hand
man of the department q Leonomles
nu.s viii discuss as Democratic
rsHaarsbin Possible" Miss Annie
49, Rlanton of the University ct
49, will sneak on "What Next IN
rnee1hI;. ~Trstrnction." DR.. J. Hills
cr1.nnS+sr If Rice Institute, Houston,
n:n .rsak ON "The Nature of the
49, and Mrs. Maggie W. Barry Of
1cInr. Sta.ion. Texas, will speak on
IAN Old Method and q New MIS-
sion" -h;rh
Every department program NnioI
goes through morning, s-iterno1n ANU ~,
evening sessions, : snecisI Inn.