The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-18
Federation
to Meet in
Bay State


come representatives of the 100000
members Of the $4,000 clubs in the
General Federation of Women s
Clubs for the biennial council meet
ing In Swampscott, Mass, May u
to 81.
The keynote Of the meeting will
be The General Federation as It
Serves the Community" and the ef-
forts of this, the largest body OF or
gained women in the world, toward
raising standards of life and living
In the home, the community and
the nation, will be reflected IN ad-
dresses by nationally known experts,
reports, plans, welfare, programs and
discussion on community service. the
home, citizenship. public welfare,
health and child welfare, the fine
arts, international relations, educa-
ton and legislation.
Due primarily to efforts Of the
general federation, housekeepers and
homemakers who previously have
been listed in the United States
census as having no occupation, will
be listed in the 1880 census as
''home makers and L. Z. Truesdell
chief statistician for population. DU-
reau Of census. department of COM
merce. viii tell the club women
how they can assist in the census
taking
Lowell Norris to Speak
lowell Ames Norris. brilliant fea-
turC writer of the Boston Herald,
Will deliver an address on mot for
Publication" during the publicity
program What We Are Doing That
Concerns You" is the subject Of an
address to be given by R. NJ. Hud-
son, assistant director of the bureau
Of standards.
Emphasis is being placed by this
administration of the general fed
Grafton on community service. the
first step In the new program being
city planning. hence special interest
attaches to the illustrated address,
"Woman's Part in Community Plan
ming" to be given by John Nolen.
town planner and fellow Of the
American Society of Landscape
Architects. Cambridge. Mass. val
ues of Recreation is the topic of
an address 10 be given BY John
William Faust Of the Playground
and Recreation Association OF
America. New York.
Senior Don OreStes Ferrara. am
baSsador from Cuba, will be speaker
on the presidents special program
Thursday night, May 80. DR.. B.
L. Scott. director of the bureau of
restoration. Pennsylvania depart
ment of welfare also will speak.
Beauty and Art Is Topic
What Has Beauty to do With
Art?" is the topic Curt DUcaSse of
Brown university, Providence. R. /,
has chosen and DR.. William Van de
Wall of the Pennsylvania public
welfare department will speak on
"Nfuslc's Contribution to Social
Health
The Need for Adult Elementary
Education" is the subject Of an ad-
dress by Mrs. John c. Campbell of
the Campbell Folk School. Brass
town. n. c. "A Challenge TO the
American Home is the topic of the
address TO be given by DR.. Thomas
Sherrard Roy. pastor of the First
Bantist church OF Worcester. Mass.
Nrs. Edith Nourse Rogers, con-
rresswoman from Massachusetts,,
will be a speaker on the legislative
luncheon program and DR.. ". F..
Draper. assistant surgeon general
of the United States public health
service, will be q speaker on the
public welfare luncheon program.
DR.. Samuel MacCeuley Lindsey,
Boston. will speak on some phase Of
the American Home 1T the lunch
con of that department. Vision
Training Method of Art Study will
he discussed at the art luncheon by
A. K. Cross.
Essay Winners to BE Named
Announcement of the winners In
tre national essay contest, why
should I Vote will be made by the
chairman of the American citizen
ship department. This contest was
sponsored by the federation and
prizes aggregating $1,000 we're do
mated by John Hays Hammond.
Mrs. Charles Cyrus Marshall, New
York, will announce the winner in
the national parks essay contest,
conducted by the committee on
forestry, Of which she IS chairman.
Chairmen Of the eight major de-
partments of work in the federation
will give brief reports and will out
me plans for the future and intro
duce the heads Of the several divi-
sions and committees working under
Them. The head of the eight major
departments of work in the fedora
ton. who will talk. are: American
citizenship. Mrs. J. G.. Pearson, Mar
shall. Okla: American home, Mrs.
John D. Sherman. Denver; educa-
ton. DR.. Aurelia Henry Reinhardt.
Oakland. Cal; fine arts, Mrs Joseph
z. Friend. New Orleans; interna-
tional relations. Mrs. Ben HOOPER
Oshkosh. Wis: LEGISLATION, Mrs.
Clarence Fraim, Wilmington. Del;
press and publicity. Mrs. William r.
Alvord. Detroit: public welfare. Mrs.
Saddle Orr Dunbar. Portland, Ore.
Mrs. Sippel to Preside
Mrs. John F. Sippel. president of
the federation. will preside oyer all
sessions, assisted by the first vice
president, Mrs Grace Morrison
Poole, Brockton, Mass, and the sec
ond vice-president, Mrs. Eugene B.
Lawson. Tulsa. Okla.
Members Of the board Of directors
will be honor guests on the evening
preceding the opening Of the con-
vention and a reception will be
given IN Boston BY the clubs Of that