The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-25
|CENERALFEDERATI0N
DELEGATES GATHER.
Biennial Council Meeting to
Be Held in ~Swampscott,
Mass, May 1881

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every state in the Union and from
many foreign countries will come rep.
resentatives OF the 1000, 900 members
OF the $4,000 clubs in the General Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs for the Bien-
NAL Council meeting to be held in
SWampscott. Massachusetts,. May 28-
81. The keynote Of the meeting will
be The General Federation as 1t
Serves the Community" and the
efforts of this. the largest body of
organized wolnen IN the world. to-
ward raising standards of life and
living in the home. the community
and the nation, will be reflected in
addresses by nationally known X
pcrcs. reports, plans. programs and
discussion on community service, the
home, citizenship, public welfare,
health and child welfare. the fine
arts, international relations, educa-
ton and legislation.
Mr.. Lowell Anes Norris, brilliant
feature writer of the Boston Herald,
will deliver All address on mot for
Publication" during the publicity
program. What We Are Doing
That Concerns You is the SUBJ
ject of an address to be given by MI.
r. M. Hudson. assistant director of
the bureau CT standards.
Emphasis is being placed by this
administration of the General FEEDER
alton on Community Service. hence
special interest attaches to the illus
tratcd address. "Woman's Part in
Community Planning" to be given
by Mr.. John Nolen. town planncr and
fellow OF the American Society Of
Landscape Architects. Cambridge.
Massachusetts,. Values in Recreation"
is the topic Of III address to be given
by Mr.. John william Faust Of the
Playground and Recreation Associ.
alton of America. New York.
TO HEAR CUBAN AMBASSADOR
His Excellcncy Senior Don Orestes
Ferrara, ambassador from Cuba. will
be speaker on the presidents special
program Thursday evening. May 80.
DR.. B. l.. Scott, director of the bureau
Of restoration. Pennsylvania depart
n1ent of welfare, will also speak.
What Has Beauty to Do with Art?"
is the topic announced by Mr.. Curt
Ducasse of Brown university, Provi-
dence. Rhode Island. and DR.. William
Van de Wall of the Pennsylvania
public welfare department will speak
on "Music's Contribution to Social
Health" The Need for Adult Elc-
mentary Education" is the subject Of
an address by Mrs. John G. Campbell
Of the Campbell Folk School,
Brasstown. North Carolina. "A
Challenge to the American
Home" is the topic of the address to
be given by Or. Thomas Sherrard
Roy. pastor of the First Baptist
church OF Worcester. Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers. con-
gresswoman from the state of Ma5sa-
chusetts, will be a speaker on the
legislative luncheon program and DR..
w. +. Draper, assistant surgeon gen.
eral Of the United States public
health service. will be a speaker on
the public welfare luncheon pro-
gram. DR.. Samuel MacCauley Lind
sey of Boston will speak on some
phase Of the American home at the
luncheon of that department. Vision
Training Method Of Art Study" will
be discussed at the art luncheon by
A. K. Cross.
Announce Contest Winners
Announcement Of the winners in
the 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 donated by
John Hays Hammond. Mrs. Charles
Cyrus Marshall Of New York will an
nounce the winner in the National
Parks essay contest conducted by the
committee on forestry. Of which she
is chairman.
The chairmen of the eight major
departments Of work in the fedora
ton will give brief reports and will
outline plans for the future and in
troduce the heads of the several divi-
| sions and committees working under
them. The heads Of these depart
ments are: American Citizenship,
Mrs. J.. c. Pearson. Marshall. Okla
| homa: American Home, Mrs. John D.
Sherman. Denver, Colorado; Educa-
ton. Dr.. Aurelia Henry Reinhardt,
Oakland. California: Fine Arts. Mrs,
Joseph e. Friend. New Orleans; In
tcrnational Relations, Mrs. Ben
Hooper. Oshkosh. Wisconsin: Legis-
lation, Mrs. Clarence Fraim. Will
mington, Delaware; Press and Pub