The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12
West Baden
to Be Scene
of ConcZaUe

Latent Power" will be the theme
for the annual state convention Of
the Indiana Federation Of Clubs,
to be held Oct. q to % at West
Baden, according to plans pre-
sented Tuesday afternoon at the
meeting Of the executive council at
the Claypool. Miss Alice Gold
thwaite, chairman Of the program
committee, presented the tentative
plans.
The convention will open with a
meeting of the advisory board, fol-
lowed by an institute in charge Of
Mrs. A. r. Putnam, assisted by Mrs.
Robert A. Hicks and Mrs. Harry L.
Green.
A council meeting Tuesday will
precede the informal opening ses-
sion, when Miss Goldthwaite will
present the program; Mrs. Everett
M. Schofield will read the con-
yention rules and officers reports
will be made.
Dinners for the department work
ers, with Mrs. Hicks presiding and
for the district county chairman,
with Mrs. Green presiding, will be
held Tuesday.
Bush to Welcome Groups
The Tuesday evening session will
have Southern Indiana on Pa
rade" for its theme. Lieutenant
Governor Edgar D. Bush will well
come the delegates to West Baden.
The address will be given by DR..
w. P. bearing, president of Oak
land City college. Mrs. Edwin F.
Miller. Peru, state president, will
preside, and will give the presidents
message.
District presidents will meet
Wednesday morning. During the
regular session nomination and
presentation Of candidates will be
held, followed by luncheon.
DR.. E. E. Harper, president of
Evansville college will speak during
the afternoon session. The evening
address will be given by Mrs. John
F. Sippell, and reception will fol-
low the meeting.
Polls will be opened at the Thurs
day morning meeting. The con-
vention will close with banquet
Thursday night, when new officers
will be presented, and Cameron
Beck Of the New York Stock Ex-
change will speak.
Annual Report Is Given
Throughout the program will be
periods devoted to each Of the vari-
Gus departments, and the Hoosier
salon, the George Washington BIZ
centennial, and the speakers 'bu-
reau, which the federation helps to
sponsor.
During the meeting Tuesday aft
ernoon Mrs. Charles S. Hartley,
treasurer, gave her annual report.
Fffty-seven new clubs have been
added to the federation during the
wear, making at the present time
47s active clubs, seventy-eight af-
fliated clubs. and forty-seven jun
Tor clubs, with dues paid to date,
with a sum total of 598 clubs, and
1870 members in Indiana, unoer
the pIan of universal membership.
There are 144 clubs whose dues
are not paid up to date. The dues
collected during the year total
S8,67550.
Two Are Candidates
Among those present at the
meeting Tuesday were Mrs. Miller,
Mrs. Hicks, Cambridge City, first
vice-president; Mrs. Green, Muncle'
second vice-president; Mrs. Frank
bonner. Greencastle, recording Sec
rotary; Mrs. Edwin 1. Poston' MAI
tinsyilie. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Hartley, New Albany, treas
,1rer. Mrs. Hamet D. Hinkle, Vim
cennes. general federation dlrector'
Mrs. Edward Franklin White IN
rianapolis. chairman of trustees;
MRS. T. w. Peck, Clayton, secretary
of trustees, and the following de-
nartnent chairmen: Mesdames
curtis E. Hodges, Indianapolis; Ed
win N. Canine, Terre Haute; E. K
MONTGOMERY, Shelbyville, and j. w.
Moore, indianapolis. -
Mrs. Canine and Mrs. White at
the present time are the only can
didates for the office of state preSl-
dent.
The council was to meet again
mis- afternoon to further discuss
the convention program, and TO
hear more reports from officers ana