The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-05

Washington, D. C.--The twenty first biennial convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs will be held in Seattle, Wash- ington, June 9-18, the president. Mrs. John F. Sippel, ( presiding. Garry your cargo and make your port" Is the keynote of the conven- ton and around 1t will be built a program to which nationally known women and men will con- tribute. Addresses, reports and recommendations will be offered by the chairmen and other workers in the major departments, Ameri- can citizenship; American home, fine arts, education, international relations, legislation, press and publicity and public welfare.
 The high point of interest will be the election of officers. Nine candidates for the five offices were announced and introduced at the convention in Phoenix, Arizona, . year ago. Since then no additional announcements have been made. All of the candidates have served as presid dents of their state federn- tions and as general federation al. rectors, For president but one can. didate Is announced, Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole of Brockton, Mass. Grace Morrison Poole has the horizon of the world in her eye,' said an editorial writer, recently
 Inasmuch as Mrs. Poole Is Q noted public speaker on international problems and current events and spends her summers in foreign travel collecting material for her lectures, this comment Is notably appropriate. Following conspicuous achievement in her own state. Mrs. Poole was elected recording secre- tary of the general federation. which once she held for four years. Four years ago she was elected first vice-president. Boston university recently conferred upon Mrs, Poole the honorary degree of Doctor of Hunanities. }' Two candidates are announced for first vice president, Mrs. Eugene B, Lawson of Tulsa, Oklahoma. and Mrs. Henry c. Taylor of Bloomfield, Iowa. Following a long and successful career of club leadership In. her own state, Mrs Lawson became chairman of the division of music in the general federation and wrote q book on In. dian music programs. Four yeart ago she was elected second vice. president of the general federetion She is a member of the board oi regents of the Oklahoma Stats College for Women and the only woman trustee of the University oi Tulsa. Mrs. Lawson has the pic. | turesque distinction of being an | Indian princess, the granddaughter of the last tribal chief of the
 Mrs. Taylor did ,conspicuou, work in drawing the rural women into the general federation. by or. ganizing them into clubs and dis trict federations. She is also deeply l interested in dramatics and little | theater occupies the top floor oi her home. For seven years she has been vice president of the Town Good Roads association and heI activity on behalf of improved
 highways has won for her the appelatlon, "the good roads lady.
 Mrs. Taylor has served on the executive committee of the general federation for six years. two years representing the directors and four years as recording secretary.
 Four candidates have announced | for the office of second vice-bresi. dent, Mrs. Edward M. Land, States. vile, North Carolina; Mrs Clarence Fraim, Wilmington, Del. aware; pr, Josephine L. Pierce
 Lima, Ohio. and Mrs. w. D. Minior Oakland, Nebraska. During hel
 term as president of the North Carolina federation, in cooperation
 with the department of commerce the North Carolina federation put
 on Q notably successful safety sur. | vey and demonEtratlo Mrs. Land
 Is chairman of the committee on
 safety In home and school in the general federation and is Q mem.
 Der of the executive committee oi
 the general federation on which
 she represents the directors.
 Mrs. Train, having done out.
 standing work in legislation In hei
 own state, was made chairman oi
 the department of legislation four
 years ago. She spends good dea
 of time in Washington on hehail
 of the measures sponsored by thu
 general federation. Mrs. Fraim'i
 interests embrace church and civic
 life as well as club work. z
 pr. Pierce has done excelIen'
 work during the past four years q
 vice.chairman of the departmen
 of American home and chairman
 of the division of family finance
 Her booklets on Your Child ant
 Family Finance have won pnais' iron, seyera5 st,,te urivefsitiss ai,t Srt.,, ffn Tfn4tsN Qfe fca sF<.te ' .rvs er,f
 Aside from her club work. pr
 Pierce is q pFofesgional woman