The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-26
WAR MOTHERS
TALK BUSINESS
CONVENTION
Addresses Reports Included
on Program: Orphans
to Entertain.
M'NUTT WILL SPEAK
StatehouSe Dinner Dance
to Be Given in Honor
of Delegates.
M'NUTT WILL SPEAK

Delegates to the American war
Mothers biennial convention today
delped into business affairs as the
program got under way in the Clay
pool.
Mrs. E. May Hahn, indianapolis
president of the Indiana state chap
ter, and general convention CHAIR
man. presided at the opening SEES
sion today. which was featured with
music by the Technical high school,
band.
Registration had increased with
more than 500 war mothers listed
this afternoon.
The Right Rev. Joseph Chartrand
gave the invocation. A flag salute
was followed by the addresses OF
welcome, which were extended oy
Mrs. Ralph E. Remington, presl-
dent of the Marion county chapter
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and
Governor Paul V. McNutt.
Responses Are Given
Responses we're given by Mrs.
Eleanor C. Wagner, Riverside, Md;
Mrs. Anne D. Mcclure, Lexington
XIV. past national president; Mrs
Elizabeth Martin, Thiensville, WIS,
and Mrs. H. H. McCluer, Kansas
City, Mo.
Mrs. Alice M. French, 1ndianapo-
lis. founder of the organization, ana
national officers were introduced at
the morning session.
A luncheon for all gold star
mothers was held at noon at the
Columbia Club. The luncheon was
provided by the Marion county
chapter. Mrs. J. F. Kutchback, IN
dianapolis, was chairman OF ar
rangements for the luncheon.
This afternoons program will in
clude officers reports, discussions OF
proposed changes in the constitution
and bylaws and greetings from 10
cal patriotic societies.
Orphans to Appear
Children from the Indiana Sol
diers and Sailors Orphans home
at Knightstown will be featured on
the entertainment program OF the
NRA meeting to be held tonight al
8: AS at the Claypool. General Will
liam I. Westervelt, United States
army, Washington, will speak at the
meeting. Jane Johnson Burroughs
will sing. Introduction of "The Ma
tional Prayer song by Louis st.
Clair, dedicated to President Roose-
welt, will be made.
All of the delegates will be guests
of the Twelfth district of the Amer
lean Legion at a dinner-dance to be
held Wednesday night in the state
house rotunda. Robert l.. Mason,
chairman of the Legion committee,
is in charge of arrangements for the
affair.
A. G. SalIee, superintendent of
parks; Jacket w. Joseph, president
of the park board; Mrs, Hahn, Mrs.
Hattie Rincker, national tree chair
man; Mrs. Remington and the
Rev. Daisy Douglass Barr will be
speakers at a grove dedication
Wednesday morning.
Parade Is Set
Parade of the Allied Colors, !"
will be held Thursday afternoon in
the Indiana World War Memorial
Plaza, by cadets from Culver mill
tary academy, and the public has
been invited to witness the affair.
Election of officers will be held
Friday morning and the convention
will close Saturday with installation
of officers and the placing of a
wreath on the cenopath of the War
Memorial Plaza.
Mrs. w. E. Ochiltree, Corners
vile, now national recording secre-
tary, and Mrs. Corabelle G. Frances,
Cambridge Mass, are candidates for
the national presidency now held by
Mrs. Leonore H. Stone, Lander,
Wyo.
Two cities, Albuquerque, N. M,
and Washington, are expected to ex-
tend invitations to the 1885 biennial
convention