The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-23
Convention
Opened by
State Clubs
National Leader Will Be
Heard at Forty-Fifth
Meeting Tonight.

Greetings from Mrs. Clarence j..
Finch, president of the Seventh Dis
trict Federation of Clubs, with a
response by Mrs. Frederick G. BALI,
first president of the Indiana
Federation, and a presidents mes
sage from Mrs. Robert A. Hicks,
Cambridge City, officially will open
the Indiana Federation of Clubs
forty-tifth annual convention at a
dinner and program tonight at the
Claypool.
Guest speaker will be Mrs. Grace
Morrison Poole, Washington, presi-
dent of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, who will address the
assembled club women on Builders
of the New Day" Special guests in
clude Mrs. Poole, Mesdames Laura
NAPLES McMullen, Walter w. Sey-
mour, Richard M Mcclure, E. H.
Heller, Edward Franklin White,
Felix T. McWhirter, Edwin N. Ca
nine, E. c. Rumpler, Harriet K.
Sparks, Edwin F. Miller and Miss
Elizabeth Haymaker.
At a reception following the din
ner and talks, members Of the Sew
enth District Federation will act as
hosteSses.
Board Meeting Held
Advisory board members assem-
bled this morning with Mrs. Hicks
presiding and Mrs. Edwin I. Poston,
Martinsville, was in charge of the
institute, Higher Goals for In
diana"
At a department program with its
theme, Higher Goals Through Bet
ter Program Presentation, led by
Mrs. BALI, the following discussions
were heard:
Preparation, Dean Mary l.. Mat
thews, department of education;
dissemination, Mrs. Paul G. Miller,
department of American home;
financing, Mrs. Floyd T. Jones, de-
partment of public welfare; CO.
operation, Mrs. Julia L. Davis, de-
partment of international relations;
representation, Mrs. George A. Van
Dyke, department of fine arts; vital
needs, Mrs. j. w. Moore, department
of legislation; important issues, Mrs.
Willis Love, department of Ameri-
can citizenship; publicity, Mrs.
Vaughn Cornish, department of press
and publicity; detectives, Mrs. AFRO
Moss, department of juniors, and
Club Woman, Mrs. Nettie A. Dow
ney, Club Woman editor.
Following reports of the districts
with Mrs. Allan S. Courtney in
charge, the council met to discuss
the spring convention. Mrs. Heller,
president of the Illinois federation,
and Miss Haymaker, president of
the Ohio federation, told of their
club activities.
Club litany and salute to the flag
informally opened the convention
with Mrs Hicks, Mrs. BALI and
Mrs. Courtney in charge. Miss
Elizabeth Paul, presented the con-
vention program, and Mrs. Oscar
Ahlgren, convention rules. Follow
ing musical program by the Ber-
nat trio, officers gave their annual
reports.
Warns of Responsibility
such an unusual program at the
beginning of the convention, can not
help but make you more federation,
committee and department con-
scious," Mrs. Poole told delegates
this morning, but warned them of
the dual responsibility which was
theirs in working out their pro-
grams.
Wrong impressions of many, as
to the work of club women, should
sound a note of warning to us as
leaders," continued Mrs. Poole. 1.-The
club is only one part of your life
and you have to radiate a spirit Of
cheer, confidence and good fellow
ship and not let the world see the
burden you are carrying" The
division of work, and sharing of re-
sponsibilities was advocated by the
general federation head. I'VE are
in the midst of character building
agencies, and this year is even
harder than last, we are told. Some
people take the attitude that if
Uncle Sam can do this thing, he can
do another, and they are lax in
helping themselves. Uncle Sam
can not keep the character building
agencies going" Mrs. Poole asserted,
And the person who gives just a
little more than what he is expected
to give provides the oil for the ma
chine. The extra mile takes us from
failure and Indifferent success to
absolute success"
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