The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-24
Club Leader
Is Heard by
CityWonen
General Federation Head
Discusses Education
and Economics.

Power for good and progress is
invested in the General Federation
of Women's Clubs" Mrs. Grace Nor
rison Poole. its president. said yes
terday 1t a luncheon given by the
Womans Department Club at the
Columbia Club. honoring founders,
charter and life members. Con
slant yigilance twenty-four hours a
day in local. state and national gov
eminent is the plea of President
Roosevelt 10 us Federation women, -
she explained. That will make us
active. alert. intelligent citizens IN
'thcse United States. "
II her talk. The General Fed
erst-u Advances" Mrs. Poole
strc---d national educational and
economic problems and presented
her View OF the European situation.
Sin led Europe recently.
zeal loan educational funds
well pint mean a good tomorrow.
The t-sk of education is to find new
thine7 20 do" she pointed out as she
cited cases Of college graduates who
find themselves stranded without
positions. New vocationS must come
to the fore" she added.
Stresses Consumers Duty
THE bridge we are building with
the stones of capital. labor and the
consumer will not hold the economic
structure unless the consumer stone
bears the weight of responsibility
placed upon it." she said. A part
nershiD between labor and capital
will be of no value unless the con-
sumner stands with labor and CAPT.
tai. The consumer is concerned with
developing intelligence in buying
and spending"
Tho days OF prohteering are
numbered is the belief of Mrs.
Poole. who pointed out that the
General Federation has started a
campaign for the study of quality
and standards of merchandise.
In describing the foreign countries
she visited she said:
England is well balanced;
France. nervous; Germany. breath
taking; CzechOSlovakia. happy: Aus
tria. tragic. and Switzerland, well
ordered. To many the League of
Nations is simply an organization
concerned with politics and hquida-
ton of war through the Versailles
treaty, but il has its humanitarian
and social welfare work"
In creating peace and harmony
with other countries. she suggested
that it might be achieved by an I'M
ders.-,ding of their backgrounds
and q sympathetic attitude toward
their important problems.
Introduced by Mrs. BALI
Mrs. Poole was introduced by Mrs
Frederick Bali. first vice president Of
the Indiana Federation. Mrs. r. o.
McAlcxander. president of the De-
part:nent Club. presided.
Mrs Felix T. McWhirter gave
greetings from the founders: Mrs.
j. F. Edwards. charter members,
and Mrs. John M. Williams, life
members.
Others introduced by Mrs. Clayton
Ridge. chairman Of the program,
were Mrs. Edwin Canine, Terre
Haute. General Federation director
and past president of the Indiana
federation: Mrs. Alvin T. Coate
founder Of the Department club:
Mrs. Robert A. Hicks. president of
the Indiana federation; Miss May
Hobbs. Upton. Indiana federation
tree -u-cr: Mrs. James D. Ermston
De---t--ent club first vice-preSi-
der 80. w. w. Thornton. De-
partmc-. club past president; Mrs
FREDERICK BALI. Indiana federation
first vice-president; Mrs. Allen
Con they. Fl. Wayne. Indiana fed
era on second e-preSident: Mrs
II. B. Burnet. founder Of Depart
ment cub: Mrs. Alfred Putnam
Valparaiso. recording secretary of
the federation: Mrs. A. NJ. Decker
Anderson. Indiana federation cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Phillip
r. Keller. Department club third
vice-president; Mrs. Everett NJ
Schcfield. Department club past
president; Mrs. E. c. Rumpler. Mrs
Edv I'd Franklin White. Mrs. Edwin
+. - and Mrs. Harry K Sparks,
Fra Lin.
\ Rumpler led group singing
and g Mary Traub Busch sang.
acc 11nied by Mrs. Carolyn Aver
Turner.
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