The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
Federated Women's Clubs Annual
Session Slated In Greensboro

board meeting the Juniors will be
entertained at a tea at the Green's
boro Woman's club. Wednesday at
Il D. m. there will be a luncheon
of Juniors in the ball room of the
King Cotton and at 6 p. m. a din
ner for the pages, courtesy Green's
boro Junior Woman's club.
Wednesday at 1 p. m. following
the meetings of the executive board
meeting of the federation there will
be a luncheon for the board at the
Greensboro Woman's club. That
afternoon at 5:45 there will be a
dinner of past presidents and one
of departmental chairmen both to
be held in private dining rooms of
the hotel. Following the formal
opening of the convention on
Wednesday in the auditorium Of
the n. C. College for Women there
will be the annual reception in the
beautiful Alumnae house. On
Thursday afternoon there will be
a tea at the home of Mrs. ]. E.
Latham and on Thursday afternoon
a tea at the jefferson Country
club, given by the U. d. C. and
the D. A. r. That night at the
King Cotton the convention will
come to a close with the annual
banquet.
Mrs. w. w. Whaley Is general
chairman of arrangements.
The formal opening of the feder-
alton will be Wednesday night in
the auditorium of the North Caro-
lima College for Women with Mrs.
Robinson, state president. presid-
ing. The invocation will be by her
father, the Rev. R. Murphy Will
liams, pastor of the Church of the
Covenant. The professional of the
officers of the convention and hon
ored guests is always as impressive
feature of the opening program.
Welcome addresses will be made
by the city of Greensboro, Mayor
Ralph L. Lewis; Greensboro Wo.
mans club, Mrs. Eugene Hood.
president, and the Woman's col
leSe, Dean w. c. Jackson. The re-
Spouse will be by Senator Gertrude
Dills Mckee. Governor Hoey will
introduce the speaker, Paul Nc
Mutt, federal security administra-
tor, who will speak on National
Thrift" He will be ACCOMPANIED to
Greensboro by Mrs. McNutt and
they will be in the receiving line
Of the reception which will follow
in the beautiful Alumnae house.
The mornings OF the federation
VIII start with club institute break
lasts from 8 to 8. Morning sessions
begin at 9:15. Thursday morning
there will be welcome addresses nv
Mrs. Guy Simpson, district presi.
dent, and John S. Patterson, of
the chamber of commerce. Follow
ing the reports of officers and an
polntment of committees, there will
be- addresses by Mrs. Lindsay Pat
terson, the first president of the
federation; Charles w. Tillett, DR..
Harriet Elliott, and Mrs. w. T.
Bost.
The afternoons from 2 to q
o'clock will be given over to the
departmental conferences, Thursday
afternoon, education, welfare and
American home; Friday, interna.
tlonal relations, citizenship, and
fine arts. Mrs. Geddie Strickland
third vice president and director
OF departments, will preside at
these district conferences.
Thursday night will be district
presidents and fine arts evening te
be held in Odell Memorial audi.
forum, Greensboro college, and
viii be presided over by Mrs.
Greasy Proctor, second vice.presi.
Dent assisted by Mrs. T. R. Ever
EFT, chairman of fine arts. There
VIII be a welcome address by DR.
Luther Gobbel, president of the
college, and by Mrs. Karl Bishop
rlc, president of the Alumnae as
ISOLATION. The response will be by
Mrs. R. r. Rankin, treasurer O.
the federation, and chairman of the
Jubilee birthday parties. The pro
gram will be "a State Tour Witt
Sixteen District Presidents" to be
followed by a fine arts program il
charge of Mrs. Everett.
Friday mornings session will b
taken up with various phases o:
the business of the federation,
presentation of c. w. Phillips O.
the College for Women, and R.
Mitchell of the Piedmont Press
VINO do the good work of publiciz
ing The ~Clubwoman; election O
Officers, reports and other matters