The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-04
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Wonaen's s Clubs
 46th Contention

The Connecticut State Federation of Womens Clubs, of which Mrs. Eric v. Johnson of DanielSon Is president, will hold its Forty-slxth annual convention at the Hotel Taft in New Haven on Wednesday and Thursday, May 13 and 14, 1o42, with the executive board scheduled to gather on Tuesday evening for their pre-convention board meet ing.
 An impressive group of speakers will address the convention. Rev. Michael Coleman, thirty mine year old Acting Vicar. of All Hallows, by the Tower, London, England, who has been in this country for more than 8 year, preaching and lectur- ing before college and university audiences and who has won wide acclaim for his simple and sincere story of Q brave people at war, IS scheduled to speak on Thursday afternoon He will be followed by Paul Schubert, Military and Naval News analyst for the Mutual Broad- casting System. Mir. Schubert grad- uated from the U. s. Naval Acad- emy in 1920 and spent five years as naval officer before resigning his commission to become a writer. He has travelled widely and lived in Europe between 1880 and 1888, studying the Balkans, Czechoslo- vakia, and Austria. His knowledge of foreign affairs, his historical re- search into the causes and events of World Wars I and II and his practical experience as an officer and seafarer, make him one of the soundest and most capable of the commentators. His subject will be Sea Power in Conflict, which is also the title of his new book.
 Dr. Albert N. JorgenSen, president of the University of Connecticut and Rev. George w. Shepherd, American Missionary to China and personal friend of GeneralliSimo Chiang Kai-Shek, vii highlight the Wednesday morning session.
 On Wednesday afternoon Dr.. Alonzo G. Grace, State Commission CT of Education will be the principal speaker, his topic being: War and the Education of Free Men. Short talks will be given by: Mrs. Mar jorie B. Illig of N. r., National Com mander of the Women's Field Army: Lieutenant Colin H. Kerr, Special Services Officer, Bradley Field, Windsor Locks and MT. Philip Hewes of the Defense Savings Staff of the U. s. Treasury Department.
 The Wednesday evening banquet will be followed by concert by the federation chorus, after which 8 costume portraying: Living India will be presented by Ramkrishna Shahu Modak, British East Indian and his wife Manorama Marguerite Modak, American.
 The principal speakers on the Thursday morning program will be: Mrs. Chase Going Wodhouse, Sec retary of State whose subject is: Consumer Problems in War Time. and Mrs. Patrick Henry Adams of Maplewood, N. J., chairman of Con- sumer Problems for the General Federation.
 An innovation this year will be a Press Tea at 4:30 p. m. on WedneS- day with Mrs. J. D. Coombs, Feder- ation Press chairman in charge. Club news editors of the Connecti- cut city papers and New York city papers have been invited as guests and several have consented to give suggestions with regard to the prep aration of club news, to the local press chairmen who attend.
 A county luncheon, Presidents Council luncheon and a Department Chairmen's luncheon have been ar- ranged.
 Mrs. Laura Hale Gorton, chair man of the Federation War Relief committee will report and articles already made by club women will be on exhibition.
 Mrs. Frank J. Ostofsky, art chair man will present the annual Penny Art Fund award. There will be an exhibition of scrapbooks in charge of the State Chairman, Mrs. Thomas Hartley, Mrs. Harry L. Lyman, State Extension chairman will present the new clubs which have joined the federation during the year and sev- eral department chairmen will re- port. Mrs. Douglas Johnston, State Parliamentarian will present the Revised Bylaws for adoption.
 The convention committee chair men follow:
 General chairman, Mrs. Clayton A. Shores, Ex. Sec. for Junior Clubs: Co-chairman Mrs. Paul V. Plum mer, New Haven County Vice. Pres: Platform Decorations. Mrs. Frank Josisko. Fortnightly Club of Madison: Table Decorations, Mrs. Lawrence v. Butterfield, Waterbury Woman,s Club; Exhibits, Mrs. Her. bert A. Crump, Wallingford Wo- mans Club; Platform Seating, Mrs. Edward c. Hotchkiss. New Haven Woman's Club; Registration, Mrs. Walter Bray. Cheshire Woman,s Club: Reservations, Mrs. Samuel 4. GrisWold, Brauford Half Hour Reading Club; Timekeeper, Mrs. Earle 4. Young, KaImathean Club; Ushers. Mrs. E. Neil DietIeF, Junior Dept. West End Club; Presidents