The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-26
State Women S
Club To Hold
Annual Meet
BY MRS. CHARLES G. DoAK

BY MRS. CHARLES G. DOAK
The executive board of the North
Carolina Federation of Women S
clubs, holding an all day session
at Sedgefield last Wednesday, fol-
lowing a joint meeting with men,
bers of the Greensboro Woman's
club the night before completed
plans for the 1916 convention, May
20, 30, 81. The convention will be
held at the Greensboro college
with the Greensboro club and the
seventh district the hostesses.
This first postwar convention
and the first full convention since
1914 presents an innovation for
the clubwomen. To meet on a COL
lege campus sleep in dormitory
rooms and eat in a college dining
hall will bring a back to girl
hood" experience to many of the
women, especially to those who at
tended Greensboro college. Among
these are both the president of the
federation Mrs. Karl Bishopric,
and the frs: vice-president Mrs.
J. C. Williams of Wilmington.
When it was realized that hotel
would not be available for so large
a gathering as the annual feder-
alton convention, Mrs. Bishopric
turned to her alma mater and
DR.. L. L. Gobbel, it's president, Of
fered the full college plant for the
event.
The college will send out regis
tration cards and all officers OF
the federation, club presidents and
delegates up to 800 will be pro-
vided for at the college. Others
will find reservation il nearby
tourist homes. First reservations
will be made for those who will
remain for three days and nights;
next for those who will attend for
two days and nights and others
will take any remaining rooms.
Women living near enough to
Greensboro to drive there for just
a day may take picnic lunches
and enjoy them on the lovely
campus.
The Greensboro club has set up
20 committees to handle the many
duties connected with the conven-
ton. 1t has planned for the best
talent of the city to be
heard and has arranged for two
receptions for the entire body and
luncheon for the executive
board. as we'll as other entertain
ment such as sightseeing and rec
reation.
The fact that Mrs. LaFell Dick
inson president of the General
Federation of Women's clubs will
be present for two days and will
make two addresses alone would
bring a large number of women
to the event. There are other
treats in store not yet to be an
nounced, though some OF the
notable speakers invited have al
ready accepted. 1t is planned to
have a professional woman enter
tainer on one Of the night pro-
grams. A United States senator
and famous judge are expected
to speak on the convention theme,
Beginning at Home Build Bet
ter World - which is also Mrs.
Bishopric's slogan for her admin
istration. All night meetings will
be open to the public.
Special features will be the me-
mortal service on Memorial Day,
May 30, to Mrs. Palmer Jerman,
when past presidents of the organ
ization will pay tribute to one of
the greatest of their number; the
Art exhibit which will be placed
on the mezzanine in Odel Hall;
the address of Mrs. Dickinson to
the Juniors at a luncheon on Fri
day, the 31st; the Scrap Book dis
play; the awarding of prizes; and
a highlight as always will be the
election of officers. Important re.
ports will include the one on the
endowment f u n d campaign to
raise SIS, 1000 in three years. More
than $1,000 has been pledged in
one year and push-over for the
entire goal is not unlikely.
The first vice-president Mrs.
Williams; the treasurer, Mrs. T.
Fred Henry, and the executive
secretary and chairman of press
Mrs. Charles G. Doak will con-
duct an institute on club procedure
each morning at 9 o'clock, for club
presidents particularly, but all in
attendance at the convention may