The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
BY MRS. CHARLES G. DOAK

With the 45th convention of the
North Carolina Federation of
Women's clubs behind them, club
women are now thinking of the
General Federation convention to
be held in New York city at the
Commodore hotel, June % : g,
and a large number are planning
to attend what promises to be
another intellectual feast.
When Mrs. Kark Bishopric com-
pleted her two years as president
of the federation, having made a
record that has not been surpass-
ed in the As years of the organi-
cation and marked with many
far : reaching achievements, she
turned the. gavel over to Mrs. J.
A. Gupton of Charlotte, h G new
president. Mrs. Gupton's first duty
was to preside over the board of
directors meeting, at which Gre
Dental cards were presented to
the delegates to the New York
| convention.
In addition to Mrs. Gupton, Mrs.
Bishopric, Mrs. John D. Robinson,
who goes by virtue of her chair
manship of the Veterans commit
tee in the General Federation, del
egates to go are: Mesdames R. L..
Mcmillan, Raleigh; R. H. Latham,
Asheville; J. M. Council. Wanna
uish; J. Henry Highsmith.
Raleigh; John S. Forrest, Hender-
sonville; Gordon Maddrey, Ahos-
kie; M. O. Board, Greensboro; P.
R. Rankin, Mount Gilead; N. A.
Edwards, Goldsboro; T. Fred
Henry. Salisbury; J. c. Williams,
Wilmington; T. A. Case, Murphy;
Arthur Greene. Ahoskle; E. P.
Brown. Murferesboro R. R.
Cusick, Raleigh; Brona N ito G,
Winston-Salem, and Mrs. A. B..
HURT of Wilmington.
Mrs. Paul P. brown OF the
Raleigh Woman's club is arrang-
ing a bus trip to and from the
convention for as many as 81
women. leaving Raleigh June % at
6 a. m, and returning the 29th.
Any clubWomen. whether a dele
gate or not, may write Mrs.
Brown for reservations, through
June 2. Her address is 1905 Mary's
ST, Raleigh. The party will visit
Dupont gardens and Philadelphia
enroute. The convention will pre-
sent only women speakers. among
them Anne O'Hare Mccormick,
Clare Booth Luce, Judge Dorothy
Kenyon. Eleanor Roosevelt, Vera
Micheles Dean, Louise Leonard
Wright, Pearl Buck, Ethel J.
Aipenfe1s, Lisa Sergio and Frances
Perkins.
There will be two side trips
during the convention-an a t e +
noon at the United Nations and
LaGuardia Field, and a whole day
trip to Hyde Park to visit the
Franklin D. Roosevelt estate, the
late Presidents grave, and to see
the Ogden Mills and Vanderb ! t
estates.
Reviewing the Wrightsville con-
vention, it is easy to say that it
was one of the very best the Fed
GRAFTON has held. In addition to
the pleasures of a beach resort,
with weather variable enough to
be enjoyable the women from the
west particularly enjoyed the
spectacle of the oceans waves on
the one rainy day., there was
music, by many artists-Emerson
Head t h tiny cornet soloist
pleasing most - movies Of edu'
cational value, and a truly beauti-
full reception at which delegates
were introduced to the notables ir
the Federation family"
Speakers at the convention more
than lived up to the recommends
tons that had preceded them
After the professional on opening
night, made unusually effective
because Of the setting in Lumins
auditorium with its gay deco
rations, Mrs. Pillar H. Linn of Ma
rila, P. l., introduced by Mrs. S