Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27
Federation Week
Being Observed By
Club Women
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of Dagsboro, who are chairmen of
the Home Department and Division
of Religion, respectively.
On Sunday afternoon, May %,
large numbers of clubwomen, their
families and friends, under the
leadership of Mrs. Eugene Hacken-
dorm, Jr., of CIaymont, State Chair
man of Conservation, enjoyed pre-
season Tour of Historic Fort Della
ware on Pea Patch Island.
The second day of Federation
Week was devoted to emphasis on
Community Improvement projects.
Mrs. j. Fred Miles, of Seaford,
State Chairman, asked that the
Mayor issue proclamations similar
to that of the Governor, and in
clude in them a statement about
the major contribution of that club
to that community this year. Mrs.
Miles is proud to announce. that
1000 of the Delaware clubs have
cooperated in this, the major eff
fort of the State and General Fed
Grafton for 1958-1960 administra-
tions. The most outstanding clubs
were scheduled to receive hand
some prizes from the Sears, Roe
buck Foundation on May 26th at
the banquet session of the Conven-
ton being held in the Ballroom of
the Hotel DUPONT in Wilmington.
Every Delaware community having
Woman's Club is the winner,
however, in the long run, for they
have reaped the benefits of the
many hours spent in service on
these projects by the clubwomen.
Tuesday, May "a, was designated
as Conservation of Natural Re-
sources Day. Mrs. Eugene Hacken-
dorm, Jr., of Claymont, used this
date as the conclusion of the Tree
Planting project in each commune
ty this club year. Special meetings
on water pollution, air pollution
and Identification of public
grounds, parks, and around homes,
were held.
The fact that education has been
subject of continuing interest to
clubwomen through the years, a
dents who received scholarships
from the State Federation to study
abroad, in cooperation with the
American Field Service winter
program, were featured at the af-
ternoon session of the convention,
May 25th. They discussed the edu-
cational Implications of this prof.
ect. 1t was fitting that this day
should be climaxed with an adj
dress by Bertha Adkins, Under
Secretary of Health, Education and
Welfare, of the Federal govern
ment, entitled: Youth, Our Space
Age Reservoir.
Women's Clubs of Delaware
have developed a keen interest in
sending Self-Help Kits through
CARE to Under developed countries
in cooperation with the General
Federation of Women's Clubs. Hun
dreds of kits worth over 1000 have
been sent in the last eight months
to the Philippines, under the chair
manship of Mrs. Robert G.. Fuhr-
meister, of Wilmington. Mrs. Rob-
ert S. Nyburg, Baltimore, Mary
land, District Director for CARE,
will present awards to a dozen
Delaware clubs for this outstand-
ing achievement in furthering In
ternational Understanding on May
25 at the convention. Mrs. J. A.
Frear, Jr., of Dover, Chairman of
International Affairs, urges all
clubwomen to mark this day.
Mrs. Thomas Herlihy, Jr., of Will
mington, State Chairman of Legis-
lation and Public Affairs who has
represented the State Federation
on many occasions and is one of
the officers of the Women's Joint
Legislative Committee, originated
by the State Federation, asks club
women to take time on Friday of
this week, Legislative Day, to
study the Resolutions adopted at
the 1860 Convention as well as
those brought up to date and re-
vised Mrs. James E. Harrod, of
Wilmington, Chairman of Resolu-
tions this administration worked
with Mrs. Herlihy, and Mrs. Cow
ington Giles, of Claymont, to bring