Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1912 — REPORT OF CONVETION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS. [ARTICLE]

REPORT OF CONVETION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS.

Correspondent Gives Account es toe Gathering Held at Keatland Public Library Friday. The third convention of the Women’s clubs of the tenth district, of Indiana, met at Kentland Thursday at 10 a. m. in the public library building. The twenty-three club women who attended from Rensselaer were very glad that they had braved the threatening clowds of the morning to attend. The program was an excellent one. Most of the reports and various otlmr preliminaries of the convention were given in the forenoon session. At 12 o’clock a three-course luncheon was served in the dining room of the M. E. church by the ladies of that congregation. The afternoon session was called at 2 o’clock and Mrs. Felix T. McWhirter, president of the Indiana Federation of Clubs, of Indianapolis, gave an Inspiring talk on “The Scope of She said in part that women’s clubs had come because there was a need for them in the demands of the times. That what the world needs, in this age of striving for gain, is trained parenthood. That it is the duty of mothers to be Interested in all the community Interests related to the life of children. In all the departments of federation work there is this great fact as a foundation. The speaker’s optimistic view of the future had an uplifting influence on all who heard her. After a vocal solo by Mrs. John Ryan, of Kentland, who responded to an encore, Mrs. W. E. Miller, of South Bend spoke on “Women in Civics.” In her Introductory remarks she said that she had admiration for tfie man who provided well for his family, but the man who did only this had not done all that was required of him as a »nan, but only when he had done, in addition, something for bis neighbors, the community. That the president of the United States who attended only to the interests of bis own country and had no thought for the improvement and interest of every other country, was not big enough to fill ably the presidential chair. Every country, both civilized and uncivilized, needid something which we can give and have to give in return something of whleh we hare a need. There is no such thing in life as saying “here my responsibility ends.” Society is so constituted that We are interdependent one on the other and our interests are one after all. So the woman who, when Mm has attended to the duties of her household, important as they are, has not done all that is required of her as a women if she has not interested herself in the many things that are being done for herself and her family in the way of improvement for the spiritual, physical and intellectual life of the commuity. Mrs. Miller told of many things all women could do by taking an Interest In things outside her home, such as thoughtless destruction of native birds, harmfullness of the common house fly, disposition of sewerage and many other things connected with the life of every community. The last speaker was Mrs. Albion Fellows Bacon, of Evansville, who spoke on “The Homes of Indiana,” but whom your correspondent was unable to stay to bear on account of the lateness of the hour, but who was reported as a very able speaker. Aumong the district officers elected to serve for the following year, Rensselaer is represented by Mrs. Arthur Kresler as county chairman and Mrs. C. G. Spltler as a director. On motion of Senator Reed, of Missouri, a democrat, the United States senate Tuesday ordered printed as public documents President Taft’s Boston speech of April 25, relating to ex-Preaident Roosevelt, Mr. Roosevelt’s reply, and the president's rejoinder as printed in newspapers Monday.