Farmvillo Senior and Junjior. Wom. i's clubs will celebrate! the; golden anniversary of the Virginia| Federation of Women's clubs .with ; a jubilee banquet Thursday. I The VFWC wa.- organized May 6. T n: m Lynchburg through the ef f.e i f the Lynchburg Woman’s c h. M- J-".v H Kyle, of Lfnch ! > •• eieemd the first president of the 1 'deration. She is an aufit of M's Frank A Baldwin, of Fjarm ville. The Vegitra Fetle-aP'-ti e-ppe’ n’ed with otl'.er u 1 t/ationf; in r-'lLiv.' the national illiteracy ■ con fi • e< in Washington, D Q.. in 1 • C4 M'S Bennett T. Taylor, now r -'d-d if the FarmvUe Woman's r ’> was anno’tifpd bv Governor 1 n’. ' to represent the Cranmon vi :'.Hi >f Vi' Ciiva at the conference. !:i: ti<”- Kdiieathm for Wninf'i The Federation took an active pa t in the campaign for higher education of women, w th the ifirst e :i'i”'ence on higher education in V ma field in Richmond in l!>27. ?.t s Tay] was appointed by Gov ruvr Byrd to attend the coffer er e Club w -men through the years hove wo'ked for special care of indigent children, child health, pure f uds better sanitation and pjublic libraries. They have given inej'eas ? nig support to health, welfare! and safety programs. In the realm of f no arts, they cooperated with the Museum . f Fine Arts in giving! Vir ginia its first artmobile. Dur’ng World War II. club women gave two equipped ambulances to tiie American Red Cross and i sold enough bonds to purchase i w o bombers and two pursuit planes The Juniors earned the privilege of a v j b mber "Juniors V W.C " Ameliun Hold- Fellowship A 1 atin-Amrncan scholarship was eta Wished at the University of Virginia through the International Department of the Virginia Federa tion. This afterward became ' The Dorothea Buck Latiu-A m c r t c a u scholarship" honoring Mrs. J L. Blair Buck. Virginia's first presi dent of the General Federation of Women's clubs An Amelia student. Miss Helen Pace Warnner. :> o w holds the fellowship The J unto r organization w as started in Virginia in 1424 Mrs (’ V cat mi of Faim die i* a La-i
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