Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-29

ton OF Womcn's clubs OF Wisconsin
adjourned late Wednesday afternoon,
fully organized The report OF the
nominating committee was awaited
with much interest as 1t was whispered
about that the Ashland women who
had been making such a gallant hight
to elect Mrs Vaughn as president had
failed To accomplish their aims owing
to the attitude of Milwaukee and
Madison clubs which desired Mrs, a..
II. Vedder OF Milwaukee for the posi-
ton. A compromise was then effect
ed by nominating Mrs. Charles Nor
ris OF Berlin in spite Of her repeated
assertion that she could not serve.
Mrs. Henrotin, however, threw all
her influence for Mrs. Morris, declar-
ing that she was the one woman of all
women to guide the new federation
through It's first year and insisting
upon her reVoking her determination
not to serve. It was also ut Mrs
Henrotin's request that Mrs. Morris
withdrew from the Craftsmanship OF
the nominating committee, as her pO-
sition MS state chairman made Is UNI
wise for her to serve upon 1t. Mrs.
Galloway OF Eau Claire was made
chairman in Mrs Morris stead and 1t
was she who made the report given
below:
President, Mrs. Charles Morris OF
Berlin; vice president, Mrs. A, II.
Vedder of Milwaukee; corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Ella Hoes Neville,
Green Bay: recording secretary, Mrs.
John Winans, GAINESVILLE; treasurer,
Mrs Martha Wentworth Hopper, RIA
cine; auditor Mrs. John FAyille, APP
pleton; vico president for the ten con.
gressional districts First Mrs w.
w. Sleeper, BeloIt; second, Mrs. Will
lett S. Main. Madison, ,nird, Mrs, NJ.
Chase Mineral Point; fourth, Mrs.
Ro.lIn g. Mallory, Milwaukee; NTH.
Mrs. Theodore Youmans, Wnukesha;
sixth, Mrs. John Hicks, Oshkosh, Soy
enth, Mrs. Angus Cameron, La Crosse
eighth, Mrs, G.. u. McDill, Stevens
Point; ninth Mrs. E. Vaughn Ash
land; tenth, Mrs. Theodore Rogers
West Superior
The report was pdopted.
At tho morning session Mrs. Charles
Kendall Adams addressed the conven-
tlon on Spiritual Reciprocity, saying
in part.
The word reciprocity, no rich In
meaning, has much for rs. 1t Is GUS
tomnry to apply 1t to the intellectual.
social and spiritual. | cannot scpar
ate IL from the spirit In this city to-
day M honored citizen lies dead, One
of the wisest men of the east said to me
last summer that If Wisconsin had no
other force put into II but the work
and mind OF Horace Rubleo the state
would have the highest claim to civill-
cation. Applause.) Some time ago
Michigan man said that tho greatest
force of the state Law al Ann Arbor.
Fifteen million dollars have gone into
our state university. but how small is
TINS compared to tho force put into the
scholar. Sometimes we lose sight of
this force. because ii Is intangible |
cannot touch the STARS, but US they
shine upon life they whisper of II force
greater than life Itself.
1t Ia claimed thai women are the
greatest repositories OF this spiritual
force. and wnore 1t H. lacking IN
women there lies the shadow of the
valley of death. For one who dctes
this force there are hundreds who re-
ceivc it, a great commonwealth near
rs Is facing n problem Is Gov, Ait
geld or ,lano Adams solving It? Over
n W ~ p,iy a.
question. Ia the sultan or Clara Bar.
ton helping TO bring tho solution and
Is there an educator who should be
more honorcd than Mary Lyon
Now let us consider spiritual rect
rocity in connection Will this occasion.
IL gives mo a senlm of collaboration 10
know that every great thing In nlo hus
come from II single MIND, but il Also
cheers mo to know that to fully develop
the individual idea there must be or
Eanzation. The organization known
as Womcns clubs was born Of nCccs-
sity. II Is only II little over twenty
FIVE years ago that the beginning was
made and now thc'o arc between 1000
and 5000 clubs In this land. | do not
DelleNo that any OF ~ rNillHc now they
have enriched our spiritual life. This
may not come to the individual or the
single club ut once, but sooner or later
all MI feel It, and sooner or later the
Rub thnt has not spiritual reciprocity
must 20 to pieces. The feeling of toll
crance Is one Of the things which the
womans club has taught II is ne
longer what You bChevc best, bUt what
You are; not what you think, but what
you do that we as women count Spir.
itual reciprocity Is ,he most practica
thing on earth right" applied. II car
be felt in the home, the school and til,
club. In Louisville n mighty gather
ing of women headed by n woman, no
blcst Of her time, and well persoutfy
ing this power, met last summer
Every woman who heard her wen
away touched by this wonderful fore,
embodied in a woman. This force ",
know keeps life forever beautiful for