The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-19
STATE WELL REPRESENTED.
DECIDED IN BUSINESS SESSION TO
DEMAND THE BALLOT ON
LIBRARY MATTERS.
Instructive Papers on Points of
Interest in Club Matters Com
pIete the Work.

day was the annual breakfast by the
federated clubs of the state, held in the
west hotel, Minneapolis. The event
drew women from clubs located all
over the state, and was in every way
successful. Over $50 women attended,
several of whom came over a hundred
miles. The hotel has seldom held just
Such gathering, and to an outsider
the sight as the women filed into the
large banquet hall was a pleasing
one. The tables were laid the full
length of the hall, and at right angles
at the Fifth street end of the room was
placed the table at which We're seat
ed the officers, guests Of honor and
speakers. A beautiful bouquet of Eas-
ter lilies was the center piece. Smaller
tables were used in the Vestibule Flor
al decorations were used in profusion,
and palms and pOtted plants placed
about. the hail. made an attractive
background. When all had been seat
ed there were a few moments of silence
and all heads were bowed while Mrs.
E. 5. Williams said grace Following
the breakfast was served and socia-
btlity reigned. The tables were clear
ed at o'clock and the afternoons
programme was opened by the Sappho
Quartette. Miss Evans then called Or
der and made a short address. Ex-
Mayor Eutis made a short address.
and then Mrs. T. B. Walker spoke of
the WOmen's council. Following, ad-
dresses were made by Mrs. w. B.
Leach for the General Federation of
Women's Clubs; Mrs. Burbank for the
art exchange; Mrs. T. K. Gray for the
educational committee; Mrs. A. c.
TheopOld for the reciprocity bureau;
Mrs. F. H. Barnard on Town and Viii
lage Improvement" and Mrs. c. E. Co.
nant on Travelling Libraries" Mrs.
A. w. French, as corresponding sec
rotary, presided over the portion Of the
programme devoted to representatives
of the new club Brief best thoughts
were given by Miss Maggie E. Riggers,
of the Ada Young Ladies Reading cir
Gle.
A Y. Eaton, Buffalo Historical club; Mrs.
W. B. Parsons, Dodge Center FortnightIy;
Mrs. D. B. Smith, Duluth Literature class;
Mrs. A. P Washburn, Duluth Saturday club;
Mrs. w. E. F. Bissell, Litchield Woman's
Literary club; Mrs. G. w. Knettle Mime
apolis Woman's club; Mrs. L. w. Chapman,
the Chapman classes of Minneapolis; Mrs.
T. }. Gutgesell Minneapolis Ladies Shakes
peare club; Mrs. W. c. Whitman Ortonville
Ladies Reading circle; Mrs. Hays. Sleepy
Eye Woman's club; Mrs. J. A. Whipple, Sank
Center Graduation club: Mrs. E. e. Wood
man, New Century Club of St. Paul; Mrs
CLIFFORD, st. Paul Ladies' Study club and
representatives of the Thursday club and
twentieth Century club, of st. Paul; Cur
rent Events club, Of Tracy; Reading Room
society of St Cloud; Tourist club, Pipestone;
Cosmopolitan Literary club, Owatonna; Cur
rent News, New Ulm: the Ramblers and Tray
elers, Minneapolis; Mnnewaska Musical and
Literary society, Gltnwood: c. L. S. c., Buff
falo; Coterie, Benson; Travel class, Albert
Lea: Tourist club, Adrian.
The business session was called to
order in the club room by Miss Mar
Saret j. EVa,ns. the president. The
roll call showed that the fedora
ton now comprises siXty-five clubs.
five of which have been added since
/ the issue of the year book in Decem-
Der. There were present, Miss Evans,
president CT the federation: Mrs NJ.
II Weber, Winona; Mrs. Dems. Fol
lett, St Paul; Mrs. w. S. Woodbridge,
Duluth, vice presidents; Mrs. H. l..
Stark, recording secretary, st. Peter;
! Mrs. Alger w. French, corresponding
secretary, Saltwater; the chairmen of
| most of the standing committees and
! presidents Of a majority of the clubs
| After few necessary financial mat
| te1s were disposed of, resolution of
! thanks fer cOurtesies received, pro-
! posed by Mrs. c.. E. Conant, was pass
!
| tCrian. reported the archives of the
| federation almost complete and asked
| the cooperation of the members in
| filling in the few gaps left in the short
history Of the federation since it's Or
| ganization two years ago.
| The first committee report was pre-
| scented by Mrs. G. E. Conant, of the
travelling library committee. She stat
| ed that the bill for travelling libraries
was prepared by the committee and
| had been presented in the legislature
| where it had already passed the SEN
ate. Mrs. COnant suggested that in
! case the governor consented to appoint
three women as the commission, Miss
| COuntryman would undoubtedly be
one, and that the federation should
! have al least one representative. 1t
! seemed wise that the federation should
| be prepared to make a recommendation
| on the subject and on Mrs. Conants
Schoonraker, Of st. Paul. were APP
pointed a committee to nominate a
| candidate for the commission.
The most important feature of the
| business meeting of the executive COM
| mittee was its unanimous decision to
| indOrse the movement to secure the
ballot on library matters for women
and the appointment Of a committee to
make that resolution effective.
| The proposed amendment bringing
! this about was quoted in full and the
resolution closed with the suggestion
that a committee of five, with the presi-
dent Of the federation as chairman, be
| named to present the matter to the
| legislature.
Miss Evans urged the careful con-
sderation Of the matter and several
prominent members spoke, earnestly
recommending the federation to foster
the bill as proposed. The resolution
was passed unanimously. Miss Evans
after the matter, Mrs. w. B. Leach,
| Mrs. G. J. Backus and Mrs. Grier, of
st. Paul; Mrs. H. L. Lord, Of MoOrhead,
and Mrs. James, of Newport.
Mrs. A. w. Rankin presented the
interests Of the art interchange, the
admirable plan for which was proposed
at the breakfast last year. 1t has not,
however, been put in actual operation
as it is purely voluntary and cooper
ative bureau Of exchange and funds
have not yet come in sufficient to start
the work A letter from Miss Tanner,
| of Wisconsin, outlined the plan in use
| there of circulating small collections of
mounted photographs and monographs
on art subjects by a card system like a
| library. Nebraska also has a plan of
art interchange in operation. 1t was
! proposed to give the interchange COM
| mittee a sum of money from the state
treasury with which to begin it's work
| but as not all the clubs are doing work
which would enable them to share the
benefit this was lost, although most Of
| the members Of the committee were in
terested in the success Of the plan.
Mrs A c. Theopold, of Faribault.
made a brief report Of the reciprocity