Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-05-19
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Madison, May Is.
On the second day of the semi-cen-
tennial the State Federation Of
Women's clubs will hold a conference
! in the Congregational church. The To-
cal Woman's club, the Emily Bishop
league and the Housekeepers' league
have the affair in charge and have
made nearly all of the arrangements
necessary to insure the success Of
the conference. The Avenue will be
the hotel headquarters Of the con-
ference. Each club will entertain its
own officers and speakers. During the
entire three days Of the celebration
! bureau of information will be located
at the Congregational church, where
the fair visitors can obtain informa-
ton about board and lodging and the
different entertainments that are to
take place. The bureau will
consist Of the secretaries
of the three clubs, who are
! Miss Sophie Klauber and Mrs. c. n.
! Grown, CT the Woman's club, Mrs.
! Harriet Hitler of the Housekeepers'
! league, and Miss Sheldon of the Emily
Bishop league. The entertainment
committee consists of the Mesdames
! W. D. McCue, John NJ OIin, George
Raymer, R. NJ. La Toilette, Frank
Stoltze, Sr., Joseph Jastrow, A. G..
! Schmedeman, Ernest n Warner anu
! George Bartlett. The societies to be
represented at the congress are the
Colonial Danes, Daughters of the
| Revolution, Y W. G. A, W. C. T.
! u, Women's Relief corps and Equal
Suffragists. In the morning at the
Congregational church a symposium
will be held. The speakers on this oc-
! casiOn will be the Mesdames Thomas
r. Mercein Of Milwaukee, represent
ing the Colonial Danes, Thomas H
| Brown of Milwaukee, representing the
Daughters of the Revolution, F. C.
! Winkler of Milwaukee, representing
the Y. W. c. A, W. H. Upham of
| Marshfield representing the W. G. T.
| L., E. A. Shores of Ashland, repre-
senting the Woman's Relief corps, the
Rev. Olympia Brown Willis of Racine
representing the Equal Suffragists
| Miss Ellen c. Sabin of the Milwaukee
| Downer college will also give an ad
dress upon education. The speakers
| at the afternoon meeting will be the
Mesdames Martha W. Hopper of Ra-
cine, Emeline E. Vaughn of Ashland,
Arthur c. Neville of Green Bay, Ham
ilton W. Gray of Darlington and
Louise Phillips of Madison.
| From quarter to five until quar-
ter to six an informal reception will
be given the visitors at the Guild hall.
! The officers of the conference are as
follows: President, Mrs. Charles S.
Norris Of Berlin; vice president, Mrs.
A. H. Vedder Of Milwaukee; record
| ing secretary, Mrs. W. K. Galloway
of Eau Claire; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Arthur c. Neville Of Green
! Bay; treasurer. Mrs. G. H. Hopper
Of Racine; auditor, Mrs. John Faville
of Appleton; district vice presidents,
! Mrs. E. F. Hanson of Beloit, Mrs. Will
lett S. Main of Madison, Mrs. March
Chase Of Mineral Point, Mrs. George
A. Chamberlain Of Milwaukee, Mrs
Theodore Youmans of Waukesha, Mrs
John Hicks of Oshkosh, Mrs. Hanna
! Whyte Of La Crosse, Mrs. G. E Nc
Dill Of Stevens Point, Mrs. E E.
Vaughn Of Ashland, and Mrs. Thee.
Rogers of West Superior. The state
chairman Of correspondence Of the
State Federation is Miss Lenore Hill
! bert of Milwaukee