Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

49,. T.s1a.' Joa, naiise Aot the
~. eoslaei VI Womens CLUBS,
~ a,pl, . LOT pupilcatlon a resume st
Of ssnao;.I ;nta 80 ssnslal, when wlu De
~. 81 in.eiest 70 tnose an ot1 UNI
so ~ Mno ae engaged III TINS important
son "a th;. LII Mis. Mapel nu I. ~ I
~ AZ - ms elsy, statea IN ner greetings
,s;i i go. s,.es ciups 'nat .ne Jourhahst
,'. enu gu. GU. news III tnls manner
80 go. ~ iuwa' ana ASKS tnat tne
,ahiah LII ui a. ne. n.sIesling matter
~ Az , w. D a.strlou,sa =, US neretoiore
- '.e tes'uins papers oi the STATE
Educational Work.
The educational comn,;t+ee 4, .n,,r.
spance IF tha .,ot;o,, "a AZ P
MAN of the I. i. w. e., ENDORSING eon,.
pulsory education, has prepared a petit
ton TO be presented to the next gen
eral assembly, asking for the enact
ment OF q compulsory education law
II, IN Iowa. Over 1000 signatures have
been obtained TO the petition. The
petition sets forth that, while the taxes
Tor schools In Iowa amount to $s,000,-
ooo per annum, the best results are not
oo1alned because many parents and
guardians do not send their children
10 the schools for sufficient time. The
petitioners pray that law be enacted
requiring all parents and guardians 10
the state having children in their care,
between sthe ages OF Excepting
where there are kindergartens, then -
and Ia years to send them to school,
those living In the country districts,
not less than sixteen weeks, and in cit
les and towns not less than six consec-
utiye months during each year. The en-
beneficial. There is much interest YAK.
en- in the work of the educational com.
mittee. 81.
Housebo,a Ecouon,,c. H,
q. L..
Ao 1'. committee FORMED az the
20 Yenniai was tnaI OF nousehoio
eonolniSs. iowa nas Deen the second
SUI. ieuefa tioh 70 give nousenoio
eonees q s'anaing comm at nc Nc
e' vi Whicn MIS-. M1nnle =
Gampuel Malvern Is chairman, Mrs
sn ma 1an Yecnten ana MIS-. LA =. =
LIZ ' are inenners' mas IS
s gani,nlee. eon tanning mIorma'
M s.lu p.osais lor use oi eiHD %
ns c .1i, urges that cub women
y, 81 ~ is l,.s.lls .As ll!us sa
msTre,n 49,, go, - d1e 9usshneplng =
49, nes-: 81 ~ . ss' u4sh"a = -
.;l,a u ~ ~. Suilalen' eIc;. Ior
;4.a1s .,,;., uaM W., ~ hstory, elvilizatlon
Ii ~ az .sioi lis anu ~. progress Z,
nas 1 la 20 sln nels Ley tnere De
.ne s.uuy.A Wiicn X, ,slas
80. ~. t.e sin sne oe''eiiAens Oh Inc
:
8 = ~ ~ 1heoreanization'
The question that is ,nnerm;asY IN
the minds Of club women at nresent
is. that of reorganization Of the na4;on.
al federation. There are many on;n;ons
regarding il. Mrs Ella. Henrot;n faavs
that the state Federation should i,aye
charge OF state work and The general
federation should he q Federation ~
state federations where stats federa.
tons have been sorpanized The GENERAL
federation should have no corresnond.
ence with the irdividnal clubs Aha,
should be the du1v Of the state Mrs
7. g. Croly lJennie .Jnne1 fonndar 4,
the General federation and honnrary
vice president. saws: 81 object 10 The
word reorganization. The penerals fed.
Grafton does not need REORGANIZATION
It NAV need adjustments fo lis deval.
opment. as any successful movemen,
NAV as it enlarges its scope and in.
creases it's area Of ACTIVITY. A nivota,
point is that relating 10 the STATE
chairmen of corresnondence. When +hs
General Federation was oroan;zeds me- y,
SINGLE stare federation ex;sfefl. NONE
had been ahcught Of. 4 A state chairman
Of correspondence was a necessity for
territorial EXPANSION. When staYe. fed.
erations were organized. the state
cnai.i wno nau a. nlse peen aP'
puinleu ~ .ne poa.u u aliecto1s's was
eiecteo py me sta.e; laI le sne was
niaue an ihoepenoeht oii l.e ana su'
peltoi " 1he s.a'e presioeht. am ~
laVo ~. OF no s.lesu .. ainsnGlnen'
ol lne constl.u'iohs which I, shan az
Jus! ttis ilatleI pelWeeh 'ne sta'e
chairman OF correspondence ,r. 'o ana Inc
Preslqent OF tne s,ale 1eaerat aS Mrs
Hroiy goes not thlnk Inas the olrec,
nnR pet~een tns general 1eaeT y, ano
! me CLUBS snou!d ps secureu. one says:
nlrst' last anu al q tne Tine, : am