The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-15

ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Oct. 14-(SpeciaL)-
The fifth annual meeting of the Mime
sofa Federation of Women's clubs will
be-held here next week, opening on Tues
nav. Oct. II and closing on Friday. The
sessions will be at Unity church and an
elaborate programme has been prepared
for the occasion The federation meet
ing proper viii be called TO order Tues
day afternoon. after meeting of the
executive board The invocation viii be
by Mrs George +. KleebeIY, while Mrs.
C. 7. Atwood will welcome the delegates
to St Cloud Reports of standing com
mittees will then be made as follows:
Programme Mrs. w. B. Mitchell, st.
Cloud; reciprocity, Mrs. c. S. Crandall,
Owatonna; education, Miss Isabel Law
renee. ST Cloud; town and village inn
pr0yemeut, Mrs. J. II. Lewis, Hastings;
town and country clubs Mrs. E. II. 10y
he'd Faribault At the evening session
there will be addresses by Mrs. Sarah
Platt of Denver, vice president of the
general federation: Miss Margaret Evans,
of Mortified, president Of the state fed
Grafton. and Miss Laura Jones, of Duluth,
the state vice PRESIDENT
The greater part of Wednesday will be
given to the reading of papers. The in
formal ballot for state officers will be
taken in the afternoon. In the evening
there will be reception of the fedora
ton by the ST. Cloud clubs at the home
Of Mrs. \. p Clarke.
Thursdays programme will open with
q visit to the state normal school. follow
ed by an interesting programme. Off
GERS will be elected in the afternoon. In
the evening the new officers will be in
troduced. Miss Lily Long, of St. Faul,
will read an unpublished story, and Miss
Grace Whitridge, of ST. Paul, two manu-
script plays.
The executive board will meet Friday
morning and later the delegates will be
driven to the state reformatory to visit
that Institution.
The ST. Paul women who are on the
programme for papers are: Mrs. W. c.
Chaplin, Mrs. Mary P. Hunt, Mrs. H. c.
Burbank, Mrs. w. NJ. Liggett, DR.. Jean
McLaren ard Mrs. Cerde Hamlin.
The present officers of the association
are: Preside II, Miss Margaret J. Evans
Mortified; vice president at large. Miss
Laura A. Jones Duluth; vice presidents
First district Mrs. NJ. B. Weber, Wi
mona, second district, MIS-. II y. OH
lnson, ST. Peter; Third district. Mrs. II
y c. Thcopold, Faribault; Fourth district
Mrs. Denis Follatt The Albion, st. Paul :
Fifth district Mrs II. F. Brown, 326
Seventh street south, Minneapolis; Sixth
district. Mrs. A F. Giddings Anoka
Seventh district, Mrs. L. c. Lcrd, Moor
head; corresponding secretary, Mrs Chas
E. Conant Wells: recording secretary,
Mrs. J. L. Washburn, Duluth: treasurer,
MIS-. E. G, Rutts. Stilwater auditor,
Mrs. =. H. Ranney. st. Paul; historian,
Mrs. w. s. Woodbridge, Duluth pro
gramme committee, Mrs. W. B. Mitchell,
St Cloud; Mrs. A. f. G.ddings, Anoka.
The chairIcen of the local committees
are: Arrangements Mrs. G. w Stewart;
music. Mrs. A. II. Reirhard; transporta-
ton, Mrs. George H. Reynolds; entertain
ment, Mrs r L. Gale. reception, Mrs
George r. KIeeberger; press, Mrs. Alvah
Eastman; decoration, Mrs. Charles A
Cooper.
For the gathering a railway rate of one
and one-third fare for the rOurd trip has
been made provided one hundred certi-
fiCates are presented to the secretary for
signature at the meeting. Tickets cannot
be purchased more than three days prior
10 the meeting and certificates must be
procured at the same time of the ticket
agent, or no rebate will allowed.
Each CLUB is entitled to two delegates
and each delegate must bring credentials
from her club. Club dues must be paid
before a,club vote will be allowed.