Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-17

Des Moines; Mrs. Macmillan, Hull. and
Miss Daisy Deighton. Shenandoah.
Resolutions-Dr j. L. Stephenson,
Waterloo; Mrs. s. j. Cole, Waverly, and
Mrs. Eleanor stockman, Mason City.
Finance-Mrs. NJ. j. Coggeshall, Des
Moines, and Mrs Nellie Nelson. Shell
don.
About 2 p. m. conference was held
upon Club Work. 1t was well attend
ed and considerable enthusiasm was
Julia Clark Hallam OF
Sioux City acteG as presiding officer.
Among the ladies who reported on the
work of their clubs was Mrs Judge
Ladd of Sheldon She gave very in
teresting talk on her experience in the
club at that place. Mrs. Reynolds of
Panora then read paper on club work.
Mrs. Pike of Onawa spoke of different
methods Of keeping clubs alive, giving
the methods employed by the Onawa
club. At the close Miss Hay spoke Of
the necessity of each member taking a
personal interest in these conferences.
After the conference it was the inten-
ton to have memorial services for Net
tie Laub Romans. Owing to the fact
that some of those who wished to take
part in this service could not be present.
this was postponed until Thursday at
the same hour.
The reports Of officers were then taken
up. Ina Light Taylor Of Des Moines. the
corresponding secretary, then gave her
report She spoke of the work OF the va
rious organizations and the founding Of
clubs. The work of securing petitions to
the last legislature was also spoken of,
and it was shown how the 100000 petit
TONERS We're secured. The necessity Of
more systematic work was emphasized,
and that everything must be done in a
|businesslike manner. The clubs We're
shown to lack activity and to be. too few
in number. It was also declared that
more men must be secured az members
| in the clubs. The field work was shown
to be the most important thing to be
considered by this convention
In regard to the press work, the diff
Guilty of securing contributions from
Iowa writer's for publication was em-
tphasized. The work of supplying news
ipapogs with articles was declared to be
a m6tter of some difficulty, but had been
az we'll arranged as possible. The report
was closed by congratulating the organ
lization on the work accomplished during
! the year.
After this 1t wac intended to have the
report of the vice president, Mrs. AIDE
laide Ballard, of Hull. Mrs Ballard not
being present. the report was deferred
until later.
FINANCES.
After q vocal solo by DR.. Adele
Fouchs Of Sioux City. Mrs. II. J. Cog
geshall. the state treasurer. gave her re-
port from Sept. /. 1899. to Sept. !, 1900.
The report ehowed q balance Of As on
hand at the beginning Of the year. Dur
ling the year s2,2S1.S6 We're received and
s2.215.41 were paid out. A balance OF
s66.2S was left in the treasury Sept. i
1890. Besides this considerable amount
has been received since that date. This
a will be shown in a supplementary re-
port to be given just before adjourn.
4 ment.
COUNTY REPORTS.
The three-minute reports from eacf
county We're given. Mrs. 'Huffaker. O.
MarshalltoWn, reported that the club IL
that place was the only one in tina
county. She spoke very encouragingl!
OF the work. Mrs Cole. of Wayerly, re
!. ported for Bremen county. The count!
was declared to have been well organ
lied, but removals OF prominent work
!. ers had injured the work. Among
these were the clubs at Sumner ant
GAINESVILLE. The club at Waverly wa
declared to be in good condition. Mis-
Z Nelson gave report OF O'Brien cpun
ty. There are three clubs in that coun
ty. The one at Sheldon is in a prosper
! Gus condition and has been able 10 ere
ate quite a sentiment In favor OF wo
wants suffrage. The clubs at Sanbor
and Sutherland We're reported not a
prosperous as the one at Sheldon, bu
> are in a fair condition. There wa
thought to be a prospect OF clubs be
: ling organized at Primghar and Hart
f Hey.
The proceedings yesterday were I
t some extent preliminary, consstin
4 chiefly OF the reports OF state officer
and Of reports from some OF the coun
e ties. Every word, with few exception!
o that came from the counties told tai
OF strenuous endeavor in the way {
g campaigning that left it certain tina
J, the governor OF New York had no me
nopoly on that desirable article. It wa
J, significant that for the most part tn
q convention evinced Its knowledge Z
politics by not 'bludgeoning its enemie
y unnecessarily. Occasionally there wa
slight bitterness vented against tt
members Of the legislature who fougi
: suffrage last winter. This became pal
ticularly personal in the remarks I
Mrs. Sarah Whitney, Of Waterloo, ed
, ) tor of the Standard, who, in telling
:. the work in Black Hawk county. te,
dered few verbal brickbAts to senat,
Charles Mullan, strong anti-suffrai
y i tot tn tho onporol
!. Another spicy feature Of the convel
= ton was the address in the afternot
= of DR.. Frances Wood, now OF d
Moines, who has been doing acti'
er work lately 40 national organiser
II Iowa. DIR. Woods talked on Son
8. New Experiences" and Incidentally i
E-lveished against extreme consertatisl
She drew q picture Of = conservati