The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-13
HONOR MRS. ST(IkNELL
MINNESOTA WOMAN SUFFRAGE
ASSOCIATION CHOOSES MINNEAPO-
LIS WOMAN PRESIDENT
CONVENTIONS WORK ENDED
A Number of Interesting Addresses
Delivered During the After
nOOn-No Place Selected
for Next Meeting.

SALTWATER, Mimi, Oct 12-The an
nual state convention of the Minnesota
Woman Suffrage association, held in this
city yesterday and today, is thing of
the past and only lives in memory as
being one of the pleasantest gatherings
of the association ever held since its
inception.
The two sessions today were largely de-
voted to business, the morning session be-
ing devoted largely to the election Of
officers and the reports of work done by
various clubs throughout the state during
the past year The election of officers
resulted as follows: President, Mrs.
Maud c. Stockwell of Minneapolis; vice
president, Mrs Jennie NJ. Brown Luz
verne Mimi; recording secretary, Mrs
Maria B. Bryant, of st. Paul. correspond
ing secretary, Miss Della O'Malley, Rim
neapolis; treasurer, Dr. Margaret Koch,
Minneapolis; auditors, Mrs Estella Way,
Wells, Mimi, and Mrs. Sanford Niles, Of
Minneapolis; executive compittee, Mrs.
Martha j. Thompson, Minneapolis, Mrs.
Concheta f. LutZ, Redwood Fails, Mimi.
Mrs A. T. Anderson, Minneapolis Miss
Emma NJ. Whitney, st. Paul; Miss Sarah
c. Brooks, st. Paul. Miss Blanche Seger,
Winnebago City, Mimi, and Mrs. L. B.
Castle, Saltwater
Reports were made by clubs in Mime
ing that considerable work had been done
during the past year, all of the clubs re-
porting GOOD progress.
In the afternoon Miss Mary A Whedon,
of Minneapolis, spoke on the subject of
collections and Pledges and after her
address met with liberal response from
the delegates present. She spoke Of the
urgent need of money with which to
carry on the work in this state, and said
that about $3.50 would be needed for the
coming year.
Addresses were made In the afternoon
as follows: "a Suffragist in Europe"
Mrs Jennie e. Brown, Luverne History
Of Suffrage in Minnesota" by Mrs Julia
B. Nelson, of Red Wing; Women and
the Church." by Mrs Mary Mccoy, as
sstant pastor of Wesley M. E. church,
in Minnesota" Mrs. A. T. Anderson,
Minneapolis; Lucy Stone and Her Mes
sage to the World by Mrs. Concheta
Ferris Lutz, of Redwood Falls, MINI
Standing committees for the coming
year were not appointed at this meeting
but will be announced at a later date
Another matter which will receive con-
sideration from the executive committee
in the near future will be the place of
holding the next annual meeting.
Before adjourning this afternoon the
committee on resolutions made its report,
and among the resolutions adopted was
the following:
We wish to express warm, grateful ap-
probation Of the courtesies received dur
ing our convention from the Saltwater
EQUAL Suffrage club, with Mrs Ianthe
bronson president and Miss Gracia jerks
secretary and treasurer; to Mr.. Pember-
ton, pastor, and the members of the First
M. b. church, and for other kindnesses;
to the press of Saltwater, st. Paul and
Minneapolis for generous reports and nre-
lminary notices; to the ladies who added
the charm of music to our sessions Miss
Tuttle, Mrs. Graham Mrs Freligh and
the Golden Star orchestra.
The convention closed at o'clock, and
in the evening Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
president Of the National American
Woman Suffrage association, delivered an
address in the auditorium of the high
school on the subject, "The Three Ts'
Mrs. Gait is most entertaining speak
er, and her address demanded marked at
tention from the large audience