CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-10-06
FEDERATION woMEN's CLUBS
This Association Of Women Holds
Its Sixth Annual Session At
Canon City.


week Cahonites awoke to find the city
filled with strangers with smiling
faces and well dressed. The threat
ening storm did not seem to dampen
their ardor for the pleasant duties
that awaited them. The occasion for
this influx of strangers was the sixth
annual gathering of the Federation of
Women's Clubs of Colorado. The
new, commodious Methodist church,
where the sessions were to be held,
had been appropriately decorated for
the occasion. Many of the business
houses and not a few private residen-
ces bore the club colors.
The executive board held prelim-
mary meeting Tuesday night, tran
sacting only sucl business as had a
bearing on the sessions of the morrow.
At $50 Wednesday morning the
meeting was formally opened by the
president, Mrs. ]. H. Baker of Boulder.
The opening paper was offered by
Miss H. E. Briggs of this city.
The Federation was welcomed to
Canon City by Mrs. NJ. NJ. Sheetz in
behalf of the clubs; by Mayor F. E.
Thomas on behalf of the city; and by
Prof. j. H. Allen on behalf of the
educational interests of the city.
Mrs. Bakers response was timely
and in a few words the speaker re-
viewed the work of the Federation
during the past year.
Mrs. J. II. Maupin, as chairman of
the Credentials committee, reported
sixty-five delegates present. The
minutes of the last annual gathering
was next read by Mrs. c. c. Richard
son, secretary, of Pueblo. Following
this came the reports from the cor
responding secretary and the treas
urer. The auditors was followed by
that of the secretary of the general
Federation of Women's clubs.
Six new clubs have been organized
during the year and now hold men,
bership in the State Federation as
follows: Women's Club. Lamar; Soro-
sig, Victor; Colorado Cliff Dwellers'
Association; Woman's Club, Eldoro;
Wives, Mothers and Sisters of the
Association of Druggists, Denver:
Colorado Dome site Science Associa-
tion, Denver. The Twentieth Century
Club of Grand Junction was restored
to membership.
The committee reports were of an
interesting character and received
close attention from the delegates.
Mrs. Carnine Of Denver, presented the
report on legislation; Mrs Peabody of
Denver, spoke of the work done to
preserve the ruins of the Cliff Dwell
Iers. Miss Briggs. Canon City, gave
an instructive report of the musical
part of the Federation work.
Mrs. F. P. Ernest of Denver, read
an excellent paper on art; Mrs. C. NJ.
Stanley of Denver. one on the decor
ating Of school rooms. The paper by
Miss Ammons of the State Agricul-
tural College, on domestic science
provoked lively discussion, but met
with unanimous approval. A paper
on Parents Meetings, filed with time
ly suggestions, was read by Mrs. S.
NJ. Perry of Denver. Mrs. w. s
Decker during the Wednesday even
ing session discussed the opportun-
tiles of the Federation, and urged
active work for larger membership.
Club Ethics was well discussed by
Mrs. Seifried of Georgetown.
The first days session was pronoun-
ced by those who closely followed the
proceedings to have been excellent in
every particular.
Thursday morning despite the storm
and wind, found the large auditorium
well filed with ladies, and they were
well repaid, as the reports of the
proceedings Of the meeting Of the
General Federation at Milwaukee
were Of the most interesting nature.
The election of officers was then
taken up and resulted as follows:
President, Mrs. 7. NJ. Harding,
Canon City.
First Vice President, Mrs. Mary c.
g. Bradford, Denver.
Second Vice President, Mrs. Irma
conklin Lee, Cripple Creek.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. H. Z.
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