The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-29

but whether that unWarrantable action
shall be sustained, whether women ask
ing for suffrage and a larger part.cIpa.
ton in public life shall indorse a ruling
which as a specimen of bosssm could
not be overmatched by the lowest politl-
cal gathering in the country. Whether
this is to be allowed to stand as an ex-
ample to the sons of these women who
are about to enter public life. Granted
that mistake was made in admitting
a colored club, is there any Justification
for the correction of the mistake by the
overthrow of the law? In regard to the
question as to>whether the general fed
GRAFTON shall draw the color line, the
Woman's Era club does not enter into
the discussion of that. There is no rec
ord of colored Women's clubs forcing
themselves upon individuals or bodies;
although there seems to be large fear
of this Our club believes it voices the
sentiment of the colored women of the
country when it says it is perfectly will
ing to abide by the decision of the ma
Jorlty as to whether there shall be col
or discrimination in the federation we
feel, though, that it is our right to say
that we shall feel very sorry for the
cause of women to see it's standard low
cred, its accepted ideals repudiated, its
powers diminished by any declarations
that it is the cause of white women for
which 1t stands, not the cause of woman.
The seventh annual convention of the
Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs
will open in Owatonna at l o'clock Tues
day, Oct. Is. Members of the Owatonna
Cosmopolitan Literary club and the Owa-
tonna Nineteenth Century club will be
the hostesses of the convention. The
members of the general local committee
are Mrs c. S. Crandail, Mrs L. L. Ben
nett, Mrs. M Evans, Mrs. R. A. Bach
Mrs. L. P. Lord and Mrs. G. A Mer-
rill Tuesday afternoon Mrs A C.
Eustis will deliver the address of well
come. Preceding this there will be the
presentation of credentials by delegates
and meeting of the executive board.
Following Mrs. Eustis' address of well
come Mrs l.. P. Williams will present
her annual report. after which there will
be heard the reports of the various COM
mittees and officers. In the evening the
federation will be rendered a reception in
the library building.
Wednesday morning the reports of the
standing committees will be given by the
following chairmen: Constitution Mrs
E. n. La Penotiere; state fair meeting
Mrs. A. B. Underwood; federation PIN
Mrs. A. c. Hagen; printing, Mrs. w. F..
Graves; legislative, Mrs. w. E. Bram-
hall; reciprocity Mrs w. o. Fryberger.
Following this there will be a discussion
of club programmes and methods; the APP
pointment of tellers and an informal ball
lot for officers.
The topic for the afternoon will be
REIMBURSEMENT of Public System It
will be presented as follows: Township.
Plan and Transportation of Children,
Mrs. H. M. Stanford; industrial In
struction,' D. L. Kiekle, LII. D., profess
Of nQ6a in the TTniUprSifNr nf
Minnesota; School Lunches Mrs. G.
| NJ. Shearer; '"rhe Art of Story Telling"
Miss Stella Louise Wood, of Minneapo-
[Jlfs; summary, 1.-The Meaning of 1t All
and What We Are to Do About 1t, Miss
Isabel Lawrence st. Cloud
The papers will be followed by dis
| cussion on the report of the tellers. At
4:30 there will be carriage drive and iii
| the evening the delegates will listen to
| piano recital given by Albert Lock-
wood at the Metropolitan opera house.
| Thursday morning Miss Alberta Fisher
| of Minneapolis, will open the programme
| with soprano solo, 20 Divine Redeem
! err (Gounod). Miss Nellie A. Hope, of
! st. Paul, will present the report of the
! committee on music followed by other
! reports Mrs Ansel Oppenheim, of ST
| Paul, will present the matter of the
| George Washington Memorial university,
| after which the report of the standing
| committees will be heard. Mrs. Jane
! Huntington Yale will open the after
moons programme with contralto solo,
Autumn Gale" Grieg. Mrs. w. a. Hall
| will present the report of the committee
| on art and Mrs. H. c. Burbank will
! read a paper on Harmony of Municipal
| Architecture Miss Bonnie Shaw will
speak on Industrial Art in Educa-
tion," and Mrs H. A. futile on Louis