Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-24
TIE IOWA Federation
Biennial Convention Of the
women's Clubs to Meet
at Council Bluffs.
Opens Next Tuesday and Con.
tinues Thru the Week..
The Program Out.
II Contains Many Excellent Feat.
ures..Brilliant Social
Events Planned.

Council Bluffs, April 24.-The program
for the biennial convention of the Iowa
Federation of Women's Clubs. which
convenes in this city next Tuesday,
April 80, continuing thru the week, has
Just been issued.
Indications are for the most success
flu! meeting in the history Of the feder-
alton. From reports already received
in Council Bluffs it is estimated that
more than 500 Iowa club women Will be
in attendance. Council Bluffs is noted
for its hospitality. All the delegates will
be entertained at the homes of Council
Bluffs club women, and everything is
being done to insure good time and a
successful meeting.
Wednesday evening at o'clock a re-
oeption will be given the visitors by the
Council Bluffs Women's Club at the
spared to make this one of the most
brilliant social affairs ever given in the
city. The reception will be held in the
dining room, ordinary and adjoining
tall of the hotel, and it is said the floral
decorations will be unusually elaborate.
An orchestra will furnish music thruou:
the evening. Refreshments will be
served by the young ladies. who hav.
been appointed to act as ushers at the
meeting These, it is promised, will
consist of forty of Council Bluffs mos;
charming girls They have received or
ders to dress in light shirt waists and
duck skirts for the morning sessions, in
organdies or dimities for the afternoon
end full dress for the evening affairs.
Another special function will be mo-
tor ride over the city Thursday after
room, going first to Lake Manawa and
then to Paramount Park. Here the visit
tors will be met by a local delegation
with carriages and driven thru tn,
l5rark
The program is given below, but does
not include all the interesting features
1T is expected discussion will come ur
regarding the admission of colorec
women's clubs into the general fedora.
ton. and that the Iowa federation Will
be called upon to give it's official an
swer to this perplexing problem. The
program follows
TUESDAY. APRIL 80
Credential committee, 4:30 to %. M,
and to $3.50 p. m. at Grand Hotel.
Council meeting in league rooms at
/ !, 'cio.N u. IN.
Ideal Results of Women's Clubs. Mrs
Martha C. f. Ilick
Manual Training in Public Schools.
Are Women's Clubs Beneficial Fac.
| tors in the Home Life?" Mrs. Julia
Clark Hallam. of Sioux City.
How Can Club Women Work with
Teachers?" Mrs. S. E. j. Sawyer, Cres-
| ton.
The Value of Outdoor Study" Mrs.
Althea Noble, of Harlan. and Mrs.
Mary c. Cory. of Spencer.
Objectionable Advertising" Miss
Meta LOOMS. of Atlantic, and Mrs
Jeanette Deemer. of Red Oak
WEDNESDAY, MAY METHODIST
CHURCH.
\ Credential committee, $3.50 to 9 a. m.
9 TO IL A. NJ.
| Call to order.
| Invocation, Mrs. p j. Montgomery, Of
Council Bluffs.
Organ solo. Mr.. William Thickson.
Addresses of welcome:
For Council Bluffs womens' clubs
| Miss Caroline L. Dodge
i Y. II.
Repsonse by president of l. F. w. C.
| Report of committee on credentials
Mrs. John p Davis, of Council Bluffs.
| Appointment of committee on rules
and regulations.
Appointment of committee and reso-
| lutions.
| Appointment of nominating commit
| tee.
| Report of recording secretary. Miss
Grace Harsh.
| Report of corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Alice A. c. Bailey.
Report of treasurer, Miss Caroline L.
Dodge
Report of auditor, Mrs. Clara Garst.
Report and address OF president, Mrs.
Mabel " ID. Hutchinson.
Report from members of extension
committee Airs. Martina {. Il. lick
| chairman.
WEDNESDAY, TO 5 "A. NJ.
Music.
Club reports.
Report of committee on rules and regu-
lations.
Repor, OF badge committee, Mrs. Ju-
liza c. Hallam
Report of historian, Mrs. Frank o.
Green.
Report of journalist. Mrs. siddie F.
Richards.
Report. of exhibit committee, Miss
Jessie B. Waite.
word from the G. F. w. C. secse-
ta.y, Mrs. Alice G. Fletcher.
Reciprocity bureau. Mrs. Nellie F.
Cook. chairman.
Discussion.
Music.
Report of special library committee
Mrs. Harriet C. Towner.
Library Work. Mrs. Flora K. Bark
LEY. chairman.
Library Extension" Miss Alice Ty-
Ter of the state library commission.
! WEDNESDAYS p. NJ.
Reception given by Council Bluffs
Women's Clubs in honor of the Icwa
Federation Of women's Clubs at the
Grand Hotel. Guests: Mrs. Mary
Moody Pugh of Omaha, Miss Alice Ty-
Ter of the state library commission, Miss
Bertha Damaris Knobe OF Chicago, Mrs
nellie Sawyer kedzie of Bradley Insti-
tute, PEORIA Professor w. NJ Beard
shear of Ames and dorado Taftgof Chi
cngo.
THURSDAYS TO IL Am.
Music.
Club reports. ~.
Reports of delegates to the Milwaukee
biennial of the G. F. VIC. ~
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