The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-03
LOCAL COUNCIL MEETING
THE ORGANIZATION is GIVEN A
THOROUGH SHAKING Up.
Mrs. May Wright SewalI Superintends
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
New Officers.

The annual meeting of the Local Council
of Women, which was held yesterday after
noon at the Propylaeum, was apparently a
cut and dried affair and was practically a
reorganization of the council by Mrs. May
Wright Sewall. There was not even a hint
about the denomination of the old ofh-
GERS. Mrs. Nettie Ransford, who has
served as spresident for two years, had
previously stated in a letter, which was
read before the council, that she posi-
lively refused to accept the nomination for
president, and DR.. Marie Haslep, who was
the retiring treasurer, also declined in ad-
vance to be reelected. The officers were
elected on the first ballot and unanimously
chosen. They are: President, Mrs. Eliza,
Baker; vice president, Mrs. T. c. Days.
recording secretary, Mrs. w. L. Barnes;
corresponding secretary. Mrs. William
Cook; treasurer. Mrs. Henry Kahn. 1t has
always been the custom with the Local
Council for the chairmen of the various
committees TO be also elected at the annual
election, but this was overruled by Mrs
Sewall at the meeting yesterday, and she
introduced a resolution to the effect that
the president-elect be authorized TO appoint
the chairmen of the standing committees,
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their associates or members of committees,
with the condition that they are TO con-
suit the five general officers of the Local
Council i'm making their selections. Mrs.
Sewall said the reason for this change
should be evident TO all. as it is necessary
that the administration be surrounded by
aids who are congenial and harmonious,
and it was necessary also that every organ
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sixty organizations affiliated in the local
council, representing education, social and
civil reform, religion, charity, philanthropy
and literature, and she thought that every
committee should be representative and
strong. The resolution was adopted with
but slight protest.
DIR. Marie Haslep read the annual re-
port of the treasurer, showing the ex-
penditures OF the year to be $lo9.62; the re-
celpts $l29.56, with a balance in the treasury
of 1884. The vacation school fund or
S66.54 has been turned over TO the Vacation
Scnool Association, and will ne used 20
promote a movement on foot to establish
the vacation school III indianapolis this sea-
son.
Mrs. Claire A. Walker, vice president of
the local council, in the absence of Mrs.
Nettie Ransford, presided at the meeting.
She appointed Mrs. A. Nj. Robertson, Mrs.
.. l.. Wade, Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Ella ID.
linn as telers. A number of the active
members of the council who have been
prominently idenlIned with it's work for
The past two or three years turned in blank
ballots when they saw that the ticket had
been prearranged, and there was consid-
cradle comment after the meeting that the
number of ballots cast did not tally with
the number of members present. The re-
firing officers include Mrs. Nettie Ransford,
president; Mrs. Claire WaIner, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. {. +: Bushby, corresponding
secretary; DIR. Marie Haslep, treasurer.
Mrs. w. L. Barnes, recording secretary,
was the only officer reelected for another
term The standing committees which will
be appointed by the president at the May
meeting include committees on visitation of
municipal and state institutions, commlutee
on state legislation. programme
and information committee.
n resolution which was introduced last
month by Mrs. Sewall, from the Propy-
laeum Association. was deferred till the
next monthly meeting.