Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-03

ing Session-Much Satisfaction
Manifested Over Organization.
tFrom Thursdays Daily.I
Man cannot be legislated into
right living" declared Mrs. j. Silone
Yates in her lecture delivered last ev-
ening before the session of the Iowa
state federation of colored women's
clubs, in convention in this city. His
moral advancement must be the re-
suit of his own free will continued
she. Mrs. Yates, of Kansas City, the
president of the national association
of colored women's clubs, gave one of
the best lectures ever delivered on
sociological questions at the closing
meeting of the colored federation of
women's clubs. There was many OF
the people of this city in attendance,
club women. both colored and white,
We're present and listened to the adj
dress with great interest and the ma
ny friends of the club women. who
We're present were more than pleased
with the exercises of the evening.
Mrs. Yats is speaker of great
force and earnestness and in the treat
ment of her subject, Single Standard
of Morality a Necessity she brought
forth in most clear and concise man
ner the great truths of the supreme
law of ethics.
Convention Closes.
The closing session of the conven-
ton of the delegates of the colored
women's clubs of the state was held
loo t;rt
church OF all the meetings that have
been held during the time of the con-
vention this was probably the climax
of the entire proceedings. The even
ing was given over almost entirely to
the literary progam as arranged,
there being but a few matters of bust
ness transacted at the opening of last
evenings session.
The State Federation.
The convention of the delegates
from the colored women's clubs
throughout the state. which convened
in this city May 81 and closed last ev-
ening, was one of the most beneficial
to the interests of the colored wom-
ems clubs of any gathering ever held.
The one great object of the meeting,
the organization of the Iowa state
federation of colored women's clubs,
was accomplished and this alone is a
fact of great encouragement to the
club women OF the state With nine
clubs as members of the state fedora
ton the organization starts upon its
career with every prospect favorable
| Tor it's growth and great usefulness.
I Il am glad to see one more state or
ganiZation added to the list" said Mrs
i Yates last evening, and | bespeak
| for the federation of Iowa a most
prosperous and successful future
The Federation Members.
| The following is a list of clubs that
are now members of the state organi-
cation together with the name of the
delegate at the conventions:
Harriet Beecher Stowe club, of Des
Moines-Mrs. F. Jackson
Twentieth Century embroidery club
of Des Mones-Miss Ethel Wells
! S. A. j.. club, of Discrepancies.
Ruth Richardson.
/ Violet club of Davenport-Mrs. Ly-
dia Moss.
Touissant L,Overture club of Dav-
enport-Mrs. Genevieve Toliver.
\ Dunbar CLUB, of Muscatine-Mrs. f.
/ Grooms.
Independent knowledge Seekers
lclub. of Mt. Pleasant-Mrs. Carl Gran
Idison.
4 Coalfield club-Mrs. A. T. Brown
Ida B. Wells Reading club. Ottum,
wa-Mrs. a. A. Taylor.
To Meet in Davenport.
1 The next convention of the Iowa
Iet, Ed of NJ e
4 clubs will be entertained by the Dav
Ienport clubs in May. 1903. This mat
ter was decided at the session of the
4 convention last evening upon the re
port of the committee on time ant
place and the result was greeted witt
great enthusiasm by both the dele
gates from Davenport as well as b!
Iother members of the federation. This
was the most important matter O
business transacted by the conven
ton last evening.
The Program.
The committee on program for thu
convention has prepared an extensiy,
and enjoyable program for the meet
ing last evening. After the devotion
ais had been led by Mrs M. I. Gordol
Miss Edna Martin rendered a yer,
enjoyable vocal solo. Another sol
was given by Miss. Field and was yer,
we'll received by the audience. Afte
the lecture by Mrs. Yates, Miss Pear
Martin gave very touching readin
and won the most hearty applaus
from the assembly by the patheti
manner in which she rendered the Sc
lection. One of the most enjoyabl
numbers Of the program was the clos
ling musical selection, a piano solo b
Miss Bernice Davis, who won the al
probation of her audience and al
ssvered to most hearty encore.
W Mrs. Yates Address.
In treating the subject ga Singl
Standard of Morality a Social Neces
sity," Mrs. J. Silone Yates said in PAL
as follows: "The study of society
but the study of the social and ecol
omical problems with regard to tn
family as the basis. 1t is well recos
nized fact that the well being of tn
home is the safety Of the state. TIL
supreme law of ethics implies goo
sociological conditions and the app