The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-08
FEDERATION OF CLUBS
LIST OF OFFICERS COMPLETED BY
THE NOMINATORs.
Mrs. ID. Il. s. DenisOn TO BE President
Charter to BE COnsidered-Irri-
CATION Favored.

Los ANGELES, Cal. May THE nomi-
mating committee of the National FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs has completed the
list of officers which is to be voted upon
by the federation tomorrow. The tickle
follows:
President-Mrs. DIMES 7. S. Denison.
New York.
First Vice President-AIrs Robert Bur-
dette, California
Second Vice President-Mrs. Emma Fox.
Michigan.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. William p.
COad, South Dakota.
Corresponding Secretary-Miss Louise
Pappenheim, South Carolina.
Treasurer-Mrs Emma Van Vechten.
Iowa.
Auditor-Mrs. Noyes, Wisconsin.
The nominations made for the board OF
directors contains several old members and
these new ones: Mrs. w. a. Nelden. Utah;
Mrs j. c. Carroll, Texas: Mrs. Humphreys,
Kansas.
There continues TO be much Decker talk
tonight, but it is stated on good authority
that the Colorado woman would not &C
cept a nomination for the presidency from
the floor. There is also talk of a second
ticket. but it is generally believed the Of
fetal ticket will in the main be accepted
by the convention.
AS tomorrow is the last day of the con-
vention the business session in the MORN
ing, aside from the election Of officers,
promises otherwise to be lively. The char
ter which caused such a mix-up at a pre-
vious session is to be further considered.
The report of the Louisiana purchase COM
mittee is also to be presented for consid-
II A. IN -
heads a committee which for six months
has worked on a plan for a 100000 me-
mortal erected by the club women at
the st. Louis exposition. This memorial
is TO take the form of a building to be used
as a woman's building during the fair
and afterwards converted into federation
headquarters as well as a hall of philan-
thropy for societies engaged in this work.
Mrs. Moore will ask the federation TO con-
tribute, or plan to contribute 100000. the
remaining amount being largely covered
by a donation Of $1,000 from the worlds
fair committee, $4,000 from private
sources and $1,000 from the Wednesday
Club, the leading woman's club In ST.
Louis, which has led in this movement
The complimentary excursion TO Long
Beach to-day claimed over two thousand
of the visitors. They made the trip In two
special trains. An organization OF national
Importance received its credentials to-day.
1t is the newly organized Federation Of
Catholic Women's Clubs. OF which Mrs. j.
E.. Thorndyke, of Chicago, is president, and
which already has thirty-three clubs in
seven States.
BY the passage of a resolution indorsing
the national irrigation movement the Gen.
eral Federation Of WOmen's Clubs has for
many undertaken support of the irrigation
scheme. At the instance of the Colorado
and California delegations the following
resolution was adopted by the biennial
convention.
Endorsing the resolution Of President
Roosevelt in his recent message to Con-
gress that successful home-making is but
another name for the upbuilding Of the
Nation and believing also with the secre-
tary of the interior that, while there is no
question now before the people OF the
United States of greater Importance than
the conservation OF the water supply and
the reclamation Of the arid lands Of the
West and their settlement by men who Will
actually build homes and create COM
munities, be IL
Resolved. By the General Federation of
Women's Clubs in session at Los Angeles.
Cal, that we urge upon Congress the con-
struction Of reservoirs and irrigation works
wherever necessary for the reclamation and
settlement OF the great public domain 10
the end that this now great area OF desert
may be taken up by actual settlers only.
and become-the homes OF millions OF pros
porous and cOntented American citizens
Tonight the last literary session drew
a large house. Mrs. Ellen b. Rockaway.
of Brooklyn, was chairman. with these
speakers: Charles. F. Lumis. OF Los An
geles, The Highway cf the Missions VA
than #. Barrett, OF Kew Rochelle, y. y.
Landscape Architecture"
Tomorrow will be a full day. In the
afternoon an Industrial session under Mrs
Florence Kelley, Of New York. viii be fol-
lowed by memorial services In remembrance
Of Mrs. Jennie Croly. the mother OF wom-
ems clubs. In the evening Mrs. Lowe will
give her biennial address. which will be
followed with talks by Mrs. Robert Bur
dette. Of California;; Mrs. Mabel LOOMS
Todd. OF Massachusetts,; John Fox, jr., OF
/ TF,nFrrLNF aud Mrs Sarah Inunn ~
Georgia