The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-11
WORK BY DISTRICTS
Spring Conventions Of Club Women
in Reorganized Territory.
ACTIVITY OF VICE PRESIDENTS
Experienced Leaders Give Inspira-
ition by Personal Visits OF, Mrs.
Conant and Miss Young.

Invitations have been sent out by the Ora
datim and the Ladies' Musical clubs of Sank
Center for convention Of the federated clubs
of the sixth district. The dates set are April
10 and 16 and the Sank Center women will
entertain the delegates. The district is un-
organized and this meeting will be fnr-formal
organization under the direction Of Mrs. e. J.
Lewis, district president.
Owing to the change Of district boundaries,
the three subdivisions of the second district
have had to be rearranged. The western sub
division, which is to have Its annual conven-
! ton April 8 and 10 in Luverne, will consist
of Luverne. Adrian, Worthington. Heron
Lake. Fulda and Pipestone The convention
this spring will be kind of hail and fare
we'll meeting; for not only will the clubs be
longing to- the new division meet, but also
those formerly in the district and now set
off into the seventh district.
The northern subdivision will embrace Man
kato, New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Springfield, Lake
Crystal and Madelia. This subdivision will
hold it's convention at New Ulm May 26 and
81. The women Of New Ulm have asked for
the use of the courthouse in. which to hold
the meetings.
The southern subdivision will not hold its
annual convention until October, in Blue
Earth City. The towns of this section are
Jackson. Window, Sherburne, Fairmount,
Blue Earth City, Winnebago City and Wells.
The convention Of the ninth district will be
entertained by the Moorhead club in April.
There is being done large amount Of
splendid work by the district vice-presdents,
all Of whom are efficient and experienced club
women. The second district owes much of
its present well organized condition to Mrs.
H. A. Tomlinson of ST. Peter, its FORMER vice.
president. Mrs. c. e. Conant was Mrs. Tom
linson's most active cOadjutor in the second
district, and she is now continuing actively
and judiciously the work so we'll begun. There
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trict and 1t Is Mrs. Commits purpose to visit
them all before the annual state convention
in October. She has already made two club
trips, visiting a number of clubs. On one
of these trips she went to Luverne to consult
with the local committee in regard to the
convention and was given a delightful little
club reception lat the home Of Mrs. "A. B.
La Due, the president Of the subdivision.
The next night, on account of a delayed
| train, Mrs. Conant did not arrive at Adrian
until 10 O'clock but she found the club WON
en- waiting for her in the pleasant clubrooms
with their dainty furnishings. Their well
come was hearty and the reception was much
enjoyed.
A joint club reception was given in Wor-
Ellington, the next town visited, by the three
federated clubs-the Tourists, the Twentieth
Century club and the Improvement League.
The reception was at the home of the presi
dent of the Twentieth Century club. Mrs. G..
H. Sibley. At Heron Lake the time forbade
any formal meeting, but Mrs. Conant met a
rumber Of the club members. The Heron
Lake Tourist club is one Of the new access
sions to the federation but is full of enthu-
siasm and interest.
At later time Mrs. Conant spent an after
| noon with the Zetetic club Of Mankato, which
| has also joined the federation this year.
Miss Ella F.. Young, vice+president OF the
| first district has also been getting personally
| acquainted with her district. On one Of her
club visits Miss Young went to Spring VAL
icy, which has two clubs, the Tourist and
Up-to-Date clubs: The clubs united in an
| Gill, president Of the Up-to-Date club. Miss
Young gave "a talk and the remainder of the
evening was devoted to- soeiability. s'~F,.1lt*%
| :. On "a trip to Owatonna Miss Young Wis
| tied three cfubs-the University, a mixed
club of which P J. Kuntz, Superintendent of
| schools, is president, the Cosmopolitan and
| Nineteenth Century clubs-besides holding
conferences with club officers. On her de-
| parture Miss Young was accompanied by
| twelve members of the Nineteenth Century
! club who went with her to Claremont to visit
! the Fortnightly club at a meeting held at the
| home of its president, Mrs. G.. T. Hinckley.
| This was followed by a meeting at Rochester
| with the general committee for the district
meeting and a visit to Waseca. Another visit
| to Waseca was made later, when the I'M
provement League held an evening meeting
at the home of its secretary, Mrs Lafayette
| Bliss. Miss Young gave a talk on federation
| work and there was music and refreshments
besides the regular business of the club.