Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-07

ganization drew up the following amend
asking the Georgia conferees 10 add
1t to the compromise plan:
9TH executive board OF each state fed
GRAFTON shall constitute the membership
that state, shall receive ali appiications Of
Individual clubs for membership in the gem
eral federation from that, state and shall
decide upon their admission. Each state
federation shall be free to make it's own
membership rules except that no sectarian
or political test shal, be REQUIRED" .,,o,
committee OF Massachusetts, was not ac-
cepted by the southern eonferees.
OF the Massachusetts State federation was
called for February Is. to receive and con-
slider the report OF the conference, commit
tee. The report was accepted with thanks
for the services of the committee and the
feeling that It had accomplished the utmost
board would have been willing to give up
reorganization and adopt the compromise
plan had the amendment suggested by the
the Ns0uthern conferees. Because of their
failure to take this further step to secure
s5Sss 6isn ~ IN the co hoard Voted against the
for the sU a-fternoon Of P Pe6ruary z. IN 0 order
Georgia and to consider and discuss the
compromise plan drawn up at the New
York meeting. AZ the opening of the con-
legal action was not expected. as there had
not been time to issue the call four weeks
DCAOEt inc mCEllnke as ECQtlIrQ DY the Dl-
laws. in order TO Constitute the conference
the Legal representative OF the state feder-
alton After the presentation Of the report
Of the conference committee and some dis
cussion OF its merits. the presidents con-
ference. voted as an Informal body to re-
Grafton to Tseonsider its action and adopt
the compromise plan Later in the meet
ing the presidents, still acting informally.
expressed approval OF the compromise plan
In consequence OF the request Of the pres
ioents the executive board Of the Massa-
chusetts state federation held a special
meeting Wednesday afternoon, February
e. IL was then unanimously decided to in
form the southern conferees that the COM
promise plan could not be adopted. II was
voted also 20 instruct Mrs. Emma A Fox,
recording secretary OF the general fedora,
the original amendments embodyfng the
Massaehusetts plan OF reorganiEauon.,
renuett ~ ~ nresisents coma nop ~ cam.
piled with without the legal authorization
OF the State federation BY the action Of
Clinton IN May. 1901. the board was IN.
structed 10 continue the work for reor-
g~anization. as a solution OF the color ques-
ssrnefion the board felt that Il was mot an.
thorised TO accept any plan which did moi
color question within its own boundaries.
MAY ALDEN WARD.
HELEN A WHITTIER.
DORA ~. GOODWIN.
For the executive board Of the Massachu-
sets State Federation
DR.. ". n. HAnehett addressed the mem
bers OF the household economic department
OF the womAn's club at its meeting yester-
day morning. his subject being Health and
Happiness" and IN addition TO the talk as
he presented II last year at the mothers
smeetings in several Of the schools. he In.
eluded many helpful suggestions to thu
women
II year book for the Nebraska Fedora
tion Of Women's Clubs will be out on Mon,
At the last meeting OF the Wonen's Mis-
sionary society Of Knox Presbyterian ehurcl
the following omcers we're elected. PresI