The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-13
Delegates OF the Woman's Club 10 The
Ashland Meeting Give an Account
oflsTheir Stewardship.
MRS. SIMMONS TELLS OF FORESTS
Interesting Discussion of the Forests of the
United States and Their Preservation
Proves Profitable.

very interesting meeting at the Gilbert
M. Simmons Library Wednesday after
noon and large number of the mem
| bers of the club gathered to hear the
report of the delegates from Kenosha
who went to Ashland to attend the
Wisconsin meeting of Woman's clubs.
The report was presented by Mrs.
James Cavanagh. She spoke of the
helpfulness of the meeting which has
just closed, in spreading the good
work that women we're capable of do
ing, of the splendid manner in which
Mrs. Yeoman, of Milwaukee, presided
at the different meetings Of the feder-
alton, and Of the reports which gave
an idea of the work which is being
done by the 147 federated clubs in the
state.
Mrs. Cavanagh stated that the re-
ports in regard to 1.-The Teaching of
Domestic Science in the Schools
"Upho1ding the Laws in Regard to
Child Labor ITO Prevent the Grim
inal Action Of Denying Child of its
Natural, Play" The Endowment of
Chair of Domestic Science IN Downer
College, Milwaukee," "The Report of
the Betterment Club of Milwaukee,"
the address on Household Economics"
and the talk on ssPark and Outdoor
Improvements, we're the leading mat
ters of interest discussed at the meet
ing Of the federation and the ladies
who we're privileged to attend the
meeting as delegates from the different
clubs in the State were given the
great pleasure of listening to speeches
from number Of ladies who had Ma
tional regulations as club women.
Mrs. Cavanagh spoke quite a little
in regard to the work of the "Better-
ment Club of Milwaukee, in which
Mrs. Howard VanWyck, formerly a
Kenosha girl, is taking an active in
crest. Through the energies of the
clnb Juvenile court has been opened
in Milwaukee and much is being done
10 save the boys. She spoke also of
The splendid address delivered by Mrs.
Williams on Reciprocity in Club
Life,' and of the address by Mrs. Bur-
deite in regard to the work that could
be done by women in securing more
uniform divorce laws in the Nation
and the importance of such a work
Other noteworthy speeches at the
meeting were also discussed and the
| Kenosha club members were given the
points Of greatest interest to women
The report of Mrs. Cavanagh brought
the work of the State federation we'll
before the members of the Kenosha
club ard there is little doubt but that
the local club will give its fullest CO.
operation toward securing any re-
forms along the lines planned by the
delegates at the Ashland meeting.
After the report on the federation
meeting Mrs. Ezra Simmons read a
well prepared paper on the subject of
Forestry in the United States" In
her paper Mrs. Simmons told of the
moves that were being made to in
crease the forests in the country and
the work that was being done by the
different schools Of forestry and the
officials employed by the Government
| to look after this branch of the Gov
eminent work. She told of the work
of Vanderbilt and "Bi1tmore' and
how this action on the part of Mr.. Van
derbilt had aroused new interest in
the forests of the country. She also
gave some practical instructions in
regard to the planting Of forest trees,
which proved OF exceeding interest.
An interesting discussion of the
paper was led by Miss Julia Allen.
The meeting closed with the usual cup
of tea.