The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19

The meeting Of the club women of the
sixth congressional district at Sank Center
this week was a most enjoyable club
gathering. The arrangements were ad-
mirable, every provision having been
made for the comfort and pleasure of the
visitors; tht spirit of hospitality was de-
iightful ar he enthusiasm of the Wis
itors and If interest in each others
plans and iu-as was stimulating.
The pretty little town came in for it's
full share OF admiration, the wide streets,
well kept shrubbery and trees, the evil
dences of extensive gardening and the
street signs calling attention to the anti
splitting ordinance all brought out favor
able comment. The town has pretty
park and keeps the river banks slightly
and through the efforts of Superintendent
G. A. Stanton, the school grounds are
| beauty spots.
The evidences Of productive activity
on the part If the club women lent espe-
cial interes 20 the report OF the Grada-
/ tim club. ,ich has been sponsor for
much Of tn york of town betterment, in
which it ha4 had the active assistance Of
the city officials, the newspapers and the
business men who have given advice, en-
enlargement and financial aid.
The Gradatin club is a tourist club
organized in 1895 and federated in the
same year. Its membership is limited to
thirty members. For four years foreign
Hands were studied, but for the last three
years the United States has been the
study field. This year parliamentary law,
current events. book reviews and serial
story were added to the regular pro-
gram
The first work undertaken by the club
for civic betterment was along the lines
iof village improvement. It was decided
that the best way to get at this was
Through the children, whose love of the
beautiful would be carried home to the
parents. Flower seed was distributed in
the schools and prizes offered for the best
collection of flowers raised from them.
Each year a flower show has been held
IN the school building and this has become
$50 popular that an admission fee is cheer
fully paid. The committee OF the club
has given way to a similar committee OF
women auxiliary to the board of trade in
1.-THE belief that the work would be
strengthened by the men and women
working more directly together.
The passage of a curfew ordinance and
an aHti-spitting ordinance and the estab-
Iishment Of reading and rest rooms are
due to the efforts of the club women.
Mrs e. j, Lewis, president of the dis
Itrct org2niZation Is president of Grada-
tim; Mrs. Charlotte Barteau, first vice
president; Mrs. Alice A. Kelsey, second
vice president; Mrs Elizabeth c. Beidle
mar recorder; Miss Bessie Robbins, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Margaret M.
lKells, treasurer.
The Ladies' Musical club is smaller
and newer organization, 1t has eighteen
active and five associate members and
has been organized two years, 1t makes
"a study Of the compositions Of the great
est masters. 1t s president is Mrs. James
Ingram who made tho report Of the club
work; vice president, Mrs. Maude Dewey;
secretary and treasurer Mrs. Gertie Gill
man.
The closing business of the convention
was the election Of Offices, which resulted
as follows: President, Mrs. E. J. Lewis
Sank Center; vice president Mrs. Stone
Park Rapids; recording secretary, Mrs
Alvah Eastman, St Cloud; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Edgar NJ Hoover, Little
Falls; treasurer, Mrs. F. B. Van Hoesen
Alexandria,. The place of the next meet
Ing was left to the executive committee.
An interesting point in connection witt
the meeting and one rejecting great cred
1t on the hostess Of the convention and or
the program committee was that the
meeting proved a conclusive argument il
favor of a permanent district organiza
ton. The women were called together
for pleasant literary and social meet
ing in which they could become acquaint
ed with and receive an intellectual slim.
illus from their neighbOrs. After this al