The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-20
FEDORA IEDCL LUBDOM.
Doing for Others the Spirit Of the
Women Making Re
ports.
Women Asked to Continue Their In
terest in Social Reforms and
Promoting Art.

Altho the inclement weather kept many
OF the enthusiastic club women at home,
the annual meeting of the fifth district or.
ganization of the Minnesota Federation
of Women's Clubs on Saturday afternoon
was an enjoyable and profitable one. A
new constitution was adopted in place of
the rather informal standing rules under
which the organizatio lion has worked tenta-
lively for two years. The main features
of the new constitution was a judicious
distribution OF the work and responsi-s
hilfty of the organization in order that no
one. should find it's duties burden. The
discussion and adoption of the instru-
ment was entirely harmonious and. as di-
zrected by Mrs Mary B. Lewis, served
chiefly as a parliamentary drell.
n Under the new constitution the follow
ing officers We're elected: Recording Sec
retary. Mrs F. N. Stacy; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. w. Cartwright; treasur-g
err Mrs. 3. 3. Martin: auditor, Mrs J. A..
Brant: the vice president of the district
for the state federation is sex-officio presi-
dent OF the district organization.
A short program was given, music being
furnished by Mrs. c. E. Dickinson, who
sang twice. Mrs. Alice Miller Grove gave
two humorous tatons. Mrs. e. NJ
La Penotiere. president Of the state fedora
ton. gave an account Of the legislative
work of the state organization and es-
pecially Of the history of the work for a
Woman's reformatory. The speaker noted
the defeat of the measure, but attention.
to the fact that that did rot remove it
from the active policy Of the. federal tion
which should now begin at once to prepare
the way for another legislative campaign
in two years. She contrasted the neglect
to provide for the reformation of women
with the splendid and effective system
provided for the men, calling such situa-
-iOint vat far
nation that nullifies much of the effect
of the reformation attempted for man.
She gave also, brief account of the plan
for the separation of the boys and girls
training school now conducted under
joint management at Red Wing and asked
the club women to give especial thought
to the whole problem Of dealing with
social delinquents and dependents.
More cheering was the report of the-suc
the effort in securing tn estab-
lishment of a state art So
ciety for the encourage cement Of the fine
art thru prizes, lectureships and exhibit
tions. An annual appropriation of $4,000
is provided for carrying on this educa-
tional movement The state library com
mission, mothered by the state federation,
got an increase of its appropria ton to
$4,000 annually. ".. #.-.,'
Mrs H S. Birch gave by request an ac-
COuIC OIL the WORK QOne InlS
year by the Neighborhood Current Events
Club, which has .giveTraid to several needy
residents Of their vicinity informally
other club representatives reported special
philanthropic work. Mrs Z, H. A.. Tuttle,s
secretary of the NeedeN ork Guild. COM
mending highly the very successful work
done by the Authors Study Club as a sec
has also organized a section and it was
suggested that other clubs desiring to
extend their usefulness might follow the
example of these two.
T. The need of an assured patronage for
the annual exhibition of the Minneapolis
Society of Fine Arts both in attendance
and in the purchase Of pictures was pre-
sented by Miss Martha Scott Anderson
and an outline was given of plan for
providing an annual purchasing fund that
should insure the adding of at least one
good picture annually to the permanent
collection. The object of this is not only
to build up the collection but to encourage
artists to send pictures to the exhibit
tions. The proposed plan is merely maxi
ing permanent the work begun last fall
by a volunteer committee which secured
funds for the purchase of Edmund C.
Tarbells painting. 1.-THE Picture Hat
now in the collection. The completed plan
will be submitted to all of the clubs ask
ing the CO. operation both of the clubs
and the individual members to this means
of promoting the artistic advancement of
the city. T. .rs ~ II
The program was followed by a social
hour, during which the guests were re-
ceived by the outgoing and incoming off
GERS and Mrs. La Penotiere. Tea was
served at three tables. The tables of the
Ladies Shakspere club and the Utopiall
club were adorned with jars of daffodils.
The former was presided over by Mrs.
3. S. Gaylord and Mrs. c. E. Dickinson,
assisted by the members of the club. The
Utopian table was presided over by Mrs.
Dinsmore, assisted by Mrs. Noble Dar-
row. Misses Sargent. King and Broom.
The table Of the Lewis Parliamentary as
sociation had a color scheme Of red and
white carnations in a table vase occupy
ing the center of the table. Mrs Luther
Ford and Mrs. G. w. Fox served.