The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-02
An Interesting Session Expected 10 Be
Held in Mankato.
Prominent Federationists From All
Parts Of State to Attend.
Discussion on Many Live Topics Will
Be the Program.
reports Will Be Made BY Officers and
District Delegates
From Saturdays Daily.

Women of the Minnesota State FEEDER
alton are expecting an interesting time
at the annual convention in Mankato.
Tuesday, Oct. Is, Wednesday, Oct. IA and
Thursday, Oct. 10. The Minneapolis
women will go down to Mankato in a
special car, and the same will be done
by the ST. Paul women. They will be
Joined en- tour by a host of other mem
bers. of the federation.
There is a good deal of interest in
the outcome of the presidential election,
which will be held with the election of
officers the last afternoon of the con-
vention. The president of the general
federation, Mrs. ID. r. S. Dennison, will
be in attendance, and her presence will
lend an impetus to the meeting.
Tuesday afternoon from one to two
o'clock the presentation of credentials by
delegates and a meeting of the council
will take place. Mrs. j.. H. James of
Mankato will call the meeting proper to
order with the invocation at 2 O'Clock
and Mrs. E. NJ. La Penotiere will give
the presidents address. Fraternal greet
ings and the appointment of committees
will take up part of the afternoon.
Those to report on committees are: Gre
dentials, Mrs L. w. Gammons, Minneap-
oils; local, Mrs. w. L. Comstock, Man
kato; program, Mrs. HI. G. Marshall, Du-
luth.
Reports will also be given by the fol-
lowing officers of the federation: Mrs.
W. w. Sykes, corresponding secretary,
Minneapolis; Mrs. A. T. Bigelow, st.
Paul, recording secretary; Mrs. s.. c.
Crandall, Owatonna, treasurer; Mrs. H.
c.. Marshall, Duluth, auditor; Mrs.
Thomas Campbell, Merriam Park, histor-
ian; Mrs. M. E. Mathews, Marshall,
Minnesota secretary G. F. w. c..
Each district will be represented with
reports by the respective vice presidents:
First, Mrs. Burdette Thayer, Spring Val
ley; second, Mrs. G. c. Conant, Wells;
third, Mrs. III. A. Tomlinson, st. Peter;
fourth, Mrs. C. A. Dibble, st. Paul; fifth,
Mrs. G. B. Elliott, Minneapolis; sixth,
Mrs. E. j. Lewis, Sank Center; seventh,
Mrs. H. M. Workman, Tracy; eighth,
Mrs. Douglas Greeley, Pine City; ninth,
Mrs. G. O. WEIGH, Fergus Falls.
From nine to twelve o'clock a recep-
ton will be held.
Wednesday morning will be given up
" Tic ItpOIJS VI tuc SJtuulnS CODlIllC-
tees, the reports of credential commit
tees, appointment of t~ellers; informal
ballot for officers. In the afternoon the
report of thes committee on household
economies will be listened to and dis
cussions will be led by Mrs. F. S. Allen
of Dodge Center, Miss Mary B. Stat
ham of Duluth, Mrs. F. L. Watson of
Minneapolis, and Mrs. J.. w. Straight of
st. Paul.
Mrs. d. T. S. Dennison, president of
the General Federation of Women's
clubs, will speak in the evening.
All business will be finished by Thurs
day and a program of interesting papers
will be given by Charles Wagner, Mrs.
G. o. WEIGH of Fergus Falls, Mrs. G.. L.
Atwood of st. Cloud, Mrs. j. w. Andrews
of Mankato and Mrs. Robert M. Sey-
mour of Superior.
DR.. jenkins Lloyd Jones of Chicago
will close the meeting with a lecture
on "Woman as a Home-maker."-Min-
neapolis Times.