Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-07
WOMEN TURN OUT In FORCE
Over Three Hundred De'sgs'es Attend
State Federation Meeting.
GOVERNOR CUMMINs WELCOMES THEM
Indications Point TO some Interesting
Times over Election of Pres
Ident of state Fedora
ton.
GOVERNOR CUMMINs WELCOMES THEN
(From a star Correspondent

NETOm a SIdH correspondent
DIES MONIES, May 6.-(Special)-Three
hundred and twenty delegates. represent
ing 1875 towns, are in attendance at the
fifth annual convention of the Iowa Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, which was
formally opened this morning at the Chris
tian church, Mrs. w. II. Baily OF Des
Moines, state president. in the chair. An
invocation by Mrs. A. L. Frisbie OF Des
Moines preceded the cordial address OF
welcome by Mrs. Z. D.. Sampson, president
of the Des Moines City Federation. Gov
ernor Cummins welcomed the visiting
women on behalf OF the city, There was
the ring Of sincerity in his address that
bespoke sympathy and something more
than A superficial grasp of the aims and
objects of the woman's movement.
Mrs. A. ]. Barley OF Boone vice pres
idept. responded on behalf OF the CLUB
women, and at the conclusion OF her ad-
dress received a quantity Of flowers, the
,ncIdent being accepted by the majority as
signiacant OF a presidential boom, though
Mrs Barkley's name has not been prom
,nantIv mentioned for that once before.
Ot,ciaI reports occupied the rest OF the
sossion. Mrs. Hallem of Sioux City, cor
responding secretary, reported zO4 cluns,
,yitb 10 200 members, representing 100
touyns now in the Iowa federation placing
a. Attn in the general federation In poln'
nunhar NJ clubs. There are city fed
oratIops in Boone, Des Moines, Marshall
touyn Cedar Rapids, Burlington and Mason
CITY The strongest club interest Is lei'
in the northern and western parts Oh tue
stste the Tenth district having 40 CLUBS IN
% towns; the Fifth district ~ ciupS 10
1s towns; Seventh district, ~ eluos ID
q towns. Fourth district, 20 clubs IN u
A 1NgNwfaf TX rluDH III -
-. ninth district, "a clubs in lS towns;
r,ahtb district, % clubs in 10 towns; Third
s'ttrict % clubs in 13 towns; sixth dls-
- ~ clubs in 10 towns; Second district
- aIrhs in s towns; First district , CLUBS
IN wers seven executive board meet
ia during the year and two executive
mestinas with the standing committees
recommendation by PRECEDENT
The address Of the president shoWea a
oomprehensive grasp OF all state 'n'eie
and included the following recommendations
That the constitution be amenaeu 20 pro-
vide for holding the biennial convention ~
october instead OF May that the euuo
tIonsI committee lend it's effort TO secure
80 Irtroduction OF manual training and do
/ r1sstic science into the public school ana
tovsrd securing Immediate legislative
enactment for more adequate child labor
laws. That December IA be generally OBJ
served State Federation day for the eonsid-
Grafton OF state business and the reading OF
reports. etc. That the state
communicate with the Iowa commissioner
N the 81. Louis exposition asking that a
ale be kept on exhibition, OF the club year
hooks OF the state. That clubs be more
| prompt in their RESPONSES to eommuniea-
tons from the state ofncers, that informa-
! ton may be had 10 enable them 10 issue
the year book by October.
Excepting a few routine reports in ths