The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-19
HOSPITABLE WIN0NA
City Club Women Will Entertain
Two Important Conventions
in October.
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tion and Women's Board Of Mis-
: sions Of the Interior.

Winona, Mimi, June 19.-The state
conference Of the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution will be held in Winona
next fall. Thes exact date has not yet
been fixed, but 1T will probably be about
the middle of October. Mrs. F. A. Rising,
the state regent, is at present making a
tour Of Europe with her husband and
daughter, and will be gone until Septem
Der. The work of the Daughters thru37the
summer IS always light, and what little
there is to be done, is being looked after
by Mrs. F. w. Little of this city. Active
work in preparation for the conference Of
the Daughters of the state will not begin
until the end of the summer, but in the
meantime the necessary -.preliminaries
have been attended to in the appointm ent
of heads Of committees. These have been
named as follows: - & ( :
| Program. Mrs. F. A.. Rising anp Mrs.
F.. w. Little; arrangements, Mrs. e: w.
Williams; entertainme Mrs. A. H.
Snow; decorations Mrs. James X. Sinap-
son; press, Mrs. F. w. Little. :.
| The session will be for one day only
and the meetings will be held in the First
Congregational church te.
The program will be largely given over
to discussion of the amendments to the
constitution and bylaws Of the national
society Of the Daughters of, the Anieri-
can Revolution, which were presented at
the continental congress to be held next
February at the same place: Copies of
these amendments have now been received
in Winona and are being furnished. to
| local Daughters in order that they may
be posted when the discussions come up.
There are ten samendme nts to the consti-
tuition and two amendments to the. by
laws proposed. One of the most innpor-
tant of these amendments provides for
the establishment of committee Of APP
peals; another authorizes state boards of
arbitration.
| Another important convention to meet
| in Winona in October will be that of the
Women's Board Of Missions for, the In
terror. This will be a convention lasting
thru two whole days, with three evening
sessions. Delegates will be present from
Minnesota. the Dakotas, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. The number
Of delegates will be at least $50, and while
here they will be entertained at the homes
Of members of local churches, with the
exception that on both days of the ses-
sion dinner will be served at some central
| church. The convention sessions will be
held at the First Congregational church.
The program for the convention is: now
being arranged in Chicago. Winona S
contribution will be to furnish the music
| for the different sessions and to provide
short exercises for the children's hour
October will be a busy month for local
club women, for, in addition to these two
gatherings, the annual. meeting Of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs will
lbe held near the middle Of the month in
IMankato. A number Of Winoria club WON
en- are planning to attend, Sthe city Sc
lected for the convention being so near
that it will not be very difficult to go. :.