The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-12
CONVENTION WISDOM
Nuggets Picked Out Of State Fed
Grafton Reports in the Mid
die West,
Missouri Retained It's Tried Officers
for Service During the
Worlds Fair.

At the meeting of the Missouri fed
Grafton several constitutional changes
were made, Influenced in part by the
interests centered about the worlds
fair next year. 1t was decided to hold
biennial meetings in the spring and to
have the present officers hold over un-s
til the spring of 1905. This keeps In,
office for the trying exposition year
Mrs. Philip. N. Moore, whose expert
ence as a general federation officer is
perhaps longer and broader than any
woman now active in the organization,
with her state associates.
The women who are to attend the
biennial of the general federation next
May owe a debt of thanks to the Mis-
souri, women for their wisdom in keep
ing Mrs. Moore at the head of the
work, for this will insure it's continu-
ance on a satisfactory basis, despite
the distractions of the exposition.
Club women will be provided for all
thru the exposition season, as the state
federation will receive them daily at
the Missouri building. The federation
expressed itself as desiring to have
Mrs. Richard f.. Bland as hostess Of
the state building.
Districting the state has been and is
Mrs. Moore's policy and it was re-
ported that the success of the plan was
already. assured. Honesty Of inten-
ton in all actions and proper appre-
citation of responsibility for their ac-
lions were the keynotes given to the
women of the state by Mrs. Moore in
erous spirit of loyalty and devotion to
the best interests of the state. A
warming was given that increase of
numbers mean an increase of respons-
Utility and a tendency to lose of solid
arity. which can only be preserved by
keeping in vital contact with the gen
eral state work. There is a danger of
there is strength in numbers only when
there is also organization and unity.
The Colorado federation is seeking
to bring about a trans Mississippi con-
ference of club women with a view of
bringing about a closer union, of in
creasing the federation spirit and of
fostering the highest interests of the
western commonwealth. The resolu-
tons of the state federation instructed
the legislative committee to work for
the Introduction of civil service re-
form in all public institutions of the
state and the appointment of at least
one woman on each board of control.
An interest in the condition of jails
and prisons was also recommended
and the federation congratulated itself
on securing the passage of the child
labor law and the adoption Of the
travelling library by the state.
The Utah State Federation lately
met in Salt Lake City for its tenth
annual convention. In her opening
address Mrs. Chester A. Coulter, the
president, said:
While it is not our desire as clubs
and club. women to manipulate poll
tics, there are matters to the further
ance of which our federation stands
pledged that can only be consum-
mated by legislation. Whatever we
do or expect to do by way of legisla-
ton, and thru our SURFACES, we do
as women and citizens having the best
interests Of the community at heart.
II we are unwilling to enter upon the
larger Interests of public affairs, it
were better that we rise and repudiate
our suffrage at once. II, however, we
sincerely wish to attain certain high
| ~ desira BILE things, such as qualified
school boards and higher moral char
acter of the teachers. cleaner cities,
restricted child labor, separate insti-
buttons for female paupers, female
terminals and female fncorrigibles, we