The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-27
DISTRICT MEETINGS
Club Women Gathering in Annual
Convention in Several Sections
Of the State.

Mrs. La Penotiere, State Federation
Executive, an Honored Guest
Of These Conventions.
This is the season of district conven-
lions in the federation of wouer's clubs
The western subdivision of the second
Minnesota district opened its annual con-
vention yesterday In Worthington, which
will close tonight. Yesterday Mrs. e.
M. La Penotiere, president Of the state
federation, made an address on THE
Evolution OF Women's Clubs and Mrs.
Conant vice president of the district,
made an address on THE Essentials for
Good Club; Professor Maria u. San
ford Of the state university gave stere-
opticon lecture on Rome Last night
reception was given for Mrs. La Peno-
there, Miss Sanford and the specially in
vited guests.
Tomorrow and Friday the northern
subdivision of the second district will hold
its convention II Sleepy Eye. Mrs. La
Penotiere will be present and speak at
this meeting and an illustrated lecture
will be given by Mrs. Condo Hamlin Of
ST. Paul on ''The Town Beautiful" Mrs.
| G. D. Griffith is president Of this sub
division.
The second annual meeting Of the fed
Grated clubs Of the sixth district was held
last week In St.. Cloud. The occasion
was a very enjoyable one. with a large at
| tendance. The meetings were held In
the auditorium of the new z Carnegie
library, which was first used upon this
occasion. On, the arrival Of the dele
gates Wednesday afternoon, they were
taken for a drive about the city, visit
ing the normal school, the reformatory,
and Sank Rapids. In the evening a re-
ception was held in the library for the
delegates. members OF the city clubc
and invited guests. The guests were re-
ceived by Mrs. G. a. Cooper, president
Of the Reading Room society, the senior
St Cloud club, whose activity IN behalf
Of the city library has been so abundently
rewarded; Mrs. e. M. La Penottere, pres
/ ident of the Minnesota Federation Of
| Women's clubs; Mrs. Frances Gilman,
| hard, president Of the Schumann club.
The library was handsomely decorated
with potted plants and refreshments were
served in the library rooms by the Sorosis
Mrs. Beebe and Mrs. Erwin presided at
the table, which was decorated in club
l,colors, green and white, assisted by
Misses Aimee Boyd, Alma Kaiser. Jane
! Mitchell and Lola Edmunds.
The following clubs were represented
lat the meeting and made reports:
Women's club, Alexandria; Chatauqua,
Buffalo; Woman'sf Literary, Litchfeld;
shakspere Ethics Little Falls; Women S
Study, Oaks; Aristonian, Sank Rapids;
Graditim and Ladies' Musical, Sank Cen
ter; Ladies' Library Reading room, So
rosis and Schuman, st Cloud.
In the absence Of Mrs. E. J. Lewis of
Sank Center, president Of the district,
Mrs. Jane Ingram Of Sank Center was
elected president pro tenn. The address
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who expressed the desire that "the hope
of high erdeavor, which, is a; cordial halt
divine,'' should sound like Wagner mo-
TIFF thru the whole of the meeting. The
response was made by Mrs. A.. Barto OF
Sank Center ~ 8 ~
Mrs. E. M. LaPenotiere gave delight
| full talk on federation work., She empha-
sized the need; of industrial work in the
schools. The speaker pointed out the fact
/ that there was al dignity about labor and
that it should be Taught, In our schools and
the hand and eye should be trained. The
state of Georgia has given $4,000 for this
purpose. llsr &. 5gE tssts:as
In speaking Of child labor in Minnesota
Mrs. LaPenotiere stated that this stats
: had, the smallest percentage Of children
employed than in any other state in the
Union. To-day there are 600 chill.
dren in the United States employed at Ia
Dor. She stated that our condition to.
day was like that Of England 100 year.
ago, when Elizabeth Barrett Browning
wrote the poem, "The Cry of the Chill
dren.'' What is needed is legislation ane
the club women Of this state are taking
a lively interest in the work. She EXTENDED
| a request from the state federation to thu
district federation asking for cooperation
in the work of establishing an industrial
. school In this state, in the UNFOLDING o
; the dignity of labor, the establishing O
: travelling libraries, the increase in al
e kinds of art interests and to further tn,
n agitation Of the detriment Of child Ia,
Q Dor.
: Reports were given by Mrs. Alvah East
9 man, of st. Cloud, as recording SECRETARY
2 Mrs. c. nj. Sprague, Sauks Center, cor
u responding secretary; and Mrs. Val
h Hoosen, Alexandra, treasurer; Mrs. Free
: Schilplin, library committee: Mrs. e. M
: Hoover, Little Falls, town improvement
j. committee. The literary program was ex
,. cellent and included thoughtful papers OF
}, educational and economic evolution Of wo
J; man, by Mrs. G. L. Atwood, Of st. Cloud
! and The Race Problem" by Mrs 2. q
Il evening program Mrs. La Penotiere CAV
d an address on ''The Evolution Of Women
: Clubs" and Mrs. Condo Hamlin spoke o.
J, "Civic Improvement, = illustrated by Ian
! tern slides. She pronounced the town tina
!, does not own its water and Hghtin
!, plants considerably behind the times. Mu
n
: nished by the schurnann club Of ST. Clou
and was delightful feature of the pro
gram. @f
The discussion Of Mrs. Atwood's pape
n was one Of the stimulating and help
/. full features Of the meeting and was le
y by Miss Isabel Lawrence Of the norma
i school, who said that the best teacher
3 and educators were those who possesse
= the qualities Of a womanly woman, on
= who was capable Of being an ideal VIII
= and another, and the understanding q
the management of a home. These max
the careful painstaking teachers who de
rive the most good from their pupils an
are beloved Of everybody. BY the intro
duction of domestic & science into gu
schools much good could be accomplishe
s i in that direction.
: i All those taking part In the discussio
favored manual training, and the estah
lishment OF it in the public schools.
= Miss Jean Mitchell gave graphic &C
:, count of the work carried on in the Pra1
* institute Of New York, where she ha
IS spent some time. She told her experienc
~ in the domestic department of the collee
e which was practical and full Of interes
- She favored domestic science in tt
q schools. 81
in: The officers elected were: Presiden
w Mrs. q. ]. Lewis, Sank Centre; vice pres
erI ident, Mrs. Van Hoosen, Alexandria; n
id cordfng secretary, Mrs. Alvah Eastman
a. st. Cloud; corresponding secretary, Mr.
is G. M. Sprague, Sank Centre; treasure
L Miss Sanderson, Osakis; standing commi
q tee, library and reading room committe
- Mrs. Fred Schiplin, st. Cloud: Mrs. L. /