The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-16
.GREATCLUBLEADERS.
Mrs. Denison and Others Will At
tend Minnesota Federation
:. Meeting in October.
'"The Simple Life" and Domestic
Problems Will Receive Much,
Attention.

The Minnesota Federation OF women's
clubs will hold its annual convention this
year in the First Presbyterian church,
| Mankato, Oct. IS, Ia and 49,. The meet
| ings will open with a. council at o'clock
| on Tuesday and a, meeting Of the creden-
! tial committee, Of which Mrs. L. w. Gam
| mons of Minneapolis is chairman, will
| be held at the same time. The conven-
ton will open at o'clock. The social
feature Of the convention will be re-
ception Tuesday night at the home OF
! Mrs j. W. Andrews. The morning meet
! ings will be devoted chiefly to reports OF
| committees and the business routine OF
the convention. y }A .,. j.
| The program Is a very fine one. The
chief guest Of honor of the convention
| will be the president Of the general fed
! eration,s Mrs. Dirnies T.. .Denison Of New
| York, who will makeuan address Wednes
day nights rs.fFletcher. president Of the
Iowa federation, has accepted an invi-
tation5f to be present and it Is expected
| that there will be other distinguished
guests, including probably Mrs. Dora
Lyon and Miss Mary g. Hay, president
and secretary Of the new "Club Woman
company Mrs. Lyon Is also editor OF
| the magazine, which is the organ of the
general federation, and has just been
| transferred from the hands of Miss Helen
Winslow: of Boston to Mrs. Lyon and
| her company. The first issue Of the
| reorganized magazine is just out, and
| Mrs. Lyon and Miss Hay are planning to
| visit many of the fall meetings Of the
| state declarations to come into close touch
| with their clientele. Mrs. Lyon is presi-
dent and Miss Hay is secretary Of the
| New York city. federation, for whose ex-
| istence they are largely responsible
It has been the expressed desire Of
| many Of the delegates to have one i'm
| portant address at each convention by a
| specialist and this request has been met
| by the program committee by securing
! Rev. Jenkfn Lloyd Jones Of Chicago, who
| will speak on Woman as a Homemaker,"
| on Thursday night.
! One of the most attractive programs
of the convention will be given Thursday
afternoon, when Mrs g. o. WEIGH will
have charge of presentation Of 1.-THE
Simple Life" based on Charles Wagners
| thought compelling book. Mrs. WEIGH
| will introduce the subject by an appre-
citation Of the book and will be followed
by Mrs. O.. L. Atwood Of ST. Cloud, who
will deal with Education in Simplicity
Mrs. J. W.. Andrews, Mankato, on Club
Women's Responsibility for the Simple
Life; Mrs. Robert Morris Seymour, on
"Art and the Simple Life.''
The Wednesday afternoon programq
! deals with life from different but equal
| ~ interesting and vital point Of view.
Its theme is domestic economy, and the
program is In charge of Mrs. F. e. Allen
of Dodge Center, chairman of the state
federation committee on domestic econ
omy. The speakers will be Miss Mary B.
Statham Of Duluth on What Minnesota
Is Doing to Advance Domestic Science
Mrs. William Hengstler, Mankato, "Pure
Food and Pure Food Laws; Mrs. F.. L.
Watson, Minneapolis, Suggestions from
Domestic Science Committee on House
keeping Talent; Mrs. j. W. Straight ST.
Paul. Suggestions from Domestic Science
Club; Mrs. Willard L. Comstock, Man
kato Woman as a Homemaker.''
| The business will be Of more than usual
interest this year, as 1t is presidential
year and the convention will also elect