The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-13
INTEREST KEEPS UP
Yesterdays Federation Breakfast
One of the Best in Mime
esota Club Annals.
Entertainment Was Graceful and
the After Dinner Talks Bright
and Inspiring.

A few of the prominent club women who
are fully alive to the difficulties OF mana
Ging the huge problem of dining involved
in the annual midwinter social meeting Of
the Minnesota Federation Of Women's
clubs, conclude each year that the women
Of the state must be tired out and there
will probably be no demand for another.
Nearly every year the committee has
rather expected a marked falling off that
would indicate d diminution of interest,
but each gathering entirely dispels this
idea for the time being. Never but once
in eight years has the attendance fallen
below the 500 mark and many women
from the state are able to attend this
meeting in central place who are unable
to get to the annual conventions. A
visit to Minneap polls and st, Paul at this
season Of the year enables the women to
combine with their club interests several
others, not the least of which is spring
shopping. -. 49,.
Yesterdays attendance of about $50 made
it plain that the women still want the an
nual breakfast and are going to want it.
It's satisfactory management under rather
adverse circumstances by Mrs. G. A. Dbl
bic and her associates gave new courage
to the women who are in despair every
year, when they are called upon to do
the honors of this occasion. The only
place that has been found really adequate
for the meeting is the university armory,
made yesterday that permission be OBJ
tanned to hold the affair there regularly
and that Minneapolis and st. Paul unite
! in the entertaining, in that way dividing
| both work and responsibility.
| The plan Of having small tables and q
| local hostess at each proved most &C
ceptable; tie menu, quality of food anc
! the serving was wholly satisfactory
| Some Of the late corners were rather
scantily served but that was a penalty
brought upon themselves by dilatoriness
A Bright Program. -.-
| The program of toasts and music was
| unusually sparkling and full of inspiring
! and stimulating ideas. This was pre-
| sis lover with dignity and grace by Mrs
| E. NJ. La Penotiere, president of thu
federation. In Introducing the program
extracts from the writings of Lincoln OF
! women. For the eighth time Miss Mar
| garet J. Evans appeared as a speaker a
the breakfast and the applause an
| Chautauqua salute with which she wa
greeted showed the affection in which tn
first president Of the federation is held
While she treated her subject with tn
felicitious lightness of the successful aft
er dinner speaker, there was an undercur
rent of seriousness. OF hospitality
general Miss Evans spoke as the mos
universal and noble of all social virtues
This she extolled highly and Of the NOR
particular form Of club hospitality, sh
asked for more. She approved of clu
visiting but asked especially hospitalit
for fedora ton activities. These are tn
real binding tie of the federation that ha
united the many diverse clubs. She re
ferred happily to Judge Wilson as a ga
liant man who had come to- play the Pal
of Henry VIII. ''the defender"
Mrs. c. E. Conant of Wells made
number of bright salies i'll her toast
1.-The Bookworm.' putting in a plea #
iudicious skimming instead of the wac
ing through much current literature
slight value.
Mrs. r. N Marble injected here Ii
tie of the practical work Of the federatit
by giving a brief summary of the histo
and progress Of the state art society b
now before the legislature, upon whi
| federation committees have been at Wo
for several years.
A Club Husbands Greeting.
Judge Wilson. the solitary man on t
program as a speaker and the only o
present at the luncheon, was greeted wi