Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-12
CON v En- TION ENDS
Iowa Club Women Elect Mrs.
Fletcher President.
O1IUMWA WOMEN ARE HONORED
Mrs. J. B. Sax and Mrs. S. H. Harper
Are Appointed as Delegates to the
National Convention, to Be Held in
st. Louis in 1904.


National Convention, to Be Held in
ST. Louis in 1904.
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President-Mrs. j. T. Fletcher,
= MarshalltoWn.
Vice president - M. c. Cory, =
Spencer.
/" Treasurer-Mrs. Gibson, Ames.
Recording secretary-Mrs. Mena
r. Burke, oskaIoosa.
Corresponding secretary - Miss
Harriet Lake, Independence.
Auditor-Mrs. Leopold Waverly.
The next convention will be held
in Waterloo in 1905.
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IFrom SATURDAYS Daily.l
With the election of officers for the
ensuing year and with number Of
pleasant social events, the biennial
convention of the Iowa State Fedora
ton of Women's clubs at which sew
eral Ottumwa women were in attend
ance, came to close in the city
of Des Moines yesterday after
no small part in the work of the meet
ing, and two of them were honored
with appointments as representatives
of the state federation at the national
convention to be held in st. Louis
next year. Mrs. J. B. Sax is one of
the four delegates at large to the con-
vention, and Mrs. s. H. Harper will
represent the sixth congressional dis
trict
Mrs. Fletcher, President.
Mrs. Alice G. Fletcher, of Marshall.
town, was elected president of the
state federation yesterday after Mrs.
w. I'll. Bailey of Des Moines, who held
the office last term, announced her de-
cision to retire. Mrs. Fletcher is very
J popular among the club women
throughout the state and he election
meets with the approval of a great
many, as shown by the splendid vote
accorded her
Meeting of Ex-Presidents.
/ One of the most ENJOYABLE gather
ings held during the convention was
| the meeting of eX-presidents of the
state federation. On the platform with
! President Bailey were ey-Presidents
| Mrs. James G. Berryhill of Des Moines,
Mrs. Henry Howe of Marshalltown,
and Mrs. Mabel V. D. Hutchinson of
Ottumwa. Mrs. Van Vetchen of Cedar
Rapids was unable to be present, ow-
| ing to sickness in her family. The
feature of the session was the address
delivered by Mrs. Berrymill. in which
she reviewed the history of the Wo-
mems club movement in Iowa from
/ the organization Of the state federation
in 1898 to the present time
a call was issued to the women's
4 clubs OF the state to send representa-
tiYes to a meeting to be held in Des
Moines April 81, 1893, for the purpose
OF organizing the state federation.
Forty clubs responded to this invita-
ton and among those present were the
4 following:
Mrs, Payne of Nevada, Miss Aims
worth of Newton, Mrs. Ira M. Wood,
OF West Union, Mrs. Tisdale of Ottum-
wa, Mrs. Clay OF Cedar Falls, Mrs. w.
p. Hepburn of Clarinda. Mrs. Jessie
Wilson Manning of Charlton Mrs. w.
1 L. Culbertson of Carroll, Mrs. Horace
1 Everett of Council Bluffs, Mrs. N. B.
| Towey of Creston. Mrs. McCane and
/ Mrs. Bibbs. of Boone, Mrs. Gray of
| Clarence, Mrs. Hurd of Cedar Falls,
/ Mrs. Mary W. Coggswell and Mrs.
Fl. b. Jones OF Cedar Rapids. Mrs Par
I ker OF GTinnell, Mrs Barrett of Iowa
/ City. Mrs. Berry of Indianola, Mrs.
Foy of Jefferson, Mrs. Crar of Man.
chester, Mrs. Anna B. Howe. Mrs. A.
r. Smelling. Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. T. j.
Fletcher and Mrs. s. P. kinsley of
/ Marshalltown, Mrs. Cook OF Webster
City. The Des Moines clubs were rep.
resented by MIS-. McCord. Mrs. Rabbit
i Mrs. McHenry, Mrs, Wyman. Mrs
i HawIey. Mrs. Raymond, Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Rutkey, Mrs. Clapp and Mrs
Durlcy
1 Some of these are Still active as club
workers and other names are register.
ed on the program, TN Memoriam"
| District Delegates.
The following were elected dele
gates to the General Federation OF
Women's clubs in 1901:
Delegates at large-Mrs. Horace Ev
crest, Council Bluffs; Mrs. w. l.. Eat
on, Usage; Mrs. w H. Baily, Des
Moines, Mrs. j B. Sax, Ottumwa.
Alsernates-Mrs. Matt Parrot, Wa
terloo; Mrs w. l. Smith. Council
/ Bluffs; Mrs. Simon, Cedar Rapids; Mrs
McLeran, Audubon.
First district-Delegate, Mrs. Hattie
Wilson, Washington; alternate Mrs
tClara Shriner. Salem.
| Second-Delegate Mrs. Stephen A
| Swisher, Iowa City; alternate, Mrs
Alice Blunt, Clinton.
| Third-Dclegate, Mrs. Margaret
Clark, Waterloo; alternate, Miss Har-
liet Lake independence.
| Fourth-Delegate Mrs. F. S. Robin
son, oelwein; alternate, Mrs. NIcNider
Mason City
Fifth-Delegate, Mrs. G. w. Burn
ham, Ninton; alternate, Mrs. Charles
Brackan, sTama.
4. Sixth-Delegate, Mrs. S. H. Harper
Ottumwa; alternate, Mrs. j. H. Tucker
Brooklyn.
| Seventh - Delegate, Mrs. A. B
Cummins; alternate, Mrs. Preston B
Durley.
! Eighth-Delegate Miss Grace Harsh
[Creston; alternate, Mrs. Jessie NJ
Thayer Charlton.
/ Ninth-Delegate. Mrs. H. E. Deemer
Red Oak, alternate, Miss Caroline