The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-09
Distinguished Visitors Will Hold Con-
vention Three Days.
Program Includes Addresses BY Ladies
Well Known in Mime sota.
Receptions, Music and Lectures Will
Make Pleasant Features.
From Thursdays Daily.

state federation. Distinguished and
prominent women from all parts of the
state will be here and it will be me-
morable gathering in many respects.
Mankato will be delighted to give enter
tainment to the charming visitors. The
session will be commenced at one o'clock
on the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. ID,
and adjourn on the evening of Thursday,
Oct. Is. To all of the meetings the pub
| lie is invited No admission fee will be
charged. The business meetings will be
held in the Presby terrain church which is
admirably adapted for such gatherings.
The officers of the federation are as
| follows:
President, Mrs. E. M. La Penotiere;
Honorary presidents, Miss Margaret j.
Evans and Mrs. Lydia Phillips Williams;
vice president at large, Mrs. William L.
Graves; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
w. w. Sykes; recording secretary, Mrs.
A. 7. Bigelow; treasurer, Mrs. c. S.
Crandall; auditor, Mrs. III. G. Marshall;
historian, Mrs. Thomas Campbell; gen
eral federation secretary, Mrs. M. E.
Matthews.
Vice Presidents-Fi District, Mrs.
Burdette Thayer; second district, Mrs.
c. E. Conant; third district, Mrs. H. A.
Tomlinson; fourth district, Mrs. G. A.
Dibble; fifth district, Mrs. c. B. Elliott;
sixth district, Mrs. E. j. Lewis; seventh
district, Mrs H. NJ Workman; eighth
district, Mrs. Douglas Greeley; ninth
district, Mrs. G. o. Welch.
| Mrs. E. NJ. La Penotiere will preside
over the meetings.
| The local committees are made up as
follows:
| General-M'mes. W. L. Comstock, E.
l.. Patterson, Rudolph Bierbauer, L. P.
Hunt, w. A. Funk, J. H. James.
| Music-Mrs. H. A. Patterson.
Reception-Mmes. j. w. Andrews
Grace Fox, Nelson Weed, F. M. Currier
Entertainment-M'm c. J. Macbeth
C. d. Snow, Daniel Willard, Percy
Thomas, Thomas Hughes, David Evans
Transportation-M'm S. William
Hengstler, S. HI. Hart, A j. Veigel.
Observation-Disclosures F. Brandenburg
Curran, f. L. Halves, S. B. Wilson, M
B. Wood.
Ushers-Miss Nellie Burt, chairman.
Credential Committee-Mrs. L. w
Gammons, Minneapolis; Mrs. L. Doc
little, Worthington; Mrs. M. Mullen
! New Ulm
The following is the program:
Tuesday, October 13.-l:00 p. m. to
200 p. M. Presentation of credentials by
delegates; meeting of council; 200 p
/ M, Convention called to order; invoca-
! ton, Mrs. j. H. James, Mankato; adj
dress of welcome, Mrs. q. O. Cox, re-
spouse and address of president, Mrs. E.
NJ LaPenotiere, Minneapolis; fraternal
greetings.
| Reports of Committees.-Cred
Mrs. L. w. Gammons, Minneapolis. To-
cal, Mrs. w. L. Comstock, Mankato;
program, Mrs. H. C. Marshall, Duluth !;
appointment of special committees.
! Reports of Officers Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. w. w. Sykes, Minneap-
oils; recording secretary, Mrs. A. T.
Bigelow, st. Paul; treasurer, Mrs. G. S.
Crandall, Owatonna; auditor, Mrs. H.
c. Marshall, Duluth; historian, Mrs.
Thomas Campbell, Merriam Park; Min
nesota secretary, G. F. w. c., Mrs. M.
E. Matthews, Marshall.
Enthusiastically District, Mrs.
Burdette Thayer, Spring Valley; second
district, Mrs. c. C. Conant, Wells; third
district, Mrs. H. A. Tomlinson, st.
Peter; fourth district, Mrs. c. A. Dibble,
st. Paul; fifth district, Mrs. C. B. Ell
lott, Minneapolis; sixth district, Mrs.
E. j. Lewis, Sank Center; seventh dis
trict, Mrs. II. M. Workman, Tracy;
eighth district, Mrs. Douglas Greeley,
Pine City; ninth district, Mrs. G. O.
Welch, Fergus Falls.
District Conferences 500 p. M, Con-
ferences of vice-presidents; 500 to
ll:30 p. m, Reception to federation.
Wednesday, October 14.-9:0O a. m.
to 1900 a. M, Organ Voluntary.
Reports of Standing Committees
Constitution, Mrs NJ b. Lewis, Mime
apolis; state fair meeting, Mrs. Anna B.
Underwood, Lake City; federation pin,
Mrs. Grant Crossman, Fulda; printing,
Mrs. John Dale, st. Paul; legislative,
Mrs. 0. j. Evans, Minneapolis; forest
reserve, Mrs. Lydia p. Williams, Min
neapolis; reciprocity, Mrs. C. w. Akers,
Hamline; Art, Mrs. r. N. Marble, Du-
luth; ll:0O a. M, report on credentials;
of tellers; informal ballot |
for officers; polls open from IL m. to 2
p. m. 200 p. m. to 4:30 p. M, music.
Report of Committee on Household
Economics.-Mrs. F. S. Allen, Dodge
Center. What Minnesota is Doing to
Advance Domestic Science, Mrs. Mary
B. Statham, Duluth; Suggestions from
the Domestic Science Committee; House
wifely Talent, Mrs. F. L. Watson, Min
Suggestions from Domestic
Science Clubs, Mrs. j. w. Straight, st.