Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-04
CITY WILL Be
! WELL REPRESENTED
Local Clubs Will Send Many
Delegates to the State
Federation
GOVERNOR TO GIVE RECEPTION
Fifth Biennial SESSION Begins Wed
nesday at Des Moines and Continues
Thru Friday-Lst of the Marshall
town Notwithstanding of the
Plans For Entertainment Arranged.

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town Notwithstanding of the
Plans For Entertainment Arranged.
| Marshalltown club women will be
well represented at the fifth biennial
| session of the Iowa Federation of
Women's Clubs, which will begin in
Des Moines on Wednesday, and last
thru Friday. The City Federation of
Women's Clubs at Des Moines will act
as hostess to the visiting club women.
The sessions will be held at the Central
Christian church. Mrs. E. D. Samson,
president of the city federation of Des
Moines, will deliver the address of well
come on behalf of the federation, and
Governor A. B. Cummins will extend
the welcome on the part of the city.
1t is expected that about $50 delegates
from all parts of the state will be pres
ent at the fifth biennial. The present
officers of the state organization are
Mrs. w. II. Baily, of Des Moines, presi-
dent; Mrs. A. ]. Barkley. of Boone,
vice president; Mrs. Julia Clark Hal
lam, of Sioux City, recording secretary;
Mrs. Thomas F. Cook, of Des Moines
corresponding secretary; Mrs. John p
Davis, of Council Bluffs, treasurer;
Mrs. Edward w. FoX, of jefferson,
auditor. Candidates for the presidency
of the federation are already being
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be in the field to succeed herself, and
others mentioned are Mrs. Horace e.
Deemer. of Red Oak. and Mrs. Walter
I. Smith, of Council Bluffs.
A great many social pleasantries are
being planned by the Des Moines
women for the entertainment of the
visitors. A reception is to be given
by Governor and Mrs. Cummins We'd
nesday afternoon at 4, and the official
reception Of the federation will be
held at the home of Judge and Mrs.
S. f. Prouty at 8 o'clock Wednesday
night. On Wednesday also the Des
Moines Women's Press Club will en-
terrain in honor of the visiting press
women at the home of Mrs. Anna Ross
Clarke. The affair is to be a l o'clock
luncheon, and following it the Des
Moines press women will give q drive to
their guests, going to the Cummins re-
ception, and then to the home of Mrs.
Ella Hamilton Durley, of the News. who
gives a tea from 5 to s. Other social
affairs planned are dinner by Mrs.
Charles B. Van Slyke on Thursday
evening, and luncheon by Mrs. w. H.
Baily and Mrs. Thomas f. Cook, at the
Slavery. Saturday to the retiring and
incoming board of the state federation.
Among the women of the press who
are to be present at the meeting are
Mrs. Ada Tins Klocker, Of Independ-
ence: Mrs. d. N. Hurd of the Cedar
Falls Gazette; Miss Frances Standish,
of the Omaha Bee; Miss Mary O'Don-
mel, Of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil:
Mrs. l.. G. Hardin. of the Ames Times:
Mrs. Alkaline M. Paine, of the Nevada
Representative; Mrs. Nellie Reid Cady,
of the Times Republican.
On the program appears the name Of
Mrs. H. J.. Howe, president of the
Iowa State Federation of Women's
Clubs '95-'97, who will read a paper
Thursday afternoon on why Women
Study Art" Mrs. T. j. Fletcher is to
give the report of the state secretary
of the General Federation of Women's
Clubs on Wednesday. On the musical
Miss Clara Cripps, of the
Beethoven Club, is to play an accompa-
niment for Alvin c. Armour, violinist,
and Miss Theresa Jones, of the Beetho-
ven Club, is to give a piano number.
Some of the clubs of the city are not
affiliated with the state federation, and
others that are members will not send
this year. The dele
gates from Marsnalltown will be as
Womens Club-N1rs. S. P. Knisely |
and Mrs. John D. Vail; alternates. Miss
Katherine Armbruster and Mrs. George
w. McNeely.
Twentieth Century Club-Mrs. John
B. Simmons and Mrs. E. r. Lay: alter
mates. Mrs. B. A. Morgan and Mrs. G.
C. Urine.
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Mrs. r. j. Fletcher.
Beethoven Club-Mrs. w. r. Forney,
Miss Clara Cripps and Miss Theresa
Jones.
Lotus Club-Mrs. H. P. Duffield and
Mrs. j. A. OFT.
Unity Club-Mrs. A. E. Wilbur and
Mrs. A. NJ. Parker.
Hawthorne CluD-MrS. u. Il. Den
mead Mrs. f. E. North and Mrs. w. B.
Entire Nous Club-Mrs. w. E. Shell
ing.
S. C. 1. Club, of Taylor township
Mrs. Robert Wilson and Mrs. Herbert
Stowell.
The Calisophian Club will not choose
delegates until the regular meeting to
be held tomorrow afternoon. The Liter
airy Clan is not to be represented this
year owing to the fact that it will be
for any of the members to
attend.