Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-15
Elected at Executive Board
Meeting to Succeed Mrs.
Alice G.. Fletcher
THE WAR ON DANDELloNs
Women Will Begin Crusade Tomorrow
Morning in an Effort to Rid the
Lawns of the yellow Pest-School
Children to Assist Waste Paper Re-
ceptacles Placed on the Streets.

AT d special meeting of the executive
board of the City Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, held Thursday evening at
| the home of the president, Mrs. Il. j.
was handed in and accepted and Mrs.
A. Janney elected to fill the vacancy.
Mrs. Fletchers duties as president of
the Iowa federation will not permit her
to devote the time necessary to the city
federation, and for this reason she
thought it best to resign. Mrs. Jan
ney's selection by the board was unan-
| imous.
Mrs. Fletcher, as president of the
federation, called the board members
| together for the express purpose of ten
| dering her resignation. She explained
! to the members that she felt that her
duties as the new president of the state
federation would be so arduous, and her
| time would be so completely occu-
! pied, that she would be doing an in
justice to the city federation if she
continued as president, as she would
necessarily have to neglect the work
| to some extent. She formally pre-
! sented her resignation, which was ac
| cepted with expressions of regret.
| The constitution of the city federation
| specifies that when vacancy occurs
| the executive board must choose a
member to fill the vacancy. Mrs Janney
was the unanimous choice of the board,
and after much argument she was pre-
vailed upon to accept. Mrs. Janney
was formerly president of the FEEDER
alton, and under her leadership, a few
years ago, the federation welded a
great power for good that will not be
soon lost sight OF. The club women
OF the city will undoubtedly feel that
they. and the city as well, are to be
congratulated because she could be in
duced to again take up the work. They
will also feel that every club, federated
or unfederated, should rally to her sup
port in the undertakings that the fed
GRAFTON will vigorously prosecute. The
federation is after municipal beauty
and cleanliness and will use every
means within its power to bring the
conditions about.
Mrs. Janney, who will serve another
year as president OF the federation,
was president when SO much good work
was accomplished a few years ago.
During her administration the clock
was placed in the court house, and
the arc lights on the tower. Money
was raised thru various sources, at a
time when the federation had nothing,
and from those efforts there is money
in the treasury today. The mission
Sunday schools of the city We're as
sisted by the federation during Mrs.
Janneys term.
After the DandeIions.
The federation women will begin to-
morrow morning, at o'clock, in SUI
preme effort to rid the lawns of the
invading dandelion. The ladies expect
to do battle with the yellow pest with
might and main. and will conquer If it
is possible. The action is to be taken
while the plants are in bloom, so that
they may be destroyed before they go
to seed. The school children, at the
request OF the federation, have been
marshaled by Superintendent Crane.
thru the principals Of the different
buildings, and they will take hand
in cutting out dandelions in the wards
where they live. While the ladies do
not expect to destroy every dandelion
in the city, they do anticipate making
a slaughter. As tomorrow will be
"dandelion day." residents Of the city
whoare interested will do well to de-
vote some Of their spare time In the
same direction.
New WasteAPaper ReceptacIes.
The federation had placed In different
portions of the business section this
morning galvanized iron waste paper
receptacles. They bear the name of the
City Federation of Women's Clubs, and
they are placed, not to look at, but to
use. Instead of throwing paper, fruit
skins and other rubbish on the street,
place them in the new boxes, which will
be emptied from day to day. The new
receptacles have been placed on the
corner of Third avenue and Main;
Center and Main; alley on West Main
between First and Second; North Cen
ter between Main and State; alley on
West Main between Center and First;
alley on East Main between First and
Second avenues; South Center between
Main and Church; State between First
and Second avenues; North First aven-
lie between Main and State.
AT the meeting of the executive
board of the federation Thursday night
Mrs. Fletcher was made auditor, upon
severing her connection with the board
as president.
PLANS NOT YET MADE.