Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-23

TO GO INTO EFFECT NEXT MAY
Instead OF Following Congressional
Limos as Has Been tho Case Here-
tofore Boundaries Recently Precsrib-
cd by State Bankers Will be Fol-
lowea--Chan ges in Constitution Rec
ommended-The Federation Sessions.

of Women's Clubs was announced by
the board at the afternoon session of
the fall meeting of the federation held
In this city Thursday at the home OF
Mrs. r. J. Fletcher. president OF the
federation. The federation has used
the lines prescribed by the different
congressional districts. but has found
that better attendance at district gath
were altered, and counties centered to
better advantage. The lines as adop-
ted by the Iowa State Bankers Assoc
citation at a recent meeting will be
followed, and the redistricting will be-
come effective next May, when the new
chairmen are selected at the biennial
to be held in Waterloo. The districts
will be formed by counties as follows:
First-Lyon. OsceoIa, Sioux, O'Blien.
Plymouth, Cherokee, Woodbury., Mo-
mona.
Second Dickinson, Emmett, Clay,
Palo Alto. Buena Vista, Pocahontas.
Third-Crawford Ida, Sac. Calhoun
Greene.
Fourth--Harrison, Shelby, Audubon,
Pottawattalnie, Cass.
Fifth---Mills, Montgomery, Fremont,
Page, Adams. Taylor. Union. Ringgold.
Sixth Clarke, Decatur. Lucas.
Wayne, AppaLoose.
Seventh Guthrie. Adair, Dallas.
N6,airn,, D,tl, IA ar,.a,, To Marion
Eighth-Kossuth, Humboldt, Webs
ter, Hamilton, Wright. Hancock, Win
nebago.
Ninth-Worth. Mitchell. Cerro Cor
do, Floyd, Franklin, Butler.
Tenth--Boone, Story, Marshall, Har-
din, Grundy.
Eleventh - Howard, Winneshiek
Chickasaw, Bremen, Fayette.
Twelfth - Jones, Jackson, Cedar,
Clinton, Muscatine, Scott.
Thirteenth - Linn, Benton, Tama,
Poweshiel, Iowa, Johnson.
Fourteenth. Allamakee, Clayton,
Blackhawk, Buchanan, Delaware, Du-
buaue.
Observation-Disclosures, Keol<uls, Wa
pello, Davis, Van Buren,, Monroe.
Sixteenth - washington, Louisa,
Henry, Des Moines, Lee, Jefferson.
To Amend Constitution.
Mrs. j. w. Cory, of Spencer, vice
president of the federation, who was
appointed to prepare proposed amend
ments to the constitution and bylaws
reported to the federation Thursday
afternoon and the proposed alterations
came up for discussion. The principal
changes In contemplation are in the
election Of officers and an increase IN
dues. The manner of elections in the
Minnesota state federation was pre-
scented to the meeting. and discussed.
The change Is to the effect that in
formal and formal ballots in elections
shall be taken outside the meeting, in
order that the time may not be taken
up In the meetings. The increase
In dues will be but nominal, and will
be made because the federation is con-
stantly in need of more money. These
amendments will not be considered by
the executive board until the March
meeting, the last one held prior to
the biennial.
Tho Committee Reports.
The different committees of the fed
eration fled their reports at the Thurs
followed after. each. The address of
welcome. on behalf OF the city, was
made by Mrs. A. Janney, president of
the City Federation Of Women's Clubs,
and on behalf of the executive board
the second time to her home. it being
quite unusual for two meetings to be
held with the president.
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work came up for discussion. The re-
port of the reciprocity bureau proved
most interesting, as did also that of the
library committee. Miss Tyler. secre-
tary OF the Iowa commission, told
how the club women could assist the
commission in it's work, and Mrs. H.
J. Howe, president of the state assoc
citation, explained how the clubs could
assist that organization.
The educational work, and how best
might the work Of manual training be
carried on in the schools. was an in
teresting phase of the session. Ex-
pressions were freely made that the
teachers in the public schools are not
paid according to their worth, and in
cidents Of how teachers had taken from
their meager salaries, money to be used
along industrial lines in school work,
were cited.
The village Improvement work was
discussed at length, and shown to be
progressing satisfactorily in the state,
More interest is taken by the club
women in having the appearance of
their towns more attractive.
The art committees report showing
en- awakening in this work, especially
as it refers to the lines of domestic art.
Homes are decorated more artistically
and the work has been extended into
school houses.
The household economics committee,
the report of which is always interest
ing. told of work accomplished. The
child study committee referred to it's
work, as did also the child labor COM
mittee. which told of the work before
the last legislature. The belief that
the legislature did not clearly under
stand the true situation was express
ed.
The club program committee has been
doing some very good work, and has
assisted many Clubs in raising their
literary standards. One hundred forty
clubs have applied to the committee