The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
CLUBS AND CHARITIES
STATE CONVENTION
Club Women Will Meet in Fergus
Falls,


state convention of federated clubs
which will be held in their city from
Oct IL to Oct. IS. It is expected that
three special Pullmans will leave Min
neapolis the evening of Oct. 10 with |
the club women of the twin cities and
of southern Minnesota. Special rates
which has been renovated and refur-
nished, and the Park hotel and a num-
Der Of the delegates may be enter
tanned at the homes if they prefer pri
vate to hotel life. -.
Among the many attractive features
of the convention will be a reception
the first evening arranged by the men
pewa club. This will be the first time
that the club women have been for
mally entertained by the men, but the
Fergus Falls men enter heart and soul
into" the projects of the women and
they are as much interested in the COM
ing convention as the members of the
clubs. The entertainment committee
Mines: F. H. Evans, J: W: Mason, F.
Dumble and G. J. Sawbridge.
Meetings will be held in the Con-
gregational church and the women of
the Presbyterian church will serve a
luncheon every day. The program as
has been outlined by the committee
shows many attractive features.
Council and board meetings will pre-
cede the first session, which will begin
ports of officers, Mrs. Allen will give a
report of the st. Louis biennial. Mrs.
L. P. Williams will follow with a re-
port of the executive board meeting of
the general federation. The first even
ing will be given over to a reception.
The morning Of the second day will be
devoted to reports Of standing and spe-
cial committees.
Following is the order OF procedure
in the other sessions: .....
| . Oct -, noon, informal ballot1ng.
l.. Fourth session, pm. Vocal music; re-
port of committee on education, Mrs
| Tomlinson. Subject for afternoon, Great
est Present Needs in Education in Home
and School, Subtopics, Necessity TO,
Special Training for the Young; 'Rever-
ence for Sacred Things" Mrs. w. w
I Fowler, Rochester; Moral Training, Di.
rect and Indirect Mrs. J. H. James
Mankato; Respect for Superiors and Ell
intendent schools. Otter Tail county; "The
I Assuming of Responsibility" Miss Isabe
Lawrence, st. Cloud Normal school.
Open discussion Of above topics II
charge of Mrs. MILAN F. Graves.
Fifth session, Wednesday evening: MI
y,
Minneapolis, zone Of These Little Ones"
lecture by Professor Valid, normal school
Moorhead, American Literature; story
Mrs. George Moore, Jackson.
Sixth session, Thursday morning: Re
port of special committees; federation
: breakfast; committee on invitations TO
next meeting; nominating committee
state Industrial committee and discussion
state reformatory committee and dtscnu
sion; report of constitution committee ant
discussion; reports Of state organizations
Sunshine society,"; Territorial Pioneers
, auxiliary to Horticultural society; stat
travelling library commission; state art so
, ciety; other business which may have t
, be left over; balloting for election Of of
acers at noon.
Seventh session, Thursday afternoon
Household economics; report of commit
tee, Mrs. Washburn; Introduction, "Sci
ence of Household Economics" Mrs. Mil
Ter, Crookston. Subtopic, Why womel
should be interested in G) Location
drainage ETC., of home, Miss Alice Mott
, Faribault; (2)Architecture of the home
Mrs. Charles Dibble, st. Paul; FURNISHING
Of the home, artistic, practical Mrs. Mari
Moliter, ST. Cloud; (4) Foods, values, etc
: Dr. Mary MILESTONE, Minneapolis; 6
Cleaning-Best and most scientific meth
!. DDS of making and keeping clean, Mrs
! Edgar Lloyd, Faribault; Co The house
3 hold-what and why, Mrs. Norma
Evans, Owatonna.
Discussion of the subject, led by Mr..
\ H. A. Tomlinson
I Eighth session, Thursday evening: Pre-
8 sentation Of new officers: musicale.
q Friday morning, board meetings.