The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-08
CITY NEWS.
ANNUAL MEETING
4 SOCIAL AFFAIR
CLUB WOMEN ENTERTAINED AT
THEIR DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Two New Officers Elected at the Brief
Business Meeting - A Musical Pro-
gram and Reception Replace the
Usual Discussion of Serious Topics.

1.-THE annual meeting of the fifth district
federation of the Minnesota Federation
of Womens Clubs yesterday afternoon
was very enjoyable occasion that at
tracted an excellent attendance FOR SO
unpleasant a day. The election OF onlcers
resulted in the choice OF Mrs. w. +.
Shattuck as recording secretary 10 sue
coed Mrs. F. N. Stacy; Mrs. Emma Smith
40 auditor: Mrs c. W. Cartwright and
Mrs ". P. Martin were reelected as cor
responding secretary and treasurer re-
spectively. A request was mace tnaI the
clubs facilitate the work or the Officers
nv notifying them Of the change or cluD
officers and Of the new delegates to the
district and state declarations and by pay.
ing their district dues before the close OF
the club season this spring.
The business meeting and program war
presided over by Mrs. w. B. MacLean,
district vice president The program pro-
vided was chiefly for entertainment and
included readings by Miss Frances WOOD
ard and musical numbers by MISS Au-
eyusta Schacht and Mrs. elizabeth Brown
Hawkins yocalisLs; Miss Mabel Angus
tine, violinist; Miss Irene Wood and Mrs
Arthur Thomas, pian1sts. Several CLUB
women were called upon for 1mpromptu
remarks on club topics. Mrs E. M. La
Penotiere told Of the arrangements 1or
Louisiana Purchase celebration day dur
ing the biennial meeting in ST. Louis In
Nav. From Minnesota President Northrop
was nominated to give the patriotic ad-
dress and Professor Maria l.. Sanford Tor
the speech of welcome. An invitation was
extended to President Northrop. but ow-
ing to the pressure Of university duties he
was obliged to decline. An Iowa woman,
Mrs Virginia Berryhill Of Des Mo1nes, the
first president Of the Iowa federation, mas
been chosen to make the welcoming adj
dress for the purchase states. The cele-
bration will be the exposition grounds
and will occupy day. In the afternoon
from 4 to 6, the states of the purchase
will give receptions in their state build
ings, Minnesota being among the number
which will receive. ~
b Mrs. Lydia Phillips Williams gave some
further particulars Of the biennial and
expressed the hope that the Minnesota
delegation would be large. Miss Martha
Scott Anderson assured the club women
that the federation protege, the State Art
society, gave promise of being great
credit to its sponsor, and an important
factor In art education. She announced
that the first annual EXHIBIT which opened
In ST. Cloud Monday would be brought to
Minneapolis the last Of April under the
auspices of the Minneapolis Society of
Fine Arts
rs During the reception hour the district
officers received the guests. who were pre-
scented by Mrs. w. M. Hopkins. Among
the guests were a number OF st. Paul
women and Mrs. Conable, vice president
OF the St. Paul district, was in the re-
ceiving line. Several clubs were In
charge OF the refresnment taplesi tea
was served by the Nineteenth Century
club from a table plenished with hand
some brass furnishings and frightened by
golden jonquils presided over by Mrs. A
S. Lewis, Misses Sphinx and Edwards; a.
the Columbian club table, adorned witt
a basket of red carnations and ferns
frappe and sailed nuts were served b!
(: Mines. e. w. Gould. Weed Munro. c.
Austin j. w. Bison, J. Mckay ant
Thompson; tea was also served at tn
table of the Argosy and Authors Stud!
Club, decorated with pink carnations AM
ferns, by Mrs. Fl. l.. Hoskinscn and Mrs
George McGregor, assisted by members O
the clubs: the Coterie and the Natur
Study club had a coffee table, presided
over by Mrs. j. w. Bell, S. J. Reed an
Rollin Stewart, and decked with whit
narcissus