Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-06-24
Result of election as follows.

| Result of election as follows:
President--Mrs Belle Graves, De:
| Moines.
First Vice President-Mrs. G. Gray
Cedar Rapids
Second Vice President--Mrs. I. B
Taylor, Ottumwa.
I Recording Secretary--Miss Leila
/ Sheffey, Buxton.
| Corresponding Secretary--Mrs. Fan
ME Groomes, Muscatine
Treasurer--Mrs. Lewis, Davenport
State Organizer--Mrs. lielens
Downey, Ottumwa.
AS the idea Of state federation
originated with Mrs. Downey, and as
she has been a tireless and efficient
worker in carrying her idea to prac
tical results and did great deal tc
establish the body on firm founda
ton and much credit is due her, the
federation unanimously conferred on
her the honor of honorary president
Mrs. L. B. Taylor, honorary member.
The Bystander was unanimously
adopted as the official organ of the
Federation, with Mrs. Helen Dewey
as correspondent.
The clubs were asked to take into
consideration the biennial meeting
of the federation, alternating with
n. A. c., and be prepared to vote
at next annual meeting.
Memorial was conducted by Mrs.
A. Jenkins.
Meeting adjourned.
The last evening session was pre-.
sided over by Mrs. c. H. Marshal, and
was largely musical.
Paper, " Vardaman," by Mrs. l.. r.
Palmer, was most enthusiastically re.
ceived. AK.
Report of Illinois Federation by
Mrs, Shepard. 49,
Piano solo-Miss Blanche Wood.
Mandolin club. -. 5
Vocal solo-Mrs. Mary Price &C.
dar Rapids. .1
Piano solo--Miss Hattie Martin
Selection-Ladies' Quartette, Cedar
Rapids.
Piano solo-Miss Minnie Harris.
Vocal duet-Mrs. Thompson and
Miss Ousley, Muscatine.
Piano solo-Miss Amelia BUGGY.
Solo-Miss Gertrude Evans.
Selection-Mandolin club.
TIL selection by the Ladies' Man
dolin club, composed of Mesdames
Walker, Grooms, Thompson and Miss
Ousley, was enthusiastically applaud
ed.
The music throughout the meeting
was of high order and added vastly
to the success of the Federation.
The committee on resolutions read
report thanking every one who had
so generously labored to make the
second annual meeting a success.
The finance committee reported
$3.50 raised during convention and
$40 a. banquet.
The retiring president was pre-
scented with a beautiful set of silver
salters. She received them with a
few brief remarks. She then thanked
her associates on the executive board,
the standing committee and various
clubs for their aid, and introduced
her successor, Mrs. Belle Graves, who
in witty little speech thanked the
Federation for their farm greeting.
The vice president, Mrs. Gray; second
vice president, Mrs. Taylor; record
ing secretary, Miss Shelley; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. Groomes;
treasurer, Mrs. Lewis.
treasurer, Mrs. Lewis; organizer, Mrs.
Downey, were then introduced and
given Chautauqua salutes. ...-
The ladies joined hands and hearts
in farewell greeting and President
Mrs. Graves pronounced the second
annual meeting at an end.
At the close of the session the
delegates were given a banquet by
the Hostess club, which was bril-
liant affair. Music, refreshments and
good fellowship were blended in har-
monious companionshfp. =.
The kind hospitality and many So
cial courtesies of the Cedar Rapids
ladies are indelibly recorded upon
the hearts of the delegates of the
second annual meeting of the Iowa
Fedora ion.