The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26
CLOSING HOURS
OF THE BIENNIAL
MINNESOTA EXTENDS AN INVITA-
TION FOR NEXT GATHERING. {
The Election Was Harmonious and
Satisfactory, but the Tellers Counted
Ballots Until o. m.-Final Cour-
tesies Include Entertainments by the
Different states-Many Delegates
Have Gone Home.
rrespondenoe Of The journal.

Correspondence Of The Journal.
ST. Louis, Mo-, May 26.-In the discus
sion Of art before the federation, Profess
sor III. G. Ives, the chief Of the worlds
fair fine arts, gave a somewhat lengthy
talk. expressing the desire that Industrial,
musical. literary, or the so-called fine arts.
especially praised the Japanese and Dutch
because these nations have retained their
individual ideas uncontaminated by, cos
mopolitan views. The illustrated lecture
had for its subject Landscape in Poetry
and Painting" The connection Of poetry
and painting was shown by first quoting
from the pastoral poems of Homer,
Wordsworth and Tennyson. and then
throwing on the screen replicas Of paint
ings Of the early Byzantine, Greek, Gothic
and modern artists.
The tellers, with Mrs. j. C. Buchanan
Of Minneapolis as chairman. counted bal
lots until 4 o'clock in the morning for the
systematic plan Of the use Of the ballot
box was slightly delayed by typographical
error in printing the ballots. But when
they at last were corrected and distributed
the orderly, methodfcal system resulted
in rapidly depositing the ballots The cleo
ton resulted In confirming the officers
which had been nominated by the COM
mittee in it's deliberations on Monday. The
quiet dignity Of the election, compared
with past turmoils was highly pleasing
to all. The newly elected president Mrs,
Plat Decker Of Colorado, who, upon three
previous occasions has withdrawn her
name from candidacy to give place to
others, had a clear. field, and there was
no electioneering, as her name was the
only one presented. Mrs. Philip Moore,
the first vice president, in her arduous
duties Of the last two years, in preparing
for the biennial in connection with the
worlds fair in st. Louis, has had q great
deal Of experience for her office. z
| At the last biennial in Los Angeles, CAL,
Minnesota invited the biennial to meet in
Minneapolis. AS the decision resulted in
| it's going to st. Louis, the cordiality Of
the state is again shown by the INVITA-
ton to Minnesota being presented for
1906 by Mrs. Frank Allen the state presi-
dent, and by Mrs Dorr for ST. Paul,
which desires to be the next hostess.
! The committee on resolutions in re-
turning the thanks Of the federation to
every department which has contributed
so freely and delightfully."- for the plans,
business, comfort and sociability, has
voiced the feeling and appreciation of
every member. If any special departm
could be mentioned it might be the bureau
|
| fictent that even at Shaws garden, when
| a lady asked what variety a bird was,
| another replied, Il refer you to the bureau
OF information The little postoffice de-
partment, which has been thronged by
eager delegates for home messages. has
been efficiently administered by lady
sent from the department at Washington
It was amusing to hear stranger give
her the compliment Of doing very well
for beginner
In addition to the many and delightful
Inequalities extended by the local hos
tesses, many of the state delegations have
/ given dinners and lunches to their officials
or to other states In the Odeon on Tues.
day afternoon, California royalty enter
tanned the entire federation. Great mounds
of golden oranges made an effective set.
ting for the receiving line. The color o.
the fruit was accented by being combined
with lemons, and bordered by the r1cl
lumber Of California walnuts. Illinois dis
pensed most gracious hospitality, and the
delicious ices were very acceptable on
warm afternoon.
: The man in charge Of the elevator witt
) the throngs of ladies going up and down
. has been constantly calling 'going up
going down." which he changed on tn,
closing day to going crazy" The clos
ing papers of the convention were givel
by Mrs. May Alden Ward on Some Hero
ines Of To-day and Yesterday; by Mrs
F. M. Henrotin Of Illinois on 1.-THE Oh
Order Changeth': Mrs. M. H. McArter O
Kansas on IAN Empire Of Empires; DR.
: Yamei Kin of China on Greetings from
the Chinese Women and Mrs. Mabel L
Todd Of Massachusetts on women
Sense Of Humor.'' Already some Of tn
!, women have departed for homes or NOR
extended tours, and now that the conven
ton closes, large majority will WISH
/ the fair. The harmony Of the entire ten
days meeting has been most marked