The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26

AtAelA = eeAs9 - - = Is POIt WdS presented
by Mrs. Frank E. Noyes of Marinette.
The report of the auditor, Mrs. F. F.
| Morgan of Menomonie, was then pre-
sented after which the routine work
of the session was closed by discus
sions of the council meeting at
Atlantic City by Mrs. Charles S.
Morris of Berlin and discussion of
biennial plans by Miss Marie L.
! Obenauer of St. Paul.
The morning session closed with
the report of the credentials commit
tee presented by the chairman, Mrs.
w. p. Robinson of the Kenosha club.
Ovation for Mrs. Decker
| The feature Of the morning session
of the convention was the splendid
ovation given to Mrs. Sarah S. Plat
Decker, of Denver, the president of
the General Federation. Mrs. Decker
arrived from Milwaukee at 10 o'clock
and was taken directly to the conven-
/ ton hall. AS she entered the hall she
was greeted with cheers and all bust
ness of the convention was laid aside
wkile the delegates rose in all parts
of the room and extended a welcome
to the club leader. Mrs. Decker ac-
cepted the honors bestowed upon her
in decidedly charming manner, and
after she was escorted to the platform
she made short address to the dele
gates, telling them that she could not
pass through Wisconsin without at
tending the meeting of the Fedora
ton. Then she told clever story
which put the delegates in decided
vention was resumed.
The Afternoon Session
The opening session of the State
Federation thisS,afternoon was given
up entirely to the address of Mrs.
Decker, the president of the General
Federation. Mrs. Decker spoke on
the federation and its work during
the year, and of the work of the more
important committees of the general
4 federation, showing that there had
been advancement all along the line.
i She made special point of the fact
that during the past year the work Of
the Woman's clubs had claimed the
recognition of men. In this regard
4 she spoke of what had been said in
reg ard tc the club work by DR.. Josiah
7 Strong, of the Social Service board in
New York. She showed that the work
of the club women had at last been
recognized by such eminent Ameri-
cans as President Angel, of the Uni
versity of Michigan, DR.. Samuel
Lindsay, chairman of the National
Child Labor committee, Chief Wiley,
Of the Bureau of Chemistry, William
Dudley Fou1ke, of the Civil Service
Commission, DR.. Ballet, of the School
of Pedagogy in New Yord, DR.. Bodine
, of Chicago, and Judge Lindsay, of
Denver. Mrs. Decker referred with
q pride to the splendid things that had
been said by these men in praise Of
the work that is being done by Wom-
ans clubs. Mrs. Decker also criti-
c;sed the work that is being done by
many of the clubs on account of the
fact that the work was not sufficiently
practical, and made plea for more
practical programs for club work and
for work which would add more to
lettering conditions of life, not only
of the club members, but of the entire
public. Mrs. Decker was given the
largest audience of the opening day
of the session, the church being filled
to the doors.
Following the address of Mrs.
Decker, the convention took up the
subject of Landmarks, and Miss
Julia A. Lapham, of Oconomowoc,
presented the annual report of the
committee.
President Albert Salisbury, of the
Whitewater Normal, was .then intro
duced, and spoke on Landmarks.
The closing hours of the afternoon
session was given to the discussion of
the report of the committee on For
estry, the report being presented by
Miss Grace A. Young, of Milwaukee,
after which State Forester Nj. E.
Griffith, of Madison, delivered an ad-
dress.
This closed the afternoon session,
and later in the afternoon the dele
gates were entertained at reception
at Kemper Hall, at which the Mother
Superior and members of the Sisters
of ST. Mary acted as hostesses. The
principal feature of the program at
the reception was recitalsby, Mrs.
Helen Buckley Lee, of Chicago.
Telegram for Mrs. Simmons
This afternoon the Federation by a
unanimous vote sent the following
telegram to Mrs. z. G. Simmons:
Mrs. z. e. Simmons, Presbyterian
Hospital, Chicago:
1.-THE State Federation by,reso1u-
ton expresses appreciation of your
beautiful words of greeting and
sympathy in illness which deprives
{ us Of your presence. =
A Model Husband.
where did you get that dreadful
; black eye, Mrs. Hawkins2" said the
East End district visitor, as she seated
{ hnrrol4 ~ 4ho ov+ron0 odUo 0f the