The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-17
CLUBS AND CHARITIES
Y. w. c. A. SECRETARIES ELECTED
Plans for Portland Exposition and the
Summer Conferences.


Summer Conferences.
At the June monthly meeting of the
board Of directors Of the Young: Women's
Christian association all Of the secretaries
were reelected for a year. 1t is probable
that all will accept except Miss Stilman,
who will return to Lake Erie college for
some graduate work.
The secretaries have begun to take
their vacations. Miss Ellen Douglas,
physical director has gone with Miss
May Palmer Of Clyde, N. Y, to the Vel
lowstone and Portland. Miss Christine
Dahl, instructor in domestic science, will
accompany her sister. Mrs. Bertha Dahl
leaves on lecture tour Of six weeks with
the South Dakota farmers Institutes
Miss Anna NJ. Zinnel leaves Saturday for
Chadwick. Ill Miss Esther Erickson is
spending her vacation in Minneapolis.
The summer classes in domestic art, in
which Is included sewing, embroidering
and millinery, begin this week with an ex-
cellent enrolment The rowing club had
its meet last night with an attendance Of
lightweight. The club enrolment has
reached nearly 125. The meetings are oc-
casions of pleasant outings and exercise
as we'll as instruction and practices in
rowing. Mrs. E. M. Walrath is captain
and Miss Burner purser.
AS many association members are plan
ming to go to Portland this year, arrange
ments made for them by the Portland as
ISOLATION will be Of much interest. A cot
tage has been erected on the exposition
grounds for the use Of women and chill
dren The facilities afforded include
lunch room, rest room, baths, lavatories,
nursery and information bureau. Some OF
these privileges are offered free to men,
hers presenting their association cards
and there are reduced rates on every
thing except luncheons. 80, -,
The first northwest conference of the
association under the auspices of the
American committee will be held near
Portland, Sept. 1 to II. Miss Helen F.
Barnes, extension secretary of the Ameri-
can comittee will be the leader. A change
has been made in the plan Of the western
conferences. These were formerly hello
Jointly at Lake Geneva, Wis, but have
grown so large as to be unwieldy. They
have now been divided and the city con-
ferences alone will be held at Geneva
Aug. IS to 20. A western student con-
ference will be held at Waterloo Iowa
on the same dates and other students o.
the middle west section will be accommo.
dated at a conference at Lakeside, Ohio
Aug. % to Sept. 5.
The Geneva meeting will have a yer!
fine program, in which the following will
assist: DR.. G. A. Johnston Ross of Cam
BRIDGE Eng; DR.. John L. herrln
Jamestown, N. Y; DR.. Frank T. Bayle.
of Denver Colo; Miss Laura Radford
general secretary at Calcutta, India; Mrs
Alice Peloubet Norton of the Universit,
of Chicago; DR.. Annie Marion MacLeal
of the University of Chicago; Miss Berth;
Lash Of the Chicago School Of Physica
Education and Expression; Mrs. Lydi
Lord Davis of Oberlin, Ohio, formerly o
China, and Miss Annie L. Howe, formerl
of Japan and now Of Chicago; Miss Mabe
Crafty. Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Miss Der
that Conde Miss Emma Hays, Miss Mar
S. Dunn and Miss Florence Simms of Chi
cago.
the Young Women's Christian Associa
tion building opened the past week wit
eighteen enrolled. Mrs. Gray will &C
NIT new pupils for the school girls
class in sewing, Monday morning an
on Tuesday the ladies class in SEWN
and embroidery will meet. Any on
wishing to enter the millinery class wi
meet Mrs. Wyman at 10 am.
The afternoon French class held
most delightful indoor picnic wit
Madam Main, Thursday, at the assc
citation building as the rain prevente
them from going to Lake Harriet.
The Nature Study club will NEE
Monday evening at s 'clock to cor
tinue the study of birds.