The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-19
MRS. WASHbURN
LEADS FOR PRIEST.
CLUB woMEN's PREFERENCE IS
EXPRESSED INFORMALLY.
Lurking Doubt Regarding Her Attitude
on Forestry Has Been Dispelled and
Her Election Tomorrow Is Well As
sured-Action Taken on Proposed
Opening of Cass Lake Reserve.
Earlier proceedings of the fedora
ton will be found on page 9.

oAOAh WILL w Aou1i>t III p1SOk ~
Today's sessions of the Minnesota
Federation of Women s club were
crowded with business and important
reports. The bylaws were amended,
making the terms of service Of the
standing committees two years, the
same as the officers. The appoint,
year. The recording secretary was
made the custodian of the property of
the federation and was given an as
sistant. Arrangements were made to
have the treasurer give bonds for
$1,000. 49, - -.
ignation of Mrs. G. s. Wallace as cor
Mrs. Wallace has another year to serve.
The informal ballot fors officers was
taken at the noon recess by the Austria
liam method. There is no doubt that
Mrs. j. L. Washburn Of Duluth will re-
ceive practically united vote for pres
ident and will be elected tomorrow.
There has been some question as to
Mrs. Washburn IS attitude on forestry
on account Of the probable need of ac-
tive forestry work. This has been sat-
isfacetorily answered by reference to her
general forestry interests and the pres
ent Minnesota forest reserve plan. Mrs.
Washburn will see that the state fores-
try interests are not neglected., but will
not make this interest the only one, not
perhaps the paramount one, unless de-
velopments should make such concen-
tration Of effort necessary. l.
TO Rescue a Reserve.
At the close of the report on forestry
by Mrs. Lydia Phillips Williams, chair
man Of the standing committee on for
estry, and of the address of Mrs. j. B.
Hudson, printed elsewhere, Mrs. Will
Jams proposed resolutions which were
unanimously adopted calling on con,
gress to refrain from granting the re.
quest embodied in the Minnesota legis
!ature's resolution favoring the open
ing of the Cass Lake forest reserve.
Girls Reform School Plan.
Mrs: G. G. Higbee, chairman Of the
, special committee on an industrial
| school for girls, the securing of which
was the chief effort Of the state FEEDER
, alton in the past year, analysed the
, reasons for the failure of the bill
, Mrs. Higbee found that there was
comparatively little real opposition ant
! that was actuated by selfish local in
: terests; it failed chiefly because Of thu
: pressure for money. The general fea
lures of the measure were approved ant
: there was no general or determined op
2 position to woman 8 advisory board,
1 feature in which the federation is mucl
4 interested. -
\ This afternoon civic interests wer
n still under discussion, the speakers be
s ing Mayor Jones, Governor johnson
e E. K. Slater, dairy and food commits
Q sioner and Mrs. E. M. LaPenotiere.
= The principal address Of the CONVEX
Il ton will be given tonight by Mrs. Sara
$ Platt Decker, president Of the Genera
Federation Of 'oWmen' s clubs, who a
rived this morning from North Dakot;
Mrs. Decker is one of the finest wome
speakers of the country and all WI
have heard her will want to hear he1
# again. The meetings are open to tt
public and many besides club wome
will wish to attend. Preceding Mr.
a. Dicker DR.. Justus Ohage, health COZ
IS missioner of st. Paul, will give an ill
re trated lecture on "The Public Pla
j. ground as Factor in Civic Educ
o. tion.'
I'd Tomorrow morning, instead of maki1
a a report for the mothers clug COMM
n tee, Mrs. H. S. Birch will make an a
1e dress on "The Responsibility of Mot
~ erhood,' which many have expressed
desire to hear. -