Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
WOMAN'S CLUB FEDERATION
TURNS DOWN PROPOSITION.
HOT SESSION AT KENOSHA
Reports of District Chairmen and
Committees Are Heard-Official
Wing Victor in a Sharp Contest
Over Proposed Changes in Consti-
tuition.

Kenosha, Wis, Oct 27.-After one
of the hottest preliminary sessions
ever held by the Wisconsin State fed
Grafton yesterday substitute amend
ment to the constitution was passed
which was a complete defeat for the
forces of the club women who had
been urging biennial sessions and the
recognition of side lines. The final
vote on the question showed 1875 for
the substitute and only 81 against.
The substitute amendment provides
that the state conventions shall be
held annually at time and place to
be set by the board of directors and
with program prepared under the
direction of the beard.
1t further provided that district fed
erations may be organized in, any of
the districts, but that no club not
member of the state federation shall
be eligible to membership in any of
the district organizations and that the
district organizations shall be pre-
sided ever by a vice president elected
at the annual convention.
OFFICIAL Wing is Victor.
The vote on the substitute was a
complete victory for the so-called of
fetal wing of the federation, but the
opposition did not give in without
fighting and fl hitting hard.
The delegates in favor of the amend
menC had a temporary victory yester-
day morning. Mrs. Henry M You
mans of Waukesha, who has been OPP
posed to the amendment, proposed
that it be laid over for day, but
there was an immediate storm Of
amendments, and amendments to the
amendment, and in the end the action
was delayed until the last hour of the
morning session
Atten. ance of Over 200.
Outside of the consideration of the
amendment to the constitution the
business of the federation at the Sec
ond day of the convention was large
ly of a, routine nature and a great
deal of the time was given over to
the healing CT the reports from dis
trict vice presidents and commit
tees
With the opening of the second day
it was announced that the number of
delegates in attendance had passed
the 200 mark, the largest attendance
in the history of the federation.
The general federation president,
Mrs. Decker, before leaving for the
west, complimented the Wisconsin
federation on the splendid enthusi
asm shown and declared that this
was an indication that the Wisconsin
club women were ready to make the
women's clubs of the state a greater
power for practical good.
Already discussions are being held
in regard to the place for the hold
ing of the next convention and Beloit,
GAINESVILLE, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Fond
du Lac and other cities have been
mentioned. None of these cities have
sent invita- ions and it is probable
that the matter Will lie Ielt entirely
with the board CT directors.
Dressmakinq in Every Home.
Mrs. Evelyn tote Of Des MONIES, in
her lecture on Art in DressmaKinG,
said in part:
''Unuer the mead Oh practical things
/ want to be clearly unde4 $1,000 a.
urging all women, especially young
women, to learn to handle the art OF
dressmaking for themselves, at and i'll
their own homes. Ine cuLung anu HI
ting OF simp4e fabrics for simple wear,
every woman before she can truly be
said to be educated or ready to take
her place, in the sense it means, as
an American home-maker.
Il can not believe-and | find in
every body of federated women whom
| address the same confidence-that
the day is not far distant when our ed
ucational systems, especially those for
women, will recognize this branch OF
household science that is truly beau
ty, worth, economy, and, above all,
utility, as a right thing to be given
place in curriculums designed for the
broadcast culture.
During the past year, that l might
be the better prepared for just the
work l am doing, have made study
of French art in dressmak1ng and all
they can do across the water we at
home can do just as well, and maybe
better, for 1 have nowhere found such
good foundations for the dressm2ker's
art and skill as our own beautiful
American women"
Miss Nellie A. LOOMS, reporting for
the second district, said that more of
the clubs in that dis riot were inter
ested in library work than in any
other one question. The Columbus
clubs are interested in the improve
ment of their cemetery, and the Emily
Bishop league of Madison maintains