The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-27
OSEALOOSA WILL
ASK FEDERATION
IOWA womEh's oLuH BIENNIAL
HERE IN ison
mEErs in WATERLOO IN MAY,
Major Lacey VIII Deliver An Addres.
Before the Coming Convention
Several other oskaloosa PEG.
pie VIII Participate,

Tho recently announced program ui
tho biennial Convention Of the lowe
Federation Of womans Clubs, in Wat
crioo during May, contains much 81
Interest 60 the club women OF this
city The one feature for the Oska
loosa ladies. however, Ia one which n
not down on the published program
IL Is the decision as 20 holding the
next biennial IN Osltaloosa. This will
bo decided ut Waterloo, and II is quite
probable that the convention will be
brought 10 this city in 1907, ms club
workers all over the state are anxious
for closer acquaintance with the
Ideal Woman's Club IN the Iowa Fed.
GRAFTON" ms President Alice @. Fletch.
or has characterized the Oskaloosa or.
Z ganization.
Among the many important matters
which win come before the club, Is a
proposed amendment 10 the Constitu-
ton by which the dues may BIO in.
creased from the present rate OF $500
per year for each club Of fifty mem.
bers or under, with S1.00 for each ad.
ditional fifty members, to $500 for
each club, with a pro rata advance for
a mebership larger than fifty.
Mrs. Menza X. Burke, OF this city,
ia recording secretary OF the FEEDER.
alton, and will serve during the bi.
pnnial, and Mrs. r. d. Reid Is a mem.
Der OF tho committee on Village I'm.
provement," which will report during
the session.
Oskaloosa will also furnish q mere
man." who 10 more than a"mere man"
70 the club women, as well az TO the
voters OF his district, Hon. John r..
lacey, who will speak on forestry"
AZ tho session Friday afternoon, May
18th.
Mrs.. Sarah Plat Decker. president
OF tho General Federation Of WomanB
Clubs, IL 10 be present during the con.
ygntion, and viii address the Iowa
Federation, which Is one OF tho strong.
est in the nation. n
Among the prominent gpeakeH
from other states Is Miss Jane IA.
dams, OF the Hull Houge, whZwjIII
speak on"Child Labor In I0wa.I Mrs,
Arthur Courtney Neville, OG/ WIscop.
SIN, president Of the AmeHcan School
Of Household Economicgl at Armour
Institute, Chicago, W.T. speak upon
, Domestic scIence,T On Wednesday ar.
tsrnoon, and on Thursday afternoon
Mrs.. Lydia Avery CoonIey Ward, OF
Chicago, another prominent worker in
Woman's Realm, will speak on DO
mestic Relations"
Charles Zeublex, professor Of Social
Science In the Chicago university, isl
10 speak On ARTS and Crafts" at the
Art gessIon Of the club on Friday.
Thursday evening will be held the
social session Of the Federation, or
rather the only social pleasure which
the club workers indulge IN while at.
tending the biennial, when the Ladies'
Literary Society Of Waterloo gives a
reception in honor Of the Federation,
which all visiting club women arc ir
Ylted 20 attend.
Iowa n well represented upon tho
program, and among tho prominent
people Of tho state who speak before
the ladies are Or. Edward STeiner, OF
Grinncll who speaks Of The Woman
and Her Pack" Or the Emigration
Question; Judge G. w. Burnnam, Of
VintOn. 10 address tbc ladies upon the
Juvenile Court and Itg Work in
Iowa" and superintendent William !.
Crane, VI MaghalltOwn, leader IN
the Manual Training Movement, who
viii illustrate that subject, with prac,
teal work from his schools.
Mrs Alice Tyler, secretary of tho
Iowa Library Commission, we'll known
in this city, n 10 report az a delegate
20 tho General Federation at this
meeting, and Miss Bessie Sergeant |
Smith, Of Dubuque. librarian Of that
city, whose assistant Miss Graves Of
the OskalCOsa Public Library was, ia |
10 tell What the Cub Woman Has a |
Right 10 Expect From the Library"
Another lady, Mrs.. J. J, Seerley, or
Burlington, mother Of MFg. Frank
u. Reid OF this city. IL chairman OF tho
Art Committee. and will be prominent
IN that part Of tits work Of the FEEDER.
alton during the convention. Miss
Guelfelma ZoIlingeT. Of Newton, au.
thor Of widow O'Callaghan's Boys,I'
well known among local club workers,
win read an original story before the
biennial.
In addition 10 these numbers the
program contains severai fsBger feat.
urea, and rs probably the best ever
for the Biennial Of Iowa.
10 III not yet known VINO viii attend
the convention from OgKaIoOsa, bug
the delegates from this city win BE-
instructed 10 do all IN their power
10 bring the convention 10 oskaloosa,
and win 20 10 the Biennial determined
10 bring their fellow workers 10 the
city In 1907.