Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-13

creating q spectacular and sensational
society and that women have a share
in the responsibility of righting the
wrong. She closed With the advice to
| inspire women readers with a desire
| for something better, and statement
1 that Woman'S greatest share in yell
| low journalism is her Indifference"
Mrs. DECKER Friday morning, in her
last appearance before the biennial,
among other happy remarks, told of a
| new plan of the general federation.
which is the beginning of a bureau of
| information established at Portsmouth,
n. r. An amusing incident was en-
| joyed when, after stating that she did
not like to be made a great lady and
would rather be down in the ranks of
the great body of club women, also
her frequent embarrassment at a toe
great quantity of floral offerings, how
ever much she always appreciated the
sentiment accompanying them an
usher entered upon the stage and Mrs.
Decker was presented with an enor-
nous bouquet of roses.
Friday Afternoons Program.
| The principal features of the after
| noon We're the report of the art COM
mittee, Of which the federations new
president, Mrs. Seerley, is chairman,
and the very excellent address on
Democratic Art" by Charles Zeublin,
professor of social science, University
of Chicago. Professor Zeublin also
spoke at the village improvement and
forestry session following, upon
woman in Civic Improvement" his
addresses being considered as one of
| CT fS Of ha al
fessor Zeublin believes in the doctrine
of mot how cheap. but how good" and
said one of the faults of American
| people is their excessive desire for
more. He said to get over the abom-
Unable habit of imitation and induce
the creative instinct in children, the
best way to do that being by design.
| There is a certain menace in books.
| for we soon read too much and think
too little He also believes thoroughly
! that women are the most powerful fac
tor in civic Improvement and made an
earnest plea for beautiful cities in which
to place artistic homes. Mrs. Maria C.
Bibbs, the new auditor, gave her re-
port as chairman of the village i'm
provement and forestry committee. fol-
| lowing which Hon. j. f. Lacey, M. c.,
| Oskaloosa. spoke at length upoa
Forestry" The keynote of his plea
| for protection Of our forests, in which
| women's clubs are taking vital part
| is that they will be preserved mot from
use, but for use"
Miss Susan Stone, of Muscatine, au-
| thor Of a widely read article on The
| City Beautiful" which appeared in the
Craftsman" also spoke briefly.
Friday Evening.
| Two musical numbers We're enjoyed
at the evening meeting. being My
Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" (Saint
Saens), sung by RMS. A. +. Weishaar,
| and a solo, selected, by Mr. Paul Da-
| Wis
The industrial committee Mrs. j. G.
Berryhill, Des Moines, chairman, was
the last to hold its session at the bien-
| NAL. and two Of the best features were
reserved, until then. Mrs. Maria Weed,
of Chicago, H., formerly prominent in
Iowa club work, told very interestingly
of the Industrial Conditions Of Wo-
men and Children" while Professor
Edward Steiner, of the chair of APP
piled Christianity, Iowa College. Grim
nell, of whom no word of praise is
necessary, SO great is his popularity IN
every way, spoke upon The Woman
With the Pack" which was very
beneficial study of emigration
The total enrolment at the biennial
was 351 and more royal and whole
hearted entertainment could not have
been asked. Apparently every need
was looked after not only of the dele
gates. but of the press representatives
as we'll.
Newspaper Women at Biennial.
A number Of the leading Iowa news
papers and some outside the state were
actively represented at the press tables
by the following: Miss Sue McNa-
mara, for the Register and Leader, and
Miss Alice Hepburn, Daily News, Des
Moines; Miss Frances Standish. who
has been with the Omaha Bee for a
number of years and handles society
and club work; Miss Emile Blackmore
STAMP, associate editor Of the Mail and
Times, Des Moines; Mrs. Noble, OF
Cedar Falls, representing the Water
loo Reporter and Sioux City Tribune;
Miss Van Metre, also for the Waterloo
Reporter; Miss Mary Louise Bradley
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette; Mrs.
Ada Tins Klocker for many years
connected with the independence
Bullentin- Journals; Mrs. w. L. Payne, a
veteran newspaper woman, and asso-
ciate editor. of the Nevada Represen-
tative; Mrs. r. HI. Moore, Saturday
Herald, ottumwa; Miss Mabel Bus
sard, Times Republican, Marshalltown
Miss nellie Wallace Matthews, en-
ployed on the Register and Leader
and a member of the Des Moines Press
Club, was among those present at the
biennial as delegate.
Most efficient assistant to the dele
gates was rendered by the young ladies
of Waterloo who acted as ushers. They
were, with the exception Of two. whose
names could not be learned, Mrs
Ella Thompson, Mrs. Roy Cushman,
Misses Virginia Ven Metre, Winifred
Gregory, Naomi and Dorothy Cush-
man, Helen Byrnes, Helen Wangler
Mary Hart Nellie Hoxie and floy
Bennett.
Iowa Falls Business Change.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, May 13.-Last evening a