The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-06

Mrs. Sara Platt Decker of Denver,
COL, has been practically unanimously
reelected president Of the General
Federation Of Women Clubs, in ses-
sion at the St. Paul armory. The NOM
mating committee presented no other
names for the executive Office in it's
report today. Mrs. Decker has always
been popular with the clubwomen, and
this convention has only strengthened
for her. When Mrs. A. J. Newburry,
chairman Of the nominating committee,
read the phrase, "for president, Mrs
Sara Plat Decker,' there were cheers
and applause. - 80. --. - '...
The biennial gossip that there might
possibly be rival proved to have no
foundation, and if New York ever had
another candidate the nominating com
mittee did not hear of it.
nominated Mrs. Decker and every
other state seconded it, making it
unanimous. Every delegate was in her
Nchampagne days'' found the conven-
ton hall so well filled at $3.50.
The Other Officers.
The report of the nominating com
mittee, which was made up after four
hours of work last evening, was de-
layed, but when it was given, it was
found to favor the reelection of all
the officers who wish to retain office:
Mrs. Philip N. Moore of St. Louis: first
vice president; Mrs. Mary Alden Ward
dent; Mrs. John D. Sherman of Chi
cago. recording secretary. .@--
Miss Louise Poppenheim of South
Carolina. who has served the fedora,
ton for two terms as corresponding
secretary, is constitutionally' disbarred
| from reelection. and Mrs. Charles Per
kins Of Knoxville, Tenn, is proposed
in her place.
urer, in place Of Mrs. Percy Y. Penny
hacker of Texas, who is slated fol
auditor.
AS Minnesota asked for no repre-
sentative. she is not mentioned in the
list of officers or directors. Fourteen
names were presented to the committee
! for election to the directorate. From
this list the committee chose the fol
lowing: Mines. Sara A. Evans, Ore
qon; Allen M. johnson, Rhode Island
Philip Carpenter, New York; t.ranl
Shiek, Wyoming; O. P. Kinsey, INDIANA A.
". A. Johnston, Kansas: G: R. G: Allen
w d.
this list the following additions wer
made by nomination from the floor
Mines. Charles Yardy, New jersey; J
II. Hart, Connecticut; H. M: Bushnell
Nebraska. Ii. - ~. ri
Mrs. Thomas Fletcher Of Iowa wa
named as chairman Of tellers, Mrs. )
G. Buchanan Of Minneapolis as chair
man Of inspectors. Mrs. Buchanan de
c1ined to serve and Mrs. Barney 0
Massachusetts was named:
The ballot boxes. which were mad
NV the manual training school pupil
Of Minneapolis and were used for tn
first time at the biennial in St. Louis
were placed in the rear of the CONVEX
tion hall, and the bal1oting began a
$3.50 O'Clock. The boxes will be close
at $3.50. -., + ,.-,* -,
President Roosevelt, has added . hi
Endorsement to- the work Of the clu
women in trying to preserve the 81
trees in California, as well as the Al
palachian and White mountain forestr
reserves. This telegram was receive
from him this morning:
Ut cordially agree with you and hoI
for the immediate passage Of that bill
:. T trust that the clubs COMPOSING you
? federation will do all in their powe
, to secure favorable action thereon b
CONGRESS, which has the exclusive powe
in the premises.
-" Theodore Roosevelt
Women's Suffrage.
j The banner of women's suffrage wa
waved in the convention this mornin
and was greeted with applause by tn
convention, which Endorsed Margare
McCarter Of Tcneka, Kan, when sh
+, said in her talk on the methods G
legislation, That which would max
LEGISLATION strong is the ballot Of won