The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11
Among the Clubs.

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The Fond du Lac Woman's club cele-
with banquet. The guests were seat,
ed at four long tables decked with red
flowers and candles. Mrs. g. j. Med.
berry, president of the club, acted as
postmaster, and responses were by
Mines. r. II. Sweet, w. E. Cole, G.. N.
Mihills, G. M. Moore, A. G. Neville, y.
A. Bishop, Wilbur Coleman Of Chi
a land Gve 5ehnsMSh 4s = > w kGase
Of Minneapolis was among the guests.
The Current News club Of Marshall,
Mimi, the Musical Literary and the
Art History clubs Of Winona, Mimi,
have Joined the. General Federation of
Women'g clubs and viii be REPRESENTED
The Omaha Woman's club has petit
toned the Nebraska members in con
gress asking them to support the bill
providing for an appropriation for an
official investigation Of the industrial
conditions Of women.
| Mrs. Clarence Burns is president Of
the Little Mothers Aid association Of
| New York, which looks out for about
5000 children, has schools for them in
! many Of them away to the country in
| the summer. s.
The Mothers and Fathers club Of
tBoston has undertaken a new work
which may pave the way for the en-
ployment of trained nurses in the pub
| lie schools, as it is done in New 1 York r;
The club has engaged Miss 81. A. Willis
| to supplement- medical instruction in
four schools. She personally admins
tiers to the physical welfare Of the pu-
pills.
A free employment bureau Is one Of
| the new departments Of the Denver
| Woman's club. In the short time it has
been in operation it has proved a most
useful feature.
club have asked the board Of education
to provide for an extended course Of
domestic economy in the public schools.
DIR. Revier Of the University Of Illinois
has declared that it is not legislation
that is wanted in the pure food reforms
so much as It is more Intelligence OF
/ discrimination among women One: OF
her request, gave it as the opinion of
thinking women that the new GENERA
3Ition should be taught to look upon cook
/ ing and knowledge of pure foods as a
i prot ession and not as mere Occupa-
The clubwomen Of Iowa are more than
| gratifed by the passage Of the pure
food bill BY the present ieg,slaeuFeh aoa
worked III the interest of such legisla-
ton and have creditable part in the
! education Of public opinion to the ne.
lcessity Of q pure food law. Not con-
tent here, however, they. will join the
] clubs of other states in petltloning
1 their representatives in congress to give
\ law that will make it possible for the
various states to legislate ffectually il
I this interest. Such a petition has al
+ ready been formulated and is in circu
lation in the state. J,
i In recognition Of the splendid work
done BY the women In the campaign fol
drainage system for New Orleans, anc
q for better sanitation during the yellow
! fever season, an invitation has been ex
Z and to the Louisiana State Federation
Of Women IS clubs to send representa-
} tiyes to the health conference to be hello
under the auspices Of the state board O
s health.
The Tuesday club Of st: James he'll
i Its annual banquet last week at tn!
! home Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. 2. Rempel
s illustrating the story Inmensee.
, which was read by Miss Curry. Josepl
J, Davies acted as postmaster and re
sponses were made by H. @. Heath
Z George W. Seager, Mr.. Sperry, Mrs
j Clark Cole, Misses Madison and Voss.
), At, meeting Of the Council Of Jew
] ish Women Of New York Miss Grac
Dodge presented plans for nationa
traveller aid association, which It j
hoped will soon be formed The OF
q ganization will seek to combine the SO
!, cieties already existing, but will great
s " widen their scope. Both men an
women will be admitted to the .societ:
and the aid Of prominent and in1uen
! tial railroad men will be solicited. TIL
work will not be confined to helpin
women travellers alone. Men comm
] from Europe will be cared for an
! Iespeeial attention will be given to VIC
n men travelling with children. Mis-
: Dodge praised the work done by tn
ship naatrons Of New York harbor an
recommended that ship matrons be In
: installed at all ports. MRS. Charlie
} Henry Israels is associated with Mis-
: Dodge in forming the new organization
The regular monthly meeting Of TIL
directors Of Maternity hospital will b
Z held Tuesday at IL am. at the residenc
of the president, Mrs. F. III. Welcome
2l0k Groveland avenue, instead Of at TIL
hospital, as usual. Luncheon will b
served.