The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-25
PLANFORCLUBMEET
Federation of Women to Gath
er in st. Paul..
BIG EVENT OF THE YEAR
Receptions, Banquets and Numerous
Functions Are Prepared for
Their Entertainment.

st. Paul, May 23.-The eighth bien-
NAL convention of the General Fedora
ton of Women's clubs will convene in
st. Paul one week from today. During
the ten days of the convention more
than 5000 representative women from
all parts of the United States will be
the guests of the city. From all reports
the eighth biennial convention will be
the most successful ever held by the
! general federation. Never in the history
of the organization has public building
the size of the old capitol been placed
at the disposal of the club members
nor the exhibits planned on such extern
| sive lines.
Six separate exhibits will be held at
the old capitol and will be under the
direct supervision of those who have
created national interest in them
One of the most important of the ex-
hibits will be the pure food display,
under the direction of the federal gov
eminent. Through the pure food ex-
hibit the club members hope to aid ma
terially the passage of the pure food
bill which is now pending
| The "model fat, under the supervis-
ion of Mrs. Hugh Barre Smith of Chi
cago, also will be an exhibit of great in
terest.
! The local biennial board practically
has completed all arrangements and it is
now simply waiting for the delegates
to arrive. The accommodations secured
are ample and of the best. In addition
to the numerous hotels which will house
the guests, several families have con-
sented to take care of visiting members.
Next Wednesday special trains from
| all sections of the country will COM
mence to pull in and by Thursday af-
ternOOn most of the delegates will have
| arrived Although the general delega-
ton will not arrive until Wednesday
and Thursday, many of the officers will
reach st. Paul Sunday, and it is expect
ed that by Tuesday, May 20, seven gen
eral officers and eight directors will be
here. The officers to arrive Sunday are ::
President, Sarah Platt Decker, Denver;
first vice president, Mrs. Philip H.
Moore, st. Louis; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Louis B. Popenhein of
South Carolina; Mrs. Coonley Ward,
Chicago of the general biennial commit
tee; Mrs John d. Sherwood, Chicago, of
the art committee, and Mrs. Hugh Barr
Smith, Chicago, who has charge of the
"model fiat"
| The official program has been arranged
and issued in pamphlet form by the 10.
cal biennial board. The pamphlet has
been prepared in an attractive manner
and in guide as well as program.
| Although the sessions open Wednes-
day, May 80, there will be little of an
active nature during the day beyond a
meeting of the board of directors at the
| Ryan hotel and a general business meet
ing at the old capitol. In the evening
the meeting of the general federation
will be held at the armory, Mrs. Deck
er presiding. Addresses of welcome will
be delivered by Gov. johnson, Mayor
Smith, Phil w. Herzog, president of the
Commercial clubs Mrs. j. w. Edgerton,
| president of the Fourth district, Mime
sofa federation, and Mrs. j. L. Wash
burn, president of Minnesota federation.
The response will be made by Mrs.
| Decker. Addresses will also be given
by Cyrus Northrop, president of the
state university; Rev. S. g. Smith and
sArchbishop Ireland. On Thursday the
convention will be on in earnest. 1t
has been arranged that ON Friday aft
ernoon, June l, the visiting delegates are
to visit the private art galleries of Mr..
and Mrs. j. j. Hill on Summit avenue.
The galleries will be open from two to
| four.
| Saturday evening, June 2, reception
will be held at the new capitol by Gov.
johnson and his staff in honor of the
visitors. Mrs Decker, the general Off
GERS and others will assist. On Sunday
afternoon, June 3, vesper services will
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be held at the Peoples church. Tues
day. June 5, will be Minneapolis day,
and the members will be the guests of
the st. Paul Commercial club. A car
riage and automobile drive will be ten
dered the officers, distinguished guests
and delegates. The drive will include
historic and beauty spots of the city.
One of the features of the convention
will be the evening session on Wednes-
day, June 6, when "Women in the Pro-
! fessions" will be discussed by women of
notional prominence. Amelia Bingham
of New York will discuss "Women on