The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-27
THE FEDERATION

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The first session of the state
federation of women's clubs WAS
held at the Congregational
church last Tuesday afternoon,
Mrs. Stella Stutenroth, of Watex-
town, the state president, pre-
siding.
Mayor Meehan on behalf of the
city and Mrs. Eta Vos sburgh on
behalf of the local clu bs of thecity
welcomed the organization in .
very pleasing and happy manner
and the welcome was respondel
to by Mrs. Margaret Hendricks
on behalf of the delegates in q few
well-chosen remarks and greet
ing was also extended by tho
president, Mrs. Stutenroth.
This was followed by the trans
action of some routine business
of the clubs, including the ap-
pointment of special COMMITTEES
on resolutions as follows: Mrs.
Barnes of Aberdeen, Mrs. Hur.
ley of Gettysburg, Mrs. Nash Of
Canton.
The com mittee on credentials
consisting of Mrs. Downie, Mrs
Morse, Faulkton, Mrs. A. Smith
Webster, reported the following
delegates present.
Mrs. Aida Lonxstaff, Fort.
nightly club, Huron.
Mrs. Nina Small Hoover and
Mrs. Nellie Hurley, Womans
Literary club, Gettys burg.
Mrs. Celesta Barnes and Mira,
Bina Wilcox Shakespeare club.
and Mrs. H.C. Andrus, Centurr
club, Aberdeen.
Mrs. Anna Lawshe, Saturday
Literary club, Brookings.
Mrs. Francis Glen and Mrs,
Hettie Downie, Excelsior club.
Mrs. w. G. Kayser and Mrs. q.
Mittelstaedt, Makocha study
club Milbank.
Mrs. Dan Rourk and Mrs.
Ethel Dawson Church, Progres~
sive club, Revillo.
Mrs. Christiana Oulton, Mrs.
Alice Morse. Tuesday club
Faulkton.
Mrs. Ethel Jacobson and Mrs.
Anna Lumley, Womans club,
Pierre.
Mrs. R. S. Lockhart, Fort
nightly club and Mrs. Edith Kile.
Booklovers's club, Watertown
Mrs. Jennie Poste, Woman's
club, Fort Pierre.
Mrs. Jennie Nash, G. G. club.
Canton.
Mrs. Albert Smith and Mrs.
Frank Anderson, Woman's
Thursday club, Webster.
Mrs. Lizzie Andrews and Mrs.
Ella Babcock, Zenith club, Sisse-
ton.
Mrs. M. E. Hendricks, Ladies'
History club. Sioux Falls.
Mrs. w. 8. Saunders was ap.
pointed recording secretary aud
reports of officers we're present.
ed and accepted, and greetings
were presented from the preei.
dent of the general federation,
and mum Der of state declarations,
and Mrs. Johnson of FIT. Pierre,
presented greetings from tho
women Of Norway ana Sweden.
having just returned from . visit
to those countries.
Mrs. H. S. Volkmar read ..
paper on the mission. of Wo-
mems clubs" and the correspou-
ing secretary read a paper oa
.:Philan nthropy" by Mrs. Marthe
Dustin, who was unable to bepre-
sent on account of the death Of
her mother.
Mrs. Rix. Mrs. Oulton, Of
Faulkton, and Mrs. Hoover, Of
Gettsburg, were appointed to
present q design for q state fed
GRAFTON pin.
On Wednesday morning after
opening exercises, Mrs. Church
OF Revillo, read = paper on tho
"Detrimenta; effect of the Sunday
newspaper pictures on the minds
of the children"
The following delegates and al
ternates were chosen to attend
the biennial federation at Bostoa
June, 1908:
Delegates-Mrs. Stutenroth,
Mrs. Saunders, Mrs. Hendricks,
Mrs. Moulton.
Alternates-Mrs. Hoover, Miss
Volkmar. Mrs. Andrews, Mrs.
Johnson.
At the afternoon session, tho
first business was the report Ct
the committee on education, mado
by Miss Hall, and this was fol-
lowed by very excellent paper