Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-09
WOMEN'S CLUB CONVENTION
Two Hundred Attend, with Hundred
and Thirty Voting Delegates.
CHANGES IN TWO OFFICIALS
Removal of one and sickness of
Another Makes This Necessary
Biennial Sessions Given
Bacl<set.
(From a staf Correspondent }


HASTINGS, Neb., Oct. s.--(Special Tele-
gram.)-More than zoo enthusiastic club
women are in attendance at the thirteenth
annual convention of the Nebraska Fed
Grafton of women's Clubs, which opened
here this morning with 100 voting dele
gates, representing sixty-one towns, be-
sides the state officers and committee
chairmen present. Mrs. John b. Sher-
wood OF Chicago, chairman OF the general
federation's art committee. has arrived as
one of the prominent speakers. The Elks
have rendered the use of their rooms,
which AFFORD admirable headquarters and
audience room for the sessions. Dele
gates are being entertained for lodging
and breakfast in the homes OF the city.
The convention opened with a cordial
welcome from Mayor c. J. Miles and Mrs.
Mary c. French, president of the local
club; Mrs. H. L. Reef of walthill. state
federation president presiding. Mrs. c.
o. Bruce of Holdrege responded for the
women Greetings from the general fed
Grafton president. Mrs. Sarah Platt
Decker of Denver urged the women OF
Nebraska to look upon their club work
as a profession in the sense of service
TO the world. assuming them that 1t need
not interfere with their duties to home
or church, but be made mighty force
! in the state and nation. The curriculum
Of the necessary course of study, she said,
embraced the subjects included in the
| federations standing committees.
The secretary reported 122 clubs in the
| federation. fifteen new clubs having come
! in this year and thirty old clubs dropped
or disbanded. Five clubs have Joined the
| general federation this year. giving a. to-
| tai representation of thirty-four clubs in
| the national. The civics committee gave
the afternoon program, Mrs. w. II. Har-
rison of York presiding. The women Of
/ Nebraska are credited with more work
| for forestry and civics during the last
two years than of any other state. Mrs.
] c. r. Glover Of Omaha made the principal
address of the afternoon on civics.
| Paintings on Exhibition.
A travelling loan collection of paintings
! by leading American artists is being ex-
| hibited in the convention hall by the art
committee.
The departure from the state of Mrs.
Charles Marriott OF Pender leaves the cor
responding secretaryship to be filled, and
the choice probably will be made from the
! Third district for convenience sake. No
definite candidate has been named, how
ever. The vice presidency of the Third dis
( trict VIII also De vacant, owing TO Illness
of the present incumbent. Mrs. W. e. Reed,
who refuses reelection, and Mrs. John A.
! Ehrhardt of Stanton is being talked OF as
| her successor,
I The plan for substituting a biennial for
l1the annual meeting of the federation was
given a backset by the refusal of the ex-
| ecutive board to act upon the constitution
! and bylaws of the newly organized Third
district. While Offering no objection to the
permanent district organization, the board
felt that consideration of it's constitution
! was outside it's province unless the Third
district presented 1t in applying for MEM
bership in the state body. Such member
ship was not asked and the matter was
referred back to the Third district organ
| ization
The board also voted the issue of one
more announcement to delinquent clubs. and
If this brings no response to drop them
from state membership.
Special permission was granted the Wood
River club to work with the Sixth instead
of the Fifth district in the future, that
arrangement being more convenient.
Tuesday evening the visiting women
were entertained at a banquet at the Ma
sonic temple by the hostess club. feature
of the evening was the pl presentation of re-
ports from the individual clubs.