The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-16
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well the local club has met the con-
ditions and requirements viii be for
you to decide at the close of this BIZ
ennial session 1t is unnecessary
for me to enumerate to q body OF
this character, composed of the re-
representatives. of all the clubs of the
state of Iowa, the benefit of an active
working clab to a community. How
it builds public libraries, erects hos
pitfalls, how it beauties city, how
it enters into. broadens, and elevates
the literary and social life of a peo-
pie. These things are known where
the clubs exist. But how fortunate
it is for city and the club of that
city to have the privilege and the OPP
portunity of entertaining within its
borders a Federation composed of all
the clubs of great state.
You bring to US an inspiration for
the future, you bring to us all the
experience of your successes and
failures, and impart to us lessons
that will be invaluable for future
work.
You honor us by your presence
here today and you bring US more
than we can return.
Again, we welcome you to our
city and our homes, and we trust
that your coming among us will not
only be profitable but so pleasant
that when you return to your homes
your thoughts of us and Of our city
will be so kindly that you will wish
to return again,
And we join with the welcome the
hope that the coming sessions will be
SO filed with work done and hope
instilled for the future. that it will
mark an epoch in the history of the
Federated Clubs of Iowa.
Mrs. Seerley then introduced hirs
Richard Burke, who as chairman OF
the local Biennial Board spoke as fol
lows:
Mrs. Burke's Address.
Madam President, and Ladies Of the
!. F. w. C.
After listening to the eloquent ad-
dress of our distinguished fellow
citizen, Hon. B. " Sewers, and the
graceful and heartfelt welcome of
our president, Mrs. ]. C. Williams,
further words of local greeting seem
almost superfluous. But it has been
the custom TO have an expression of
good will from the chairman of the
Biennial Board. and there are NO
doubt good reasons that the custom
should be honored in the observance.
Hence, sisters of the Federation, in
behalf OF the Biennial Board | well
come you to our town. For nearly
two years, we of the Board have
looked forward to this meeting, and
nov that the days are accomplished
why should we not rejoice? 1t has
been pleasant time of anticipation;
behold the fruition! 1t has perhaps
seemed to some of you hazardous
=, che oil Of nglr 1nnGa
should undertake to entertain the
Federation, but the results have not
made us sensible of any presumption.
| shall not tell you that it has
been no trouble to prepare for the
Seventh Biennial Convention of Wo-
mans Clubs,-they would give the
carper a chance to say,-"It looks
like it," But this will l say, it has
been a labor of love.
All good things in this world are
purchased by labor; that is a truism.
No club woman ever grows old,-that
is self evident fact. Now, how
many Of you remember few years
back when you were all sixteen, the
joyful labor Of preparing for pic
mic? Work! of course it was, but
then Just remember the pleasure.
What if you did burn your fingers
trying to make your own rolls
what if your cake fell, you knew
that William would be at the picnic
and you were going to have a pretty
new frock in which to delight his
eyes. That is the true picnic spirit,
and that is the spirit in which we
have prepared for you.
I am sure that is also the spirit
In which you have come to us, know
ing you are heartily welcome, anx-
ious to enjoy every minute of the
time. You need no apologies for our
blunders. You simply don't see
them.
Don't you remember how in that
old picnic time everything was good.
No matter If the ants crept over the
cake frosting or the leaves dropped
into the lemonade, no matter II you