The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-05-30
Random Thoughts
Of a
Busy Outsider

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The Iowa Federation of women's
Clubs held its Biennial convention in
Oskaloosa last week, and the town
was filed with bright faces and gay
gowns. and all the hustle and activity
OF any gathering of clans.
The program presented by Mrs.
Seerley and her able corps Of commit
tees went through without a hitch,
and was generally approved as being
appropriate to the given works of
committee. The election passed off
most peacefully, and the finale was a
fitting and graceful end to the pro
ceedings.
Oskaloosa, as hostess, was the re-
cipient of many congratulations on
her hospitality and there seemed to
be a very general opinion that the
Seventh Biennial was about the best
ever held.
OF course, in the housing and caring
for such a number of women, there
was an occasional friction, once in a
while the fur was rubbed the wrong
way, but these were minor affairs
Nobody minded the woman who was
out of sorts. and there was a general
poor-thing-she-is-not air
that went far towards squelching the
contumacious.
Oskalcosa was the hostess. She
never forgot her position and she has
no criticisms on her guests.
There are various kinds OF people
who attend conventions, and the nrst
OF these is the woman VINO mas been
there often before. She IS an oflcer
OF the Federation generally ana mas
50 far fmbibed Its spirit as TO regard
thnrougbhred and shows II Though
she NAV NOT he able to live ON rails.
ms like Fnos Wells She evidently
does mot leave home for the sake of
setting SQUARE meal so little table
delinduencies do not press upon her
mind.
Another class of conyentien.soer is |
the woman. or man either, who does
not quite understand just what to do |
with herself. or does not quite under
stand the work. She is harder to take |
care of than is the more seasoned |
campaigner.
The third class, found in all conven-
tions. is the individual who has to |
make noise in order to be noticed.
She must complain in order that peo-
pie may know she is around. As your
guest she is not pleasant, but you al
ways feel that longer experience may |
bring Improvement to her and you
generally tolerate one whose failings |
come either from natural deficiency. |
lack Of training or of experience. 1t |
would not be becoming for an Oska- |
loosa hostess to say more.
SiLaps ene iLloSt a ~ IoiliIieut
On lhe colseI'loll Is tne TOW II seems
- nave faiseu aihoils She Des MUlnes
women. 10 Desn "ith' one OIL these
soou Noueh went nome mucn us
slun'ied anu stralsntmas rusnea INTO
prlnl mitn tIe conlplaihI tnat mem
. VI she reueLation uresseu Coo
luz NIi ohe was alIalu lnese cnanges
L
ing the husbands pocketbooks.
The newspaper people were tickled /
to death over this pronunciamento
against much dressing, and the pencil
photographers got busy all over the
state.
The ladies left here in Oskaloosa
looked at one another as much as to
say, Are you the guilty one?" But
the Outsider has it on good authority
that with one accord everybody pro-
nounced everybody else guiltless.
More than that, every Oskaloosa wo-
man was unfeignedly glad that the
officers Of the Federation had been
well dressed. SIT showed their appre-
citation Of our town to have them wear
their pretty gowns" said one. Eyes.
and what a pretty picture it made to
look at" said another Anyway, wo-
men have right to wear what they
please" said a third, land / know
enough about the husbands of those
have nretty gowns " which satt,e5 a.
p1ff tho t. |