The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-10
FEDERATION OF wo.S.Ns CLUBS

1t was the pleasure of the writer to
attend the Federation of Womens
Clubs at Milbank week before last and
the the effort made in getting to that
city emphasizes the crying need of
more and better railroad facilities to
and from Brookings. We went via.
WATERFOWL. there taking lie Great
Northern. At first we were told to
go as far as South Shore and later to
Stockholm and drive the remainder
of the way. This we did, but were
advised again to drive to Twin Brooks
and take the train from there to Mil
bank. We found South Shore to be a
pleasant little town, situated on a
beautiful sheet of water called Pun
ished Woman's" Lake, of which there
is an interesting Indian legend. Stock
holm. the next station, as its name
implies, is Swedish town. The coun-
try about it is rolling and well ad-
apted to stock raising, which the
farmers are principally engaged in.
They shipped six cars of cattle the
day We were there, and here also is
one of the largest creameries in the
state. From here we drove to Twin
Brooks distance of nine miles. The
road was surely rocky and hilly, but
through very picturesque country
We took the train here for Milbank.
Ladies, representing the two clubs of
the city met our party consisting of
the delegates from Pierre aud Fort
Pierre and BrOOkings, and escorted
us in carriages to the library building
where with others we registered
The Federation assembled Tuesday
in the Congregational church and the
sessions We're all pleasant and profit
able. Seventeen clubs Were represent
ed. The papers by different delegates
indicated that they were thoroughly
in touch with their subject. Music
was furnished by local talent and one
of the numbers was given by Miss
Seide a former college student and
teacher of this city. She was mar
ried the next day, Sept. 26 to Rev. Her
bert Trell. The president, Mrs Stuten-
roth, was given a large bouquet Of
roses at the opening Of the Fedora
ton and at its close she and Mrs.
Hendricks, the vice president were pre-
sented with beautiful bouquets of pink
carnations. All flowers We're present
ed by the local clubs. After general
business and discussions We're con
Guided the meeting adjourned This
was a meeting to elect delegates and
their alternates to attend the biennial
at Boston next year among whom
were Mrs. Hendricks and Mrs. An
drews, former Brookings ladies. Thurs
day morning We went to OrtOnVille
by train and We're taken to the Col
umbian hotel to dinner, after which
Mr.. DOane Robinson gave us a lecture
entitled South Dakota Romance and
Heroism in its History OF course
it was good the author implies that
at least. Then q few tOastS were re-
spOnded to, one to our president; to
our hosteSses and to the city Of Mil
bank, in a pleasing and appropriate
manner. We were then escorted to
the boat for a ride on that beautiful
sheet Of water, Bigstone lake. We
visited the Chautauqua grounds and
the islands. Time and space will not
allow us to say all We would like to
of Milbank or the royal entertainment
bestowed upon us by its citizens 1t
is 4 pretty place of about 1000 mhab-
itantS has a COmmOdiOuS Carnegie Ii
brary and large school building, nearly
new. Here we visited Miss Esther
PIERCE, a Brookngs girl, and were es-
cOrted by her all through the building,
and found it perfect in every detail.
In coming home we drove TO La
Bolt, a town next east from Stock
holmholm, and almost directly south
Of Milbank about fourteen miles, and
would advise anyone wishing to go
there from here to go that way as the
roads are level and teams can be Sc
cured at LaI}olt
BY invitation from the vice presi-
dent, Mrs Hendricks, the Federation
will hold its next annual session at
Sioux Falls.
On our way home we visited at
Watertown and saw many of or for
mer Brookings people, among whom
were Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. Work and
family, Mrs. Bonesteel, Mrs. Lorimer
and daughters; all of whom were
well and prospecting, we should Judge.
Mrs. Anna LawShe