The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07
District Convention Of Women's
Clubs Held in Racine on
thursday, April 80
BEL0lT LEADER AS PRESIDENT
Many Club Woman from Southern wis
consin Listen to Very Interest
ing Program Prepared by the
Twentieth Century Club

The annual convention of the First
District Federation of Women S clubs
was held in the Good Shepherd church
in Racine Thursday. The Federation is
composed of twenty-six societies in all
parts of the first congressional district,
representing about two thousand mem
bers and up to one clock Thursday
afternoon tbirty-fve delegates were
registered.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs G. A. Emerson Of Beloit, president
of the federation After the invoca-
ton by Mrs. Olympia Brown of Racine
Mrs. T. w. Dickey, president of the Ra-
cine Twentieth Century club, delivered
the address of welcome. In welcoming
the delegates, Mrs. Dickey said that it
seemed but short time since she had
said the parting words at the GAINESVILLE
convention of year ago, but although
the time seemed short great things had
been accomplished She hoped that the
convention would take up the broken
thread and continue the work in man
ner in keeping with the standards set
by previous conventions.
Mrs. G. A. Emerson in responding to
the address Of welcome said that the
city of Racine was noted for it's hospi-
tality and that the delegates would be
royalty entertained She referred to
the first state convention as being held
in Racine as was also the first district
convention. She expressed the wish
that the First District Federation would
never be found wanting.
Following came the reports of the
various officers. The report Of Miss G..
L. Earle, the recording secretary, show
ed the Federation to be increasing in
numbers, there being at present about
two thousand members in the various
societies. Mrs. j. n Hanson Of Beloit,
the treasurer, detained at her home by
illness, Mrs. Martin Clancy Of Racine,
presented her report which showed the
Federation to be in a fourishing fnan-
cial condition.
Then came the three minute reports
from the different societies of the dis
trict. These reports showed what the
societies were doing in their home
towns and told how the work is being
accomplished The following clubs pre-
sented three minute reports; Beloit,
GAINESVILLE, Edgerton, Munroe and Ra-
cine.
The following officers were elected
at the morning session: President. Mrs.
9. A. Emerson of Beloit; first vice pres
ident9 Mrs. Geo. Farman Of Edgerton;
second vice president, Mrs. e. P. Kast-
Ter Of Racine; recording secretary, Mrs.
Robert Rote of Munroe; corresponding
secretary, Mrs Edward Salmon, Of Be
lott; treasurer, Mrs. Geo. Boss of Mil
ton; auditor, Mrs. 0. G. Colony Of
Evansville.
The credentials committee reported
the following ladies as heads Of the
respective committees who were then
elected by acclamation:
! Membership-Mrs G. d. Humphrey
of Whitewater.
Art-Mrs. Fl. D. Murdoch, Evansville.
Consumers League - Mrs, Vie III.
Campbell, Evansville.
Household Economics Whitney
Fisher, GAINESVILLE
Reciprocity-lrs. Amy Richardson.
Evansville.
The convention then adjourned to the
church parlors were dinner was served
by the. X W. G. A.
Probably the most important business
I, of the convention came up at the after
noon IS session, consideration for the
following amendments to the constitu-
Ition, Article Ill, Section 2. This per
tains to bill pending before the legis-
lature providing for the changing Of
the age of kindergarten children from
IA to years. Concerted action was
taken in favor Of the age remaining as
1T is, 4 years. Every single woman IS
club in the state of Wisconsin is ex-
pected to take similar action, in opposi-
ton to the change being made, the
child 4 years of age being considered
odd enough to attend kindergarten
school.
The remainder Of the program inclua
ed an address by Mrs. Charles Buell. Of
Madison, president of the W. S. F., of
Woman clubs, on the questions of the
kindergarten child age.
Also an address by Mrs. Janet B.
Day, of GAINESVILLE, on the subject:
Women on the School Board, = and
an address on ofThe Child in the Lii
brary'' by Miss Helene Il. Dickey,
Librarian of Chicago normal school.
In the evening a musical and liter
airy program was given.