The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-02-26
BIENNIAL REPORT.
(By Mrs. Dymae Jones. J

10 the PRESIDENT ana Ladies In AT
tendance at the State Federation,
as Delegate to the Boston BIZ
ennial the following Report is
submitted. x
On Monday morning, June ~,
1908, the directors of the General
Federation met to discuss routine
\ business and the carrying out OF the
program for the week In the after
noon the Massachusetts State FEEDER
alton gave reception at the rooms
OF the New England Women's Club,
to all the officers, delegates and all
ternates in attendance at the conven-
tion
on Monday evening Symphony hall
was packed from pit to dome when
the concert by members OF Symphony
orchestra conducted by Gustave
Straube was given as musical
greeting by Massachusetts State Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clubs to General
Federation Of Women's Clubs.
The large hall was beautiful with
its life statues Of eminent composers
and the stage setting representing a
garden In old French style, with a
profusion OF green and foliage, while
from the lower balcony ornamented
in the style OF the old palace at YER
sailles, waved the General Federation
motto, Unity in Diversity" made a
picture long to be remembered by
those in attendance.
AS the orchestra played the Over
ture to Oberon by Weber, the vast
audience seemed spellbound and as
Schuberts Unfinished Symphony in
B Minor was finished the ladies'
rose enmasse to do homage to Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe, who entered the
room leaning on the arm Of her
daughter.
Thus closed the first day OF the
federation, but the real work Of the
week commenced on Tuesday morn
J ing with the meeting OF the council.
Council.
On Tuesday morning, June 90, the
council met in Chickering hall, and
began the discussion of matters strict
ly relating to the federation, Its du-
ties to other national organizations
and other organizations duties to 1t,
the duties and responsibilities OF
delegates and alternates, transfers of
membership, business obligations OF
the clubs, and the value of biennial
reports. Under the first topic dis
cussed from the testimony of several
state presidents II seems that national
organization s0f every sort assume
that this General Federation of
Women's Clubs is allied with all
forward and uplift movements OF the
day and that its interest Is, therefore,
to be invited continually for their
projects, but other institutions seek
its support from good motives.
Mrs. Decker said, that roughly
speaking, she had received about
1000 requests during her term of Of
flee, including one for an indorse-
ment Of certain kind of soap, that
the manufacturer thought could in
this way be brought before the
public. Mrs. Decker further said,
that she thought it would be wise for
the general federation to announce 1t
self as having sympathetic interest
with other public organizations, and
that this idea be kept in view by club
women until another convention
when perhaps, some definite action
might be taken on the subject.
Under the next topic for discussion,
The Duties and Responsibilities of
Delegates and Alternates," Mrs.
Percy ". Pennypacker said that she
thought every delegate to every BIZ |
ennial should be impressed with the
of carrying back to the
women at home all the earnest
phases Of the convention as well as of
the frivolous side,
Some one replied to this with the
suggestion, that it was quite impossi-
BILE for one delegate to report from all
sessions Of a convention and that each
delegate should be assigned to the
addresses and conferences in one de-
partment.
This brought out discussion regard
Ing the publication OF report of the
biennial and Mrs. Joseph Dibrell of
Texas, finally moved that the General
Federation issue reports Of this BIZ
snnial as in the past and that clubs
through their state federation presi-
Tents, signify to the publishers before
the number of copies de-
fred. The motion was unanimously
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