The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-05-27
WOMEN CHOOSE
MRS. RICHARDS
Head Of Iowa Federation OF Clubs
For Coming Two Years.
MORE HOSPITALS AND TREES
Two Good Things Urged in Closing
Session of Biennial at Dav-
export. Many New
Clubs in State.

Davenport, Ia, May 22.-Mrs. julian
Richards, of Waterloo, was elected
president of the Iowa State Federation
of Womens clubs by majority OF
70, over Mrs. A. e. Shipley, Of Des
Moines.
Mrs. Richards total vote was It's,
Mrs. Shipley's 9S.
Mrs. ]. w. Watzeck, of Davenport,
was elected vice-president, receiving
total of 23S votes to Al for Mrs. J.
o. Swiney. Mrs. H. M. Towner, OF
Corning, was chosen recording secre-
tary by vote of 234. Mrs. Freeman
Conway, of Ames received 1913 for
corresponding secretary to ITO for
Mrs. ]. C. Jackson. Mrs. B, B. Clark,
of Red Oak, was elected general fed
| GRAFTON state secretary by a vote OF
$50 against 20 for Mrs. J. Tobin, OF
Davenport For treasurer, Mrs. Mary
Johnson, of Humboldt, received lbs
votes and Mrs. Horace Z. Deemer, OF
Red Oak, 116. Mrs. Park Holbrook,
of Onawa, received 226 votes for audi
tor, and Mrs. E. w. lockwood, OF
Iowa City. AZ.
Following are delegates to the gen.
eral federation biennial to be held
in Cincinnati, May /, 1910: Mrs. J. ..
Swiney, of Davenport; Mrs j. w.
Corey, of Spencer; Mrs. b. b. Clark,
of Red Oak; Mrs H. ]. Howe, of Mar
shalItown; Mrs. A. E. Shipley, of Des
! Moines; Mrsr. L. l.. ,ohnson, of Wat
/ erloo; Mrs. Matt Farrott, of Waterloo.
| The district chairmen are: Mrs. e..
/ A. Blair, of Columbus Junction; Mrs.
j. A. Meier, of Iowa City; Mrs. W.
| w. Hamilton, of Clarion; Mrs. p. j..
Miles, of Oelwein; Mrs. Geo.. w.
| Darling, of Marshalltowf: Mrs. Gree
| lee, of Richland; Mrs. Clyde Brenton,
of Dallas Center; Mrs. Jessie X, Hill
| and, of Osceola; Mrs. b. Clark, OF
Red Oak; Mrs. F.ances E. Whitley,
4 of Webster City. and Mrs. Rolla w.
4 Woods, of Sutherland.
Sioux City has asked for the next
meeting, which Will be awarded by
the executive committee.
Hospitals and Trees.
/ The club women are impressed with
the need of greater hospital privileges
for the smaller towns and rural COM
munities, and heartily endorse the
movement for hospital extension and
/ pledge themselves to use all possible
influence to secure greater good to
each community from the provisions
/ of the hospital legislation enacted by
the last session of the Iowa legisla-
| ture, which provides for the estaD-
lishment and maintenance of hospit-
ais in each county in Iowa.
4 Mrs. ]. G.. Hutchinson, of Ottumwa,
chairman of civic Improvement and
forest committee, suggests that 1000
trees be planted in Iowa on March 10,
1910. She urges the women of Iowa
to suspend their club work on that
date and devote their time to out
door life.
| 379 Clubs In State.
The strength of the Iowa Fedora
ton of Womans clubs can be better
understood if few figures are given.
There are 379 clubs in the state with a
membership of 4,2S2, not including 9l5
who are listed as honorary members.
The corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Mary Calkins Chassell, reported hay
ing written 463 letters and to have
received 496 She has addressed 1850
envelopes. Reports show large in
crease in membership IN all but two
districts. The Fifteenth district leads,
and the Fourteenth, in Davenport
alone. is second, while the first dis
trict is third with large gains in o.
Brien county.