Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-21
NEXT BIENNIAL OF IOWA CLUB
FEDERATION GOES TO NORTH.
WEST CITY.
NOT MUCH POLITICS
IN CONTESTS FOR OFFICE
Women Listen to Several Lecture. Of
Extraordinary Merit-Luneheon Ten
dered by Outing Club Happy Affair
Pastures Of Thursdays Program
General Iowa News.
special to rimes-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Davenport, May 21.-There Is nor
has been no evidence Of great polit-
ical strife in the club women's
biennial and the many inquiries that
were being made yesterday before the
casting of the informal ballot plainly
indicated that but few if any had can
didates for whom they were working.
There is often heard the remark that
it is we'll to scatter the honors and
that the smaller towns and cities
should have representation on the
board. Some of the most faithful and
efficient workers the federation has al
ways had have been those who came
from the small towns of the state.
The high class of lecturers that has
been procured to demonstrate the var
ious departments Of the federation in
dictate the educational advantages that
are open to club women as we'll as the
philanthropic opportunities to work
for the moral and physical uplift Of
all.
DR.. Richard Burton, of the Univers-
ity Of Minnesota, gave a brilliant lee
ture on 1.-THE Relation of Literature to
Life on Wednesday evening and was
followed by President George E. Mac
Lean, of the Iowa State University,
who had for his theme, Scientific
Child Study" Both of these were under
the club program committee and indi-
Gated the high standard this commits
| tee had set for it's work.
| Thursday there came first the social
service committee who made report
| thru it's chairman, Mrs. j. G. Cum
Minis, of Des Moines, and the speakers
who presented the interests of this
committee were DIR. G. Hardy Clark, of
Waterloo, who spoke on "The Black
Plague and it's Control" and later it
ed in full that those at home might
all have the benefit of its suggestions
and knowledge of its warnings.
The household economic committee
was presented by it's chairman, Mrs
j. w. Cory, of Spencer, who told of the
study of these practical subjects in
fifty-two clubs in the state and of the
| time that is given in the district meet
ings to the discussion of practical
housekeeping matters. This committee
| introduced three speakers, DR.. ]. w
Kline, of Fort Dodge who spoke on 1.-THE
Control of tuberculosis" and of the
necessity for prompt action in Iowa il
we would save its citizens.
The library conference was held II
the Davenport public library stimuli.
taneously with the morning session II
st. Johns church under the leadership
of it's chairman, Mrs. Warren Garst, Of
Des Moines.
Thursday was a day given over more
especially to social and society affair:
and many dinners were given. Sis
hundred women enjoyed the luncheon
served at the Outing Club by the Dav.
export club women and later the toast!
that were given under the leadership
of Mrs. Maria Purdy Peck, chairman
of the local biennial board who acte,
as toastmistress and happily intro
duced the ex-presiderlts, Mrs. Berry
hill, Mrs. w. H. Bailey, both Of De
,Moines, Mrs. H. j. Howe, of Marshall
town, Mrs. Hutchinson, of Ottumwa, an,
Mrs. Cory spoke for Mrs. Fletcher an
Mrs. B. B. Clark read letter, iron
Mrs. J.-J. Seerley. Mrs. Nash, the pres
ent president then responded and the
came Mrs. Phillip N. Moore, the gen
eral federation president followed b
Mrs. B. F. Carroll, Of Des Moines, an
Mrs Kate Upson Clark. Wit and brigh
stories made the wisdom Of these at
ter dinner speakers and the tim
passed quickly until told the cars wer
in waiting to convey the company t
the boat where delightful sail on tn
river, was made and many histori
places visited. It was rare afternoo
and will not soon be forgotten by tn
hundreds who participated in tn
pleasures so generously bestowed.
Sioux City will be the next place 70
the biennial to meet In 1911