Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-05-27
A GREAT CONVENTION.
a Harmonious Meeting And A Sue
cessful Gathering.

A Harmonious Meeting And A Sue
cessful Gathering.
The Eighth Annual Meeting Of the
Iowa State Federation of Colored
Women's clubs is thing of the past,
they came, they saw, and they con-
quered. without doubt this meet
ing, just closed Wednesday night
was the largest attended and most
successful meeting OF the women s
clubs that has ever been held. Near
ly 50 delegates responded to their
names when the roll was called.
They were here from Keokuk. to
Sioux City, and they enjoyed the
entire meeting from the time they
eat their first supper given by the
Mary Church Terrell club at Union
Congregational church till they said
farewell at the reception given them
by the Y. M. p. Association at their
hall on Ninth and Park streets.
Mrs. C. B. Lewis of Davenport, presi-
ded with the dignity and ability
that was befitting any able president
as she made. The program that has
run several times,so we will not
name each except those that were
added and have not been mentioned.
Monday May 23. Afternoon Session:
This afternoon was taken up in
organizing the committee work of
the different committees, also the
report of the credential committee.
Supper was served at Union Con-
gregational church which was beau
tifully decorated with the colors and
flowers representing the M. G. T.
club. They seated so people at one
time. The evening reception at the
A. M. Il. church where all the regu-
lar sessions were held, the printed
program was carried out as printed.
Tuesday morning the convention
opened proper with all the interest
and yigor characteristic to the orga-
Itizatfon, the papers read, songs sung
and actresses delivered were well
prepared. At this session Editor
John T. Thompson was introduced
and delivered very strong and in
structiye address, then Mrs. Hatcher
of st. Paul, Miss Robinsin Of Cleve-
land, Ohio, teacher in the Public
schools and Miss George Blackburn
Of Buxton, teacher in the Public
school were al introduced and made
addresses, also Mrs. J. G.. Reid OF
Ottumwa, Miss P. Sellers of Everly
Iowa spoke.
Afternoon session.
This session was we'll attended and
no men were allowed to be present
while the subject OF Social Purity
was being discussed by Mrs. Cover
nor B. f. Carroll, who made a fine
address to the Federation. The
evening sessions were carried out as
per schedule, tn principle address
was that of the presidents annual
address which was fine and well de-
livered by Mrs. Lewis. We hope some
day to publish it.
Wednesday morning the reports OF
the various committees, the regular
program and the introducing OF visi-
tors as S. Joe Brown. Rev. /. N.
Daniels, Rev. l.. Woolrich, Jesse
Graves, Rev. S. Bates, Rev. T. L.
Griffith of Des Moines; A. G. Clark
OF Oskaloosa, l. l.. Brown OF Marsh
alltown, Rev. Maize of Buxton; Rev.
J. C. Reid Of Ottumwa and others.
The afternoon session was largely at
tended to the continuation OF the
regular program. The election or
officers. which resulted as fol-
lows: Mrs. S. Joe Brown Of Des
Moines and Miss Jessie Walker OF
Marshalltown were placed in nomi-
nation Of which, Mrs. Brown receiv-
ed % votes and Miss Walker 20
Miss Walker having received a ma
iority of votes she was declared cleo
ted First Vice President Mrs. j..
w. Tucker, Mrs. s. Joe Brown and
J. p. hamilton; the first ballot.
Tucker 10, Brown 20, and Hamilton
8; second ballot, Tucker "a, Brown
90, Mrs. Tucker elected. For Second
Vice President. Mrs. Morgan OF
Sioux City received 5, Wii4lams OF
Ottumwa, 13, Rush of Des Moines 8
and Owens of Ottumwa 13, second
ballot; Rush 80 and Owens 19 for
Recording Secretary. Mrs. Suth-
erlin received 13 and Mrs.
Thompson Of Muscatine "a for Cor.
Secty., Mrs. Hattie Hutchinson Of
Buxton was unanimously elected
Treasurer. State organizer, Mrs. 8.
Joe Brown won out on the first bal
lott. For Chaplain, Mrs. Geo Pat
ton was unanimously reelected. The
evening session the installation Of
the newly elected officers, then the
delegates and visitors went to the
rooms OF the Young Mems Progress
i've Association where a programme
and refreshemnts were served. this
ended the best and most successful
session Of Federation in Iowa. The
cuts of the newly elected officers, al
SO the committees, will appear next
week. I: s55 III "A
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