The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-29
N. f. c. MEET At SAUK
CENTER IS A SUCCESS

Sank Center, Mimi. September
T.-St. Paul was decided upon as
the meeting place for the State Fed
GRAFTON of Women's club at it's mid
winter breakfast this season, at the
opening session of the seventeenth
annual convention of the state body
here yesterday morning. The morn
ing was devoted to council and
executive board meeting at which
the question of providing an organ
for the state home school for girls
at Sank Center was the principal
topic of discussion. After expressions
of opinion by Mrs. c. G.. Higbee,
Mrs. John Schwartz, Mrs. Laura
Closer of st. Paul, Mrs. p. j.
Scharg of Dodge Center, Mrs. Will
ina Anderson Gilman of Minneapo-
lis, Mrs. NJ. b. Lewis of Minneapo-
lis and Miss Harriet Fox OF the
boys detention home. st. Paul. up
on the motion of Mrs. T. G. Kinney
of Minneapolis the matter was re-
ferred until after the visit to the
home school tomorrow.
Organ Premium on Bad Behavior.
Mrs. p. ]. Scharg of the Fortnight
her club does not approve of pro-
her club does not approve of pro-
viding an organ for the school, as il
tends to put premium on bad be-
havior. and makes the institution
too attractive.
I'VE should rather do more TO
keep the girl from going to the
school, said Mrs. Scharg, land
not endeavor to make the school
so attractive that it will be a pleas
ant experience to be there
Music is one of the great reform
atory agencies in the world said
Mrs. Higbee, land | think it would
do nothing to encourage anything |
but better behavior to provide the !
school with means for good and per-
manent music
Mrs. Fox stated that at the boys
detention home i'm St. Paul, where !
there is but an old organ, the boys |
are always enthusiastic about mu-
sic, and the organ is never without !
a player.
Would Develop Musicians.
Mrs.. Gilman of Minneapolis ar /
gued that good organ and a teach !
er in the school would result in the |
development of interest in music by
the delinquent girls, and also in the
encouragement to them to make it
a means of livelihood.
In every fifteen girls there will
surely be an acceptable player" said
Mrs. Gilman, land surely thatwould
be worth while. 1t would encouraged
a love of the beautiful, and might /
lead to some OF them taking up mu-
sic. professionally. A letter sent out /
by the state federation asking for
consideration of this problem has
brought replies from twenty-one |
clubs to the effect that they will
gladly help in the purchase of the
organ. Virginia has pledged SIS and
lIibbing So"
Regarding Committee Makeup.
A proposition was made this
morning to combine the charities
and corrections and social hygiene
committees for the purpose OF en-
larging both and gaining strength
by combination; then, If necessary
for better work, to divide the COM
mittee into departments.
The question of the federation !,
buying number of books contain
ing the report of Mrs. Caroline
Bartlett Cranes Investigations in
Minnesota was also discussed, the
books to be distributed throughout
the state. This will be decided up
on after DIR. Bracken of the state
board of health arrives and presents
the report, which has not yet been /
published in pamphlet form.
The invitation from st. Paul for
the state body to hold it's mid.win
ter meeting in ST. Paul was extend
ed by Mrs. Barney Rosing, president
of the fourth district
Candidate Is Present.
Mrs. Edgar HI. Loyhed, nominee
for president, to succeed Mrs. Hig-
bee, was present at the opening ses-
sion. There Is no other candidate
Tor the ONCE, but the fifth district,
Minneapolis, is anticipating exciting
competition for the presidency of t
that district. The candidates are
Mrs. Buchanan and Mrs. Sherman,
and the two factions who are sup
porting these candidates are doing
considerable campaigning. The en-
tire state will vote on the election.
and this is the only district in
which there Is any competition for
the office of president, which is
also one of the vice presidencies
OF the state. organization.
Welcomed BY Mrs. Hiabse.
At the afternoon session, Mrs. c.
G. Higbee welcomed the delegates;
Miss Annabel Emerson of Sank
Center led the invocation; Mrs. A.
Barto of Sank Center gave the adj
dress of welcome, and Miss Mar
garet j. Evans, the first president
of the federation, greeted the meet
ing. The following officers made
reports: Mrs. H. A. Tomlinson, ST. /
Paul, vice president at large; Mrs.