The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-21
COME NEXT WEEK
That's When Federation Women
Visit Sank Centre
TO STAY THREE DAYS
Program of Good Things Which the
Public is Generously lnyit-
ed to Share

The annual meeting of the Mime
sofa Federation of Women's Clubs
will be held in Sank Centre next week
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
26, 81, %. The program
has not yet been issued but enough
has been ascertained to enable The
Herald to announce that it will be
good one.
In the neighborhood of two hun
dred visitors are expected here to at
tend the meeting, the majority of
them, of course, being delegates from
the federated clubs. Monday night
the delegates will begin to arrive. a
special car being attached to the Win
nipeg Flyer to accommodate those
who desire to be early on the scene of
operations.
Local committees have completed
all necessary arrangements for hand
ling the convention. The day ses-
sions with the exception of those on
Wednesday. are to be held in the
Congregational church and the eve
ming meetings in the Opera House.
The homes of Sank Centre people
have been thrown open to accommo-
date the delegates, though some will
be entertained at the hotels. Mrs. e.
j. Lewis has charge Of the registra-
ton and has this work thoroughly
systematized. She has card system
which enables here to handle the mat
ter expedite usly. Up to Thursday
morning Mrs. Lewis had received no.
tice from over 80 women delegates
and others. who had indicated their
intention of attending the meeting.
Tuesday morning, at $50, the coun-
Gil will meet. This will be followed,
on hour later, by the meeting of the
executive board.
AT 1:3O the convention proper will
open, Miss Annabel Emerson giving
the invocation, Mrs. A. Barto the ad-
dress of welcome and Mrs. G. G. Hig-
bee the response. Then will follow
reports of different officers and other
routine business At 4 o'clock the
visitors will be taken in automobiles
to'Spring Park where they will be
rendered an informal reception by
Mrs. w. o. P. Hilsdale at her summer
cottage. Tuesday evening, at the
Opera House, Mrs. Fannie French
Morse will give talk on the Girls
School. This is to be followed by a
round table on the subject of ''Hy-
giene' in which several women physi-
clans will take part.
Wednesdays session will be held at
the Minnesota Home School for Girls
opening at 9 a. m. At l p. m. the
the Board of Control and Mrs. Morse
will entertain the delegates at an in
formal luncheon. Gov. Eberhart and
Mrs. Eberhart are expected to be pres
ent and the governor is slated for a
talk. There will be brief talks by
other guests. Wednesday evening, at
the Opera House, Hon. L. c. Spooner
of Morris will deliver an address on
the topic "Why You are Needed"
Balloting for officers will begin on
Wednesday and the vote will be count
ed Thursday. There will be papers
on different subjects and there will
also be considerable business trans
acted. Mrs. G. G. Higbee, who has
held the office of president for foul
years will, it is understood, retire
Mrs. f. H. Loyhed of Fairbault Is
said to be prominent candidate fol
the presidency. Vice-presidents are
to be elected in five of the nine dis
tricts and already there is evidence o.
some lively skirmishing by candidates
Thursday evening there will be al
elaborate musical program in tn,
Opera House. Among the artist