The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
RECEPTION At LIBRARY
LAST TUESDAY EVENING
DELEGATES Eltertailed At Luncheon at Or.
nonte Hotel BY the Virginia Study
cIyb lad Have Opportunity
to See The City

feuefaLlOn OF women S CLUBS. CN-
ty-five delegates representing 10
organizations were present. The
sessions were held in the public
library and the convention as a
whole was one of the most success
full ever held by the federtion. The
delegates were entertained during
their stay in the city by the MEM
bers of the Virginia Study club
and were given ample opportunity
to see the Queen City of the Range
to the best advantage.
A number of the delegates arriv-
ed Monday evening, while others
came in Tuesday morning. ALI
We're the guest of the Virginia
Study club at a luncheon at the
Ormonde hotel Tuesday at 1
o'clock.
The first session was held at the
library at 2:30 and was presided
over by Mrs. C. C. Mccarthy Of
Grand Rapids. The address of well
come was by Mrs. C. M. Doorway.
1t extended a cordial welcome to
the visitors, outlined to- them some
of the things of which Virginia is
proud, it's schools, it's public build
ings, mines, parks and big sawmill
plants and gave as. we'll an inter-
esting resume of the strides the
city has made in a business way
during the past few years, calling
attention to the fact that it was the
best home city on the ranges as
we'll as outdone by none in point
of civic pride and interest.
The response was by Mrs. James
Slaven OF Sandstone. 1t was a
courteous acknowledgment of the
welcome given the delegates as we'll
as an interesting review of what
the women's clubs of the eighth
district had accomplished, We're
doing and hoped to do in the fu-
ture. Mrs. Slaven called attention
to the fact that the sphere of use
fulness of the work of women's
clubs was constantly being broad
ened. Self-culture, she said, was
not today the prize object of wo-
mems club work. Their interest
had extended to matters. of civic
pride, to a scientific study of hon.
economics and a study as well ,
every problem affecting home well
fare. The visiting state officers,
Mrs. E. H. Loyhed Of Faribault,
president, and Mrs. P. L. DeVoist
of Duluth, vice president at large
were welcomed by Mrs. C. C. Nc
earthly. Mrs. Loyhed responded
in a pleasing five minutes talk.
"The Home Efficient" was the
subject of an interesting paper by
Mrs. R. P. Boyington of the Duluth
Garden and Flower society. The
financial, social and administrative
side of home life was treated in an
Instructive and original manner.
Mrs. J. A. Reyes of Duluth read
a paper On The Economic Home
-Woman's Function i'm Home Ec-
onomics. The Civic Home-HoW
70 Promote and Encourage Patriot
ism and Loyalty to Nation anO
Community" was the subject of an
able paper by Mrs. F. C. Whiting
Of Virginia. Mrs. Frank Coventry
and Mrs. tombstone of Hibbing LED
an interesting discussion of 1.-The
Latest View, Educational" A dis
cussion of the question ''Are
Schools Efficient?" was participant
ed in by Mrs. Loyhed, Mrs. De-
Voist, Mrs. K. A. Ostergren, Mrs
Robert Spiegel, Mrs. Dwyer, Mrs
Boyington and Mrs. Buell..
The closing paper of the Tues
day afternoon session emphasized
the need of careful medical mspec-
ton and supervision in the schools
Its subject was 1.-The Conservation
of the Child and it was given by
Mrs. P. Olesen Of Cloquet.
At the Tuesday evening session
the husbands of the members Of
the Virginia Study club were in
vited. There was a program Of
readings, music and vocal and in
strumental. ''Eugenics," was the
subject of an address by DR.. Mary
Mccoy of Duluth that commanded
close attention and aroused much
interest. A reception followed.
! The convention was concluded
with the morning session Wednes-
day. It was opened with a violin
solo, Der Fohn Der Haide," by
Keler-Bela rendered by Mr.. Ru-
dolph Olsen. There was synpo.
SUM of talks on Helpful Influ-
ences'' in which Mrs. Loyhed gave
a talk on Ideal Country Life;;'
Mrs. Frances Earhart of Duluth
on Constructive Influences" Mrs
IL. Devoist on "The Need of Wo.
men on State Boards" and: Mrs. K
"A, Ostererea Of Duluth on 'Tht