Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-28

AL q recent Mectlu8 Va thS Oo~'u -
the Iowa federation. 1t was reported
that many inquiries are coming to the
offices in regard to the past presidents
fund, and that this fund has been con-
fused with the endowment fund, to
which our state federation Is already
pledged. It should be understood tnat
the two funds have no connection as
the past presidents plan Is not unoer
the direction Of the general federation
and was not submitted to the Iowa
federation board. 1t IS evident tnat
and corporation which local CLUBS may
give to this plan Is matter between
themselves and the past presidents
committee.
It II pleasant news that the Iowa
delegation to the biennial In June Is
placed in the Congress Hotel, with tne
board of the general federation. rms Is
probably due to the influence OF the
general federation recording secretary
Mrs. H. F. Keefe. Of Nebraska. Iowa
ia her special charge. Notice mas oeen
sent to all Iowa Clubs belonging 10 tne
general federation. and to all state
DELEGATES and alternates. that rooms
should be engaged now for the conven-
ton in Chicago. IL they desire to De
placed with the Iowa delegation at
their headquarters. Since the local
biennial board has decided that, dur.
ing that convention OF 1914. there snall
be no hotel designated as "onlcial
headouarters''-theA Auditorium theater
In the headquarters-ith hopes, by 1u-
dicious placing together OF state deie-
cations, to equalize the patronage OF
the hotels named herein and to avoid
all crowding.
An original nation wide campaign
to advertise the biennial meeting OF the
General Federation of Womens cluos'
which will be held in Chicago In June.
was formulated this week at the maj
meeting of the Chicago biennial board.
which held an all day session In Hotel
La Sale. Mrs. George Bass presided.
The plan for advertisement Will De
in the form Of seal. similar TO the
Christmas Red Cross seals. These VIII
be sent to the women's clubs IN every
state in the union with the request
that the members use them on all the
letters and parcels mailed from jan
uary to June Of this year. It Is ex-
pected that several million of these
stamps will carry tho news OF Chicago s
meeting Of club women to every part OF
the world within the six months. and
the meeting will be one Of the largest
in the annals of the federation.
The following clubs have come into
the Federation since the last bulletin:
sorosis Society. Earlham; Ruskin Cir
Gle. Shenandoah; Hawthorn club
Boone.
A called meeting of the executive
committee of the I. F. w. c. will con-
slider the subject Of the past presidents
committee of the general federation.
This subject is creating considerable
discussion among club members JUST
now. It is expected also that final ar
raneements viii be made at this meet
ing for incorporating the Iowa Fedora
ton. As the Scholarship & Loan Funo
COMMITTEES has q large fund. the FEEDER
alton should incorporate to protect the
Committee from possible loss.
Mrs. Eta; Agnew, treasurer OF the
iowa Federation. reports 1872 clubs have
paid 1914 dues. Eight more clubs
will entitle Iowa to an additional dele
gate to the General Federation.
DUBUQUE women's Club has mem.
bership of 387. The ladies recently
realized $1,123.72 from the society cir
Gus given for the new club house FUND
since the Iowa Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs worked for the recently
passed law providing for a woman rae
tory inspector for the state. 1t will Dc
of interest to know that Mrs. Ellen M
Rourke was given the position, and
the inspection Of department stores
laundries. garment houses. and candy
factories was assigned to iler. The law
has been in effect for 80 short time
that nothing further than the regular
work had been attempted before
Christmas Mrs Rourke Will take UP
special cases this year and will give
an exceedingly interesting report later
Womens clubs thruout the state OF
Iowa will be provided series Of lee
lures on all phases of social welfare by
the university Of Iowa's new extension
division. More than twenty themes
will be covered and stereopticon views
will illustrate many of the discourses
by leading Iowa men and women. Some
of the subjects are 1.-The Boy Prob
lem." 1.-The Milk Question" House
CoptroS