The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-01
Mrs. 7. G. Winter May Succeed
Mrs. Pennybacker

Duluth, Mimi. September 25.-Min-
nesota Is In line to capture the pres
idency OF the General Federation of
women's clubs.
For some time there has been talk
OF the eligibility of Mrs. 7. G. Win
ter of Minneapolis for the Office.
Mrs. Winter left Duluth yesterday
afternoon with Mrs. Percy V. Penny
hacker, the national president. for a
tour of the northwestern states. Mrs.
Pennybacker will be the guest of Mrs.
Winter i'm Minneapolis until tomorrow,
when they will both leave for Omaha.
Mrs. Winter will address many of
the state. and district declarations In
the west. In company with Mrs. Pen
nybacker.- and II is understood one OF
the purposes OF the tour is to boost
Mrs. Winter for the national presi-
dency.
Mrs. Winter Is chairman OF the lit
erature department OF the General
Federation, the work of which was
conceded at the Portland meeting OF
the National association to be the
best i'm the federation.
Minnesota never has had a woman
on the executive board of the general
federation. Candidates known in line
to succeed Mrs. Pennybacker are Mrs.
Josiah Cowles OF Los Angeles, Miss
Georgia Bacon of Boston and Mrs.
Samuel B. Sheath of Tiffin. Ohio.
The Minnesota federation will fol-
low the lead of the club women of St.
Paul and will work for q state meat
inspection law for Minnesota.
Mrs. William ]. Logue OF st. Paul
presented a resolution on the subject
too late for action before the close of
the last business session today. but
the executive board at it's last session
Endorsed the movement and will urge
all clubs I'm the states to cooperate to
get the legislation.
1.-The only soffition of the meat prob
lem for the large cities is to have
municipal slaughter houses" said Mrs.
Logue. I'VE must work for municipal
abattoirs for st. Paul. Minneapolis. and
Duluth"
The composition Of a song for the
Minnesota federation is under way.
and will be completed for use at the
biennial meeting In New York next
spring Mrs. NJ. f. Matthews of Mar
shall Is one OF the prime movers I'm
the work.
More than four hundred women were
taken up the st. Louis river yesterday
morning to the model city being built
I'm connection with q steel plant. e,
On their return the women were
guests OF the Duluth Commercial club
at a luncheon at the Country club.
Mrs j. L. Washburn of Duluth pre-
sided at the luncheon. Toasts were
responded to by Mrs. Pennybacker,
Mrs. Philip n. Moore of st. Louis,
Miss Lutte Stearns of Milwaukee. Miss
Helen varick Boswell of New York.
Mrs. Clatewood of st. Cloud, Mrs. F..
II. Loyhead of Faribault. Mrs. w. T..
Coe of Wayzata, Mrs. George o..
WEIGH Of Fergus Falls and Mrs. T. G..
Winter Of Minneapolis.
Mrs. Pennybacker said good-by ut
the luncheon. her parting advice be-
ing to send $50 women to the biennial
gathering next year. The executive
board voted 20 contribute 500 toward
the expenses of the federation presi-
dent to the biennial.
The convention delegates were en-
tertained last night by the Duluth
Drama league at a Greek pageant
given at the Curling rink. The st.
the pageant.
Work on the Minnesota insert for
the general federation magazine will
be Begin at once by Mrs. John ~.
Schwartz of st. Paul.