Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-11-02
lAluse oLUss IN
DISTRICT MEETING.

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4 Ktth seyenty -one women regis
cred before the opening session
M 80 o'clock Thursday after
\ aoon the Ninth district conven-
X pn Of the Iowa Federated Wo-
mans clubs began a most inter
eting program here, which con
81 tihued until Friday noon. The
was an ideal one and the
Members Of the Art club and the
s.s qprOvement league yof Missouri
q naiey, who acted as hostesses,
81 hed neglected nothing that could
md 70 the comfort and pleasure
4 4 81 their guests.
The meeting was held in the
q auditorium of the Methodist
OhurCh, with Mrs. u. nj. Junkin,
4 the district chairman, presiding.
M she fact that Mrs. Francis r..
I: Vhitley Of Webster City, the
I state president, was unable to be
esent was a great disappoint-
nent, as she had been scheduled
N address at the evening
eeSsi0n. Mrs. Whitley was i'll
ma sent word Thursday after
1Dn that it would be impossible
a Tor her to be there.
The Invocation was given by
a ~. David Miller and the address
g welcome was given by Mrs.
Dah Finley, president Of the I'm
4 r0vement league, who expressed
the great pleasure the club wo-.
men felt in having the convention
y daleg9tes as their guests.
Mrs. f. Z. 1ngman of villisca
yaB to have given the response
4cs the address of welcome, but
yaB unable to be present and
Mrs. Renig of Griswold spoke in
her place, thanking Missouri Val
NY for its welcome. &.
i;sS Tells Of NlissIon Play.
AlA especially interesting feat
esl Z the afternoon pnogram
talk given by John Steven
sSorarty, author and manager.
.sS MI the Mission Play" which is
y 9 Omaha this week. Mr.. Nc
81 J. party told of the growth of his
idea and Of the meaning and sig
Ilificance of the play; which has
leen given many hundreds Of
~ ia the mission at San Car.
q kioi. before he conceived the idea
q bringing it east. He is a CAL
tf0rnia enthusiast and closed his
talk with q few lines of beautiful
original verse, just California. !"
IN arranging the music for s,le
B program Mrs. Junkin adopted the
plan Of using singers from the
musical departments of the diff
1erent clubs in the district, and
ut the afternoon, session numbers
& were given by the Treble Clef
quartet sextet from the music de-
Ipartment Of the Monday club of
II Ned Oak, and a trio from the
Treble Clef club Of Extra. In the
eyening solos were given by Miss
GrNtchen Crawford of the M. C. P.
club Of Atlantic and Mrs. w. H.
& rebs Of Sioux City.
An Illustrated talk on "Our
State Institutions was given in
1 the evening by Mrs. Charles G..
N4lner Of Atlantic, chairman of
Tho civil service reform commit
tee. At q meeting of the commit
tee last year it was decided to
4 n1ke tour~of the different in
sfitutions under the state board
Of control and whenever possible
/ secure pictures illustrative of the
work being done there and Civ
ing an idea Of the buildings and
general plan followed. The work
proved most interesting and the
s,ommittee has a fine set of pic
4 lures, which are entertainingly
4 Explained by Mrs. Walner and
& rive much information with re-
n 9ard to Iowa institutions.
sss's Change Program.
AZ wass necessary to change the
ii slssr of the program and Mrs.
n Junkin called for the reports and
Il suggestions from the state COM
mitfee before having the roll call
4 ana the reports of delegates.
Communications were read
rom the conservation commit
which appeals specially to the
0lnb women Of Iowa to use their
s. fIuence toward the establish
&; aant Of the proposed national
park 81 cGregor, along the line
a their effort to conserve the
I 14ural scenery. Mrs. B. B.
etlE Of Red Oak, formerly pres
8 6ht of the state federation, at
request OF Mrs. Junkin, told
eONething OF the plan and rec
d that the women inter