Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-26
CLUBS
TO meet HERE
Twenty-First Annual Convention to
be Held at Congregational
Church, Oct. and ).
EVERYBODY CORDIALLY
INVITED TO ATTEND
The Entertaining Clubs Are the Mon
day Club and Current Events
Club. Big Banquet Thurs
day Evening.

The 1917 convention of the Fourth
district of the Iowa Federation of
Women's Clubs will be held in De-
corah, Thursday and Friday Oct. As.
A program of unusual merit has been
arranged by Mrs. Heiserman, of West
Union, the district chairman, with
the assistance of the entertaining
clubs, "The Current Events" and
THE Monday CluU", the members of
which are lending every possible as
sistaIce to make this session a pleas
urable event in club history The
convention opens Thursday afternoon
at 300 o'clock and closes after the
morning session on Friday. Enter
tainment over night and breakfast
may be secured by writing Mrs. I. w.
Brunt,' Decorah. Each federated
club is entitled to two delegates, one
of whom must give a five minute re-
port of the work done by the club she
represents, and written report must
also be filed with the convention Sec
retary.
A banquet and program to dele
gates will be given at the Methodist
church Thursday at six o'clock. and
on Friday at one o'clock a luncheon
will he given eat the same place.
The meeting of the clubs will take
place at the Congre gational church,
and an invitation is extended to ev-
erybody, men, as we'll as the women,
to attend Seventy-five or eighty
Federated Clubs will be represented
here.
The local officers are Mrs. A. c.
Woodward. president Monday Club,
and Mrs. Warren E. Hoyt of the Cur
rent Events. Mrs. H, F. Barthell of
this city is secretary of the conven-
ton.
Thursday Afternoon.
Call to order by chairman.
Song America"
Piano, eight hands-Waltz
"Moszkowski'', First piano, Mrs.
Marsh, Mrs. Miller; Second piano,
Miss Hustvedt, Mrs. Hobeck.
Invocation ....... DR.. NJ. Willett
La
..... DIR. Harriet B. Amy
Response, Mrs. Wm Larrabee, Jr.
Clermont.
Minutes of 1916 Convention.
Resume of Biennial -.
..... J.. Mrs. Blythe, Mason City
Vocal Solo, Downing" ..........
.... Mrs. w. c. Adams, Decorah
Switzerland of Iowa" ...
The Keepers of Gates of Tomorrow"
Rev. A. NJ. Jayne, Cedar Rapids
why Federate?"
........ Mrs. Evans, Corydan
Reading
..... Miss ,Nelle Jewell, Decorah
Evening Session.
Music.
"Womans Work for Democracy"
.... Miss Luella Read, Grinnell
Address ............ .....t.
State President, Mrs. John Watzek,
Davenport.
I"The Lady of Shallott" .......
-. Treble Clef Club, Decorah
Informal Social Hour IL Church Par
lors.
Friday Morning.
Piano number, two pianos ........
A Romance and a Waltz" First
piano, Mrs. Miller; Second piano,
Miss Hustvedt
Our Native Trees" ......
-. Mrs. Tuttle, Usage
Address -. NJ. S. Geske, McGregor
Roll Call and delegates report
Violin Solo. Meditation ay That's"
.............. Mrs. NJ. Downie
State Committees
Industrial and Social Conditions. :. !. +.
....... Mrs. w. S. Hart, Waukon
Civics, Mrs. c. E. Geist, Clear Lake
Scholarship and Loan Fund -.
Mrs. Flora Schlick, Charles City
Conservation ...... 80.
...... Mrs. McNider, Mason City
Natural Scenery, Mrs. JAYNE. Decorah
Music ...... Miss Weller. Nashua
Vocal Solo--"Love, The Pedlar'. -.
...........M Mrs. Cora Simpson
Education -.
Mrs. Eva NJ. Fleming, Decorah
Library Commission ...........
Miss Julia Robinson, Des Moines
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Mrs. H. j. Steinberg, Mason City
Rural Life ..,.......
-. Mrs. Il. w. Frank, Renwick
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