The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-01
IN SPRINGFIELD
H0STESSES FOR CLUBS
Very Successful Meeting Was
Held There This Week
HONOR MRS. C. H. ASCH
|She Was Elected President of
Federation; Blue Earth Is
Next Place

Mrs. C. H. Asch, Springfield, presi-
dent.
Miss Edna Cole, Lake Crystal, vice
president.
Mrs. E. N. Chute, Fairmont, record
ing secretary.
Mrs. {. L. Nippolt, Springfield, COR
responding secretary.
Mrs. e. n. Poppitz, jackson, treas
urer.
Above are the names of officers of
the Second District Federation of
Women's clubs, who were elected at
the eighteenth annual meeting, held in
the German Methodist Episcopal
church at Springfield, MINI. on May
.23, "a and %. The office of vice presi-
dent is a new office, which was Great
led at the convention. Mrs. j. w.
Brandrup of this city, retiring presi-
dent, who closed a very successful two
year term in office, refused to have
her name considered for g second
term, and also refused to be a. candi-
date for the state presidency. She en-
dorsed Mrs. George Allen of Ro-
chester as a desirable candidate for
president Of the second district, and
Mrs. Allen was also given the en-
dorsement of the convention. She de-
livered an address at the district
meeting held in Mankato two years
ago, and is well known to the club
women of this city. The convention
expressed it's appreciation to Mrs,
Brandrup for the wonderful work she
accomplished during her two year
term as president. When, she became
president there were but ~thirty-two
clubs in the district, and as she re-
tires from the presidency there are
fifty clubs, the increase being due to
her enthusiastic %endeavor, which has
inspired many women to more earnest
work, and resulted in the %organiza-
tion of many worthy clubs.
Attendance Was Large.
One hundred and sixty people were
registered at the convention in Spring
field, and twenty-eight clubs sent
delegates to the meeting. Eighteen
Minnesota cities and towns in the dis
trict yer represented at the meeting.
The second district endorsed reso-
buttons fayoring nati9nal prohibition,
better films, the Red Cess work, pa
triotism, conservation of food, the
teaching and practicing of economy
in the home, and extended thanks to
Mrs. Holman for her good work in the
district in the matter of securing bet
ter films to be shown to children. A
vote of thanks was extended to the
hostess clubs and people of Spring
field for their courteous hospitality.
Mrs. E. H. Poppitz of jackson, Mimi,
chairman of the state endowment
fund, collected enough money during
1.-THE convention to place the name of
the late Mrs. Higbee On the honor roll.
Among the officers present, who gave
talks were Mrs. w. IT, Coe state presi-
dent; Mrs. Andreas Iceland. Mime
apolis, president of the Minnesota
Suffrage association; Mrs. p. H.
.Schwarg. Dodge Center, ex-president
of the district; Mrs. ]. w. Andrews,
chairman of the public health COM
mittee; Mrs. r. N. Andrews, chairman
of the music committee.
Reports of Committees.
REPORTS OF SIdHUlnS COiuiHIlI0O w.
given by the chairman as follows: MRS.
iC. d. Snow. civic committee; Mrs. e.. III.
HAsch,. Springfield, home economics. Mes.
Snow and Asch are members OF
the state committees and chairman OF
the district committees. and gave very
good reports.
One of the most enjoyable features OF
the meeting was the automoblle rae 10
the Stately clubhouse, where the dele.
gates were given a delicious puiIeI
luncheon. Citizens of Springfield FUR
ished the automobiles, and over a hum
dred women took the trip to- Stately,
where the only rural clubhouse in Min
-nesota has been built by the Daughters
of Ceres, and where they. were royalty
entertained. During the business ses-
sion the club expressed appreciation OIL
the patriotic speech given by G. M. Pal
mer, a ak on community singing by
Mrs. Row Andrews, a talk on pageants
by w. D. Willard, and the songs sung
by Mrs. e. w. owen and others.
I Among those from Mankato who were
in attendance were Mrs. j. r. Brand
rup. g. M. Palmer. w. ID. Willard. Mes
J. w. and Roy Andrews, Mrs. f..
wv. owen, Miss Anna John and MISS
Naomi Randall, who contributed piano
which were greatly enjoyed;
iMesdames M. S. Paden, c. D. Snow and
C. J. Holman.
1t was voted to hold the nineteenth
annual meeting of the district at Blue
Earth next spring.