The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-05
FORECO THE JFASURE;;
LABOR F. SOLDIERS
s.
Advice Of 81. F. c. Whitley,
Re- ant Of Iowa
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WORK FOR THE DEFENSE
But This Does Not Mean That
Club Meetings Should Be
Abandoned

| Business was the order Of the
morning at the convention of the
State Federation of Women's clubs.
Articles of Incorporation were pass
ed upon and adopted, and the report
of the finance committee was adopt
ed. Mrs. J. G. Buchanan Of Mime
apolis explained the report. The
sum of $1,3S4.11 was taken from the
advertising fund to make up the en-
dowment fund OF $4,000, and $1,000
is to be used for the purchase of Lib
| elty bonds. The club women insist
ed at this point on giving a rising
vote OF thanks to Mrs. Coe for her
generous assistance to the federation
lund. Ihe convention voted to ac-
cept space in the new building of the
State Historical society at the CAPT.
tai, for the preservation of the fed
GRAFTON archives. Mrs. ]. w. An
drewS, chairman of the local board
gave the reports Tor the board, CIV
ing the board members and chairmen
credit for the entertainment of the
visiting club women. She spoke in
favor Of Hibbing, Mimi, as the place
for the next annual meeting.
Mrs. F. c. Whitley, president of
the women's auxiliary council for
the National Defense of Iowa, gave
short talk on woman's work during
the great. world war; She scored
the women who declined to exert
themselves or forego their leisure at
a time like this, some of them be-
ing such slackers that they refused
to sign the food conservation pledge
She showed the selfishness of such
women by comparing their hours of
case with the hard and dangerous
life Of the soldiers in the trenches.
$40 All the work you can In ma
tional defense" said Mrs. Whitley,
but don't give up your clubs and
meetings which have meant so much
70 your community. We want to
cling to everything that makes our
homes what they should be, and our
being made for it," (Applause.)
Regrets From Mrs. Harvey.
Mrs. Coa read a telegram from
Mrs. L. d. Harvey, president of the
Wisconsin Federation of Women's
clubs, regretting that she could not
be present to fulfill her engagement
to speak on the work of the Wis
oonsin Federation at the convention
tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs w L. Comstock read a par
tial report of the credential commit
toe. and complete and corrected
renort will be read at one of the
later meetings. Mrs. C. ]. Holman
rcnd the report of the printing com
n7ittae. Reports on the Professor
Maria Sanford scholarship was read
Nv Mrs. f. ]. Lewis, and on the Ly-
dia Phillips Williams memorial by
Mrs. E. H. Loyhed. Both reports
wore very encouraging, and it was
recommended that the two scholar
ships be combined under one head.
Rules of the election were read bv
Mrs. Van Kirk, and during the noon
hour informal ballotine took place.
Mrs. John A. Larrimore of Minne-
apolis, chairman of the state pur-
chasing committee gave splendid
~eport. When the committee started
"ut thew had no money, and Mrs. T.
G. Winter loaned 500 for them to
work with. They had bought hos
pital supplies, aided in Red Cross
work, their business ventures re-
cutting in the sum Of 1913. They
had spent $3.50, but have enough
supplies on hand to sell to Mrs Low
ry Of the Red Cross for $124l6, leav-
ing only $4S50 balance to pay, and
this was voted by the board yester-
'av. Upon motion by Mrs Winter
'he women moved resolution of ap-
nreciation to Mrs. Larrimore and her
or'n''ttee. A pleasant interruption
o"r'e when Mrs j. H. James brought
:" r'aenificent vase Of flowers, pre-
~onted by the Mankato Music club,
"'"h r-"ra n'aced upon the platform.
TO Federation MAGAZINE,
Miss Marianna Clark OF st. Cloud
on The Federation Maya
7ine. The prize Of 500 for the best
mem had been won by Mrs. Well of
Rochester, N. T., so Mrs Winter
~+atad Miss Ciarks report was
"or1raended by the president. The
price of year books was advanced to
fifty cents.
Mrs CYRUS Wells of Minneapolis
for the art committee, and
''rTed that snecial efforts be made
- collect noetcards and small pic
lures to be sent to the military hos
tails. She stated that thirty three
'ubs II the federation are art clubs.
V"~aring about one IN twenty, and
Nat r'anv IF the remaining clubs al
% studied art
Mrs. H. witherstein Of Rorhe~te
~"ve an Interesting report for the
7"r',rr'ttne on education, and sug-
~asted that uniform text hooks BE-
'9opted. She advocated the teaching
r"+~'ot'~rn IN the public schools
hn'f hour e.ch day.
owe should know exactly where
,tr school teachers stand at this
+" ~ha said. "No one. who is
~ - A~~rr..eu thrnuoh and
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