The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-10-18
Morton Club
Plays Hostess
STATE PRESIDENT OF M. F. w. C
ATTENDS MEETING TO ORGAN
IZE COUNTY FEDERATION.

The Women's Civic Club of Nor
ton was hostess last Thursday after
noon to the Federated Clubs of Rem
vile County, the purpose of the meet
ing being to organize Renville Coun-
ty Federation. This is the second
Rally Renville County has held, the
first being held at Olivia in 1921.
Thursdays meeting was very well at
tended, about hundred club members
representing practically all the clubs
in the county, being present. Mrs.
j. M. Freeman, secretary of Renville
County, presided.
Attending the meeting were Mrs.
j. E. Rounds, president of the Min
nesota Federation of Womens Clubs,
Mrs. Albert L. Stone Of Benson, pre-
sident of the Seventh District Fed
Grafton, and Mrs. Bess M. Wilson of
Redwood Fails, vice president of the
M. F. w. G.. The district treasurer,
Mrs. Charles Orth of Morton was also
among the officers present.
The visitors were very cordially
welcomed by the president of the
Morton Club, Mrs: Otto Dickmeier,
who made a most gracious address in
which she voiced the hospitality of
Morton which the visitors enjoyed to
the utmost throughout their visit.
The first speaker on the program
was Mrs. Rounds who spoke on sew
eral phases of the program of work
outlined for the federated clubs, in
cluding the supervision of dance halls,
the legislation incident to the pro-
curing of needed laws for the benefit
of women and children, work for the
ex-service men, reforestration, etc
The short talk was made with Mrs.
Rounds,s characteristic force and vigor
and was listened to with intense in
,terest by her audience. Mrs. Wilson,
the second speaker spoke briefly of
few of the high lights of the state
meeting at Bemidji. She also spoke
briefly on the need and some of the
requirements of club publicity.
Mrs. Albert Stone addressed the
meeting next, speaking on the value
of club work in individual commune
ties, urging the real club spirit which
overlooks small difficulties in the fol-
lowing of the Clean of Club Achieve
nnent. The hearty approval given
MRS. Stones talk and the very evident
friendliness with which she was greet
ed by all present, were strong indica-
tors of the popularity she enjoys
among the women OF her district.
The last part of Mrs. Stones talk was
given over to a short discussion OF
the value and purpose Of County
Federation and at the close of the
talk the organization was perfected.
Mrs. j. M. Freeman of Olivia is the
president of the new organization,
Mrs. Charles Orth of Morton is vice.
president, Mrs. Carver of Fairfax is
secretary and Mrs. Barsch of Bird
Island is treasurer
During the afternoon two delight
full musical numbers were given. Mrs.
Hassinger and Mrs. Sampson singing
a duet and Mrs. Menefee singing a
vocal solo IN which she was beautifully
accompanied by Miss Stanke.
The afternoon meeting was held in
the auditorium of the Morton Com
munity Club and at its close the guests
were invited to the dining room in the
same building where a delicious two
course menu was served, seventy-five
guests being seated at the tables.
The room and tables were prettily de-
corated with fall flowers and green
and presented most attractive ap-
pearance. The dinner was cooked in
the club house, the kitchen, dining
room and the rest room which occupies
the front of the building being re-
decorated and equipped through the
activity of the Civic Club, work
which is most commendable and
through which Morton has one of the
most comfortable and best equipped
community buildings in this section
of the state.