The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-17
Mrs. Rounds Again
Leads Club Women
HIBRING CONVENTION CLOSES
FRIDAY; EXCELSIOR TO EN-
TERTAIN NEXT YEAR.

Mrs. j. E. Rounds of st. Paul will
serve two more years as president of
the Minnesota Federation of Women's
clubs, as the result of an exciting
election campaign which eliminated
with formal ballot at the final ses-
sion of the state federation convention
at Hibbing last Friday.
Mrs. George j. Allen of Rochester
wasrre-elected to serve as general fed
Grafton director; Mrs. Cyrus w. Wells
of Minneapolis was reelected as his
torian, and Mrs. j. A. Cheney of St
Paul was reelected corresponding
! secretary.
Excelsior was chosen as the next
convention meeting place.
The race for presidency caused
much excitement among the 220 dele
gates who attended the convention
Originally, Mrs. P. L. De Voist OF
Duluth was the only candidate. Mrs
C. G. Selvig of Crookston was indors-
ed by the eighth district to run with
Mrs. w. E. Nebulung of Crookston as
corresponding secretary, but withdrew
the first day of the convention in favor
of Mrs, Rounds.
For the first time in its history, the
Minnesota Federation of Women's
clubs is now to have state headquar-
ters, the executive board decided
The headquarters will be the offices
In st. Paul which Mrs. Rounds has
been using, and will be under the
charge of paid supervisor or secre-
tary.
A resolution, drafted by Mrs. Amy
Robbins Ware of Robbinsdale, favor
ing the entrance of the United States
into world court of international
justice, was among the most import
ant resolutions submitted before the
convention. Friday by the convention
legislative committee.
Other resolutions which were voted
on favored:
Enforcement of carnival laws in
communities and at county fairs.
Strict laws controlling the con-
struction of public schools build
ings and adoption by the legisla-
ture of an adequate school build
ing code.
Support for child welfare work,
emphasizing the lowering of the
percentage of maternity mortal
ity.
Work to do away with the over
dressing and the extragance dis
played at style shows at county
and state fairs, for the reason
that the displays set wrong ex-
ample for girls who see them.
Work for fire prevention laws
in schools and for observance OF
Fire Prevention Week by every
club in the state.
A recommendation that the state
federation have the midwinter meet
ing in st. Paul in the legislative year
was made in report on the leglsla-
tive work of the federation, by Mrs.
J. R. Brandrup of Mankato.
"The purpose of this plan would
be twofold," Mrs. Brandrup said. ut
would give clubwomen a chance to
learn how the legislature runs things
and would give the legislature an idea
of how strong body OF women the
federation represents"
The statement that she would aim
to "lnake the general federation q
real and vital thing in every woman
club in the state" was made by Mrs
Rounds in discussing her plans fol
the coming two years, after her elec-
ton has been determined.
Every club in every town in Min
nesota is as much part of the fed
Grafton as the clubs in ST. Paul, Min
nesota or Duluth, which, of course
have the largest number of clubs.
hope to impress upon every club the
fact that the general federation won't
accomplish its purpose without every
club cooperating, and that each in
dividual club needs the cooperation
of all it's members"