The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-01-27
Club Women
Make Plans For
"Mid-Winter''
SESSIONS OF FEBRUARY 4TH
AND 5TH TO BE HELD IN
STATE CAPITOL AND ST. PAUL
AUDITORIUM.

DIR. Nellie ,Welch Nelson, president
of the Fourth District Clubs and her
co-workers will be the hostess at the
annual Mid-Winter meeting held in
Saint Paul February 4th and 5th.
An unusual feature is that the work.
ing sessions Of the meeting will be
held in the State Capitol which will
offer to the women from about the
state an excellent opportunity to be-
come acquainted with their state
house. Special musical programs, in
cluding the presentation of "In A
Persian Garden" by the Schubert
Club of Saint Paul, organ music by
the municipal organist of Saint Paul
and a manuscript song recital by
Leopold Bruenner and Mrs. J. L.
Whitaker soprano, will be given.
Two speakers of prominence will
address the assembly. The first of
these is Alice Ames Winter who will
speak on some phase Of the World
| Court question: matter on which
she is better prepared to give in
formation than any other resident of
Minnesota. Minnesota club women
are always enthusiastic over the pos
sibility of hearing Mrs. Winter and
welcome this opportunity.
The second speaker is Edward F.
Flynn, an official of the Great
Northern Railroad and Director of
the Bureau of Public Relations. Mr..
Flynn will speak on Service. He is
speaker of reputation, brilliant in
thought and eloquent in oratory. His
address promises to be one of the
outstanding features of the meeting.
Thursday morning, the first ses-
sion of the meeting will be devoted
to Department and Division confer
ences. These meetings will be held
in the committee rooms of the state
house. The Thursday noon lunch
con will be served in the cafeteria
OF the Capitol and at two o'clock that
afternoon general conference of all
the workers will be held in the House
Chamber. There will be musical
numbers in this program and it will
be opened by professional in which
Camp Fire Girls and Girl Scouts will
take part. The Executive Board
will meet at four o'clock that after
noon.
Thursday evening, In a PERSIAN
Garden" will be presented in the
/ State Historical Building. This pre-
sentation is a repetition, by the same
artists, of this song cycle as given
before the Minnesota Education As
soclatlon at an expense to the Saint
Paul Association of two hundred
fifty dollars. 1t is presented to the
women attending the Mid Winter
throughout the courtesy of the Schu-
bert Club Of which Mrs. Warren S.
Briggs is president. Assisting Mrs.
Briggs is a committee consisting of
Mrs. c. A. Guyer, Mrs. Russell F..
Van Kirk and Mrs. F. A. Defiel. Af-
ter the program guides will be pres
ent to take the visitors through the
Historical Building.
Friday morning at the Saint Paul
Auditorium at ten-thirty, there will
be presented manuscript song re-
cital by LEOPOLD Bruenner and Mrs.
j. L. Whitaker, soprano with the
composer at the piano. This recital
is given through the courtesy of the
Saint Paul Association. This will be
followed by organ music by Miss
Jessie Young and the usual recep--
ton. This committee is in charge of
Mrs. F. A. Defiel and Miss Lydia
Weinzierl. Mrs. Defeil writes:
"Mr.. Bruenner is one of Mime
sota's BEST known. musicians and COM
posers. He is director Of st. PauPs
Municipal chorus, having directed
group and chorus work in ST. Paul
since he came in 1889. He is one of
the best known organists in the state
and also has been vitally interested
in civic musicaI affairs, doing much to
promote the love and study of music"
The luncheon forms the big social
meeting of the convention. Follow
ing it the formal program in the
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