The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-05-21
Only Scheduled to Make Address;
Feminine Leaders Secured to Speak
Annie Dickie Olesen Of Mortified Will Talk at the
Night Session. Others Include Mrs. Sam Rask.
Mrs Willard Bayliss, Miss Kern Bayliss
(By Bess M. Wilson)

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Literally program of the women,
| by the women and for the women will
be presented at Redwood Falls June
and 4 when the four federated clubs
of this city entertain the clubs Of the
Second District Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs at it's annual convention.
| With Annie Dickie Oleson Of North
field the speaker at the night session
and only one man appearing on the
speakers platform, the program will
be a demonstration Of feminine abili-
ty to present a program as well as to
arrange and conduct it.
| Other women of prominence who
will speak at the sessions, to be con-
Quoted at the Methodist church are
Mrs. Sam Rask, president of the
state federation; Mrs. Willard Bayliss
of Chisholm, general federation di-
rector; Mrs. Frank Clague Of Red
| wood Falls and Miss Kern Bayliss Of
Minneapolis.
H. L. Hollister, st. Paul humorist,
will speak on the program Of the
closing session June A.
With Mrs. A. D. McRae of Red
wood Falls, district president, presid-
| ing, the first session will open at
a. m. June with an executive board
meeting followed by music by the
Redwood Falls high school band, di-
rected by S. w. Limburg. DR.. James
E. Linn will pronounce the invocation
and James Baikie and James Inglis,
Eagle Scouts, will present the flag.
Mrs. w. w. Smith of Sleepy Eye will
make the response to Mrs. McRae's
address of welcome.
Because Redwood Falls has much
musical talent, delegates and conven-
ton visitors will hear many good
musical numbers, the first to be an
organ solo by Mrs. Harold v. Starr,
feature of the first session. Mrs.
Robert Pryor will sing solo at the
same session and reading by Miss
Verna Rome Of Redwood Falls will
also be given.
County presidents to report at the
first session are Mrs. Evan Hughes,
Mankato, Blue Earth; Mrs. F. A. Rue
nitz, Springfield, Brown; Mrs. Lewis
Minion, Bingham Lake, Cottonwood;
Mrs. H. C. Loft, Winnebago, Fari-
bault; Mrs. j. o. Bondhus, Heron
Lake, Jackson; Mrs. H. D. Fitz, Fair
mont, Martin; Mrs. James Ruane,
Slayton, Murray; Mrs. A. Hauschen,
Brewster, Mobiles; Mrs. A. s. Strive.
land, Tyler, Lincoln; Mrs. w. j. Mac
Donald, Walnut Grove, Redwood;
Mrs. Harry Haycraft, Lewisville, Wa
tonwan. The Tourist Club of Luz
verne will report for Rock County and
the Progress Club of Pipestone for
that county. Mrs. H. M. Berry,
Mapleton, district chairman of junior
work, will make her report at the
first session.
At the afternoon session of We'd
nesday, June 3, Mrs. Rask will make
her address on "This Woman's
World" giving a message to the wo-
men working under her leadership.
District chairmen who will report at
this session include Mrs. w. E. Schei,
Lamberton, Americanization and ci-
tizenship training; Mrs. Arthur Leh-
man, Welcome, civil service; Mrs. K.
P. Dodds, Lake Crystal, law obser-
vance; Mrs. Mabel Varnadore, LETTERS,
home extension; Mrs. Walter Larsen,
Lake Benton, public instruction; Mrs.
]. ]. Klein, Sleepy Eye, adult educa-
ton; Mrs. T. o. Streissguth, New
Ulm, library extension; Mrs. w. B.
Mather, New Ulm, conservation; Mrs.
Evan Hughes, Mankato, legislation,
and Mrs. E. P. Loomis, Springfield,
Musical numbers for this session
include an organ and piano duet by
Mrs. Harold v. Starr and Mrs. Bert
E. Marsh, a violin solo by Mrs. Oscar
Joneson, vocal solo by Mrs. G. E.
Martin and songs by the girls glee
club of the junior high school.
Although men of the district are
not to speak at the convention, they
will be heard in song at the banquet
Wednesday night when musical pro-
gram viii precede Mrs. Blossoms talk.
Two male quartets will sing, the first
Of Harold v. Starr, w. M.
Smith, Thomas Hoskins and F. II.
Anthony. The second includes T. F.
Reed, and Clemens, Joseph and .
Michael Lauterbach.
The program will open with an
,rgan solo by Mrs. Starr and viii in
Jude a vocal trio by Mrs. Max Treu,
Mrs. Clarence Hillig and Mrs. Mary
Ward. The saxop1one quartet con-
,isting of Edward Beckstrand, Ruth
Meyers, Henry Jaehnine and Mildred
Kobberstein, will play, and ladies
quartet consisting Of Mrs. r v. Ochs,
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