The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-28
iWOMENS CLUBS
CHANGE time
OF CONVENTION
SECOND DISTRICT TO
HOLD. CONVENTION
HERE IN 1889

Present officers of the Redwood
county federated clubs will re-
tain their positions until October
in a move to change the date of
the annual convention, it was de-
cided at a session of $50 women
representing every club in the
county at Walnut Grove Satur-
day.
The county conclave will al
ways be held the second Satur-
day after the. state convention,
from now on, delegates voted.
This year the convention will be
at Lamberton.
Second district clubs will be en-
tertained at Redwood Falls in
1889, members of the county fed
Grafton voted.
Highly successful" was the
announcement on the Saturday
meeting at which a presidents
march was new feature. PreSi-
dents of all county clubs except
one marched before the group
and were presented by Mrs. J. E.
Greene of Redwood Falls, county
president.
Women who attended were es-
pecially pleased with the noon
luncheon served by the women Of
Trinity Lutheran church.
In recalling "a Day At the
White House." Walter H. Newton,
former secretary and administra-
tive assistant to President Hoover,
told interesting anecdotes con-
corning the president and re-
counted little personal stories of
life in the first house of the land.
"The Big Swede From Mime
sota," as he was called by cabinet
i associates who played medicine
ball with him on the White House
lawn every morning, met many
of the notables who visited Hoov-
err.
He told of visits by Will Rogers,
the Lindberghs, Paderewslki,
Amos and Andy, artists, authors,
explorers and others of world
| fame.
"Who sees the PRESIDENT" he
asked, then answered with a list
of daily callers, including labor,
religious, agricultural, press, and
women's organizations.
The president receive an aver
age of 1000 letters a day, he said.
A timely and Informative talk
on ''What The Laity Should Know
About Cancer" was given by DR..
w. A. Brand of Redwood Falls,
another principal speaker.
Cancer is among the three
principal causes of death in the
United States. Each year 212,124
persons die of heart disease; 140,-
900 of cancer and 110, 900 of pneu-
monia," he stated. 1But everyone
should know that probably half
of these could be saved"
Citing chronic irritation as the
principal cause of cancer, he told
of the early stages which are
usually a small lump, sometimes a
wart or mole.
SIN most cases by the time pain
is felt the cancer is well adj
vanced, in its development.
''The early diagnosis of cancer"
he stated, 'iS undoubtedly the
greatest single factor in success
fully combating the disease. To
great extent it is durable if TAX
en- in time"
Dwelling at length on fake can
Ger cures, he said, ''Our hope for
a cure at present rests in the
continuance of medical research,
not in sudden discovery of
something to be taken out of a
bottle or can"
Other numbers on the alI-day
program included assembly sing
ing with Mrs. E. A. Hartung lead
ing; invocation by Rev. I. Mel
son; address of welcome by Mrs.
Raymond Schultz and response
by Mrs Emma Sandager and a
vocal solo by Mrs. G.. E. Martin.
Mrs. A. D. McRae of Redwood
Falls, read an in memoriam for
members who died during the
year and vocal solos were sung
by Mrs. Hozel Nelson of Morgan
and V. Engelbretson of Milroy. A
piano duet was played by Mrs.
Julia Danielson and Mrs. Earl
Bolle and a play given by the
Sorosis club of Redwood Falls.