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THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.

Women Belonging to the Club Federation
Assemble in Fremont.

Special Dispatch to the World-Herald.

Fremont. Neb., Oct. 9-The annual
meeting of the Nebraska Federation of
Women's clubs, which met here yesterday,
was a great success.

The session was called to order at 10
o'clock. The forenoon was spent in receiving
delegates with credentials and
assigning them to places of entertainment.
The afternoon session convened
promptly at 2 o'clock and was favored
by an instrumental duet. The reports of
the secretary, treasurer, auditor and librarian
were then listened to. After a
song by Mrs. F.S. Harrison, Mrs. J.F.
Reynolds, president of the Fremont club,
delivered the address of welcome. The
president, Mrs. A. W. Field of Omaha,
then delivered her address. Mrs. M.M.
Ford delivered an address entitled "Responsibility
of the Woman's Club Toward
Public Questions." Mrs. H.H.
Shuman of Nebraska City read a paper
"Significant Phases of the Club Movement."
The Lovelei quartet, composed
of Misses Maud Oakley and Lillian Terry
and Mesdames A.G. Edwards and A.D.
Campbell, sang "The Old Folks at
Home."

Miss Vesia Gray led the discussion,
"Women Before the Law." Mrs. Elizabeth
J. Travis that of "Property Rights."
"Woman in Nebraska," by Mrs. Archibald
A. Scott of Lincoln. The committees
were then appointed and the secretary
called the roll of delegates.

Among the delegates present were noticed:
Mrs. Elia W. Peattie and Mrs.
Judge Field, president of the federation,
of Omaha; Mrs. B.M. Stoutenbourough,
vice president; Mesdames S.H. Atwood,
O.H. Snyder, J.G. Richey, Byron Clark,
Judge Newall, Travis, Rawin, Elson and
Butler of Plattsmouth; Messrs. I.N. Baker
of Lincoln, Kate True of Tecumseh,
L.C. Voss of Columbus, and about 200
others.