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Renee Horist, Michigan State President (2006-2008), and Second Vice President Chris Burns have provided the following information about the beginnings of the Michigan State Federation and the design of the Michigan pin.
The organizing convention for the Michigan State Federation of Women’s Clubs was held March 20-21, 1895 in Lansing. The Federation was formally admitted to GFWC on December 27, 1895 and published its first manual in 1898. The state pin/badge was adopted in 1899, with features selected for their particular symbolism. The pen and scroll represent the working tools of the literary woman; the wreath typifies victory; the white field in the scroll stands for purity; the blue dawn signifies the dawn of a higher civilization for women; and the bow knot is a symbol of fraternity.
A History of the Michigan State Federation of Women’s Clubs, 1895-1953 provides information about the administrations of Michigan State Presidents Florence Mills (1908-1910) and Lucy Williams (1910-1912), who served during the administration of GFWC President Eva Perry Moore. Eva Moore attended the seventeenth annual meeting of the Michigan State Federation, held in the Hotel Pontchartrain in Detroit, October 1911. The history notes that “Mrs. Moore had asked that the special work of the Michigan Federation for the year should be the welfare of women and children. The keynote of the convention was ‘Home.’”
