ais ▁de ▁Congress ▁during ▁that ▁summer ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁prominent ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁program ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Works ▁and ▁Institution s ▁at ▁this ▁Congress . ▁ ▁The ▁Association ▁held ▁its ▁annual ▁meet ings ▁during ▁the ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁its ▁existence , ▁in ▁different ▁states , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁local ▁organizations , ▁its ▁last ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁To led o , ▁Ohio , ▁October , ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁As ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁objects ▁and ▁a ims ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁had ▁become ▁thoroughly ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁and ▁State ▁Feder ations ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Club s , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁Lake ▁P lac id ▁Conference ▁was ▁now ▁doing ▁much ▁better ▁work ▁along ▁the ▁same ▁lines , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁at ▁the ▁To led o ▁meeting ▁to ▁merge ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁into ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁House hold ▁Econom ics ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Federation ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Club s . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁the ▁first ▁report ▁of ▁a ▁committee ▁on ▁House hold ▁Econom ics ▁was ▁made ▁at ▁a ▁General ▁Federation ▁Convention , ▁at ▁the ▁meeting ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁House hold ▁Econom ic ▁Association ▁published ▁and ▁circul ated ▁annual ▁reports ▁containing ▁summar ies ▁of ▁work ▁and ▁progress ▁in ▁the ▁States , ▁and ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time , ▁published ▁Out lines ▁of ▁Study , ▁and ▁also ▁addresses ▁of ▁importance ▁given ▁at ▁its ▁annual ▁convent ions . ▁The ▁Association