Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-11-09
The March of the Woman's Club.


Olive Thorne Miller, in Womans Cycle.l
1t is interesting to note the different ways in
which women are organizing in America. Old and
young, rich and poor, on all sides, often without
suspecting it themselves, are falling into line with
the woman's club. For the woman's club is sim
ply and solely an organization for work of one sort
or another.
Thousands of women, not frightened by the
name, and seeing it's usefulness in many ways, are
accepting the club organization without disguise
But still larger number, Mortified at the word
'club, which they doubtless associate with an
offensive imitation of masculine ways, calmly and
innocently walk n under the pleasing illusion that
their organization is something radically different
from that. They are drawn by one of several kinds
of bait.
The 'scharity' bait catches many of our earnest
sisters who must be doing something to relieve the
worlds distresses. Other timid ones are drawn in
by the attractions of an sAllumna Association"
Pous, conservative mothers in Israel cannot re-
fuse to attend the simple meetings of old school
mates at the same seminary (for not colleges alone
have Allumna) where papers are to be read bear
ing upon "Our Life Work.
The "Church Associations" and 'Leagues for
CurlSUldu WOrk, bHe - lclHpeIduC6 NOClebleS,
the "Young Woman's Christian Association, :" are
all composed very largely of conservative women,
who have not the smallest suspicion that they be-
long to club. Perish the thought! they are
Christian wives and mothers with the fear of God
and men Especially the latter) upon them! But
no matter how informally they begin, they find
they cannot work without some regulations. They
have to adopt rules, they are obliged to elect
officers, they are forced to work after parliament
airy rules, and though they deny it with the latest
breath, they are working on club lines, and are
clubs to all intents and purposes.
''The Kings Daughters" is doing notable work
of this kind, and enlisting the whole army of
young American women. Our "Church League"
in New York, less than two years old, and organ
lied for home missionary work, has already several
hundred MEMBERS from seven churches alone, with
rolls and interest constantly on the increase.
The astounding growth of these societies proves,
if proof is needed, that the spirit of cooperation
is in the air. and that no woman can resist it any
more than she could resist the sweep of Niagara
if she launched her solitary bark above the fall.
The only difference between the club proper and
these various associations is that each of them has
one special line of work, while the broader club
has several One and all are doing the work of
the club, namely, broadening and elevating woman,
morally, intellectually and socially; they are blow
ing the dust of centuries out of their eyes; they
arc teaching them to work together, drilling them
in the ways long experience has taught men that
concerted work must be done; demonstrating to
them the power in union, and, best of ALL making
them know and love each other And by one path
or another all are steadily marching toward the
problem of life for the sex, and which shall mark
new era in the history of the world.
Child HMpiane--Should a Child Sleep AlOne2