New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-21
WOMEN HARD AT WORK.
soRosIs AND THE DELEGATES HAVE A
BUSY DAY
RESOLVING TO FORM CONFEDERATION OF
THEIR oLUBs-A RECEPTION IN THE.


RESOLVING TO FORM A CONFEDERATION VI
THEIR cLUBs-A RECEPTION IN THE.
EVENING.
ayes / am tired. 1t has been long day, but
.llItful one,7 said Mrs. Julia Ward Howe yesterday
at $50 O'Clock, as she stepped from the Madison
square Theatre into a waiting carriage. II was
TIE second day Of the convention OF delegates from
womens clubs all the Union met together by the
invitation Of sorusls to form confederation OF CLUBS
and from 10 o'clock in the morning unt 80 O'Clock.
with brief hour fn luncheon the sixty delegates ahd
$50 members OF soross had been listening 10 reports
and adopting resolutions. Mrs Ella Dietz Clymer'
the new president Of sorOsis, presided, and her
pretty little gavel came down the small table
before her many at the afternoon session. The
Tribune reporter counted 113 and then grew tired.
At the morning session different delegates rea1
reports OF their clubs Miss Nobles Of tho New-or-
leans woman's Club had ons OF the best papers and
received special vote of thanks by all present for
so excellent report. She is the secretary OF tho
club she represents a tall graceful girl with typical
Southern voice. She slipped most OF her "rs,' oui
they made up doubly by the delegates from
Mas, acbusettS Miss Mobiles said that the club was
started q few years ago by MISS Elizabeth Bisiand
with twelve members and $40, that now IL had
membership Of 300 and had within the last year dis
persed its yearly income OF So 900. It has elah-
house, tbs uppef part OF which Is rented TO women
and brings in good revenue, and bureau oil en-
ploynent for II aims to aid women In their TofA %
we'll as socially mentally. The club Is Always
called upon to aid any district IN want, and last spring
whom the overflow of the Mississippi was so oaa II
put ND and distributed 10000 ratiOns in ono day
MANY PROSPEROUS CLUBS.
Mrs. Samuel Merrill, better known as "Jean
Kincaidp read paper about the Wheaton Seminary
Club, OF Wheaton, near Ioson, which is only SIX
months old and Is composed Of graduates Oh inc
seminary whose ages range from seventy to egh'eeh
years There are 150 members, and they meet IN pe
fremont House, Boston, once month. Mrs her-
nI said It was tie best behaved club she ever Knew
and one only fear was that It might become mutual
admiration society.
Mrs Robinson. of the Old and New Club, OF Maiden.
Mass read a long paper and gave sOrosls rather
sharp hit she said that her club did not believe
In allowing any one to remain In any Office longer
than two years, and intimateh that tho ehec' ol
huding member constantly might be the Same
as that upon the poor Greek who committed swoide
because he was so tired of hearing Arstides called
1.-THE Just" Rotation in Office Is what the club
advocated, because women, like men, were apt to
become t rants when they had the same opportunities.
Mrs Bettinas told about the Club for Women OF
Carlisle, Penn. and Mrs. Putnam Of the Womshs
Club of Grand Rapids, which Is one Of the few win
club house II has 430 members, and the club house
is valued at $4,000, and contains fine library
Mrs Kitchener spoke Of the Tuesday Afternoon
CIuD OF hh0sAS Nllgf nIn Idph 'h''N'N'" -
Chicago Forrnghtly Club with its l75 members, and
Mrs. Mclean Of the Nineteenth Century Cub oil
Iowa City Iowa. Mrs Mclean said: u Wish TO
correct slight mistake before begin my paper, ana
make a statement OF fact. IL has been generauy
supposed that Boston is the Hub. beg to state
TRAIT this "a not 50. Iowa has the honor to be the
Hub of our America, Take out your Biographies
and find n ! speak not true. Iowa has higher
percentage culture than other STATE and Iowa
CITY Is called the Athens Of Iowa.
At ! o'clock Mrs Clymer adjourned the necung
until q and at half past O. after substantial luncheon
a, the Fifth Avenue Hotel, tire delegates SsSghenen
their bonnets and resumed business Speakers were
asked TO contne their remarks to eve minutes Ihen
Mrs May Wright SewalI sFols Of The object OF the
National Council OF Women Mira Julia Holmes Smith,
az Chicago; Mrs. spauldlng, Of East Boston; Ms
a. W. sehuderberg, Of Pitbburg Mrs. Smart, Of In
dianapelis Mrz. Sawyer, OF Newton Mass and hrs'
smith, Of Jamaica, l. l., ell followed IN order Mrs
sallie Joy white spoke Of the New. England WonsnF
Pros Association. She said there were nearly 100
members all employed New England papcss, and
tina, tho object Of the club for the help, eneour
aeement and ACQUAINTANCE Of mombers. Five Of the
DELEGATES present Jeaa Blncad, Miss Belle @. Arm
strong, Mrs Robinson. Mrs Howe and beiseli AEe
members Of tho club.
40 LACK OF IDEAS,
Other papers were read, aud then began INC con
tedenetion OF clubs. All the ladies were btmmng
SHSN'
Robinson Of the Old and New, objected to almost
everything. The Rev. Phebe Henaiord pted to
smooth over all difficulties Miss DoyIo, OF Proyf-
dence was also q soother, but at halipast o. The
resolutions drawn up by Mrs. Lucy c. ThomHs, Ms
jennie O. Croly, Mrs. Romelia l. Capp Mrs. FANNIE
1. Hemuth, Ella Dleh Clymer, Mrs. Mav A. newton
Mrs Rebecca Morse MH. Mary b. Burbank, Ars MAY
Virginia Terhune and Ms. ostrOm, werc only voted
upon after being amended by almost every one The
resolutions simply provide for confederation or union
Of womcn's clubs to be under the guidance OF com
mttee 10 meet each March to be open to all proper
clubs and for the benefit OF all wonanhind-
little breeze was created when ArS' Hanaforh
asked for the floor and said: Ladies', beg to say
that as Mrs Jennie Juno Croy originated tho idea OF
union Of womens clubs, that she be appointed chair
man OF the committee Then Mrs. william Iod
HeImuih jumped up and said II beg, ladies', 10 say
that there is q slight mistake. Tho idea OF The con
federation was entirely that Of Mrs. Louise NJ
TbomAss meant that Mrs. CrUly was the originA |
for OF SorOgis therofore Of tho confederation SAID
Mrs Hanafofd sweetly Then the ladies put on their
wraps and adjourned until 10 O'Clock dis morning az
Hartman Han. Last evening the delegates met ~
Hariman Hall for a social reception rendered then Dy
sorosls and weTv introduced 70 thousand guests