Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-08
the Chicago women do things in the large
way peculiar to that great city.

way peculiar to that great CITY
PHILADELPHIA WOMEN AWAKE.
Philadelphia has the reputation of being
a city asleep, but from the report OF It's
Woman's Clubs, some of its women must be
wonderfully bright and wide awake. The
New Century Club reports that 1t has
reached its limit of membership-4OO. IL
has class for the discussion of Current
Events" and a class for study OF the
Greek poets and medieval literature, and
other subjects. Moreover it does not con-
fine itself to home talent, but during
the past year has had talks from specialists:
"CiviI Government" by Prof Francis
Thorpe; Political Economy, from Prof. Pat
ton; Higher Education of Women, by DR..
William II. Harris; lectures from Abby
Sage Richardson and from Miss Edwards.
The members have also tackled the domestic
service question, and have committee to
assist women to secure their legal rights.
All this sounds very large to the modest
club of Pittsburg, but the yearly fee of the
Philadelphia club is $40, with which it can
do much more than with the little 81 OF the
club at home. But the Pittsburg club is
going over pretty much the same ground as
the other representatives of the club idea.
II Andrew Carnegie, out of all his millions,
had taken thought of the Woman's Club in
his great educational library scheme, he
might have given little slice eff the inn
mense pile of cash to help secure a modest
little club house for its members, but they
are not beggars, and have no intention of
calling upon their friends for contributions
given grudgIngly or of necessity, but leave
all that work to the purely charitable insti-
tutions.
WORK OF THE CLUB.
During the past year the Woman's Club
nf shnr hoo iad ha et0 nf ma m
from the earliest records to the present day.
This, with discussions upon current topics
and other matters of interest has constituted
an unusually good years work, so that its
| members have no reason to feel that they
have fallen behind the Ga clubs which now
form the Federation of Woman's Clubs, and
which have given a stimulus to the minds
and souls OF women all over the country.
The narrow rut in which women formerly
| lived narrowed their minds, saddened their
souls and made them disheartened and dis
contented before middle life was reached;
| but now, with this contact of kin
dred minds, this auickened thought,
these broadened lives, this ardent desire
| for knowledge and companionship, these
clubs have opened to many the ways of
| pleasantness In these clubs, which arenot
organized chiefly for charity, there are MEM
bers of almost all creeds, political opinions
and convictions, and consequently their re-
suit is to create tolerance and mutual respect
among the members.
Last week the council of New York Uni
versity voted to admit women to its law
school and to the school of philosophy.
With the conferation Of clubs in view, and
these advances all along the line. it is not
surprising that the New York Sun-once in
stern opposition, and predicting dire happen
| inps as a result-has changed its base and
alters its prophecy in this wise:
Whether women compete with men in trade
and industry-in public life-in platform de-
| bate, or in the realm of knowledge or learning,
! they retain and never lose or impair the charm
and the power of their womanhood. The more
| they can do and know the more attractive they
become to men, and the more they dominate
| their affections.
Now there's an admission for you.
BESSIE BRAMBLE.