The sun., 1890-04-16
yhep Miss Dodge began the reading Of the an.

OF life women are rising and securing by
yancement and social intercourse never I before
dreamed OF: Organized clubs with missionary
Interests, philanthroplcal efforts for advance
nucleus OF thought or for the development Of
society are continually rising from the 100000
Kings Daughters 10 the small COMMITTEES OF
nye or six who unite 10 help In their own
Church the spread Of the good work
We busy women aud girls arc not far be-
Dlnu our sisters, ~ ts instanCed tonight Five
years ago we held our annual meeting. when
as individual societies, We organized into a
general association, with the object to tend
toward cooperation. At that meeting we had
only 800 MEMBERS ten regular and two hon
orary societies. Tonight at our sixth annual
meeting We have eighteen societies and eight
honorary members in our association, and
seventy-Hve cooperative societies banded
together to secure for individual members
moral, social. and intellectual advancement.
Our larger clubs number some 2GO members
each. and the smaller have at least thirty
members. The classes taught include cook
merry, stenography German. first aid TO the in
study Practical talks and lectures arc given
In nfieen societies. some Of tho most valuable
being those on physical development OF women
by Rr Mary Allen,
tendance, but one club gives ,239 and
smaller club 5000. average attendance. Our
aim Is toward self.support. and We congratu-
closely to 1t. The most beautiful work of the
clubs ts that accomplished for the benefit OF
made for children at Christmas, the barrels
illled with useful and needed articles to be
sSSs oSsd HaS s4a
portunity offers.
In four societies Three p circles have been
type of womanhOod taking tho motto Purity.
PEI severance. and Plensantncss.
The auxiliary society which has been Or
ganized to receive legally the gifts which the
General Council we're powcrless to hold has
already been presented with Miller Place. a
summer home where at medium rates working
women spend their vacation. md slsO0O from
the Young Women's Aid Society for the pur-
Iose of erecting another holiday house on tho
Miller property. The work Of the society In
cludes also the management OF the concerts at
Cooper Union Hail. two of which have already
to start Il journal which shall be the organ OF
our society. When the convention closes we
the young brides, wives, and mothers who were
formerly club members. And when we have
the wives. mothers. and babies all enrolled we
shall hore still further that the brothers and
Young hus bands shall unite and cooperate with
Us IN deyeloping means for, self,cultnre ana
higher @ e. lie. In SAYING good night to you Al
Years motto of Truth, Patience. Courage.
Love, and TO wish for. YOU all that we may
other and may find ourselves with the help OF
the Heavenly Father, nobler truer, stronger
w1Mmen' endowed with all purity Of Gn&Wraetgr.p W'
Nomen's Guild Of Philadelphia. in the a6sence
OF Mrs. Turner, gave greeting to the New York
association. whose hopes and aims were one
with the society she represented.
:, Miss + $: Howos, Dilectrcss Of tho Boston
Woman's Association greeted, the association
in the name OF the organization for which she
spok Ike. and said that the mutual discussion of
their methods and mistakes and nurposes
should make life richer ard goodness more
possible for hundreds, OF other women.
ISOLATION. M REPORTED a new holiday house. for for
which their members were busily employed In
making all manner Of useful and ornamental
articles, and prophesiei as a future for work.
ing womens clubs power and an influence in
associated work.
time and tune that was hardly conducive to
harmony. but with hearty good will and en-
thuslasm that made amends. Tho Brooklyn
Association Club sang:
STRANGERS Al to Joy and beset BY many fears
unmndful quite of nll that's bright mere seltpity
Yet but once look out, and soon rising self above
Learn the lesson sweet tAuRht Gy Charity and Love.
BY word and deed, to all who need, to try Lend a
MARION HAKLAN's ADDRESS.
Mrs F.. P. Terhune Marion Harland) fol-
lowed with an address uron the Cooperation |
and urganization Among Women for the Build
ny | p OF Homes
THE home is to tho nation" she snid, what |
he ark was to tho drowned old world 1t car !
hought we may confidently pass to the advan- |
ages OF cooperation and organization among |
women for the building up Of homes. Home |
and woman are words that go naturally to- |
yether. as cup and saucer or hook and eye When |
you separate them you spoil the harmony Men |
say there are three things woman cannot do, |
larry an umbrella on a wet day. shnrpen a !
pencil, or throw a stone. asked a college Toy |
why. and ho said ho supposed they couldn't |
because they weren't butt that way But We |
,an go Oh Il,inE our umbrcl ns and whiting
pencil points ard tossing instead OF fingng |
pebbles. while We are secure In the knowledge |
hat all men who ever wore boards. from Adam
20 Benjamin Harrison never have and never
,an make a home. They try it in shanties,
quarters apartments and even palaces: but
woman with baby and broom could make
better home out OF dry goods box set up on
)ne end than man could out OF any
lr all these things. Men arc often
ntolerant OF women,s clubs, and good men
grow unsRnctiiledly blnck in the lace and car
lally loud OF voice in their conl lemnation. But
society IS pullt upon anu Whlnthlned by mu-
uaI helpfulneSs; Tho woman who, gathers
# expericuce reuiisel, or general inrreasn Of
in ,wledge and strength for the improyemeI,t
# her home iInds her tyue in the Iuli snai
whose house is constructed precisely llpon The
lattern OF her very greatest RranImothers
she spends all the time she isn't polishing m
ler shell In teaching ali the Iittle
mails 10 polish It in just the wAy She