New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-24
WOMEN IN CONVENTION.
MEETING OF A FEDERATION OF CLUES.
bright DELEGATES AND PRETTY GOWN>-EN
COURAGING REPORTS And ENTHU>I-
ASTlC PAPERS.
ASTIC PAPERS.

h rctral result OF the labors Of the Advisory Board
appointed at the coming Of age of the soioss club
last year. The Advisory Board was composed Of the
following: Mrs. Ella Dctz Cymer. chairman lSOrosis;
Mrs, NJ Louise Thomas (>orosisl. Mrs sophia e. Iof-
man treasurer SorossJ; Mrs Mary X. Hall THE New
Century club Philadcphia), Mrs Amelia X. Wins thc
| Drooklyn W0man's Club. Mrs. Charlotte Emerson
Grown tthc Woman's Club Of ORANGE and Mrs. Jennie
G. Croly. secretary >oross Yesterday morning, about
10 O'Clock. ninety delegates. representing as many
woricns clubs, assembled In the hail. Mrs. Ella DlcU
Clymcr president Of soros', presided and welcomed
the delegates with face bcaming with satisfaction and
a witty, womanly speech, in which she took an "p
timlstlc view If womcns future in this country >ie
| sad: b" II gives me intense pleasure to witness
gathering Of women Ike this, representing soel''c'
from Massachusetts. pcnnsylvanil, wfork, the
Middle staic- the south and the Pacific Coast The
object Of the Federation /, to establish better state Of
affair, for woaicn and alter the popular estimate OF
| woman's sphere. and such an assenibagc a ui'
| shows what women do when their hearts are III
"A work. And when women are iEtcIc'tch n any
thing laughing their hearts are In Il. or 1t IS no
good The work Of the Federation i, great, but 1t
| vill be ACCOMPLISHED and all .hould look forward
| to the time when all the world are con
pctcy enant ipacd from the fhadom Of dead genera
| tons
Mrs Cioly then presented The report o. the secretary
| cf The Advisory Board. which was supplemented ny
some remark, BY Mr.. Clymcr. which showed the
|
\ committee on by laws and amendments was then
appointed. consisting Of Mr, Charlotte +. Brown
south Orange; Mrs WAY Wright ,cwa. INDIANAPOLIS,
Ms. Mary Numioid. Philadelphia Mrs. Robinson
Naldcn Mass. and Mrs. Warner, Milwaukee. WIS
The constitution adopted by the Advisory Eoard last
! October was then discussed by the convention. II
i, one ~ those strsshtforward model constitutions.
admitting no po,sbilltic, Of side Issues cropping )ut
here and there to meet the cXigencics Of cLqics.
The Cardinal faith Of the Federation is contained Ia
the second article which read, a. follows:
Tho object % Oh, General F,f ration !, 20 bring into
communication with rarh o'Aer t.e various won"n's
clubs throughout world IN ord thl tIcy may COM
pare methods of work and become mutually helpful
Afcr considerable lively discussion the constitution
was adopted. \ motion t. adjourn for luncheon met
enthusiastic Endorsement Immediately.
st hal. past = tho president had not resumed her
scat and most Of the delegate, were absent. The
literary element alone remained steaiii>t. and
patiently awaited tic app oarancc Of TIC prcsfins
officer from O'Clock until few minutes Of .. The
| afternoon devoted TO i've minute reports from
distant clubs. and the histories Of all women,
clubs arc strikinsly similar. the audience WAS small.
The club, represented werc
Tho Bfoo1}n. Iro.nei q Erooklin rredon!a. SHAKE
spearc Wopau- L. rary and woman's Educational and
Industrial Clubs. ~ DunEisk y. ! fourteen clubs from
Na-.lchu.,ft- Latcs' Literary Association Dubuque.
Iowa. Century club and the Wonau's Guild u Phlla.
dcpha wompn'- Club. Pttsburs. and "onans Literary
] club Bradford. i,nn.: Iato-' Literary tub. Grand
I
/ tuFy Club. -. Paul; 'athafmc Merrill club and the
Womlu's Club a, Indianapolis Wisconsin woman club
Afternoon club Zane-,nc. the Round Table club. SO
/ hra-ha city u,para club. Kansas cry; Nrw Century
! 'pb Wilmington. me woman club. Topeka Kan.
/ Worau's CuD Fargo North Uak., Ant!u-h cub.
Va 900 CTS. Woman ,lpb N,r-Aalltovu. Iowa >oro,-.
Jacksonville Ill.,. Chicago, u lads and Woman- tub
/ Ae 81 kama. CTS. olympia WisA.ns'onf woman
! tl' ald Na.4a. lmpsot fment 'lgD.
ou" delegate expressed her cuihu ia,tc Views 100
tai, way So Tie wings Of the women in ,hc clubs arr
growing and they have already solved the problem Of
enjoying themselves nationally and with profit A.
'se iv'' r'st.->- on Darwin. seen. go
be- discussed ia "pmcns clubs. the women Il the
Dec ide mas Dee expected Ia have opinions on all sub
lc,t,. a.d decided opinion, al That.
Tie Massachusetts, delegate, occupied greater
part %. tAe afternoon, and rs every town u Ma..a
'Au-cit> l- so near Boston and It's Influences. the
Progressive social AID moral reforms OF tn, delegation
received due share OF attention.
The evening na, more Interesting. it vas. i'm fact.
extremely Interesting. The hall Wa. crowded. AID
there wa noticeable influx ~ Young -lsl, arlaycd
in rlc moot charming OF wonderful ,pru- gowns. In
consequence 81 the extraordinary percentage Of y,u.
the audience there ul. a far ~p~inAlnc -
Youns mon. who easily become inter. ,t.d lu tho
emancipation II woman when 10 involves ,~.ori.ns
them To- meeting
the nr,t paper ON the programme read b,
Mr.. !. e. Cfoy Il" Jennie June She trea,ed If th, IN
cstnahc advantage, OF clah federation among women
d" Their are influence, In a club for womcu" She sad
(which DO no, and cannot exist iu 4 home. Women
need tie Amdl criticism and ,ucc .tivcnc,, of other
women Jn-t a, mcn are improved h, mixing with tho
world y woman whose idea, are bounded by her
home run, risk Of sinking into rut. and thus (,
les Nc 10 grace that homo than a cultured clever
woman who q, dny adding 20 her stock u inf,rnatIo
l' d'cu->ion ana Informal talk on all sorts ~ sub
.ccts with other clever women. The ,ril, aeo,l ,,
p'rirn.tr> Of Improvement which society coe, no,
A tf viii
na1le wrm'n confined entirely - the interests 81
their home or their -ot are deficient iu.r
Mi, trace II. Dodge easc on Of her simple
earnest aud effective speeches. dashed with na.he, II
w.t. sic described IL" founding and object. = ~,
worhin. girls a,,ocationS which Last vice. a>t nh,d
the world by holding Of the largest ana most re
marhalc convention. known even IN America the md
4 conventions, Nj, Dodge m)dc,t!y rctra ned from
saying no" Instrumental sh' Wa, hc s~lf n thu found
ins 81 the first working erl-' ciuL but aid II 4.
natter for 'ons1iulaiiDn That the ,uh cam. from
we ""I"int women lh'm.cl as also did the inspim
uon ~ The conventions" She pointed ont how an /
how the all came together n.crrl, a., ,isirr
needing the inspiration # one another. counsel The
their "0manloOi, hui 10 make the most Of II ana |
attain To- an idcd worthy # the nncte. ntA century
of Nl-cou.in read am lnicr..iu. l,t.,~ ~, ,o,,',,,.
need OF club, culture She sad hat w' men learn
ins r. n.r thou tongue. q, Wei g., + hold them"
II conversation >. a. some people ,,y one n the
lost art. snM Nj. Warner. then It's revival rc.fs !
without women. and there /, no place in While. women
can learn 10 bee many -dcd aud mistr,,c, of the art
Ike the Wpmcu'- clubs. They ar, nnr~oric. of .
lll1n 'DnNrr-ailOnl4-t, and they hfoadcu thc live,
not only Of their members. but Indirectly II ,ho,.
dear 20 them In their homes"
Nr,. S"wall of Indianapolis. cmpha- izcd tho fact
that Woucn~ club, destructive To- petty proyn,al
ism aud narrow lrcudicc,. She said m snail com
muritc' the women were the Of All local
ptc,udlrc, on account OF their isolation and their
absorption 10 Their domestic duties. They saved them.
the fashion magazines. bat The club, were giving them
ne" iol' OF CONVEX SALON setting them tunhlnc and
introducing broader charity among them. She sad
sphere b'cnn-" they lfd not ,c' got into H.
tthcr interesting paper, were read hN Mr.. Fstrl.
H. Merrill. Mrs. Maria l.. owen and Mrs Fila nict,
'Nnfr. after "hfh the convention adjourned
IL VIII meet again TN, morning AZ 10 30 O'Clock.
TIE SPIRITS LOST THEIR WAY
'm''fo' Aprl IA jury In Judge Janicson's
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