Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-01-21
ANNUAL ADDRESS
DR.. ABBY M. FULTON,
President Of the Womdn's Club,
OF Elistcorth.
The New Education Of Women.
. Delivered Jan. 9th, Iss,a. and published hy re
quest of the Club

The New Education Of Women.
Delivered Jan. 9th, lss2 and published hy re
quest of the Club
Sisters Of the Womdns Glib:
The chair presents you cordial greetings
for the New Year. and a warm welcome to
this, our first annual meeting. One year
ago to-day, eleven women met in this room
AMI organized the First Womans Club OF
Ellsworth. To-day we number more than
ffty. Only one sadly broken link in our
chain of membership during the twelve
months. Our valued Secretary, Miss l..
leaving TO Us her benediction of example
fidelity, and earnest purpose. The vacan-
cy in the Secretaryship has been ably and
scceptably filled by one whose fertile pen
recorded poetry out Of prose; who noted
storms Of rain or snow prevailing at the
( commencement of several sessions, but so
clear and bright was her transcript, sun
shine gllded at the close; verify, a scribe
. 10 pc ltsIltu the year fOuuu.
The chair realizes gratefully the invalua-
bic services of our First Vice President, in
her able assistance as officer, adviser and
contributor to the success and continued
interest of our club sessions. Many times
I has she made sacrifices, by leaving her
warm fre-ide-sometimes at the risk OF
her health-solely to encourage and sus-
tain this young organization, because OF
her loyalty to women, loyalty to the princi-
pies Of justice, equality, and knowledge,
for the unity Of which We stand.
Fifteen sessions have been holden a,
thirteen of which have been presented val
liable and instructive papers upon the top
les selected by our three worthy E's.-
the energetic. earnest Executive Com.
mittee, to whose faithful interest and ex-
ertion We are much indebted for our pro.
gre.. and rapid growth.
II is due the ladies who have presented
their meritorious contributions for discus
sion, to say, without any hsttery, their sew
ersl lines of thought have been broaden
in.. elevatiDg and educating comparing
favorably with essays submitted by Older
members Of older clubs. If one short
year develops such merit, what may W
not hope for In the next, and in the ne1tP
OF our worthy Treasurer, nothing oul
praise can be said. Ever ready to receive
deposits, she maintains her good nature
through .he twelve month. of an empty
treasury However, before the close OF
the club season, we mean she shall exercise
some Of the functions of her office, fol
which she has so patiently waited
few of our members are temporarily
absent, while few others are permanent
ly resident out of town. Illness prevent.
some from meeting with us, whose help
fulness we regret to be deprived Of, anc
whose presence is greatly missed. Crate
fully we acknowledge messages from these
absent ones, expressing their continued In
tere.t in our success.
Some of the certain advantages we al
gain from these meetings are so truly Civ
en- by the mother of Women's Clubs, Mrs
Croly. that quote from her writing:
The essence of club association is it.
| freedom in gathering together and express
ing differences; its many sided views; 1t!
equal terms of membership, which putt
every one upon the same footing, ant
obliges or enables each one to make he
own place. Opposite opinions find equa
claims TO respect and no influence that ha
! a !. b.. l.
caste spirit, as the associative Woman
Club founded upon a broad human basis
1t IS the club association that banishes tn
old feeling of patron and dependent, (s'
feudal. SO humiliating) and in its plac
appear true fellowship. mutual respect
and mutual helpfulness. Then, too, thi
club teaches US of more kinds of wealt
than money wealth. There is the wealth o
ideas, of sympathy, of readiness to be pu
in any place, and used in any way for tn
general good These are given withou
money, without price, to ennoble and en-
rich whoever comes within their infiu
ence."
Rapidly has this new era in its vastnes
dawned upon woman. In its light are dis
cerned processes for the steady develop
ment of latent faculties. One, euggeste
by these profitable seasons Of interchang
Of opinions, let me ask you to join me i
considering this evening:
THE NEW EDUCATION OF WOMEN.
Not the education of routine study, O
graded schools, and college courses, bu
: the new education that has come to th
majority Of women by observation, asse
4 citation, reading, travelling and the var
ous experiences in studying human nature
This new education has vastly increase
lately (aided by desire for it, anon
women whose maturity and ripened JUDI
ment can discriminate between the falls
and the true methods arising for accep
, ance or rejection either in literary, sciel
tifc, temperance, or reform work. A
example of a great educator for women, ,ol
or young, before whom thousands of me
and women justly acknowledge its grea
ness, Is the Chautauqua Literary Circl
From this new teacher many women ha,
learned to find happiness in the commo
blessings of life; and from their close
surroundings have learned new sources {
= inspiration, denied their earlier years.
l. So great an educator is the Woman
E. Christian Temperance Union, it would
+ presumption for my feeble pen to even q
tempt an outline Of the educational priv
leges afforded those members who are .
j, lively engaged in this great work encirclir
the civilized world. Who does not ackno,
ledge a newly opened chamber of educ
tion filed by attendance upon the rece
National and Worlds Temperance Conve
tion at Boston, where we're assemble
earnest and sincere christian women fro
nearly all civilized countries, representa-
their sisters in this common cause ''for Go
for home and every land?' At the head sto,
our own noble Frances e. Willard, d
is veriest queen among them al, yet 500.
8. BILE in her greatness, SO modest of tA.
" " ors, and as amiable and courteo Ne ne
obscure white-ribboner as toqAs.~
ter Of an earl that the inspr-oo tDs
newer life is felt In her hT