Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-12-05


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Il has been pIayfnlly said that certsiu
women are ''clubabls. wtiis othsrs ~
not 50 Some women a.- willing and
able to obey the laws and regulations II
= club and enjoy their melnbershsp from
the first moment uthers who are less
social or more thoughtless Or willfnl
fret against the necesaary restraints
which are imposed upon them. and an
noy their fellow members and thenselvso
BY factiOus opposition, 81 by careten
disregard Of the ethical and moral eodo
which governs all organized bodies.
When we remember the idess which
until very recently have goverped ~
education Of women, We cannot IS sur-
prised at this state Of thines Our ~
was taught to think that it was it, rnfv-
sion and duty to please. and thus to vim
privileges which were much mcre dssir-
able according 70 the old theory -than
rightA Now. to BE- capricious- -
all things BY turn and nothing long,
was held TO be N Important part q the
Art Of pleasing
One Of the most important functions
Of club life i that Of making women
take serious view of ons and another
and Of themselves, and Of banishin0
from; their minds the old and false tde4
that caprici0us trresponEfb fbiIity 49, u
essential part Of feminine nature. / a.
not mean TO say that many women now
consciously hold this theory; but they
are still more or less governed b. Il. II
though they would pr0bably b. surprised
II one should tell them 20. The ieaven
Of an old idea does not lose its power at
once, but dies out very gradually.
The reasoning powers Of our sex ~
not yet fully developed, because they
have, until recently, received little ex-
ercise II results from these two causes
that women who are new to club MEM
bership- p-and some. perhaps, who are
not new to it-are occasionally Illogical
in their behavior; they blame other mem-
bers Tor carrying out the laws Of the
organization, and perhaps do not even
take the trouble to find out what those
laws areI
It should be the first duty Of the new
member to Tread, mark, and inwardlv
digest" the constitution or rules Of the
body to which she has united herself.
and to refrain from all factious opposi-
ton thereto. The government Of free
club-ike that Of q free country-"de-
rives its power from the consent of the
governed. It is certainly desirable that
reforms and changes should be made
from time to time, and every member
should be at liberty to express her opin-
ion fully and freely-at the right time,
and in the right place
Club life teaches women that higher
politeness which does away with insin-
cerity, and shows them how to express a
difference of opinion with frankness,
and yet with courtesy. Thus, If the
chairman Of the body has made hasty
decision or an unfair ruling, the woman
who is familiar with the workings Of the
club will appeal, in courteous manner,
from the decision Of the chair; whereas
the new member would, under the same
circumstances, remain silent at the mo-
ment, and say afterward to her friends
that she thought she had been treated
unfairly. In other words, she will 20
away with grievance from a mistaken
notion Of poGteness. This conduct is
not in accordance with club etiquette,
which frowns upon grievances-and
frowns also upon undue or unfair ex-
ercise of authority on the part of the
governing power.
In society which hopes to do good
work and promote the happiness o: its
members there should always be a
strong esprit du corps, and the members
should avoid criticising each other or the
club, especially when talking to the
outside world Florence Howe Hall in
Homemaker.