The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-12
GREAT MEETING OF WOMEN.
The Federation of women's Cube Has a
Large Attendance in Convention,


| Philadelphia May TO- The second bien-
NAL meeting of the General Federation of
Woman's Clubs in the New Century Clubs
rooms looked like sea of bonnets-not
frivolous little bonnets with pyramids of
hair rising through their crowns, such as
one sees on Broadway on a bright day, but
sompre ponnets, and all serene In their sim
pnclty. But, looking back from the front
OF the mouse, the scene was vastly different.
The bonnets, SO conspicuous from the rear,
seemed little more than the spray from an
ocean OF intellect.
Women's faces rose above each other in
| tiers, each face bearing an expression of
thoughtful solemnity The delegates were
clearly not there to discuss bonnets.
1t was shortly after 10 o'clock when Mrs.
Charlotte Emerson Brown of East Orange,
N. j. the President of the Federation,
called thesconvention to order AT that hour
the hall was filled almost to suffocation,
and the six meek looking men, with pads of
| paper were evidently there to stay.
Ihere We're women to the right of them,
women to the left of them, women in front
OF them, and women everywhere. There
were fieshy women and thin women. veneer
able women and young women, tall women
and short women, homsly women and wom-
en- not SO homely.
Ihere was no tittering. The delegates
were there on an important. mission. The
morning session was taken up by the reports
OF the various officers and committees, and
during the afternoon the reports from chair
men the printed programme gives the mas
ouiihe gehoer' OF State committees were
read.
turing the evening a reception was
rendered the delegates by the members: Of
the New century Club. And, although the
Conventlonsis being held within five squares
OF mat ultra-aristocratic coterie of blue
bloods, the Acorn Club, it was aenoticeable
fact that the members of the, Acorn Club
seemed totally unaware that a Convention
of Women's clubs was being held in Phfla-
delphia.
The interest manifested in the proceed
ings was evident by the large number Of
delegates who took copious notes of the
various speeches and reports. The frequent
preface of the speakers ''NIr. President
and Ladies, was noticeable.
On the PLATFORM when President Brown
raped for order, were such prominent WON.
en- IN the club world as Julia r. Harvey. Mrs.
| j
Mrs. L. W. Bates, Miss May Rogers. Mrs Har.
r1et H. Robinson Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
and Mrs. Jane O. Cooper.
After Mrs. Edward .Longstreth had well
coined the delegates to PHILADELPHIA on he.
halt of the New Century Club. and Mrs
Brown had neatly responded, the reports
of the various officers and committees were
read by Ms j. B. Crowley, Miss Mary n.
TGmnla. MrS
Plato Harvey, Mrs. Fanny Purdy Palmer.
Mrs. Jennie de la NJ. Lozier. Miss Octa via
W. Bates, and Mrs. Liden W. Bates.
President Brown said the present mem.
bership in The federation was $50 clubs. and
that at the next biennial she Predicted 4
membership Of 500.
AT the afternoon session letters Of regret
were read including one from Mrs. Potter
Palmer of Chicagol who was not able to come
owing to the Hlnsssiof her husband
Mrs. Miller, ON Behalf of the New Century
CLUB OF Wilmington, Del, ,extended an in
vltation to the delegates to attend recep-
ton and tea on Saturday afternoon, which
was accepted. The balance of the session
was occupied by the reading of reports
from the State committees. These were
limited to three minutes each, and in quite
- .Aioo"AAScS tAcs luOSb eloquent
nights OF rhetoric were cut short by the
tinkle OF the seoretary's bell.
MRS. Eta II. Osgooa, who read the Maine
report started in a business like manner,
holdlng her manu- script in one hand and
her Watch IN the other. She forgot all a.
oout the watch, however. and when the
Dell tapped she gave startled look at her
tlineplece lana, with reproachtul look at
one secretary, MRS. Oroly, begged President
1..s.4as -" i4viienls lhofe' "nleh were
Wright Sswell,s ranort FROM 1,diar,. 10y
elderly lady in the qa1larv i,+a,r,,,.t.s -
proceedings bv ga zinp at tho civ ,r,as1r -
ingmen and calling ont, ssTbera,s 80.
wbisnerinp down stairs nar,,+ -,
thing,
With no Indication of emba,.,.
with that SAVIOR faira which dist;,,a.,,,u,s-.
her entire hearing Presidents Rro,,-r, $500
and remarked. . T annoint avarv 49,
in the audience a committee of o,,a ~ III
that she does not ,yb;snar J, Tba,o - -
further oause e., comn1ain+ 80 ~. ~
WRIGHT nrocaeded
Mrs Imcinda II s+oroof Izo1o,,.z n,..
- =: =, :, - -, 1 - -"ioh.,
was inClouuceo by Ffesluent crown as a
woman known and honored in our own