The Washington times., 1894-10-14

conviction in the minds of the women repre-
senting the ideas embodied in these diverse
clubs that they are capable of doing some
thing for the fostering of purity of thought
and action in the present generation.
Interchange of opinion is the best developer
OF mind and women have learned to feel the
necessity for the discussion of things import
ant enough for her domestic and social life,
and yet which are better understood when
the light OF careful, diverse thought is thrown
upon them.
The woman's clubs of Washington are not
behind those of larger cities
There Is the Washington Club, composed of
so-caLed society women, who meet, talk. and
drink tea under the regency of Mrs Lee, wife
of Admiral Lee, of Silver Springs
Mrs. Lee is charming old lady, slender.
erect, graceful, with winning smile and
easy manner; fluent talker. and altogether
the beau ideal regent for ehatty, tea-drink-
Ing, good-natured, gossipy society club.
The rooms are prettily fitted and it is plain
to be seen that the members enjoy their club
diversions.
Mrs. Lee is also regent to the Mary Wash
ington Chapter of the Daughters of tbs
American Revolution.
There are five chapters OF the Daughters of
the American Revolution in this city. and as
this is the headquarters of the association the
executive board meets in their tastefully
fitted rooms once month.
The American Monthly, edited by Mrs. NJ
5. Lockwood, is the organ OF the association;
1t Is published in Washington. It is credit
alike TO editor and contributors.
WOMEN OF THE PRESS.
The Woman's National Press Association is
one of the oldest woman's clubs in this city.
1t was organized In 1882 and is composed of
both active and retired press women. Mrs.
II. D. Lincoln and Mrs. E. S. Cromwell are
still as busy with newspaper work as in the
sixties when they kept their papers well sup
piled with the doings and sayings OF the great
men congregated in the Capital.
Mrs. Ball (Senora Sara) of the Star, is also
member, and so are a great many other
bright newspaper women who modestlv pur-
sue their work unknown to fame"
This association as the pioneer of woman's
clubs is the first to issue q call for ledera-
tion of woman's clubs in the District of Co.
lumbia. Among those which have accepted
the invitation is the Legion of Loyal
Women who have nominated as delegates to
the conference its president, Mrs Ellen s.
Mussey; Mrs. Fannie Pomeroy, Mrs. A. s.
Odell, Mrs. L. A. Crandall Mrs. NJ. l.. Tan
ner. and Miss Helen r. Holmes.
The Loyal Women of American Liberty"
is branch of an association. the headquar-
ters of which is in Boston. Mass. The object
of this organization is to inculcate free
American principles and ''for the protection
and perpetuation of civil and religious lib
erty."
Unfortunately the constitution drawn up
and subscribed to by the membership bellies
its declaration of principles as embodied in
the sentence quoted. The Washington
branch, alive to this fact, passed u resolution
last spring. which was submitted to the Ma
tional Association, to eliminate the words
Protestant" and ''Catholic" from the consti-
tuition, christian" and christianity" being
all sufficient.
WOMEN OF AFFAIRS.
The Business Woman's Club is one of the
newest but best organized club in the city; It's
work is practical; the membership of profess
sional and trades women contains the nucleus
for a woman's business exchange. While
business is the main object, social and intel
lectual entertainments are not neglected.
Wimodaughsis is doing good work. The
price for instruction is normal, yet the teach
ers of the various branches are competent
and painstaking.
The Southen Relief Society, of which Mrs.
Gen. Heath is president is perhaps one of
the most interesting woman's clubs In the
city. It looks after poor Southerners, prin-
cipally the women, and expends yearly hun
dreds Of dollars in charity.