The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-30


MISS KATHERINE MOBILES.
berry of Georgia and Mrs. Eugene
Heard, also Of Georgia Mrs. Jennie
June Croly, the president Of the New
York State federation, is also expected
to be present and give an account Of the
famous Pioneer club Of London and of
the general status of affairs for women
in England. The Professional Woman's
league Of New York city has also been
invited 10 send representatives. and it is
expected that among the prominent rep
resenlativos of various clubs Of Gotham
viii be included Mrs. Russell Sage,
Mrs. A. M. Palmer, Mrs. William Tod
Helmuth, Mrs. Jennie de In NJ. Lozier,
Mrs. Ralph Shainwald, Mrs. Robert
Able and many others, while the re-
sponses already received by the commit
tee indicate that over 30 states will send
representatives, including number
from the far west.
Not since the congress Of representa-
tive women at the Worlds fair has any
thing occurred to give so great an i'm
petus TO organization for women as the
congress at the Atlanta exposition, and
those who know Of the wonderful out
come of the congress of representative
women may well look for even greater
results from these congresses.
The general federation will send an
exhibit of programmes, histories, pic
lures Of clubhouses and interiors and
photographs of prominent officers to the
Atlanta congress. Similar exhibits are
to be made feature of the biennial at
Louisville in May, 1896, and Of all fu-
ture biennials All federated clubs are
also asked to exhibit at Atlanta.
Although represented in the fedora
tion by only 32 clubs out Of a total Of
400 individual clubs, the south is rich
in the material Of its literary organiza-
tons, the progressive spirit of its wom-
On and the vast amount Of intellectual
ability as shown in its women novel
lists, essayists, poets and general writers
Charleston is probably the only city Of
any note in the south where organiza-
tion for women is absolutely an I'M
known factor and where there is not as
yet single woman's club in the city.
That the Charleston of today is practi-
cally the Charleston of antebellum DAYS
is chiefly due to the extreme exclusive
ness of its citizens socially.
But many other cities of the south
are happily progressive. New Orleans
has number of woman's clubs, Mem
phis has still greater number, and
their strength may be judged by the
fact that the Memphis woman's council
embraces As leading womens organiza-
tions of the city. No exact figures Of
the number of clubwomen in the city
of Memphis are at hand, but there are
about 1000, for over 5000 are shown
by the membership lists of the womans
council
Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama |
are all well equipped with women's |
clubs, especially the two former. In |
New Orleans may be found the Women's !
club, the Portia club, the Quarante, the |
Geographic and others, such as the Ro- |
setta, the Arena, the Dante and the |
Browning clubs
Elizabeth Bisland, now Mrs Wet |
more Of New York city, founded the |
Woman club of New Orleans in 1884.
She was its first president, and her sue
cessors have been such prominent and |
accomplished women as Mrs. Maria j. |
q. Swayzie, Mrs. j. q. Clark, Mrs. Vir-
ginia b. Thomas, Miss Katherine No
bles and Mrs. Davis Sumter Marks, who
is the present president. One of the
most valued workers for the club among
these officers was the clever writer, Miss
Katherine Mobiles, who was the delegate
to the convention which formed the fed
GRAFTON and who was one of the original
committee Of IL. In addition to her
literary ability Miss Mobiles is fine or
ganizer and an effective officer. She is
active in the literary, educa-
tional and philanthropic work of the
city.
Mrs. Mollie Moore Davis, the presi-
dent of the Geographic club. is one of
the noted coterie of brilliant southern
women whose names will be recognized
throughout the literary world Mrs..
Davis is an enthusiastic clubwoman and
a fine presiding officer. The Geographic
club has done service and thoughtful
work under tho title THE Religions Of
the World, and the ancient civiliza.
lions OF Assyria, Egypt, Chaldea, India,
Persia, Phenicia, Jud9a, China and ia
pan have been passed in studious review
by Its members, who number many Gull
tured and highly intellectual women in
their ranks. Mrs. William Preston John
son, wife of the president of Tulane uni
versity, il now the president of the
'9uarante club, Miss Florence Huber
valid is the president of the Portia club.
Mrs. Oscar Nixon is the president of the
current Topics class, and Miss Rubie ,
Harris is the president of the alumne of :
he New Orleans girls high school. ,
Mrs Frances l.. Turnbull, the presi.
lent OF the Womans Literary club of
Baltimore, writes me long and inter
sting letter, and says; 1.-THE Woman's
literary club Of Baltimore is now in It's
ixth year, and it was the first associa.
ion of its kind in the state. Our mem /
'ers are all associate members of the
Maryland Academy of Sciences, and
'e have our assembly and committee
ooms in the old colonial building of
he academy. Our club received an
ward from the Columbian exposition
nd honorable mention from the board
I lady managers for our exhibition Of
ur own books at the Worlds fair. Tho
york of our club as a whole has steadily
dvanced from year to year, and our
ON Maryland Artists and
authors, ON 'Unwritten History and &
Il Archaeology and Current Crit
ism have provided us with especially