The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-26
Federation of women.s Clubs.

The second annual meeting of the
Utah Federation of Women's clubs.
was held by invitation of the ogden
clubs Wednesday and Thursday, May
% and %. 1895. in Ogden, Utah.
The convention brought together a
magnificent gathering of club women
from all parts of the territory.
Officers and delegates were promptly
on hand, and warm greetings were
heard on every side, between those who
had met at the previous annual, held in
Salt Lake city, or at other club gath
erings.
Nor were delegates alone the fortu-
nate ones many of the clubs were
represented by six. eight and ten
members.
The president. Mrs. c. E. Allen,
opened this business session by a few
congratulatory remarks, after which,
the real business of the session was
taken I'D.
The committee on credentials re-
ported delegates from nine clubs pres
ent, as follows:
Woman's club of Salt Lake city,
Mrs. a. B. Kinney, president. Mrs.
Mary Gilmer delegate; Ladies Literary
club of Salt Lake city, Mrs. Wight
man, president, Mrs. William Jen-
nings, delegate; The Cleofan of Salt
Lake city, Miss Hooper, president,
Mrs j. b. Farlow, delegate; The Wo-
mans Press club of Utah, Mrs Alder,
proxy for Nus. DR.. Ship, president;
Mrs. Hyde. Collegiate; The Reapers'
club of Salt Lake city. Mrs. Ruth NJ
Fox, delegate: Nineteenth Century
club, Provo, Mrs. Reed, delegate, and
proxy for Miss Josephine Kellogg,
president; Springville Woman's club
of Springville, Mrs. McDougal proxy
for delegate, Mrs. Thompson; Maya
zine club of Ogden, Mrs. a. B. Patton,
president, Mrs. Gideon. delegate; La
Coterie, Ogden, Mrs. Corlew, president,
Mrs. Bigelow, delegate.
The Mount Holyoke Alumni associa-
ton was admitted to membership in
the federation, application being
made by Mrs. C. z. Allen, one of its
members.
The reports of the delegates were all
interesting, being practically a short
history of the years work.
The mission of the delegate was pri-
marily to inform not reform, yet from
each came an uplifting, ennobling,
and inspiring word, calling upon every
club woman to stand in her appointed
place and to do her whole duty.
The new officers elected are: Mrs
AIcVicker, president; Mrs. Reed, vice
president; Miss Crawford, secretary;
Mrs. Farlow, treasurer: directors, Mrs.
+. B. Wells, Miss Dougall Mrs. A. 3.
Patton, Mrs. Amy r. Corlew, Mrs. y.
F. Walker, AIRS. William Jennings,
Mrs. Ruth NJ. Fox.
The second annual meeting of the
Utah Federation of Women's clubs is
accomplished will live for many a
day.
When our federation ship was
launched here, in Salt Lake city, two
years ago, we were sustained by
strong convictions and indomitable
courage, yet we but family realized
our opportunities, privileges. and pos
sibilities.
The local club movement was al
ready successfully organized. The
general federation work was reaping
a harvest of good. 1t had unified the
whole club movement.
But in order to bring us into closer
relationship with each other, it was
decided to organize a territorial fed
GRAFTON.
Our far west needed a stronger slim
illus than the biennial that only the
rare privileged delegate can attend.
Our general federation will give to
our territorial federation, breadth, and
our territorial federation TO our gen
eral federation, Intensity. We are
helpers in the common cause. Our
clubs are made up of women Of all
shades of thought and of feeling.
working tremendously. This is the
secret of our charm, our unity and
our power The future of the fedora
ton is assured. We have passed the
experimental stage.
The Woman's club is a great edu-
Gator. 1t inspires one with high ideas
and purposes. 1t helps us TO help
each other It trains us to think, to
be logical It is a sort of university
extension, post graduate course.
What the local club is to the individual
member, the territorial federation is
to the club The federation IS the 10
cal club ten times multiplied. What
the local club does for thirty-five wo-
men. the federatio does for three
hundred and fifty.
It seems a vast assembly of women,
knowing and trusting each other,
each seeking the good Of all. Such
union imparts to all sense of large
ness. 1t elevates and stimulates each
to do her best. 1t teaches growth,
not crystalization. Advancement, not
retrogression. It was for encourage
ment for achievement that our terri
torial federation was organized.
ANTOINETTE B. KINNEY,
State Chairman of Utah.