Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09
THE WOMEN'S CLUBS
Annual Meeting Of the District Fed
Grafton This Week.
THE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED
Strong Combinations Of Brainy and
Advanced Thinkers.
HE RIOUS PLAN S

National interest will be taken in the an
nual meeting of the District Federation Of
Womcn's Clubs, which begins in this city
at Loyal Legion Hall Wednesday. The
General Federation of Women's Clubs, with
which the District Federation is affiliated,
comprises more than 100000 women, whose
homes are to be found in every section of
the Union.
In the ranks of the federation are some
of the brightest women of the country.
The District Federation is composed of
nine organizations, as follows: The Wo-
mems National Press Association, Pro Re
Nata, Legion Of Loyal Women, District
Suffrage Association, Woman's Relief
Corps, Loyal Women of American Liberty,
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Elk
celsior Literary Society and National Kin
dergarten Association.
The officers are: Mrs. E. NJ. S. Marble,
president; Mrs. l.. A. Crandell and Mrs. NJ.
p. Davis, vice presidents; Miss NJ. F. Fos-
ter, secretary; Mrs. H. B. Sperry, treas
urer, and Mrs. E. b. Coues. auditor. There
are also a number of directors. among
whom are Mrs. NJ. S. Lockwood OF the w.
N P. A, Mrs. l.. E. Blount, P. r. N; Mrs.
E. S. Mussey, l.. L. w; Mrs. NJ. E. Ben
nett, d. w. s. A.
The Delegates.
The delegates to the approaching conven-
ton are: Mrs. H. B. Sperry and Mrs. NJ. NJ.
North, representing the Women's National
Press Association; Mrs. Lucia E. Blount
and Mrs. Emily NJ. Coues, the Pro Re
Nata; Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey and Mrs.
NJ. H. Weissner, the Legion of Loyal Wo-
men; Mrs. Ellen Powell Thompson and
Miss Williams, the District Suffrage Asso-
ciaticn; Mrs. Anna Hamilton and Mrs.
Mary McMonigal, the Womens Relief
Corps; Mrs. Sarah La Fetra and Mrs. c..
B. Smith. the Loyal Women of American
Liberty; Mrs NJ E. Griffith and Mrs. Anna
F. Beiler, the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union; Mrs. Stems and Mrs. L. E..
jacobson, the Excelsior Literary Society,
and Mrs Louise Pollock and Miss Amy
May. the National Kindergarten Associa-
tion-the first named of each two delegates
being the president Of the organization she
represents.
Two Sessions.
The afternoon session Of the convention
Will be of an executive nature, for the
hearing Of reports and the election Of Off
GERS for the ensuing year. but the public
meeting at night will be held at the Uni
versalist Church. 18th and L streets north
west. Rev. DIR. Rogers. pastor. and will be
of great interest.
The speakers will be Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey, whose subject will be, What
Shall Be the Legal Status of Women in
the District of Columbia" and Judge Jere
NJ. Wilson. who viii make an address on
What Changes in the Laws of the Dis
trict Relating to Women Are Necessary.
Some Objects.
Among the objects which the union Of
clubs have considered are the advance
ment of the interests of the girls reform
school,; the better care and protection Of
women prisoners Chere now being but one
prison for men and women; the promoting
of women's interests ir medical and law
schools and all higher institutions of learn
ing; an improvement in the condition of the
poorer classes; the erection of building
devoted exclusively to the use of women's
organizations, such other cities have
together with many other worthy objects
as they occur from time to time.
State declarations have been for some
time past in existence in Maine, Massachu-
sets, New Jersey, Illinois. Iowa and Ken
lucky and the District Of Columbia, while
many other states are preparing to organ
iZe. In state federation the work is de-
voted exclusively to that state; is general
III character, being strictly non-partisan,
not devoted to any one line OF pursuits,
but hospitable to all thought affecting wo-
mans work or welfare. The District of
Columbia ranks as state.
TasGeneral Federation Of Women's Clubs,
which meets behnially, consists of dele
gates sent from the state declarations and
societies which are auxiliary.
Press Association.
which compose the federation is the Wo-
mans National Press Association. the old
est organization of its kind In the world,
having been founded in Washington, D.
c.. July 10, 1882 ard chartered under its
present name on January 3, 1883. The or
ganization now has over $50 members, who
are engaged in journalistic and literary
work in all fields, where women are recog-
niZed.
Among those on the roll whose names are
known in almost every section of the
country are Mrs. Lippincott Grace Green
wood, Washington, d. c.; Mrs Emma d.
E. n. Southworth, Georg etown. D. c.; Mrs.
Ellen Hartin Walworth, New York city;
DIR. Sarah Furnas Wells, st. Louis, Mo-;
Mrs. Annie Wittenmeyer, Saratoga, Pa;
Mrs. Kate Tannatt Woods. Salem, Mass;
Mrs. Emaline B. Wells Salt Lake City,
Utah; Mrs Ghestina Thorp, Britton, S. D.;
Mrs. E. H. Stevens, Department of Agri
culture: Miss Helena Nj. Richardson, Bos-
ton, Mass. Mrs. Sue Pike Saunders, Bloom
ington, H.; Mrs. Mary NJ. North, Anacos-
tia, D. c.; Mrs. Dora Richards Miller, New
Orleans, La; Mrs. Claudia b: Money. Car
rollton, Miss; Mrs. Leila Michel, Buffalo,
n. V: Mrs. Aurelia Hadley Mohl. Houston,
Texas; Mrs. L. C. Madden, Chicago, H.;
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, Washington, DC;
DR.. Rosetta Luce Gilchr!st, Ashtabula,
Ohio: Mrs. d. J. Godschalk, Bethlehem.
Pa; Miss Mary f. Foster, Washington, ID.
c.; Mrs. Laura de Force Gordon, San Fran
cisco, CAL; Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway,
OftidUI, oTe, MISS MARY DeSnd, W ASH
ington, DC; Miss Amelia ]. Cook, Phila-
delphia, and many others.
The association has now three auxiliaries:
Texas with over fifty members; Mississippi
with about twenty-five members, and one
in Missouri only recently organized
Womnn's Relief Corps.
The Woman's Relief Corps, which is the
auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, is a strong element in the union of
clubs. Its first object is to care for Union
soldiers and their dependent ones. In this
it stands on the same platform as the G. A
r., and is recognized as the true help
meet of that organization. The CORPS dur
ing its short existence has expended a
large sum in aid to unfortunate or crippled
soldiers or their connections.
The president of the corps is Mrs Anna
NJ. Hamilton, a woman who is in her prime.
She is the widow of Majo Henry Hamilton
She makes an excellent presiding officer,
for she has great executive ability, and
has had much experience in other organiza-
TORS. She has been president of her corn
Potomac) a number of times, and only
laid down Its gavel to receive the one of
the higher grade. Mrs. Hamilton is re-
cording secretary of the W. n. p. A. and
is also officer of Wimodaughsis. Mrs.
Mary NJ: North, the associate of Mrs
Hamilton at the convention. is the depart
ment chaplain. She is the daughter and
granddaughter of Union soldiers. She
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