The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28


gagements ars all that the majority OF
women here know or care to know. They
proclaim on all occasions that .hev don't
believe in nor endorse clubs; in fact they
scosnfully fount the very mention Of the
new woman" and deny emphatoally
any utilization with her. They affirm
that they enjoy doing the pedestal act.
and they coax or wbeedle mems homage
in the most open manner, Their attitude
to men is distinctly and palpably that OF
the charmer; they barter theiI charms TO
get what they want, by killing glances
and allurinR smiles. and it is thorneh the
chivalry and generosity thus aroused in
men that they gain their point in the
shape of favors, instead of doing MS our
northern women do-accept what the men
are glad to give them as a right, because
they have proven their worthiness or
their capacity to use it jnteligentiy and
honorably.
To make long story short, the South
ern women are distinctly behind the times
in all things. They are simply untutor-
ed savages IN music art and literature,
and they know nothing of biography or
history except that Ben Butler and Te-
cumseh Sherman were friends, and the
late unpleasantness a rank and GROWING
injustice to tie only good people on the
fontstool.
When the general federation of clubs
met here at the exposition a couple of
WechS dSo, Il icW WOIuWu IosC W
the occasion. They came and heard the
able papers that were read outlining cit b
work and its accomplishment, and were
SO impressed that they were Immediately
fired with noble resolve to go and 40
like Use. with the result above mentioned.
The Atlanta woman's club was finally or
ganized last week, . fairly good member
ship was secured and this aim will be TO
promote self culture and incidentally to
dip iuto philanthropy and industrial re-
form. Besides the Atlanta Womans club,
there is in Georgia Woman's Press club
and Georgia Sorosis in the town OF
Eiberton. In Arkansas, there ID an
Aesthetic club at Little Rock. In Ala
bama there Is the Ladies' Prog ressive Gull
ture club at Nsw Decatur, and a Tuesday
Literary club at Selma.
In kentucky there is an art club at
Covington.a high school alumnae club, a
literature club, and Woman's club at
Sorosis. the Central Kentucky Woma1's
club and the Transylvsnia club; and at
Versailles the "Wednesday club.
In Louisiana the Woman's club at New
Orleans, of which Elizabeth Bisland is
now the president, the Portia club, and
the Hypatia club at Shreveport.
In Maryland, there is the Arundel club
at Baltimore, and in the same city IS
woman's literary CLUB, while at Mount
Washington in the SAND state, is Lend
Hand club.
In Tennessee, at Chattanooga, there
are two clubs, the woman's club and the
Kosmos club; in Knoxville there is the
Ossoli circle, named after Margaret Fuller
Ossoli, who planted the club idea in the
American women S hearts with her ''con-
versations. !" In Knoxville also there is
woman's industrial and educational
union: in Memphis Is Nineteenth CEN
tury club and woman's club.
T. =. H.,
the Woman's Wednesday club at Fort
Worth. and the Lotus club at Paris.
In Florida and the two Carolinas, in
Virginia. and Mississippi there is abso
lutely no club life or movement so far as
is at present known. although several
Virginia ladies who were here at the gen.
-ral federation, announced their inten-
ton of following the Atlanta women's
example i'm N ediately they reached home.
The first action of the Atlanta women,
after electing their officers at the opening
meeting, was TO prepare pstition con-
cerninS some reformatory measure to send
to the legislature then in session. In all
the Southern states there are tiourishing
organizatinos of the ". g. 7. U. and
woman suffrage, and the latter movement
has manv active and ardent supporters
here. even where there are no formal as
sociations. There are, too, in many OF
the Southern cities, fugitive classes
among the young people for the study of
music, art and literature, but the leHiti-
mateclub idea is a sealed book except in
the instance above noted. Miss Harg.
rove, who il in charge OF the club fedora
tion exhibit in the manufacturers build
ing, has given me much of the informa-
tion l am sending you, and she backed
up her assertions with the literature of
the various clubs that is IN the display.
Almost without exception that literature
is the printed official record OF the vari-
Gus clubs containing their constitutions,
by laws and programs of work. The OBJ.
ject of most of them ifs for mutual sym
pathy and counsel, and a united effort TO
further the reform and i'm provement OF
the community" in which they severally
exist.
The fields in which they make incur
sions are manifold, and their programs
show work on the subjects of music, art,
literature. history, along the lines Of
philanthropy, industrial, educational, re-
format0ry and protective Measures. They
tackle sociology, economics and othel
questions OF public interest, and fill In
with current events and miscellaneous
topics. The mem bership ranges from ter
to two hundred and fifty; some are rsgu-
larry incorporated and have capital stock
own their club houses and other property
and are a power in the community. In
fact, where there are clubs in the South,
they yerv much resem bile those in tho
north. Many of them have already fed
Grated. They all seem prosperous ano
will IN time accomplish good in many
ways; but all except two are very youth
full, hardly IT. ore THAI clu blets as yet, ant
so far Florida, North and South Carolina
Virginia and Mississippi are entirely in
nocent of their detilins touch and intlu
ences.
ATLANTA NOTES.
The fair is beautiful, artistic. unique
interesting. The ground, defy descr,p
ton with their grassy terrace upon ter
race. From our building to the govern
ment building one must climb four sets
of high steps leading over these terrace.
and at he rows Ut lights climb hghel
and higher. The buildings ars hand
soma enough and attractive they ar
grey trimmed in white and there is ar
abundance of ststuary, an abundance o.
stone work. The little lake is beauty
the plaza is pretty and commodious and
the Examinations surpass anything W.
ever saw.
| The exhibits compare we'll with those
| of the late fair the state government ha!
done we'll and Georgia is worth seeing ir
a state and the manufacturers building
the negro building is very interesting
the Jail exhibit good; the car exhibi
excellent; japanese villages artistic
| Other states make exhibits IN agricultural
building. Transportation, forestry, cleo
tricity, machinery and fire buildings al
good.
Tho womans building is typically
women; embroi 1ery, lace, china an6
paintings galore. Several states have
rooms there. Mrs. Taylor of Los Angelo
was to have California room in TIT