The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-27
THE WOMEN'S CLUBS.
State Federation Formed at
the Meeting in Tacoma.
DELEGATES FROM ~ SOCIETIES.
The state Association New Proposes to
alton OF Over 100, 900 Menbers.

Twenty-Five xornea's clubs Il TIRE state.
founded On literary, pnilaathropic or nu-
ma8starSa H2ss. are now joined Il
state federation This union was effected
las. TUESDAY azi Wednesday a. Tacoma.
where A convention was he'd In the Ma
sonic hall. Caamser o. Commerce build
ing Before long il Ia the Intention 20
make this state organization form a part
Of The general federation OF wornsn's
Cubs. knitting together the clubs OF The
entire naslon. There are over 10, lso club
members in this general federation
The call for tire meeting IN Tacoma was
issued SIX weeks ago. the only women
cls2bs barred being taose wiki other cen
ters such as the w. c. T. L. In re-
Spouse 10 the invitations sent oft by the
Ai0na and NeslAa Clubs OF Tacoma. forty
four delegates assembled. two from eaca
OF the twenty-five clubs. Many CLUB
women beside those empowered 10 &C.
were also present.
The MascGIc hall In Tacoma was crowd
ed with women On Tuesday afternoon
when The meeting was called TO order. Mrs
Augusta Pfumner Foster, OF the Nesika
Club. was chosen temporary chairman.
and Mrs Il. ". Conner, % the Aloha Club.
secretary. An address extending welcome
70 the assembled women was delivered by
Mrs. Galasha Parsons. president OF the
Aloha Club. Mss Calene Alien, o. the
Cuitus Club. Spokane. responded. Or.
Sarah p. Kendall. of Seattle, state cor
respondent CT the @. f. W. c.. spoke OF
the advantages Of Il state federation and
gave some information concerning the
number OF xoneus clubs in the United
States ard their membership.
Three-HiRute reports from the clubs
represented followed. They showed
gTea. diversity IN the lines of
work followed, yet al were look
ing toward the literary and social culture
OF their members and the best influences
In the community The motion made al
the close Of these reports. that the wom-
ems clubs % the state OF Washington
form federation, was unanimously car
rled.
In the evening 4 reception was held a.
the home OF Mrs. Galusha Parsons.
The next DAYS session Vas devoted 20
business. A constitution was adopted and
the following officers were elected. Pres
i1ent, Mrs. p. s Stacy. Of the Aloha Club,
first vice president Mrs. Alice c. Baird.
OF the Everett Women's Book Club; sec
ond vice president. Miss Calene Allen. Of
the Cultus Club. Spokane. recording sec
Rotary. Miss Frances Knapp, OK the Nine
teenth Century Literary Club, OF Seattle:
corresponding secretary. Miss Eva Cove,
OF The Nesika Club. treasurer. Mrs. A II.
Fl. Stewart, o. the Women's Club, Olyn-
pia: auditor. Mrs. Robertson. OF the ST.
Helen Club. or Ihehalls, directors, MIS-
X 7. Holmes. OF the Woman's Century
Club OF Seattle. and Mrs. Katherine II.
Gilbert, OF North Yakima
The afternoon programme vas purely
literary. An original poem for the occa-
sion, and an excellent one, was read By
Airs. Mary Barrett Hagan. % the Wom-
ans Century Club. Seattle. The paper OF
the dsy was on CLARA Barton and the
Work OF the Red Cross Society," by Mrs.
Augusta Foster, OF Everett.
The clubs or Seattle which sent dele
gates were: The Woman's Century Club.
Mrs Celeste Sianson ard Mrs. Kate 7.
Holmes; For.nlghily Club, Mrs c. NJ
Sheafe and Mrs. France Lee; r. E. o.
S.sterhood. Mrs. Dinghy and Mrs. George
Newlards; Nineteenth Century Literary
Club. Miss Frances Knapp and Miss
Reeves: kindergarten Club. Mrs. George
Bush ard Miss Adele La Marie: Wednes-
day Afternoon Club. Mrs. Densuore and
Mrs. Tucker; iGstella Bachman Brokaw
Club. DR.. Annie Russell ana Miss Marie
Martyr.
At the very last club OF little girls
applied for admission. They are banded
together for the reading OF good books.
They will probably he admitted. No
strictly women's club VIII be denied the
right OF Joining the federation. unless they
require some political or religious test in
Their constitution
The next meeting will be held AZ Olyn,-
pis In June. 1857 Meetings OF the state
federation viii alternate biennially with
the meetings OF the general federation.