The sun., 1896-02-29
pRoFEssIoxAb womAv,s LEAGUE.
A Large Attendance MT IL. Annual Meeting
YESTERDAY.

Yesterday.
The annual meetinu Of Tho Professional
womnn's Ieapuc was held ot tho Tuxedo Mad.
ison avenue and Fifty-ninth street Yesterday
afternoon The large number TINT gathered to
listcp to the annual reports OF the work and to
enjoy tho varied programme was proof Of the
deep and growing interest felt in the league,
not only by its members, but by those who have
not that privilege. Women OF all professions
were there. and everybody was in holiday attire
and high good humor. Mrs A. NJ. Palmer, the
President occupied the chair and in her ad-
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oress OF welcome said
'once more come before you to take rapid
retrospcct OF the year lust passed and n glance
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INTO the future. AFTER all. the history OF the
league is but tho story OF individual lives. Ef-
fort, effort, effort crowned sometimes with
year sees a further development OF the club
idea among women in every direction and with
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every aim. the purposes OF % these DC, bodies OF
women are as diverse as their names and range.
W., ,easue 1ee.s ,,,,, ""e ,pma,, p "s nns "no
mems organizations bringing togethcr no. one
nctiye membership those engaged in dramatic,
,rrsiooi ,,,orarv or,is,,r md scientific mr..
suits, and more than this 1t ranks in Its nssoci-
ate membership those who in all professions arc
working no. only to botter their own condition
but that of the world. Add to this those who
In tho social world to n work perhaps as helpful
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as any 'h"t IL uohe' anu you viii hhu 'ho oo'h-
plex elements that unite TO form one harmonl-
ous whoIe
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burihS the past Sear the ieaR"e mas hoo
retrogradcd, but pressed onward quietly and
unos,eptatiouslv but fnitbfnlIv and h,lnfully
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VI us inner WORKINGS We c"hhot speak herc.
Through the Chairmen of the different COM
,ritt,,a our mor, public work hns spokcn for
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business meetings. Our dramatic and literary
days have hcenmaintaincd weekly with great
success. and rs the years come and go we hope
to make these afternoons even more entirely
educational and show that their distinct aim
Is educational.
"Our class work has been Of great benefit to
those who awaited themselves Of the oppOrtuni-
provided in literature. art, languages. music,
physical culture. dancing, and fencing, and
some have been very we'll attended. Notably
has this been tho case In the department OF
music"
The speaker touched on womens clubs and
the new woman; saying: !" Whit do the womcn's
clubs avail? What effect do they have on
character and daily life? There are two sides
to this question. The benefits OF club life have
been often cnumcra ted, and freely grant all Of
the advantages they offer. Yet there are dan
gers in the path that lead to perfect clubdom.
Women are prone TO be- enthusiasts, are almost
sure to let their sentiments rule them
she comes from the shelter OF home
life into the broader field OF outside
life needs to watch herself lest she leave that
home too far behind her; needs to guard herself,