St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-05

! the New York federatlan There are
press cluhs educational and industrial
! unions, Boston political class, a
Woman's board OF trade and library
association, a professional woman's
league, q society OF Daughters of the
revolution, faculty club of Ohio state
university, Woman's Health Protect
I've association, a needlework guild, d
heeley league, a Hull House club, a Ma
tional Household Economic agsocia-
tion, catholic women's organizations.
! and home for consumptives among
the federated clubs. AS was said be-
FORE. by far the largest number are
literary clubs. The Philitscipoma OF
Newark, has perhaps as peculiar a
name as any composed OF the
hrst three letters of philosophy, liter
azure and science, and the first 'etter
OF poetry, music and art Some are inn
mense department clubs. like the Chi
cago Woman's club. the members be-
longing to one or many departments
The social side of club life is very
important. The club is means of
leFehng artificial barriers and women
are growing to value each other for
their real worth rather than for the
position they occupy.
On Oct. s and the Minnesota State
federation will convene for it's second
annual meeting. Mrs. G. A. Walling-
ford is chairman of the programme
committee.
The G. f. w. c. holds it's regular
meetings biennially, but a meeting was
held at Atlanta last November at the
invitation of the president of the
woman's department. 1t will assemble
FOR its next regular session at Louis
Vile in May of the present year, when
literature, philanthropy, social econo-
mics, the home, finance and educa-
ton will be discussed
AT the federation meetings the club
has the opportunity of comparing it's
work with that of similar clubs and
also OF learning about other lines of
work than those which it follows. A
much more comprehensive view of
Woman's club work than each club
can have when working alone is thus
obtained, and the reciprocity between
the clubs cannot help being benefi-
cial, while all special lines of study
and all reform work will be given a
greater impetus. Federation will help
to hasten the elimination of any caste
distinctions that may exist in clubs
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Henrotin thus eX-
presses herself concerning the fedora
tion movement:
THE G. E. w. c. was formed, hav-
ing as it's aim the union of the clubs
of the country in one association to
of work, to establish a standard and
to enlarge and quicken the intellectual
and social life of both men and v M
EN-.
mo movement is enduring unless
the underlying philosophy is clearly
apprehended, and the general fedora
ton of womens clubs is the latest
development of the great movement
OF voluntary association which char
acterlZes the nineteenth century, that
voluntary Subordination of the indi-
Vldual to the good of the whole, that
freedom under the law which is the
highest development OF the personal
1ty. The general federation is. above
all, altruistic and pledged to the sup
port OF the great positive movements
rather than prohibitory or arbitrary
reforms. Its phenomenal growth and
the enthusiasm and earnestness of its
members represent a great potentiality
which will furnish a force that will
bring to the average life intellectual
culture and large social life based
upon the conservation of intellectual
energy and the quickening of spiritual
ideals"
WOMAN'S CLUB OF NEWPORT.
The Woman's Club of NeWport is one Of the
state federation clubs. In this club which
has been in existence for four years, grow
ing interest is manifested. Many of its mem
bers live at distance of six miles from the
place of meeting, but neither this fact nor any
condition of the weather is able to keep them
away from the club. The work is literary
ana scientific. The programme of the present
year is outlined under the headings. "MisceIe
Ianeous." Course" and Study Course" the
latter showing that special attention is sbeing
given to science. Several physicians have lee
tured before the members. This cluh has
gentlemen's nights" on which their best
papers are read and followed by discussion, in
winch the gentlemen join. Mrs. William Cul-
yer is the club president. The regular meet
ings are held once fortnight at the beautiful
public library room.