Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24

pennBS or ma Iufe lle-tn3I peffOt when the cares and burdens of life are heaviest are in a mea sure plotted out, and wal has been brightes; and sweetest eJal5a back to them as though 1t all had hap pened yesterday? Such $ Gods mercy. but theosophy teaches otherwise and makes every life a burden with 1ccumu- lated memorss and reincarnations.
 During her honeymoon Mrs. Claude Falls Wright is cultivating even g more acute recollection. and thus eXpla ned to reporter how she attained 10 the degrcs of theosophical ele ,on which che af9 occupies:
 She let her memory go roll ne back through the ages, and gave an account of her carse since she and MT. Wright first began in a Egyptian temple to rehearse for their nineteenth century marriage. an account of which was recently printed h the World.
 Said she: T remember that first meet ing distinctly and we repeated Il at cur wedding entirely from recollection. or course there ex.sts no written account of what took place at that time.
 T cannot say that l rem mber much before that time. but as l pr gress fer ther and further in my studies of the oc- cult mysteries l have no doubt that I shall become able to do so.
 Tn every one of my reincarna tions I have always been associated with MT. Wright, although not always in the rela- ton of wife. We have been marr. ed many times, however"
 After each reincarnation there is a blank in my memory before I begin to exist again in the material plane. That was when my soul was resting Mir. Wright remembers his former incarna- tions if anything, more vlvidly than I, and we often have very pleasant chats about incidents that took place in our lives thousands of years ago. That how ever is a common experience of all | theosophists-in fact, it is the true the ory of friendship.
 Real friendships are felt. not made; and that sudden warming of one heart towards another can only be accounted for by the fact that they have met in some previous state of existence.
 '"The reason that our Egyptian we'd ding stands out in such special prom hence in my memory is because in the present cycle 1 am living out the effects of the causes generated at that time"
 Speaking of her present incarnation. Mrs. Wright said "I am not so much of an adept as my husband and conse- quently did not have such a complete knowledge of our last wedding as he did. I have always known, however, that l should marry man from across the Atlantic ocean, and when first met Mir. Wright in Chicago I remembered having known him for centuries"
 Like all theosophists, Mrs. Wright speaks of cycles and centuries with as much nonchalance as an ordinary being does of minutes or months
 If l knew that 1 was going to die thi1 afternoon" she said. "it would not worry me in the least, for l know that l should simply remain with the infinite for a few1 ages and then return to earth to go through with some new experience.
 The General Federation of Women's clubs, of which Mrs. Ella M. Henrotin of Chicago is presideRt, will convene at Louisville, Ky, on the 27th instant. The fedora tinu will continue in session for three days, with preliminary meeting of the council board on the evening of the 26th Macauley's theater will be head quarters, with several other large build ngs for department sessions. More than one thousand clubs will send delegates. so that Louisville women will have their hands and homes full in caring for the representatives Miss Mary Lafon of Louisville is chairman of the entertain ment committee, and preparations are being made to receive the club women with ever possible courtesy. The women 1 of Louisville will give entertainments at | their homes. A writer familiar with the aims and purposes of the general federa- tion says.
 "The convention has no suffrage ax to grind or temperance scheme to promul- gate. The federation is simply to secure steadfastness and mutual helpfulness among club women. Work will be com pared and the best ideas receive encour-
 
 at present In the clubs are the early set clement of states, geographical and pollt- teal history, local government, taxation, local charities, public school system, pub lie works, public health and factory sys- temS. Also problems of the day, national legislation, immigration, commercial and political ethics social life, capital and labor, political issues, the criminal classes, sanitary science; also English and American literature"
 al hG al NAFtth tion are not necessarily literary; the ma jority are, of course, but others are en- gagged in protective work; others in phi lanthropy; others are a1umnae associa- tions some are working guilds and some charity organizations. The first pres- dent of the federation was the late Char lotte Emerson Brown, but Mrs. Henrotin has been president for several years. and | 1t Is thought she will succeed herself at the approaching election. Mrs. Mary E. Mumford of Philadelphia Is the present vice president The General Federation of Womens clubs meets in convention biennially and the last convocation was so brilliant a gathering and was so well managed and directed that the cause of federation received an impetus, which has not lessened, but increased during the past two years.
 
 It Is well understood why southern clubs do not wish to become members of this general federation and why 1t Is now considered expedient to organize @ southern federation at Monteagle in July. The convention of Alabama women's clubs held at Montgomery recently took no positive action in regard to uniting in this general movement to be begun at Monteagle shortly, but a committee was appointed to investigate the matter and to represent the Alabama clubs at Mont eagle. Mrs. Willis J. Miner of Birming- ham is a member of this committee, and the cause of the women of the state is safe in such hands. We can afford to rely upon the decision rendered by such committee.
 Up to this time Georgia has had no state federation, and the following ad- dress from Mrs. William B. Lowe is time- ly and admirable:
 "The Atlanta Woman's club, believing that in union there is strength, and that the interests of the several womans lit- erary and educational clubs in the state of Georgia would be advanced by meet ing for consultation as to methods and measures and for mutual interchange