The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-10-17

Every mother in this large audience
OF representative Nebraska women is
aware that name appropriately worn
by child in infancy may prove de-
cided misnomer in its later years. The
Pearls aod Lilies frequently become
brunettes OF the most striking type, the
Juliets are fsirer than they promised.
the Daniel Websters and Henry Ward
Beechers may grow up sadly deficient
in the mental calibre that went to make
up the greatness of these men while the
plain Johns. Toms and Freds are the
genuises OF the family. and upon the
Williams may some time rest the united
hopes Of q nation. So with the chill.
dren Of our thought; they grow out and
away from. our early conceptions OF them
in a manner alike surprising and quite
beyond our power to hinder. we begin
by forming them. to find at length they
have formed US.
Therefore had / been requested to
name this paper after its completion in.
stead OF three months before thought
Ia conceived an idea upon the subject
l would not have called it Some signifi.
cant phases Of the Club Movement for
all phases have been in turn significant.
But rather. The Social Rationale Of the
Club movement for it is when We view
the movement az whole that we zee it's
true relation to woman's development
and her share 10 the worlds Progress.
1t 10 in this way that the full siguifi-
canoe to the present age is felt.
For the popular idea OF the club is az
popular ideas usually are more or less
erroneous. 1t 10 founded on a super
fetal present day glance confirmed by
. few equally superficial and hastily
formed conclusions the result Of course
Of reasoning which evidently runs some
thing like this: The old woman was
vomanly. The old woman did not 20 to
clubs; the new woman goes to clubs,
therefore the new woman is not wo
manly. have not ascertained directly
from the orscles Of popular opinion that
this ID their method; but We all know
in some way the club 10 made respons-
ible for that most reprshensible OF
creatures. the new woman, who is
according to the funny papers the total
Of all things unwomanly a creation
by some mysterious influ-
ence, exerted by the club into the
product Of all the vices of both sexes
With none OF their virtues.
Women themselves are in some de.
gree responsible for this prevalent opin-
ion among the uuinitiated for there 10 q
natural tendency in meetings Of this
nature to underscore the points Of diff.
between women then and now,
that all may be mutually encouraged at
the distance passed. The club as we all
know has been ever active in advancing
women along all lines Of domestic, social
and intellectual effort 1t is sometimes
regarded as q dividing line
between the old and the new. But the
:iub 10 not line OF division
put one continuation. long leap. to be
,ure, mighty stride upward and on.
ward, but along the same path which
romans feet have trod from the begin
hing Of human time. when her way was
iret marked out, and from which she
had never swerved. 1t is along this I,
backward track ask you to accompany 1
ne. for the first glance at the real sig.
lificance Of q movement is always a I
lance backward, and the first step I
long the path Of inquiry is one OF re- I
Movements. as il has been {