The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17
TOPICS OF NJ CLUBS.
PROGRAMME OF THE CONTENTION
or THE STATE FEDERATION.

An Encouraging Feature or the Meeting 20 Ne
Held mt syracuse Next M~onth-Addressos
and arrangements for the Convention-sub.
Jecta or the Papers TO 10 R~ead-Library worh
Upon my word.'' said a Now York club
woman tho other day, this IL tho most encour-
aging thing I've sGon In n long time. II really
looks as II an unexnocted era of good COM
mon sense might be looked for in the direction
OF womcn'J clubs. This is almost too good to
be truel'
The encouraging thing" which seemed to
cause the speaker so much satisfaction was tho
official programme OF the third annual conven-
ton OF the New York state Federation OF wo-
mems Clubs. The convention will meet in Syra-
cuso Nov. 10. IL. and 10, and the New York
woman seemed to think that the days would DO
made memorable 10 the delegates by the follow
ing events, or at least by some OF them.
The convention will be called to order on Wed.
ncsday morning at 10 o'clock, and there will be
the routine business concerning credentials. the
roll call OF clubs. and the inevitable address OF
welcome. Tho first two matters, however. arc
necessary evils, and as for the address OF VOL
come, /. promises to he shorn of much OF Its per-
funCtOry character. II will be delivered by Mrs.
l.. V. Lynch Of syracuse, and the response will
be made by Mrs. w. A. Montgomery. the pres
cnt President OF the federation. Mrs. Mont
gomcrv. by tho way. will probably not be re-
elected President. as was expected. Her name
has been Withdrawn by the Nominating Com
mittec. an action which will doubtless be q
great disappointment to club women through
ont the State. She has recovered very slowly,
however, from a serious illness during tho past
summer, and her physician forbids her under
taking any important work this winter. She
may nc dnnblo cvcr to preside at the convention.
in which case Mrs. William Tod Helmuth Of tho
New York Sorosis will take the chair. 1t Is to
! Mrs. MDntRD1nprN'S nlmiuiSt ration hOweyer-
that the credit of the plan and scope of the meet
ing is due.
After tho usual courtesies OF welcome arc
over Mrs. +. j. Tanner OF Gvoton. Corresponding
Secretary; Miss y. 5. Heacock OF lion, Record
ing Secretary, and Mrs. Milton II. Northrup OF
Syracuse, Treasurer. will present their rcspeo-
tive Re- ports.
After this will come one of the features which
reused the New York wonan's commendation.
After the opening session. which Is generally
pretty tiresome and uninterestinG. there will bo
| n luncheon, given by the Syracuse women to all
Of the delegates. and the afternoon will BIO
devoted to a general reception to club women.
The first day Of the usual meetings Of women's
fcderations is generally a nightmare to nvery-
hody concerned. and this arrangement will GER
taiiIly tie n popular one.
The opening number of the Wednesday even
ing programme will be an address on "Shakes-
tNNtNf - -'''' hAt "bNhNs @hS'A " NfNy
and this viii be followed by Shakespearean
music under the direction OF Mrs. Charles
Grouse. At the same meeting Mrs. Ellen NJ. Hem
rotin OF Chicago. the President of the National
Federation" As she has given up the. last few
years exclusively to women decorations OF all
po1rtlnity to fnd OUT any and ali possible aad-
vantaEes ,eccruing to the members Of these
ORGANIZATIONS. Skcptlcal people Will await her
address with The eagernes5 due to a deinitive
statement on the sdbicct.
day viii be devoted TO some more necessary
evils; that is. they hav" been necessary evils in
tnhneep past Ru These tSs r. are committee ,nhnn e.. and ms CLUB re- re;
the difficulty. For instance. the name of Mrs.
Alice Rich N"Tlhrup and that OF pr. Amelia
Trant command interest at once. They will pre-
sent reports respectively from the Committee
on Education and that on the revision of the
noon are divided into four sections, In Room
4. 80 to 4 O'clock tn. educational clubs will
from ! until s o'clock. there viii be reeports %
Macdonald OF Flushing. l. l.. viii be Chairman.
I IL RGS@ Cubs 2 tS Mit ffF Mrs. pe FEsns wili G6 ee dfs0 chai to
mani; the second to philanthropy with Miss
ARIA ri 5: Huntington of syraCu5s' Chsirman.
Public Schools" and Mrs: Ellen u. Mitchell Of
SSTffS" s Genc %t1l ss siHo Of Of ph iaiitssspth,gF' paper on
Library C Sho%mi..ee IA M liz ,h Myr nmin.t AiTsf 1o% Of
mittee. Mrs. NJ. W. Chapman of Brooklyn.
Chairman. Then occurs the election Of officers.
Friday, afternoon there will be a parliamen-
tary drill led by Mrs. f. II. Walworth of New
York. followed by addresses by Mrs. Alice Rich
Northrup on Natural Science;"' DR.. Mary
Green. President of the National Household
Economic Association. on Household Econom-
ics:"' Mrs. J. 7. Alling of Rochester on "Prac-
tical -%sthetiea." and Mrs. Louise Benson on
Current Tories"
Friday evening there will be addresses on
Recent Methods of Studying and Writing
History" by Mrs. Alice Morse Earle OF BROOK
lyn; "lIow Patriotism Is Treated in the Kinder.
g%arten." by Mrs. GREGORY, and Some Uses OF
Hero Worship" by Mrs. H.. w. II. Green OF
Herkimer.
TIL day sessions will be held in tho Women's
Union Hall. and are open TO club women in gen.
eral. Discussions will follow tho reports and
papers of the afternoon. The evening sessions
will be held in the Central Baptist Church and
will be open to the public. The last days pro-
gramme is an exceptionally good one. II
promises addresses on really interesting affairs
and by women who ere authori-
ties on the subjects on which they are Ia speak.
The library work. which Is to be explained by
Miss Avery OF the State Library, Is one OF the
most important and practical. departures OF
women's club work in New York. Alice Morse
Earle can speak OF recent developments in study
ing or voting history as few women in this Coun-
try can speak. The whole programme. in fact,
IS a decided gain over former ones and promises
well for the SUCCESS OF the convention.