The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06

willing to so on record as an advocate OF
woman suffrage. urged that women be
placed upon municipal boards because of
the practical assistance they could render.
THE NEW PHILOSOPHY.
The address of the convention was de-
lVered TO an immense audience in the NJ L.
Church Thursday evening by Albion W.
Small. Phi. D., of the University of Chica-
go His subject was THE New Social Phi
losophy New philosophy differs from
the old he said, lin that real things are
used instead of fictitious. The old won
dered If woman had any SOUL the new
wonders il anybody but woman has any
rights we are bound to respect" He pre-
dleted that the of to-day will be re-
garded by coming generations as the sec
ond renaissance. 1t is certainly the era
OF change-of change for changes sake
Inc man of the nineteenth century as
compared with his ancient counterpart is
DISMAL ungratefuI and dissatisfied crea-
tufe: AS a remedy for this growing evil
OF Qlscontent, he urged the necessity of the
study OF society Society. however, is but
Ihdl part OF the world in which we live.
Independence is one of the great truths of
nIe-there is no such tning as an idividual.
we are what we are only because we are
q part OF society. In concluding his mas
Terry ADDRESS he said Society is collec-
uon OF social proDlems, and the shortest
WAY TO solve them is to state them"
Inc entire session of Friday morning was
devoted to the function of civic clubs Mrs
Grace Julian Clarke, of Irvington, pre-
sented the 1rSt paper. In pleasing man
per she traced the growth of woman from
primitive days down 10 the present time
Inc early clubs almost invariably confined
their students to the time of Henry VIII or
queen Anne, whereas now they demand
practical, modern themes The Depart-
ment club IS the outgrowth. She urged
upon clubs the benefits to be derived from
local federations. She advocated the cleo
pointed proudly to the fact that IndianaD-
OILS has police matron, obtained by the
combined effort of the Woman's Club ana
Mrs. Pierce, of indianapolis, read Mr.. NJ
W; Harrison's (Wabash) paper upon
schools and libraries The nineteenth CEN
fury has no need to go to the past. he
maintained, for the goddess of wisdom is
WIN us In our own land. He urged the
clubs TO encourage consecutive reading
since promiscuous browsing results in in
formation and not culture.
Miss M. r. Ahern, state secretary of the
Indiana Library Association, presented a
| comprehensive treatise the subject of
| Public Libraries" She pleaded for a sep
arate management of library and school
| boards. showing that neither is satisfied
with the present law, while it is distinctly
| injurious to the library. She advocated
better pay for librarians, that superior
service might be secured At present it is
more remunerative to be the janitor than
| the librarian.
| Miss Mamie c. Lane, of Muncie in a very
able and pleasing manner, told of the influ-
ence that music and art clubs exert in the
| life of a community She implored the
so that talent need not go to waste through
| poverty. She warmly commended the Fort
| Wayne clubs for inaugurating the custom
| of furnishing music to ''shut-in" people.
| The practical place of club influence was
| duly set forth by Mrs. NJ. r. Forney, of La
| porte. She held that the art of living is
| one of the fine arts. and extends to all the
| economics of the household. Miss Minnie
| Cohn, of Brookville, continued the subject
| in an able manner
In the general discussion which closed the
| programme, it was learned that several of
! the cities possessed local declarations, and
| brief accounts were given. Among the
! speakers upon this and kindred subjects
| were Professor Karston, of Bloomington;
| Mrs. Charles M. Walker, of Indianapolis
| Susan B. Dick of Huntington; Mesdames
Meyers and Malawin, of Fort Wayne; Rey-
nolds and TIGER, of Huntingdon; Stewart
| and kits. of Muncie and Others
Most delightful music was furnished at
every session of the convention, by the mu-
REMOVER represented the Matinee Musicale,
| of Huntington, by rendering two vocal Sc
| lections in pleasing manner.
Mrs. A. L. Anderson, who presided at the
organ Thursday morning, Vouched satisfac-
| torly for the excellence of the musical
amateurs of Charlottesville.
| Miss Elizabeth MilSpany, of Lafayette 8
| Matinee Musicale, filled every corner of the
! immense auditorium at Winona with her
| powerful and cultivated voice. Musical
| connoisseurs predict a future for Miss Clara
| collars, Of Fort Wayne. who represented
the Morning Musicale. Her singing was re-
| ceiYed with fiattering commendation.
| WARSAW'S HOSPITALITY.
| Warsaw bids fair to be ruined with flat
terry. Nothing but the most extraVagant
| praise was heard everywhere and always
for the lavish hospitality bestowed upon the
| big convention by energetic and kindly
| Warsaw. Besides the courteous attention
| momentarily bestowed on the hundreds of
delegates and guests, the three clubs of
| Warsaw and their friends arranged for a
| most delightful afternoon out at beautiful
| Winona, where boats and buildings awaited
the pleasure of the entire union. On
| Wednesday evening a reception, complete
! in all the details of music. flowers and re-
| freshments, was extended. 1t was held in
| the beautiful and spacious home of Mrs.
! Hofer and Mrs. Richardson, which proved
| adequate to the unprecedented demands
made upon it. when an incipient and who'll
| ly uncaled-for deluge imprisoned the entire
| convention within doors. The large and
! lovely lawn had been fitted out with a
commodious and gaily decorated tent,
which had been transferred into a bower
! of beauty by tasteful hands.
On Thursday night, after the lecture, the
| held at the hotel which the young men
| of the town had arranged The courteous
| landlord and his charming wife spared no
pains in lending all the assistance possible.
| Beautiful music was furnished by harp and
| violin. which had been brought from chi
! cago for the purpose.
| CHANGES FOR THE BETTER.
The l. L. L. C. would be of small value
| if it were not progressive. Therefore,
may be pardoned for pointing out some ar
/ rangements in convention machinery which
! seem to me to be an Improvement over
/ those in use a year ago. The manner of
| registration, for instance, was more con-
| veniently managed-the blanks all prepared
| for delegates to fill out, and the long table
| with a dozen pads pens and inkstands
| were all an economy of time and patience.
| Another acceptable change was the post
ponement of printing the delegate list till
| after actual registration. so that when ore
| sought information from this source It
| proved to be accurate and satisfactory. /
| believe, too, that ii is a wise change TO
| place" and nominating committees earlier
| in the sessions than has heretofore been
| customary.
| But there are still more matters which
| | should like to see improved In general,
| it seems to me that too little attention is
| paid TO platform delivery. Thorough prep
/ aration in material was plainly evident in
| all the papers and discussions of the recent
/ entirely maltreated in rendition. care
| lessness in pronunciation was noticeable,
| such commonly used words as interesting,
| alternate, speciality, depot franchise, cho-
| era. leisure, etc, being frequently mispro-
nounced. Then, the majority OF the speak
! ers pitched their voices so low that they
! could not be heard half way back in the
auditorium. Another fault is unfamlliarlty
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