The evening times., 1897-05-01

Philadelphia, May 1.-Business and pleas
ure equally divided the time of the dele
gates to the Convention of Working Wo-
mems Clubs, which was brought to a
successful termination yesterday. In the
morning the members conducted business in
the New Century Drawing Room. During
the afternoon they paid visit to Fair
mount Park and afterward We're the guests
OF the Archaeological Department OF the
| University yUfPennsylvania. Lastnightthey
held their final meeting in Horticultural
! Ean.
| The morning discussion was begun by
Mrs. Henry Onensheimer, OF New YORK,
who read paper upon Men and Women
in Club Life" The most important func-
! ton of the club. she asserted, is the broad
cnng and strengthening OF the lives Of its
members. She described the methods of
| the Ivy Club Of New York, which is com
posed OF both sexes, where young men
and women study literature together and
debate upon current topics.
The composite paper from the MaSsa-
chuSettS clubs on Success and Failures Of
Club Life" was read by Miss Richards.
Miss l. y Platt read paper upon Friend
ship in the Club" after which Religion
in the Club" was discussed by Miss Sara
d. Lawrie, Miss Irene Tracy, Of New
York; Mrs Erfingham Perot and Miss
Sanford, OF Troy. Miss Hopin, OF BoS-
ton, read paper by Miss Sessions, Of
Brooklyn, describing Girls Friendly So
cieties," and the work Of the Civic Club
in this city was detailed by Miss Kirk
bride. Before the last paper was read
steps were taken toward the formation of
a national association.
After some discussion, the matter was
placed IN TIE hands Of a committee af six,
composed Of one delegate OF each of thesiN
State associations represented in the con-
ventiou. Within the next ten days or SO
they VIII have received the reports Of the
action on the subject taken by all their
affiliated clubs This will, without donbt
be favorable, and they Will at once pro-
Ceed 10 form national association based
upon the motions ratified at yesterday
mornings meeting.
The session was brought to close by
papers uu self support written ty
Miss NJ b. Chaplin, of the Steadfasr Club,
New York, read by Miss Richmond, OF
the Myrtle Club, Baltimore, and by Miss
Shove, Of f aII River. Mass, and on a q ygieilic
Dress for Working Girls presented ty
Miss Lindley, Of New York, who appeared
before the audience i'll Illustration OF her
essay, in "a short costume resembling 4 bi
cycle suit.
Al the afternoon reception rendered the
AL 4.
ment OF the university the visitors were re-
Ceived by the ladies associated with that
department. They were welcomed 10y Dr.
William Pepper, who made an address, in
which he referred to the Importance to the
State Of universities, free libraries and
university extension centers. DR. Pepper,
in conclusion, said: You are developing
q higher ideal OF woman's position and
worth as anindividual in the family, and in
civic life There might seem little actual
connection between your efforts and the
attempt TO develop the university and
museum system. In truth, you enter cur
field at many points, and you prepare the
soil to yield a richer harvest for our
labors May we not believe that, with
growing confidence in the real unity Of
our efforts; in our firm resolve to have
truth and knowledge more fTecly accessible,
and beauty and Cloarness and heaIthful-
ness Of home, Of factory and Of town more
common, we shah advance tow ard a ha ppier
ana more contented social order?"
At the evening session Miss Richmond. of
Baltimore, made an address upon the
changes in conditions which had confronted
the working woman in the past few years
she referred to her own early struggles,
AID spoke OF the usefulness Of working
women's clubs. The most important thing
to working women, she asserted, should
be their Self-respect, aud she declared it a
shame that fashionable women should try
to take their independence from working
girls by ill-advised Iabors in their behalf
Miss HarTietJs KcyseF, of New York,
spoke Of wonlan's place in the industrial
world. She alluded to woman's place in
primitive civilization, and asserted that
woman's weakness lies in lack Of orgaui-
zation.
women's clubs, she held, should study the |
"cpic poem of industriaIism and help To |
organize woman wagC-earners. You will |
never get rid Of the sweating system with |
out organization" she emphaticaIIy de- |
clared Miss Edith NJ Howes, of the shaw |
illpHl Nlub, BDSNDl5 idU as ueE lGplCs
Theory OF the Club" The clubs, in her |
belief, should inCulcate the principles of |
Christian socialism and help in the develop |
ment OF the social conscience.
Mrs. Florence Kelley, OF Hull House, Chi
cagO, spoke of Women in Workshops and |
Factories" OF the zoos 900 people in
workshops in her State, she said 3O,-
900 were women and Z 900 children. The
women were really doing harm. for where
ever they were employed the worst contli-
lions existed. The remedy, she thought, is
10 be found in the employment of more
women in a different way. All buyers,
she declared, should know exactly under
what conditions the garments they pur-
chase were made
IORDY ARRANGES HIS FUNERAL.