The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-26

! GS5AIEySk SzSG$ Women'S clubs. The
E3 Is%sX%SgZSS session will open at
&SISHs&EESExw the First Congrega-
VegHSETgyASSfS5{s@ tional church at 1920
&4TLS$H this morning, and
Mrs. henrotin will be the guest of
honor.
The lady arrived here yesterday over
the RIO Grande Western, and with her
husband, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hal Brown, at &C D street.
Mrs. Henrctin is, perhaps. the most
conspicuous club woman in America,
n is in every way qualified for the
leadership.
A western woman herself, she is
naturally an enthusiastic friend of the
west. and her faith in its future is I'M
bounded.
The subject nearest her heart is fed
GRAFTON and on this she talks enter
tainingly. There are o &c states, h
says, out of the 40, hat enjoy the
benefits of federation. The general fed
Grafton, over which she presideS, now
has a membership of 256 clubs. Iowa
is at present in the lead as to the
numbe of clubs, having 1876, but there
are other states having larger indi-
vidual membership in the clubs. The
success Of the federation plan has been
SO marked that the movement is grow
ing rapidly. In Colorado, where Mrs.
Henrotin stopped on her way to Salt
Lake. there are so clubs in the fedora
ton, while Illinois has 1876 n New
York 156. The strength of some of
| these organizations may be understood
when it is stated that the Chicago
Woman's club has 200 members, while
the Charity club, of Boston, has 600
enrolled and the Woman's club of
Cambridge has 700 members.
THE federation in each state" says
Mrs. Henrotin, has taken up some
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up two or three lines. Ohio has taken
up the founding of public libraries and
travelling libraries. The Maine fedora
ton has taken up kindergarten work
and the public school system of the
state. The New Hampshire federation
has taken UP philanthropy and ha
succeeded in having a bill passed which
provides for having children taken out
of the poor houses and has put in
operation a system by which dependent
children may be taken care of on farms
instead of at public institutions.
"Georgia's federation is one OF the
most interesting. The federation is
only a year old. Already it has es-
"a bliShed conferences, where the coun-
ty superintendent of education. the
teachers and the clubs may meet to
discuss educational problems. They
have another interesting feature in the
garden clubs, for creating interest in
Horticulture. These clubs hold flower
hows and offer prizes for the most
beautiful plants, and also for the most
beautiful premises. The south needs
intelligent effort toward identifying
the The club movement is
spreading with great rapidity in Geor-
gia. The Atlanta club has over 200
members. 1t is interesting itself in
establishing university extension
courses.
"The Illinois federation is especially
interested in the public school system
and in establishing conferences be-
tween parents and teachers. The Iowa
federation has succeeded in having
passed by the legislature a bill raising
the age of consent from Is to 10 years.
Each state federation adopts as its
work what the community seems most
to require. II is very singular o
strongly marked the characteristics of
each state are. 1t is this which gives
a practical working basis in each case.
The people of each seem to be on a
level in intellectual development. and
this enables the clubs in each state to
work in harmony"
TODAY'S SESSION.
This annual convention promises to
be the most interesting and important
ever held here. Already a number of
prominent ladies from the forth and
south are in town, and aside from the
election of officers and the routine bust
ness, the papers to be presented and
the discussions will prove very in
.structiye.
When the session opens this morn
ing. Mrs. Emeline B.. Wells, of the
Reapers' club, will make an address of
welcome, and Mrs. NJ. H. Graham of
Ogden is expected to make the re
sponse. Mrs. Jennings, the president
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dress, and the reports from clubs will
follow. After this. Mrs. Hurst, of the
Aglaia, Of Ogden, will read a paper On !
Methods for the Study of Education"
Mrs. Lizzie II. Coray, of the Nineteenth
Century club, of Provo, will discuss
what Are the Morals of Our Chill
dren?" Mrs. McVicker will read a
paper on The Evolution Of n Model
Pupil
EVENING.
In the evening Professor Radcliffe
will give an organ recital, and Mrs.
Henrotin, Mrs. Mailer Thatcher of Pu-
eblo. Mrs. Gale of Greeley, and Mrs. :
Platt Of Denver will give addresses.
ToMoRRow's PROGRAMME.
The programme for tomorrow in
cludes chiefly federation business, Il
in the afternoon Mrs Ellen r.. F'ergu-
son WEI le2d a paper OH lnulNluudl
and Associated Charities and Mrs.
L. NJ. Richie will give "A Plea Tor
On Thursday evening the Salt Lake
clubs will give a reception to the Wis
at the home of Mrs. w. A. Ne9-
den, 1172 East First South street. pre-
ceded by a luncheon given by Mrs. W.
Ritter. On Friday an excursion to
will be taken.
run go oman 70 oil tr-T7n d. I
sire to attend.
Among the distinguished visitors x
at today's session are Mrs. Alva
Adams. wife of Colorado's governor,
will be h guest of Mrs. Vincent;
Mr.. and Mrs. Henrotin, Mrs. Thatcher,
will be the guest of Mrs. McCor-
nick; Mrs. Gale, who will be entertained
by Mrs. McVicker, and Mrs. Platt, who
viii be the guest of Mrs. Hahn.