New-York tribune., 1898-11-10

THE CLUBS or THE COMMONWEALTH
REPRESENTED BY MANY DELEGATES.

80
REPRESENTED BY MANY DELEGATES.
As the dawn Of tho twentieth century looms on
hor vision the CLUB woman gees the great future
b. lore her and presses forward show that she n
ready embrace al her opportunities Wh's the
New-Yo-k State Federation was In session IN tn's
city last week the Pennsylvania Federation wA
celebrating its third annual convention In Chester.
and lsO delegates. from every county in the Conn
monwcalth were making themselves heard
The secretary reported that. though AZ the hSt
convention the total number OF clubs in the
Federation was only hf,y-nine there are to-
day eighty-four organizations. and the member
ship during the year has increased from |"H
to 9lss women In the eastern district thers
a re now forty clubs having membership or 6M
instead Of thirty clubs with me nbership OF S.9a
The western district showed growth or rom
twenty-one to thirty clubs. ard growth IN mern-
bership Of from LAS 1914 The central district ~
ported growth OF eight clubs to fourteen. and
ar Increase Of membership of from 3, 10 oco The
report Of the treasurer Mrs " II. House, OF
Pittsburg, as read by Mrs. Armstrong. showed that
the receipts for the year from all sources were
sias S. and that after all expenses, including those
of the present conventions. Rad been paid, there
would be balance Of nearly s. ,
Reports were then made Of tho progress In the
club movement by the vlce-presidents. "a follows:
Mrs Richard J. Haldeman. Of Harrisburg. VICE
president for the central district: Mrs. Ellis Lewis
C. MacKnght OF Pttsburg. FOR the western dis
,rct
Miss Myra Lloyd Dock OF Harrisburg. delivered
an address, in the course OF which she said:
Ten years ago law was passed In New-York
under which any fifteen persons In community
acquire and hold common good iand not OK
ceedlng In value 10000 and the Womans Botan-
ical Club, Jamaica Plains. Long Island. was one
Of the first organizations to avail themselves OF the
act They established a park FOR their town; But
the model method for this work H. found In Nassa-
chusetts. A State board OF trustees is organized
under the State Jaw, and has authority 10 hold
property in any part OF the State not exceeding In
value 81 10000 Quite recently In our own State
city was obliged 10 decline a tract OF land which
some wealthy citizen offered to give for park pur-
limits. Under either the New-York law that OF
Let enlist the aid of the boards OF trade In this
work and We will transform present conditions In
many villages.
The Protection OF the Birds" Child Study
THE Boys Brigade" and How Clubs Can Co
operate with Young Womens Associations" wefS
few of the other subjects discussed. and thought,
research and practical experience wers demon
strated In the treatment they received
Lenox Mass Nov. (speciaD.-Muss Helen st,i1.
vesant Folsom daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. 0eorxO
Winthrop Folsom OF New-York was married to this
Rev. Churchill satterlee, Of Morgenton. N. c. n
the Lenox Episcopal Church at noon to-day. The
ceremony was performed by Bishop Satterise oe
Washington. father Of the bridegroom, assisted By
Bishop Doane. OF Albany: the Rev DR.. Battershaw.
OF Albany. anc the Rev Harold Arrowsnith. rector
OF Trinity Church. The bride was attended only
by her father who gave her away The Rev. Alexis
Stein OF St Georges Church. New-York, was besk
man. Tho ushers were Lieutenant sydney Haisht,
Henry Hancock, OF Philadelphia, and Grenvtue
Kane. Of Tuxedo, The bride wore for uevei
gown Of blue Go5h her was az the eouns
home Of the bride's parents