The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-08-13

"Reapers" and Reviewers and Chau-
tauqua circles galore. Hero worship
does not prevail to any great extent
outside OF Shsksperesn devotees. Rus
kin scores few points east and west.
Indianapolis, Ind. has Ksthe, inc Mer-
riIl club; Dee Moines. Ia. q Madeline de
Scudery; Butte. Mont, Homer; Day
ton. O.. an Emerson; East Orange, n.
J.. Charlotte Emerson Brown, and
Amesbury. Mass, au Elizabeth h.
Whittier club In the main. the Eng
lish language 10 considered equal 10 the
the task Of providing the club with q
satisfactory came. but "Quid Nunc'
fiourisbes IN Little Rock, Ark. Les Voy.
syeure in Cincinnati. o., Pro Re Natk in
Washington, ID. c.. and Bellies Lettres
10 Oil City. Pa. The only initial letter
clubs iu the federation are the w. T. X.
of Greeley, COL, the Q. j. s. P. Of Chica
70 and the s. s. s. 8. Of Reading, Pa.
One OF tire strongest arguments used
BY the friends Who urged the candidacy
Of Mrs. Lowe for president of the gener-
al federation was that the south needed
the impetus it would receive il south
6rn woman were at the head Of the or
ganization. In support OF this argu-
ment We quote Miss NJ. Eleanor Brock.
epridge Of San Antonio. Texas. Mics
Breckenridge lie leading. il not the
leading club woman of her state and
after reading ner account Of the status
Of womar's Gibbs in Texas YOU will be
ready to agree that to be q leader OF
club work 10 the Lone Star state means
mnch moro OF energy and determination
and continuity Of purpose than it does
in IN eastern or western state. Miss
Breckenridge 10 an impulsive, eympa-
thetic woman who draws to herself
hosts Of friends. As one of the assist
ants at Mrs. Campbell's reception to the
delegates her graceful and charming
manner % . hostess was very marked.
Her brother 10 one OF the wealthiest men
in Texas. He maintains his own pri-
vate car and 10 devoted to his sister"
and she in return lavishes upon him an
unbounded affection. Miss Brecken-
ridge says: I'VE have comparatively
few women's clubs in Texas, though in
the northern part Of the state there is
fair quota. The south has been back.
ward in taking up ana advancing the
of women. The women
lre BY no means reluctant to work ana
lilly themselves with clubs. The scarci.
" Of clubs 10 due rather to the fact that
here has not been the same managerial
mpetus exerted % in the northern
'tatee. l, myself. wac not even delegate
% the convention. Texas lie 10 no sense
member Of the federation. The club
york 10 90 new there that We have not
,ad IN opportunity to take united action
or that end until last April. On the
18th Of that month the first annual
federation OF the state vas held at Tyler
asting three days. 1t was fairly good
lrst state federation there being fifty
our clubs in evidence. several orgsniza-
ions failing 10 send delegations. Our
sork % far hes been principally on the
inc Of libraries. We hope to become
Of the national next year"
from this statement We can see that
Texas 10 jost in her infancy in the fed
ration movement. She has also
lause 10 the state federation charter
vhich prevents them coming into the
eueral federation unless BY unanimous
ote. Still, with first state fedora.
ION" Of fifty-four clubs AID moro to