The herald., 1898-10-08
FRIDAY MORNING CLUB
Presidents Annual Address-Report
From the Federation

The first meeting of the Friday Morning
club after the summer vacation was largely
attended and was more reunion Oh the
members than a regular session. During
the summer the walls of the room have
been freshly tinted in a cream tone tnat
brought out we'll the abundance OF ferns,
palms and flowers arranged around tne
platform. The ventilators IN the ceiling
have been enlarged. adding much to the
comfort of the room. Pas. Presidents
Mrs. ]. A. Osgood and Mrs. Margaret e..
Graham, with Mrs. Charlotte Wills, were
seated ON the platform.
The president, Mrs. Sdrtori. made ner
annual address, dealing exclusively Win
club plans for the coming year. She first
outlined the work of a rev committee des-
ignated as the social topic committee. The
best speakers on social subjects will be en-
gagged and reading lists will be prepared
and printed in the monthly bulletin, n or
der that members can inform themselves
and participate in the discussions to fol-
low There will be no special committee
or. art and music as heretofore, all arrange
ments for these special mornings Will be
left to the board of managers.
The new club idea of exchanging papers
with other clubs elsewhere VIII be fea-
ture of the coming winter a committee
being now in correspondence to bring TINS
about and so secure closer relations with
other clubs. A hospitality committee has
side of club meetings. and the members
were urged not to let this feature die OF
neglect, as it did last year.
A change in the me- thod of admitting
members has been devised by the beard.
Applications will be filed with the clerk a S
usual and the candidates fitness for admis-
sion investigated and II any reason Is
found why she should not become men,
Der it will be reported to committee. A
change in the method Of electing officers
was advised. the postal primary plan not
proving satisfactory. A pi ovtsion was suG-
gested In the bylaws providing for part
of the board of managers remaining in
office two years, for obvious reasons. The
late-comers and go-eariys were advised to
change their habits and so correct prom
inert discourtesy to speakers
The club house was announced as an as
sured thing, lot on the corner of Tenth
and Figueroa having been selected by the
Women's Clubhouse association. for which
s45OO was expended; $500 has already been
subscribed and as $4,000 more is needed,
shares of stock will be offered for sale
outside of the membership.
Mrs. Longstreet the delegate to the Fed
Grafton of Clubs in Denver. gave an inter-
esting description of that great meeting OF
women at which there were 1000 delegates
and as many more visitors. The citizens of
Denver were lavish in their hospitality and
everything possible was done for the pleas
ure of their guests. One of the points of
greatest interest in the city was the Pin
gree gardens, where the poor are allowed
to raise vegetables for sale or their own
on vacant city lots The gar
dens were started by and are maintained
under the management CT the Women's
club Of Denver The keynote of the fedar
alton was that clubs should not exist for
self-culture alone. but to do something for
others.
Governor Adams made the opening ad
dress of the federation and paid high
tribute to the benefits of women suffrage
in the state. He invited the visitors who
were still credulous on the subject to make
a thorough examination of its workings in
Colorado before they returned home. He
called especial attention to the school
board, composed partly of women. in
which he said there was no politics. On
motion, an invitation was extended to the
ton to hold it's biennial NEE ting in
1900 in this city Mrs. F. A. Eastman was
reelected or. the board of managers and Ia
now in Omaha attending the meeting. Mrs.
C. D. willard supplemented Mrs. Long
streets report and said the idea of invit-
ing the federation here came from the
president, Mrs. Lowe, and other prominent
members, as they all want to come to Cal
ifOrnia,