The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-13
THE CLUB CORNER.

Inc q | b desires to complete 50 far ia
possible, roster of the clubs in Minnesota
1t will be indebted therefore, to the secre-
taries or the organizations throughout the
state, II they will forward to the editor Of
the department statement of membership
OBJECT OF association, methods of procedure
and such other information as will form q
valuable source Of reference to the denart-
ment as well as to club women The latest
year book of each organization will be gladly
received. 1t is desirable to have al Mime
sofa represented in The Globe column
which is devoted to an interchange Of news
and views and to an impartial dealing W tn
all organizations.
Northheld, Mimi, has nine clubs belonging
to the state federation The Pioneer p m
which was originally Shakespeare cub was
organized in 1870 It's reorganization and ir
corporation into the state federation wss CT
fected in 1895. While limited in numbers 70
thirty-hve, it seeks to make its presence a
benefit to the community by securing lectures
ana by Willingness to summarize the re-
suits of the club study for press reports This
year The Reformation" will be under ii s
cussion.
The Saturday Club Of Duluth is one Of
the Women's organizations of the state that
travelling library enterprise, placing its Con-
trioution in Northern Minnesota.
An interesting feature Of the club is that
While 1t is literary and historical in its trend
1t had devoted four days in the coming sea-
son to musical programmes The club has
no member limit rents its own rooms aud
does not object to having It's work ed
for the benefit of those who cannot attend
It's own or any other club meetings.
The Buffalo QMnn.) c. L. S. c. is. as its
name implies literary study class, organ
lied in 1895 with membership limit Of
twenty-five 1t is a member of the state
federation and will be represented bv on.
or two delegates at the approaching state
convention, to be held in Winona.
The Northeastern Federation OF Wornen,s
clubs, which held its annual meeting aft New-
port r. l., is composed of clubs among Afro
Americans among the distinguished women
of whom are Mrs. Booker 7. Washington and
Mrs. Francis J. w. Harper The object or
the federation is Ito save from Ignorance ana
vice the poorest, humblest child: to make
our age the fairest one on which the SIM
has shone." One of the subjects was 'sTba
Moral Influence of Quiet Manners in Public
Places" The federation Is composed of
twenty clubs in New England,
The Chicago Altrua club has secured the
following well known men and women for
lectures the coming season: Bishop Spalding
Mrs. Conley-Ward, Prof. McCIintock of Chi
cago university; Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones
John Vanderpool, Prof. Graham TAYLOR Of
Chicago commons; DR.. Kittredge Wheeler
Mrs. John Vance Cheney and Miss Josephine
Locke.
According to the Midland Monthly Iowa has
thirty-six clubs holding individual member
ship In the National federation, and twentv-
seven of them were represented at the Denver
biennial.
The Women's club, OF Olympia, which ia
the pioneer club of the state OF Washington
is collecting money for Dewey memorial. the
battleship olympia having been named after
that city. donation of 1900 volumes has
been made by the club to the CITY library
and fifty have been given for a circulating
library.
An Indian club of eighteen members. saws
the Midland Monthly has recently been
organized near Old Town, L. 1. The name of
the club is Wabanak and the president is
an Indian woman, Mrs. Nicholas. It was ad