The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-29
Extracts From Mrs. Henrotin's
Speech at Denver

Mrs, Ellen M Henrotn, the retiring
president of the General Federation OF
Women's clubs, made an excellent speech
before the biennial convention at Denver
from which the following interesting ex-
tracts are taken: Mrs. Henrotln salu'
among other things
1.-THE first two years of my presidency
most of my thought and time were de-
voted to encouraging state declarations.
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New YORK,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Minnesota
Ohio. Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, Ten
nesee. Colorado Missouri, Nebraska, and
the District of Columbia organized state
fedrations auxiliary to the general; and
at the biennial of 1896 twenty state fed
erations were represented. Clubs Joined
the federation from the following states:
Florida, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota,
oregon and South Dakota. Two foreign
clubs also sent reports-one from England,
and one from Australia.
During these two years the welfare of
the individual clubs was in no wise neg
lected. Programmes of study covering the
field of social science, of education, of civ
les, and also literary subjects We're pre-
pared by the genral federation and sent
to the individual clubs. Suggestions for
club work were also sent. Club extension
was actively inaugura ted in many OF the
states and town and country clubs were
established in some of the rural districts.
line VI TIC ASUSidb was
also thoroughly perfected.
'.Since 1896 the following states have or
ganized state declarations auxiliary to the
general: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia,
Washington, Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory, Vermont, Alabama, Texas and
Florida have also organized state fedora
tons, and during the current year Vermont
and Florida have become auxiliary to the
general. Thirty-one declarations are now
organized auxiliary to the general
''Clubs from the following states have
Joined the general federation: Nevada,
Mississippi, North Carolina. Virginia and
Wyoming A chairman of correspondence
has also been appointed in Santiago Chilli
and a club has Joined the federation from
Salinda, East Africa; one from Western
Australia, and one from South America.
1.-THE number of clubs in each state be-
longing to the federation is:
MAINE, A. New Hampshire. 2; Vermont, g;
Connecticut, g. Rhode Island. 3; Wisconsin,
8; Illinois, 60; Minnesota. 10; North Dakota,
4; Iowa, So; Alabama, % Florida, 2; Kan
sas, 8; Colorado. IL Nebraska, Q; Massa-
chusetts, 81; New York, rs; New Jersey, IL;
Delaware, /; Pennsylvania 2s; Maryland,
8: Louisiana. 80: Ohio, 81; Indiana, 49,;
Michigan, %; Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory, /; Missouri, 16; Arkansas, 6; Ken
lucky H. Tennessee. 4; Georgia, 4; Missis-
sippi. q: Idaho, 5; Texas, 2; North Carolina,
/; South Carolina /; Utah. s; New Mexico.
4; Montana, 6; Nevada 1: California, %;
District of Columbia, 2; Wyoming. 1.
more and more the federation stands
as a protest against materialism. In the
general federation there is not a salaried
officer, and this great organization is con-
Quoted with the strictest economy 1t has
not built up great institution and the
commercial spirit is thus far foreign as a
motive of action. I rarely present Mega
tive side, but I may be pardoned for en-
phaszing the value of ignoring, as far as
possible. the commercial aspect of club
life. Let us continue to keep trade where
1t belongs and beware of using the clubs
for any personal advantage, pecuniary or
otherwise. We meet commercialism on. all
sides. in society, in the church. in politics,
even In education and the federation has a