The age-herald., 1898-11-11
Georgia Club Women
 At the State Federation

Af the State FederafI0n The notable gathering of Georgia women at the meeting of the state federation in Columbus, Ga, this week is one Of great interest to the club women of the south. The women of Georgia are so prominent in all progressive club movements, and the gathering has brought together more than one hundred women as representatives from the thirty-two federated clubs or Georgia. The social features of the federa- tion meeting are of a brilliant nature, ana the discussions at the business sessions deal direct with all vital questions. Among the distinguished women present is Mrs Lome, the president of the general federation The Atlanta Constitution of yesterday con- tains the following extracts from her ad- dress before the federation:
 Ms. Lowe spoke from notes and was 1re- uuently interrupted by applause.
 After giving an interesting account or ner visit to the state federations of Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan and New York, and the interesting work being done in these states by the club women she spoke at iength up on the origin and growth or the general federation which growth, as sne saio, seemed miraculous to have come in so short a time-from sixty-fve clubs to 5s2, with thirty-two state federations, besides numer- ous city federations and some organisation and ten foreign cluDS. 1ne DtHchtS oA thO general federation were brought before the women of the convention in a forcibe way, and with meaning which had never before been conveyed to the women of this state. Mrs Lowe taking the position that simply the fact of club being a factor in tnls great organization, which has become a part of the historical movement of the nineteenth century, and which is so vitaiiy related to the race. is of itself an advan- tage which clubs cannot overestimate. She Cool hat xxyht federation may not be able to bestow upon each club immediate benefits of which the members will be conscious and be able to trace to the influence of the federation, yet she said it offers for all clubs an arena wherein they may give expression to thelr work; and before clubs can be conscious Of resultant benefits they must go in and try their lance in this experimental field. and draw from the general stock according to the strength they bring to enrich the fed eration.
 The federation is non-political and non sectarian, and is not pledged to any one sided view, and founded upon thoroughly practical principles. and looks to the pro- motion among women in order that In thoroughly organized way they may be- come more useful to the outside world and accomplish something for the uplifting and purifying of the race. For 1t seems that the time has come in our history when woman's influence must extend beyond the fireside if she expects to do her work as wife, mother and home-maker. Mrs. Lowe said in order to protect ourselves against the evils of society we must go out and protect society against the evils that we fear. Mrs. Lowe emphasized the point that the interests of women the world over are common interests. The humblest woman in your factory over there may be the grandmother of the child who shall preserve the name of that family which today brides itelf upon it's inheritance of ori ia lina nd wa in the great whirlpool of life that the sediment at the bottom often rises to the top and makes the creme de la creme of society. Mrs. Lowe made a strong argu- fnent in favor of the democratic principles manifested in club life, and said upon the subject that one of the interesting lessons taught by the late biennial was the fact that the great success which has attended this organization is due greatly to the fact that from the highest officer to the hum blest club woman in the ranks the line is unbroken. That women are valued not &C., cording to their social position or the pos sessions which money can buy, but accord ing to their brains and their ability to be- come effective workers in the great inter- ests of humanity. In conclusion, Mrs. Lowe dwelt upon the individual needs of the woman today who wishes to join In the progressive work of the nineteenth century, and her argument was strong in favor of that training in practical affairs of life in that large sense which would fit her rather to join forces with the men and try with them to do the work of uplifting and purifying the human race. woman cannot lift mankind higher than she Is herself, and in order to do her work effec- lively she must get that broad training which club life gives to women. She con- cluded her remarks with the words of that beautifuy poem of 'She Who is to Come," in which the well-rounded woman is so perfectly defined.