New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-08
SUCCESS OF WOMEN'S CLUBS.
SIR WALTER BEsANT TRYING TO GET
QI;EEN VICTORIA INTERPRETED IN THEM

SIR WALTER BEsANT TRYING TO GET
QUEER VICTORIA INTERESTED IN THEM
Sir Walter Besant. In a recent letter TO the Queen
o. England. says Of women's clubs IN the United
States: Il indebted 10 a gentleman OF Liverpool
for the following communication As will be seen
II Is account OF q woman's club In the State
OF Georgia The account is written by ono OF ths
founders OF the club:
I'm the small town Of Gainesville Cas- 900
inhaoi;ants-there organized Juot seven years
ago our first womans club During the first year
little work attempted beyond self-improve
ment and the study Of parliamentary law and Or
der the officers consisted Of president. vice-presl
dent. secretary ana treasurer The Executive
Board. assisted by A Committee Music and Art
made programme for the years study. and
number OF excellent essays read and placed
file. After the first year became more pro-
gressive. secured clubrooms. enlarged mem
tership. Committees on village improvement. pub
lie and travelling libraries were appointed
I've Joined the state Federation OF Clubs under
the OF thr Cherokee Club. OF Cartersvillc
Colors. green ana white flower. the Cherokee rose
accomplished
TIE following programme successfully
"Rosolved. That each member assigned paper
II unable TO be present AZ the time appointed shall
i've COMMITTEE week IN advance Of the time tho
paper IL due in order to appoint some else
" Women who thought 10 read "A paper. much less
write one, utter impOssibil!ty have been broken
into harness and proven most capable. The study
OF civcs followed a careful review Of the history
OF our own continent ana times, ana the progress
OF the world / detail followed with intelligence
" Our Library Committee has placed before the
town very crcditabe collection If books and tho
club members In turn become lhr. rian for the
reading public. The Travelling Library Committee
has taken into the homes Of the poorer classes of
country people books. ma azines and papers. MANY
Of these families werr entirely destitute Of reading
matter. Our Village Impr ovement Committee has
made ar il-kept village become attractive by n
park with grass walks seats and fountains
" 'Our Educational Committee keeps in touch
with the public schools and colleges. The Commit
tee on Household Economies gives help in many
lines. and still the good work goes on. We meet
ca IN Tuesday morning The first meet OF each
month Is strictly devoted to business and new
members. The chairman II each committee re-
ports full proceedings Of her committee the cub
at the business meetings.
a new department has jrst been started com
prsing field and garden work for the ensuing year.
and hope this VIII prove most interesting a
we'll improving. There being factory or mills
here little charity is needed
" Just fifteen miles distant, across old Georglas
red hills. lies the little town ~ Rome. Ga Here Is
another progressive successful club Resides fol
lowing the same line Of work laid down In the
Cherokee Club, much more has been done For the
factory children A free kindergarten Is perfectng
its teachers being members Of the Womans Club
An emergency hospital is IN most successful opera
ton, and has become a blessing to the town.
" our women are in these clubs not for glory and
honor society but for the good to themselves
and others. No woman Is too owly for their sym
PATTY and help. MARIAN SMITH.
Sir Walter Besant is anxious tina. women's clubs
obtain the footing In England they have in the
United States. and s doing his utmost TO get the
Queen interested in them.