Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-20
FOR CLUB WOMEN.
Washington the Scene of Great
Meeting.
Newspaper Women Discuss Their Busl-
ess-Mothers' Congress in May
Notes from the Home Clubs.

Washington has contained an unusual
number of pretty and attractive women
the past week. The Woman's Interna-
tional Press Congress convened Fri
day. the convention of the National
American Suffrage Association closed a
weeks session Saturday, and Daughters
Of the American Revolution began to
gather for their annual congress which
opens Tuesday.
The press congress was the first in
history 1t was held under the aus
pieces of the Women's National Press
Association, and was opened by Rev.
Anna Howard Shaw, vice presidential
large of the National American Wom-
an Suffrage Association.
Delegates from southern states were
much in evidence, and made it plain that
southern women are helping on the
new south" by the advancement OF
women. Mrs. William King, a woman
whose face seems all too young for the
silver hair that frames it, brought greet
ingS from the Women's Press Associa-
ton of Georgia. Mrs. King has been
on the editorial staff of the Atlanta Con-
stitution for Is years. She talked in
terestingly Of Georgia women who are
active journalists and editors of news
papers, and also had something to say
about occasional contributors who in
her opinion, do not represent the real
workers in the profession. While there
were many women writer's in Georgia,
said Mrs King, only 80 or 40 were act
i've, regular press workers, some of this
number owning and managing newspa-
pers. One newspaper in Georgia, she
said, is owned by a stock company com
posed wholly of women, and is edited
by women.
Mrs. E. p Muslin of Philadelphia
gave fine account of the Women's
Press Club of the Quaker City, a club of
80 women, delightfully."- unanimous, rep
| resenttng all the newspapers of Penn
| sylVanta that were of any account, and,
as a club, always recognized by the
Mems Press Club.
Missouri Iowa and Colorado were
| also represented among the speakers.
Among the resolutions passed was one
expressing coincidence over the terrible
calamity in the loss of the Maine, and
another expressing regret at the death
Of Miss Frances c. Willard
The afternoon session was filled with
papers
The evening session was held in the
! hall of the Columbian University. Prof
Whitman, president Of the university
| delivered the address of welcome. He
was followed by Hamlin Garland. who
spoke on Western song and story" Mrs.
Frye, wife of Senator Frye, read a pa
per on Literary women of Maine .
Mrs. May Wright Sewau, president of
the National Council of Women, spoke
on The conveyance of the paths" and
Mrs. Elroy McAvoy of Cleveland. on
How our forefathers got the news"
There was NO meeting of the Danyers
Nomen's Association on Feb. 1. on ac-
| count of the severe weather, but the
cup made up for the omission by having
aehghttul tea Tuesday evening, at
winch 200 members and guests were
present, among them being Mrs. Lillian
u. Breed of Lynn, of the Massachusetts
committee of correspondence, state fed.
GRAFTON; Mrs. Lucy H Kelley of LYNN
MISS Grace Batchelder secretary of the
Peabody Woman's Club
The tea was followed by a recital OF
Shakspere's songs.
DR.. Philip S. Moxom addressed IT,
Heptorean Club, Saturday, on "Hilde.
brand" March Z is to be gentlemen's
night in the club, with F. Hopkinson
smith as the speaker. A committee OF
f1ve has been appointed to further the
interests of the Prospect Hill Park
Last year petition, endorsed by every
member of the club, was sent to the city
council regarding this park and other
ways Of beautifying the city, and the
ladies' intend to persevere in the work
until it is accomplished.
National plans are progressing for the
congress of mothers, to be held in Wash
ington in May The congress will last
six days. The first day will be devoted
to receiving delegates, distributing
badges, hearing reports of national off
GERS and five-minute reports from clubs
represented.
The second and third days will be de-
voted to questions bearing chiefly upon
the relations of mother and child
On the fourth and fifth days subjects
involving the duties of both parents will
be discussed.
The sixth day will be given to dis
cussion of methods to be employed
from the individual, social, municipal,
and national tandpoints-which shall
give to the child before and after birth
such condition as shall insure to each
successive generation a higher type of
humanity.
General receptions will be held on the
first and final evenings of the congress.
The Woman's Club class in sociology
will hold its next meeting en- the regu-
lar day. Feb. 2S.
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