Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-06-30

of the body--but the demand for
mental food eften fails utterly to be
heard. All, what a boon it is to see
our less fortunate sisters climbing up
stop by step as wo extend a helping
hand. -.
GREATEST GOOD OF THE GREATEST
NUMBER.
Tho salient characteristics of the
club spirit to-day is the ardent desire
to share benefits with others. At
the beginning of woman's clubs they
were along the cultural line exclu-
sivoly. The literary club of other
days was tho outgrowth of natural
, refinement, but this work, hcdgcd in,
as it wore, revolved in q narrow way,
and its results were narrowed down
to tho exclusive few; it failed to
reach the masses that vast army of
patient toilcrs who arc in the great
est need of q few rays of sunshine in
their everyday life.
On every side we hear of the new
woman. The term is misnomor-I
might say a bugbear-used to bring
discredit to the move. There is
nothing now under the sun--no, not
even new woman. The woman of
to-day-tho progressive woman-is
tho old woman Of other days rejuvi-
mated by new impulse, a club spirit.
Home is now, as ever, tho first in her
heart, but her club comes in by way
of recreation, and is means of regu-
lating the petty cares and inconse-
qucntial worries into the background.
The mind dwells upon subjects of
broader and higher import. Those
who have no sympathy for the sor-
rows of others, those who shut them
selves up with their own interests
and pleasures as mental environ
ment, arc possessed of something
worse. 'Tis in such we expect to
find tho cold, sordid spirit which
prompted the primal fratricide's
answer: cam | my brothers kceper?"
In conclusion | will add, we arc
horc to-day for the purpose of learn
ing something from each other, for
the advantages that are to be gained
by m interchange of ideas. There
fore, if you have formulated your
opinions speak them out, and bear in
mind that nothing is more unsatis-
factory to a hearcr than not being
able to hear. SO speak up, ladies,
clearly, and let us make this an occa-
sion of great reciprocity and mutual
benefit.
MISS poPpENHEIM'S RESPONSE.
Miss Louise Poppenhcim, of the
Century Club, of Charleston, made
tho following graceful reply
| Madame Chairman and Ladies'
After hearing such a graceful and
hearty greeting how can we but feel
welcome here in this Convention of
Woman's Clubs Of South Carolina
I fully appreciate the honor en-
trusted to me when was asked to
respond for the visiting delegates.
The "Ccntury Club" and Charleston
arc honorcd by their recognition.
Charleston is proud of Seneca, that
she should be the originator of this
scheme for the bringing together of
all South Carolina women who arc
anxious to develop in themselves
and their communities high stand
ards of thinking and of living.
We, the visiting delegates, thank
the "Once-a- Week" Club for their
kind hospitality, and we fully realize
how much time and trouble has been
expended to bring about such a con-
vcntion. We show by our presence
our desire to cooperate with you.
Let us bear in mind that our chief
object here is to offer facilities fol
the development of woman in the
highest attributes.
We hear of the mission and of the
rights of woman aa if these could
ever be separate from tho mission,
and the rights of man--~as if sho and
her lord were creatures of indepcnd.
ont kind and of irrcconcilablc claim
This is wrong; and not less wrong is
tho idea that woman is only tn,
shadow and attendant image of hcl
lord, owing him thoughtless and
scrvile obedience, and supported
altogether in her weakness by tho
pre- cminonco of his fortitudo.
Woman's true place and power il
this: SO far as she rules ali must be
right, or nothing is. She must bt
onduringly, incorruptibly good; in.
stinctivcly, infallibly wise--wise, not
for acknowledgment, but for self
remuneration wise, not that she may
sot hcrsclf above her husband, bu,
that she may nGvei fail from his