The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-27


the Present Day Work of Women
Nearly One Hundred Delegates
In Attendance-Visit to Normal
School on Programme for Today.
Stan Special to the St. Paul Globe.
WINONA. Oct. 26.-''Let none but
guests and clubbers hither come
Let ounces, fools and sordld men
keep home"
so said the president of the Mime
sofa federation. good naturally, in her
annual address before the federation
convention tonight
This Is the fourth annual meeting
OF the Minnesota women's clubs, and
its initial session was held in the Con-
gregational church this morning. The
gathering was one Of officers only, and
the only matter of Importance was the
recommendation to perpetuate the GUS
tom Of holding a midWinter breakfast.
The recommendation will probably be
acted upon at Thursdays session.
The majority Of the delegates were
on the ground today. as Miss Evans,
the president, was down on the pro-
gramme for an address in the evening.
Her subject was --latest Phases Of
the Club Movement" and the address
ness and pleasing manner character
istiC of her. The burden of her thought
was: That womens clubs were pri-
marily the outgrowth of three ideas,
viz, organization, 1ndividualism and
altruism
That women should feel the force Of
the all-prevailing spirit Of organiZa-
tlon," said Miss Evans, was inevita-
BILE. The great missionary boards, the
sanitary commission, the temperance
unions, the Kings Daughters and hum
dreds Of similar ones were all natural
results. It was the general idea of or
ganization which created the first
woman's club, in the modern sense, the
Sorosts. OF New York. But, as Mrs.
Cromby says, had Sorosis started to
do any one thing, from building an
asylum for INDECENT females to supply
ing the women of TimbuctOo with
pocket handkerchief, it would not
have had so much abusive criticism or
so failed to obtain aid and sympathy"
Miss Evans then argued that the
second idea, indtvidualism, was born
Of the right Of the individual to the
conscious use" - his full mental pow
ers. 1t was the realization Of this
right which first impelled women to
invade the grammar schools and col
leges and to avail themselves Of edu-
cational advantages Offered by such
institutions as the Chautauqua circle.
The third idea. viz, altruism, Is, in
Miss Evans opinion, the strictly unity
ing element in these nineteenth century
movements. The sense of responsibility
which is growing among women makes
them eager to fit themselves to dis.
charge their duty faithfully and to
combine their energies in order to dis
viewed the rapid growth Of women's
organizations, showing that. "the SER
pent Of isolation and separation was
being dubbed to DEATH"
The most encouraging of the --latest
phases" in club life was the increased
thoroughness with which the women
are pursuing their researches. This has
led them to support library enterprises
in order that they may have better
facilities for study. Vacation schools
have increased. Home economics has
found a permanent place in club pro-
grarnlnes and Miss Evans emphasized
the fact that It is demanding more and
more attention from the club women.
She urged literary organizations to de-
vote at least one day to it's considera-
ton.
It Is hardly necessary to say that the
presidents address was listened to with
the closest attention.
Mrs. Frederick Lyon Charles, presi-
dent Of the Woman's Literary and EIdu-
cationa1 Organizations of Western New
York, sent paper ON Women" which
was read by Mrs. Schoonmaker, of st.
Paul
The third feature of the days pro,
gramme was the reception given at tha
Hotel Winona by the clubs of the city.
The dining rooms were tastefuIly ar
ranged and the evening was spent In
pleasant intercourse.
Tomorrow morning the federation
Will visit the normal school by special
invitation. The literary features of this
afternoons session were the remfnis-
cences Of Winona, by Mrs J. NJ I'm,
derwoOd, and the five minute talks on
women, past and present.
While there were said to be over a
hundred delegates present only sixty
seven had registered. Among them
We're:
3. Weeks, Minneapolis; Mrs. L. G. Nelson,
Owatonna; Mrs. Nelson ]. Eddy, Owatonna
Mrs. Norman Evans, Owatonna; Mrs. H. L.
Stark, St. Peter; Mrs. Edgar George. St.
Peter; Mrs. Frances Murphy, St. Peter; Mrs
H. A. Tomlinscn. ST. Peter; Mrs c. J.
Gutgesell, MINNEAPOLIS; Mrs. F. A. Hancock
McCune, Benson; Mrs. Helen Larson Dodge
Center: Mrs James Schoonmaker, St. Paul:
Mrs: Charles G. Church. Minneapolis Mrs
A. J. Greer, Lake City: Mrs. ]. s. Richard
son, Lake City; Mrs. G. o. WEIGH. Fergus
Falls; Mrs: c. s. Cairns, Minneapolis; Mrs.
A; NJ: Cooley. Albert Lea; Mrs Denis Fol-
man NJ. Davis, Minneapolis; Mrs. II. l.
Chadwick Minneenolis; Mrs. D. NJ. King,
Mar Marsh fan,a Mrs tn NJ NJ Hoagand Marshall
crime Gallagher, Sleepy Eve; Mrs. O. r
Lewis, st. Paul; Mrs. F. H. Dee, St. PAUL.
mGs l. w D. Frost Nv Wi39n9 Mrs l. B. LIVER
port; Mrs. W. Edmund Smith MInneanolis