The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-21
THE CLUB CORNER.

The o be desires to make it's club cor
ner clear and faithful reflector of Mime
sofa organizations and to this end extends to
them an urgent invitation to use it's space
as an open parliament. The roster of clubs
which Is about completed, shows that many
nave taken up the same themes of study for
the year. 1t will be helpful to the clubs
themselves and instructive and interesting to
others to compare the results of these va
rlous discussions and researches If each or
gahlzation will forward to the department the
questions discussed at its meeting and the
decision reached, the information will be Civ
en- It's proper setting by reference to tn: q
cub roster. This work will be further IA
cllitated both by the club secretaries and the
department, If those who have not done so
VIII send to us copies of their current pro-
grammes.
Address all communications intended for
this department to Club Corner st. Paul
q b e." Copies Of club year book are So
licited.
Ciub women are just now looking with
interest at the proceedings Of the Hines
federatlon, which holds the final session CT
Its annual convention in Chicago today Per-
maps the best birds eye-view of this condi-
tioh OF the organization is found in the fol-
lowing paragraph, taken from the retiring
presidents speech:
summarizing the facts with which the
press has made you so familiar - she ssid
I'VE note increase in two wears from y
membership Of 112 clubs to ZIG, an addition
or forty-eight the first year and fifty-six the
past year. We now stand at the head of the
state declarations Of the union in club mem
bership, having passed New York with its
1856 clubs. Our work has increased seyenfold
but we do not expect to overcome the results
or folly, evil and neglect at one fell sWoop
but are quite content if the Illinois federation
may always be found outspoken, courage
ously and intelligently, on the side Of true
progress and education, philanthropy and
tnat aesthetic culture without which indi-
Vldual and national character is crude and
The Woman's Club Of the Chicago Uni
versity is responsible for the Introduction of
the following resolution and it's adoption by
the federation:
whereas, 1t is now conceded by all think
ing people who have the welfare of humanity
at heart that war must cease and that good
understanding between nations be established ;
and
whereas We women representing a class
which has been ever among the first to ex-
press that kind of patriotism that cares for
tne victims of war. pesdlence and famine,
Cross into the bloodlest conflicts 1t is for us
to affirm our faith in an ideal that only
needs strong public sentiment in the nations
OF the world to bring to pass the settling of
International disputes by arbitration and not
by bloodshed; therefore be it
Resolved, by this Illinois Federation Of
Women's clubs at this season of the peace
jubilee, That they offer as their gift to the
heroes Of the late war and their tribute
to the intelligent courage Of the American
sailors their firm belief in international arbi-
tration which, in the words of Minister Hay.
has sanction like that of religion"
The Illinois federation admitted forty-nine
new clubs this year; it is to be hoped that
Minnesota may present a relatively good
report at its annual next week.
While the programme for the Wfnona con-
venticn contains no topic bearing directly on
women's attitude in the late war, 1t Is not
to be supposed that the subject will be ig-
pored.
In view of the discussion aroused at the
Denver convention over the matter of dress
Miss Starts treatment of the subject of
Dress Reform and Its Place in Club Work.
will be an especially interesting feature of the
state convention.
At Chicago the club women have expressed
their sentiments with reference to colonial
expansion Inasmuch as women will have to
bear the loss Of husbands, brothers and sons
who will go to, garrison these possessions,
they think they have a. right to be heard
on the subject. Where do the club women of
Minnesota stand?
Two debates will occur In the Chicago con-