The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-05-17

nothing but wisdom justities and which
only women can make available
The next step in the develOpm>, 1T of
the club was the formation of depart
ment work. Study along literary lines,
while entertaining and instructive, did
not meet the needs in all places Woman,
being practical above all else, was
anxious to work out some of the many
theories to which her attention was
called, and in many cities and towns the
clubs began work along philanthropic
lines, and they have gone on enlarging
their scope until the club calendars
embrace parliamentary law, civics, house
hold economics, education, sociology,
science, as well as art and literature.
The club movement does not stand
for the aristocracy but the republic OF
intellect and ethics; its educational
work is to raise the average standard OF
life and broaden the social aims of a
community: and it is pledged to do this
without prejudice or antagonism. Its
plan of work is fitted for the necessities
of every woman who has an earnest de-
sire to benefit herself and hefp others.
for it is only as we help others that we
ourselves receive.
While many clubs are carrying on de
partment work, it is not intended to be
a compulsory measure for instance, the
Woman's Club of Lincoln, Nebraska,
states its platform as follows:
Since its object is to help and be
helped the following women are invited
to become members
THE university graduate
2-The woman of common school ed
ucation.
3-The self-educated woman.
4-The woman who belongs to other
clubs.
5-The non-club woman.
6-The woman who does not believe
in clubs.
THE woman who does not wish to
Join club.
S-The woman who wants to he
for the name of it.
'9-The woman who wants to attend
the club meetings but twice year.
lO-The tired woman, full oil domestic
possibilities, who wants u yc Il
sponge, fold her hands, take III what
the bright, free woman who needs IN
audience has learned, and thea 90 home
to her treadmill
1.-THE woman without companion
ship.
l2-The young woman anil the Young
Did woman.
The federation of clubs is one of the
strongest and most helpI.I steps yet
taken by women in this popular move
nent.
In 1890 the general federation was
having for It's object the
lnion of the clubs OF the country, to
prove their efficiency by comparison
of methods and work. aal likewise en-
arge and quicken the Intellectual and
social life
The federation is to-day an organiza-
ion of vast proportions, numbering at
he last meeting IN 1910, 478 clubs with
LII average membership of upwards of
i've hundred thousand women. The in
lividual membership of these clubs
includes those of the large cities num-
oering many hundreds, and the small
,lubs with membership of not more
han thirty or forty.
The membership of the general feder-
ltion by states Is as follows:
Alabama, 2; Arkansas, i; California,
q; Colorado, y; Connecticut, z; Dele
ware, l Washington, d. c., 3; Florida,
Georgia, 1; Idaho, 5; Illinois, "A;
indiana, -; Iowa, 35; Kansas, 2; Ken
ucky, 16; Maine, 4 Louisiana, 2;
Maryland, 3; Massachusetts, 59; Mis-
ouri, s; Montana, l; Mississippi, l;
Nebraska, L /; New Hampshire, l.; New
ersey, l6; New Mexico, q New York,
6: North Dakota, Ohio. 56; Oregon,
!; Pennsylvania, q Rhode Island, 3;
!. Carolina. L; S. Dakota, 2; Texas, 4