The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-09
WOMEN'S CLUBS CONVENE
MEETING OF STATE FEDERATION
 HELD IN NEW BRITAIN.

Ladies From All Parts of the State Present-Subjeets DIscu ssed COrrup- ton of Morals by Yellow Journals
 The Question of Bargains.
 The flair women" of the Nutmeg state focked to New Britain WeGnes- uay by the hundreds. Had the occa- sion been that of a Normal school conl- mencement doubtless I might havo fin ished my quotation. The fact is that the men, brave or otherwise, were mo- ticeably lacking. Do you ask why? A special meeting of the State Federation of the Womens Clubs of Connecticut was in progress. That answers the question. Does it not? For from Soro- sis down to the Woman Literary, so- cial and Artistic club of Podunkville, that man would indeed be brave who would dare set his large, masculine, un- "cultul ed' foot within that hoy of holis, a Womens club convention. Only routine business was trans acted and the morning session was chiefly given over to reports from the Denver biennial. Mrs. Il. Il. Pyle, of Bridgeport, presided. These opened with history of the personel or the Denver delegates by Miss Dotha Stone Pineo, corresponding secretary. Miss Pineo's report was clever Wo3d- picture of the ten women who formed the Connecticut delegation, whom she personified under the designation the composite Connecticut lady, Sopohnista Brown "Sophonsta,' said the speak, CT, was a distinguished sight. She wore a nutmeg for Connecticut the blue General Federation pin, two cl1b pins. the Connecticut State Federation badge, a delegates badge, reception badge and a speakers badge. She was appealed to as an authority upon parn- amentary law, placarded in the papers as one of the finest looking women at the convention, was made chairman or the nominating committee, offered one of the secretaryships and elected a dl- rector. Neither was it of Sophonista that the scoffer remarked, Them Wo- men may be long on brains, but they re mighty short on looks" Laughter and applause greeted this answering take off on the characteristic Connecticut club-woman.
 Other interesting and clever reports were given as follows: Reports of Officers and Club Methods Mrs. J. G. Jennings; Social Functions" Mrs. Amelia J. Perkins; Civic Clubs and Village Improvement Mrs. Edw Bug1ee Industrial and Economic Work" Mrs. Julia P. Wilson; "Philan- thropic and Educational Work" Mrs. J. s. Jennings, and very suggestive paper on '"The Relations of the State Federation" by the former state presi- dent, Mrs. T. K. Noble (read by Mrs c. w. Shelton, of Norwalk).
 After a delightful soprano solo by Mrs W. A. Hall, of the Review club. Meriden, the meeting adjourned for luncheon, which was tasteRully served by the ladies of the South church. where the sessions were held.
 The afternoon session opened at two o'clock. The commodious church edi- fee was well filled with eager women, who up to the time the gavel fell were enthusiastical' occupied in discussing the morring s proceedinas, deploring the enforced absence of the state pasli- amentaran and genial leader in all progressive movements within the club woman's sphere, Mrs. T. K. Noble. The absence of Mrs. Lowe, the presi- dent of the General Federation, was also much deplored, and it was re- markable that the reception in her hon. or at the Hotel Russwin Tuesday night passed off so cordially and brilliantly. That this was the case was doubtless due to the members of the New Brta n Woman's club, who eXte ded their hos pitaIitv with assiduoua hand.
 The afternoon session openad at two o'clock. The delegates wore eXpectant faces The first thing on the pro- gramme was the rassing of resolutions of hearty appreciation of the courtesy and hospitality of the New Britain Womans club, the members of which lad opened their lovely homes to the delegates for night as well as day use. The resolutions were read by Mrs. George Starr Barnum, of the Study club" New Haven. They were as fol- lows:
 ''The officers and members of the Con- necticut State Federation of Women's S clubs desire to, and hereby do, express their thanks and deep appreciation of the courtesies and hospitalities re- ceived from the Woman's Club of New
 
 we are most grateful to those whc have so kindly entertained us in their homes and all unite in thanks to the various committees so ably performing their many duties locking to the pleas ure and comfort of us Nall not forget. ting the hearty hand clasp and cordia greeting. So, in the words of King Tim we say, God bless us every one
 Therefore be it resolved that vote of thanks be given to the Woman's Club of New Britain, and that copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this meetirg."
 The resolutions were unanimously adopted Mrs. Tibb'es, of the Tuesday Afternoon Club Of Milford then tCHl the platform and made very gracefu speech in which, after dilating upon the traditionary lethargy of the Sleepy Hollow" which she represented, pro ceeded to disprove her own words by in vit'ng the State Federation to hold tke annual meeting of lure, 1899, in Mil ford, as the guests of the Tuesday Af ternoon club. The invitation was re ceived with evident pleasure and thu matter referred to the board of direct