New-York tribune., 1899-02-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE OFFICERS.
THEY ARE ELECTED BY THE STATE
ASSOCIATIONS.
,-,es WILKINSON TELLS WHY THE WORKING
WOMEN ARE BANDED TOGETHER AND
WHAT UNION WILL. DO FOR THEM.

WOMEN ARE BANDED TOGETHER AND
WHAT UNION WILL. DO FOR THEM.
The National League of Associations Of Working
v-o-nAr's Clubs had its annual election a few days
ago Miss Edith NJ Howes was made president OF
the Massachusetts, association. Mrs. Charles Terry
n-esdent OF the BROOKLYN association, ana MISS
Nav Carbu,t first director Of the Pennsylvania as
sociation.
Tha secretary. Miss Charlotte Wilkinson. re-
no-,ed that she spent TWO months in visiting the
various clubs in the League She called al all OF
tho .ver,,-six Connecticut clubs eighteen Of those
f. the Massachusetts, association. twelve OF the
PENNSYLVANIA and one of the Brooklyn In April
the remaining clubs Of the New-Nork ana BROOK
lyu associations viii be visited
The Oldest club In The League IS the Irene CLUB
Of this CITY. which was organized in 1884, and the
largest amount collected 10y any club by means Of
the stamr-saving funds or penny provident fund
during 1895 was that reported boy the Glover Club
IN Bostou-Sil
The National Association OF Working Womens
Clubs has a membership u nearly seven thousand
and was organized in November. 1921 with the
purpose % standing as q central bureau OF In
formation for club work. Offering counsel and
help whca sought but not placing restrictions
upon any club association.
Miss Maria b. Chapn who IS on the editorial
board Of The Club Worker" the Leagues official
paper said OF the work that Is being done:
There are several practical reasons why we need
3 National League Certainly the most important
Is make Us better understand ourselves We
have not reached the limit OF our opportunities 10y
any means for that would Toe TO have reached the
end OF the possibilities open 20 every one or our
members II IL any community clubs are TEN
pOrariy stagnant. II must be because the members
os those clubs have ceased TO believe for the time
being that as they best develop they VIII best
develop the club to which they belong. They are
regarding their club being in the future eX-
actly Wha' il has been In the past.
They forget that what represented the life OF us
mem lers in one year may-nay. must-grow into
something different time passes club IS not
an iron mould into which We III at one stage OF
cvelopment only.
The League VIII be the best possible means of
making us realize that club exists TO secure by
co-ourration means OF self-imprOvement. oppor-
tunities for social Intercourse. and the develop
ment Of higher nober aims" II W. have i'm
proved ourselves shall We not need 10 nnd new
means of self-improyement that may continue
10 progress Again. We shall always want oppoi-
turi.l-e for social intercourse have since We
werj tiny babies and made mud pies with our play
mates
We have different ways OF enjoying our friends
now bar shall cease 20 need social intercourse
even when We are white glpped old women once
more if we are club members TO deveop higher.
no0er aims. IS there any limit 10 the heights we
can sca.et
All communications 10 the League should be ad-
dressed 10 Miss Charlotte Wilkinson. No 30
Janes-s'. Syracuse. y.