The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-03
IN WoMAN.s REALM.
The cMb Corner


IN London society of American women
similar to the Sorosis society in New York.
circular issued on the subject states that
the desire to keep in touch with what is best
in America and England has assumed def.
mite form In the idea of holding social re-
union meetings monthly
The League Of Cook County Women's clubs
is not little agitated over the trea0nent
accorded to Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett, colored
club woman, at the Palmer house. Chicago
They propose to take some action on the
matter.
Mrs. Barnett says of the occurrence:
l entered the hotel by the ladies' entrance
and walked to the elevator. There was nc one
In the car except the elevator boy 1 was in
hurry, but the boy apparently was not
as he did not even close the door or make
any move. Soon 1 understood it ill. for a
white man in the uniform of porter came
up and told me that 1 could not tide IN the
elevator unless I had a permit from the
office.
What? I exclaimed. He assured me
that 1t was a house rule, made because so
many colored women had been in the habit
of soliciting laundry work among the guests
That was only adding insult to injury, and
L left the elevator. l was almost tempted to
leave the hotel. but as I had a report to
read to the league,sI took the other alterna-
tive-that Of walking up the STAIRS
All the club women Of Newark N. j., have
combined forces for the purpose Of erecting
handsome building to be devoted to the inter
ests OF women's organizations.
The Cantabrigia Club Of Massachusetts, has
for two years supported a free Kindergarten
and held
not only the children but the mothers as
well 1t has fitted up in one school Of
cambridge thoroughly equipped model
Kitchen. The club women support a teacher
in domestic science to instruct the girls of the
public school on Saturdays. Over 400 girls
have applied for admission to this school,
but only So could be accommodated This
club has also secured al course of ten lectures
on birds by Olive Thorne Miller for the
benefit Of public school children, to be given
In the hall of the high school 1t is also
looking forward to establishing a permanent
scholarship at Radcliffe college, and while
perfecting the arrangements for this permarl-
ent fund Is at the same time gspaying the
expenses Of a student at Radcliffe.
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Mrs. Lowe, president of the General Fedora
ton, read an address recently before the
Louisiana State Teachers convention The
full text of her paper is now running in
the Club Woman. Discussing the ethics of
the club. she said:
During the little neighborhood quarreis
which were often in progress at a time when
men lived in castles securely defended from
the enemy by drawbrfdges and portcuiis.
spending much of their time in warding off
attacks from the semi barbarous crowds with
out no one will deny that home was the best
place for woman, and that the limited edu-
cation at her command was sufficient for the
fu-hilment of all demands made upon her. But
this order of things no longer exists Today
social safety and comfort are not dependent
upon the effort of man in the fashion above
described, but upon the money made in ousi-
ness and the vote cast in the ballot box
While woman's environment is greatly Chang
ed, yet she still, and very properly remains
the guardian OF the home, and as home max
er she elevates the world by filling nobly and
we'll this high Office. Home will always be
good place for women, as we'll as men, but
it is not the only place by any means where
woman should be. or where her influence
should be felt
AS result of women's broader education,
Mrs. Lowe says that "the mothers of today
are not only interested in hustling the child
Off to school at the appointed time, but
they are abe either to: criticise the weakness
or applaud the strength of the system by
which the child is being developed. They have
their own ideas based upon scientific study
and investigation of why and how the child
should be educated. They believe that this is
a problem for the public as well as the peda-
gogue to consider. We. find that none are
more ready to welcome this movement among
club women, looking to a general awakening
OF public interest UNCONVENTIONAL methods, than
me- nd rrbo
have talked in vain over the heads of the pub
lie upon such subjects as the Importance of
kindergarten methods, or the psychological
as well as industrial value of manual train
Ing. In the future we may hope that it will
be easy to convince the public that the teach
er is not faddist why by sympathy will seek
to discipline instead of destroy the emotional
life of child