The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-21
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Inc woman cup OF Butte met in regu-
lars session on Wednesday, The entire
afternoon was given up to the considera-
ton of business important to the work of
the club and arrangements made for the
20. in the club rooms.
The month of May is generally devoted
to social and business affairs. both fur
nishng pleasant relaxation after the lit
erary work of the year
May "a promises to be most interesting
as far as club meetings go, since upon
that day an entire staff of officers will
be chosen under whose guidance the club
will begin a new year
Reviewing the past, those who have kept
in constant touch with all it's workings
cannot help but feel gratfied with the
advance made. Few outside of those en-
trusted with the management of a large
club can realize the immense amount of
work required to keep the machinery in
perfect order. The Woman's club has
made a good beginning and as the third
year of its existence dawns it is realized
that the formative period is past and the
time has arrived for steady. systematic
work. both in literary pursuits and active
interest in the community.
Attention is again called to the matter
of dues and proxies for election day.
Members wishing to vote or empower
proxy to vote must see that all past
dues are paid in full and the annual dues
for the coming year.
Much misrepresentation exists as to the
power of committee. The fact is, a COM
mttee has no power except that which is
given to it by the assembly. Should the
assembly refer a subject to a committee
with power to act. then, and not other
wise, the committee may first take action
ard report to the assembly afterwards;
but in no case may a committee take ac-
ton without express authority from the
assembly.-Mrs. Emma A. Fox.
Mrs William B. Lowe, president of the
General Federation of Women's clubs.
has been visiting the Massachusetts, club
women and, as one woman puts it, "She
can have anything she wants of the Mas
saehusetts women Mrs. Lowe capti-
waited everyone who had the good fortune
to meet her. A most interesting club at
fair was arranged by the state chairman
of correspondence in her honor, called a
council of presidents. which was held in
the New England Woman's club rooms,
Park street, Boston, on Thursday morn
ing. April 90 The meeting toon the form
of conference and several points of in
terest relating to club management were
discussed. BY request of Mrs Julia Ward
Howe, who was present Mrs. Lowe told
of her visits to several states and of the
development of cub work she had found
there, notably in Florida, Louisiana and
Georgia.
The topic nearest the heart of every wo-
man present, however. was that of repre-
sentation in the G. f. w. c.. whether it
should be by clubs or through state feder-
atoms. The action of the Worcester and
other clubs was referred to by Mrs. Rowe
and there was lively expression of opin-
ion from everyone present. While some
seemed to favor an early reorganization
of the national body, the prevailing SEN
timent was that the time is not ripe for
that and that 1t would be a direct loss to
the clubs to give up their membership in
the General Federation. A compromise
measure, which shall make the State Fed
Grafton the representative of the national,
and vet not abolish entirely the state COM
mittee of correspondence seemed neces-
sary and Mrs. Lowe rose to the occasion
splendidly when her opinion was asked.
Her idea Is altogether the most logical and
most feasible of anything ever proposed.
l. is this: Make the state federation the
representative OF the general. with the
president at the head; then let her APP
point her own committee to attend to
G. F. w. c. matters. the chairman of
which shall be subordinate to the state
federation's president. This way out of
the woods is so simple and so commenda-
BILE that it is a wonder it has not been
proposed before.
Another plan proposed was to let clubs
be represented individually in the national
body as now. but let all business be trans
acted only by the state federation dele
gates and voting power be given to them
only. The whole question will be brought
UP at Philadelphia in June, when club
presidents from all parts of the country
will be in attendance.
The extra meeting of the state fedora
ton, called in honor of Mrs. Lowe. was
held the same afternoon in fremont Tenn
pie A new and delightful feature was
the choral singing of 100 voices taken from
clubs at Hyde Park Allston and East
Boston. Miss Rowe presided. Mrs. Lowe
gave a fine address on the work of women
organized labor and what club women can