The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-14
Club N'otes.

The national council of women and the
national congress of mothers, both in SEES
sion at Washington this week. furnish an
interesting subject Of study to philosophic
minds. While women have talked Of babie5
since the days Of Eve, there is a novelty in
discussing the subject according to parlia-
mentary rules and in national conven-
tion-a novelty which has not worn off even
though this is the third congress. AS JUS
LITIGATION for its existence the members Of
the organization point with pride to the
establishment Of many day nurseries for
children Of working women. Furthermore,
they have instituted night schools, whose
teachers are bright young women and young
men, who take from happy, care-free lives,
filled with social duties, the two three
hours daily that help to enrich their less
fortunate brothers and sisters.
Cooking schools have been established,
also sewing schools and schools of domestic
science, where everything Is as free as the
air of heaven to the girl who really desires
to better her condition. They have set up
free kindergartens for the children of the
Sums, started soup houses in the saloon-in-
tested portions of some OF the large cities
in fact, the mother idea has widened out
till 1t embraces the most incongruous lot of
organizations imaginable; and yet, when
they are all sifted down, it will be found
that the basic idea is the 'home,' and the
hope of each is to help the weak, encourage
the faint-hearted and strengthen the bond
of the family and home.
While "the mothers" develop the subjects
of child culture and mother IDEAL" the
national council Of women are taking up
the burden of nations. The question Of
colonial expansion and it's effects upon
American motherhood and manhood will
wait for an answer before them. Among
those who will discuss these subjects are
women who have made enviable regulations
in literature, science and arts.
Rockford, ILL.,, boasts a club the ages of
whose members range from twelve to four
years. Far from being the ordinary chill
dren's band for something or other this
organization is planning to make applica-
ton for membership to the National FEEDER
alton Of Musical clubs, which holds it's next
annual meeting in St. Louis in May. 1t Is
hardly necessary to say that the members
of the Rockford club are ambitious must
clans of no mean talents. 'Liebling'' is the
name which they have chosen, and they
have bound themselves to play nothing but
high class music
An interesting innovation has recently been
made in the woman's club, of Media, Penn
This is the formation Of nurses class from
among its members. The plan is undertaken
at the suggestion Of DR.. Alice Rogers Easily,
physician of the place. who instructs the
class as her contribution to the work of the
woman's club. The course Is to extend over
two years, with weekly lessons Of an hour
and half each. The pupils take turns in
being patients, and the lessons have already
become very popular. There have been so
far instructions in bathing, bandagng
keeping clinical chart, the use of dzinfect-
ants, and similar general knowledge. The
course will include Obstetrics, with practice
In the care of infants, invalid cookery and
the nursing of fevers and contagious diseases.
Much of the instruction that will be given
cannot usually be obtained outside Of hos
pital. By way Of special advantage train
ed nurse from some hospital gives a demon
stration at nearly every lesson.
The members of the class find that the
knowledge that they gain is of great value at
home, and when they become more skilled
they have pledged themselves to be ready to
nurse among the poor of the town as they
are needed. The plan seems an admirable
one, and worthy of repetition in other places
The onlooker can hardly fail to be impressed
with the practical turn Of mind displayed by
most club women. They have always an
objective point, educational, philanthropic
or social, and are seldom merely on pleasure
bent. Far from wasting time at her club.
the ordinary club member makes a very posi-
multiplied five or ten fold.-Harper's Bazaar.