The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-03

NHou' uNcp hlnb over sndue, the coun
try round.
: Imbrown; crowded umbrage. dusk an
din.
/ | OF every hue. from wan declining gree
10 sooty dark"
With the coming OF October comes
also the club woman's season and du
ties and obligations long laid aside an,
relegated 10 temporary oblivion, agar
suggest themselves.
These lOosened threads OF club life
and work are gradually being taken III
and ere long the machinery OF the club
| world viii be running as smoothly as
| though no suspension OF activities hao
| existed or the sixteen federated clubs
of our state the first To take up the
thread of active work is the Coventry
| W0man's club. At n recent business
| meeting the fact was developed that
} this Wlde-awake club OF one hundred
| and nine members have many oppor-
| tunities and pleasant things i'm pros
| pect for the coming season. A number
J of open meetings are TO be held, when
| able speakers will discourse upon mat
ters Of interest TO club women. The
regular fifth Wednesday teas which
proved SO successful last season. will
be again resumed. The observance OF
February - viii also be a conspicuous
event in the social atmosphere AT an
open meeting. 10 be held on Wednes-
day Of this week. Miss Grace Adams OF
RNeIpo!nt a successful kindergartner
VIII speak uDon her work. The pre-
sentation Of this topic in open session
thus early i'm the season is especially
tlmclN-ln view Of the fact that the
Rhode Island State Federatio of
Nomen's clubs purpose TO be instru-
mental I'm the establishment of free
klnnRFRnTTAnE IN nf ha .~fl
lages of the state. Surely the estab-
lishment OF such a system would be
blessing 20 the hundreds OF neglected
Ettl' children of the Pawtuxet valley.
whose parents are compelled 10 toll I'm
the big mills from dawn till eve.
The Ardirheblah club holds it's first
meeting tomorrow afternoon at the
irons residence. 4i7 Friendship street
The Ardirhebtah enters upon the 18th
year OF it's existence with an Increased
membership and with a more solid
foundation than ever. Mrs. Emerson
T. Blake still remains its faithful presi-
dent. aleii and interested always in its
welfare. \ delightful social occasion OF
the club occurred recently when Mrs.
Albert II. Green entertained the large
membership at her residence at Grams
ton. Still another pleasant fan event
was a whist party held at the home Of
Mrs. Carrique on Lexington avenue
The whist was given i'm honor of the
Ardirhehiahs oldest member. Mrs
Handy. whose age has passed far be-
X0nd the fOur-scnre mark. yet whose
intelligence is still undmmed
The program OF the Ardlrhebsah for
the season Of $500 promises much i'm
the way OF both social and intellectual
enjoyment Somewhat OF a departure
will he made from the old accustomed
regime and there will be fewer club pa
pers and less strictly literary meetings
Open meetings will be favored oc- |
castonally with musical and social a71~
ern0ons. |
The growing tendency among Rhode |
Island clubs 10 hold occasional omen |
meetings is most commendabIe one |
Tor the club woman who seeks her own |
Wen being alone should remember that I
She who builds a fence about herself
shuts out more than she shuts i'm"
The Providence Fortnightly club and
the Read Mark and Learn club of the
Rhode Island Federation begin their
season about the middle Of the present |
month.
The Woonsocket and Newport Feder-
work
The Paradise club Of Middletown
nave planned for a profitable and en-
1Oyable season. The first meeting oc |
ours tomorrow afternoon.
The Travellers study club of Provl-
dence. from whom we heard so fire.
quently last season az they iourneyed.
IN l,naRihatlon, through the sunny lans
or France. VIII travel this season I'm |
Snain- We shall hear from them anon
The Rhode 1sls1d Woman's club !
WIN widened sphere of usefuIness |
ana greater opportunities than ever |
enters soon upon another year
Information from the club world ont
Sloe our borders reveals the fact that il
Is an ever widening one In n single
decade it has grown to 1870 600 Women
in 80 states. iNii
As we stand on the threshold OF an
other decade and look out into the flu .
'uTe' VINO oi us shall measure or prophe- !
sy what another ten years shall accom- I
plish? "''o'n-
surely the Woman's club rs here 70
say IL Is here 10 play it's part in the | a
huustrlal' educational and social world 4
!. mere; indeed e. leave its sure record g
m ", WORK accomplished for the better O
an important matter which IS OF vi
az imporiapce to every state radoratio, 4,
$ that OF the long talked about nlan Of a
organization Of the National Fedora r
ion.
IN this connect'on-a plan formulated | q
" Miss Helen Whttier chairman ~ The | N
Massachusetts, committee on reorgani- ! n
alton. and recently submitted 10 tha 81
Massachusetts, state federation. was ar "
ppted with marked approval G
Since the ulan win he Of intarost O. n
lany CLUB women and may b. adopted V
whole or In part by the G.. +. w @ 7.
given below. -" q,
Article 1. Organization OF General G
ederat on-a. The General Federa. no
on shall cons 81 solely of state fadera NJ
ons and kindred organizations. n,
ID. The number Of general odicers | St
lall remain unchanged club presf-rl ~
'nts shall cease o. be- vicp-pr.si5ents a
the General Federation
e. The pres dents Of state sodcratiops "
all be eN-otlicio members uf tho rov- rc
ming hoard NJ thn General Fa9erati5n H.
!. individual clubs now belonging 10
c g. +. w O.. shall in future hold ii
cir membership and paw their ues ~
ly through the federation OF their r