The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-30


summer Mrs William b. Lowe, the |
president OF our general Federation OF !
WJmeu's clubs. appointed local Pafls |
committee of eminent French women !
10 confer with the American commit
tee and committee to be appolhteu |
from among the English ciub women
The exercises OF Federation day VIII pe !
held I'm the Womans building. Already !
plans have matured for a trip OF Am'-
rican club women TO Europe next sum-
mer. 1t is planned to charter steam
er for the use of club women exclusive
ly who shall take a seven weeks jour
ney. beginning at Glasgow and going
from thence - London and 60 the ca
thedral towns of old England: also 10
Holland. Berlin and Dresden; up the
Rhine and through switzerland. arrN-
ing at last i'm Paris I'm time Tor red
GRAFTON day.
But to turn from matters in general
among club women To matters IN par
tcular among the women's clubs OF our
own city and state We note first the
opening meeting of the ProVldeh'r
Fortnightly club which was held at the
home of the secretary. Miss Katherine
Hubbard. an October "a.
The rccentlV elected president. MIS-
Selleck wife OF Rev. w. G.. Selleck, was
in the chair and conducted a most in
teresting meeting which dealt with cur
rent events Of the past year. In th's
connection the peace conference OF 1899
49, 44-rr---i-iJv ttrs. LOUIS l.. AhgeIl
''Thp DreVfus Case" bv Mrs. Clark III.
Johnson. and THE Transvaal" by
Mrs Harry b. Gregory. In beginning
her paper Mrs. Angel referred 20 the
| fact that u Russia belongs the honor
| OF being the first nation TO issue an In
| vitation to all the other nations OF the
| world TO meet and discuss the TeduC-
| tion OF armameuts and military expen-
| ditures. She continued: "Multitudes
| af people were surprised that a peace
| manifesto should first come from the
| czar of Russia. Previously. when such
| propositions were made skeptics had
| replied that such a conference could
not be held. that such a thing was i'm
| possible and that the czar of Russia
| would not even listen to such a pro-
| posal." After giving an excellent de-
scriDtiOn OF the peace commission Mrs.
| Angel named some results OF the same
| that are already visible. viz:
| First: 1T was agreed To establish a
permanent court OF arbitration, which
| is to be accessible at all times to all
| nations for the settlement of disputes.
| There is no compulsion about resort to
| this court. but il is implied that powers
| which submit their cases will abide by
| the award Each nation is TO select not
| more than four arbitrators. and from
! this list any two nations are to- select
| by their agreement whatever persons
| they please 10 hear and decide their
| differences.
Second: A scheme was proposed for
| aVerting wars by means of mediation
! and arbitration.
Third Agreements We're adopted
| prohibiting the use OF explosives from
| balloons and the use OF bullets that
| easily expand in the human body No
| agreement was made upon the subject
81. t.. II ssefg
| invitation. that of fixing "a limW to the
! growth of military and naval forces.
| The convention. however, adopted
| unanimously the resolution that u re-
! ductOn Of the present military and
] naval armaments was am object Tor
which all the governments ought to Ia
: Dor.
Thesa agreements and recommends
! tions were signed by the representa-
| | tffvrz7- uf m J1trTeFeft nations at the final
| sdttings and formal ratification of them
| is TO be made al the Hague before the
| first OF January next In addition TO
| these extremely important agreements
n was conceded that the harmony OF
the proceedings and the able discuss
sions would Soon compel further pro-
gress Of even greater Importance along
the same lines
The second paper Of the afternoon
gave in interesting detail the story of
Dreyfus which is a familiar one TO all
the world.
Mrs Gregorys paper. The Trans
vaal" gave a most intelligent account
OF the present condition OF affairs in the
far East and the causes which have
tended TO produce such conditions.
I'm Introduction. she said. The Atri-
can question and its solution ~ now
thu engrossing topic before the world.
TO rightly understand it we must go
back and take up something OF the his
tory OF the country country which
eXccls all other countries in Interest
and beauty. ola as the patriarChs and
yet new AMI fresh as if God had placed
his seal upun 10 but yesterday Egypt.
I'm the nor,h. is the centre from which
/ civilization oud political advance is
| made toward the central and westci.
| portions. 50 cape Colony n ths south
! Is the centre from which radiates civil
/ iZattOn and progress These two streams
| meeting. VIII make " Africa
one day a perfect land We hope III for
! gods and men. I'm l4S6 the southern
cape was discovered by a Portuguese
navigator and named cape storms. The
uane was afterwards changed by John
1 II oi Portugal to cape of Good Hope
I The Portuguese made som sattle-
! mrrts in Lhp country bat intcrmau ,lge
! WIN the liutt utDjs and Car"irssne~s NJ
thc uuihrr l1ul lpt the country lin
fuir their rfasp and H g. ae fr 1a
thry ar" .'p..ruod only nl2nuarut
/ cot I lHst -uup1I unity.
fhr discovery aud sett' .meui uf Az
I'a Ntt miu Ibur, the ne thu An-
r..t Naf D.IE NUn FROM ,lr lntilUa.
Th. uHNI Hud.uG vas nlof, lr l cum-
plIN uf ahu wrecked Duirhm i'm
iGN tt Table U8v Tho Grow ctmpod
/ vhria cape Tnwn NOW ands Here
] they were obliged to stay i've months