Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-01
Meeting Of State Federation Of WOmen'S
Clubs at Georgetown.
WARM WELCOME FOR VISITORS
A Good Representation From
All the Clubs.
FULL REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS

Wilmington yesterday morning with
the following party: Mrs. A. D.
Warner, Mrs. Frances S. Garrett, Miss
Cornelia Bowman, Mrs. Samuel Ban
croft, Jr., Miss Sarah Bancroft, Mrs.
Horace Belts, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs.
William H. Hill, Miss Anna I. Candy
and Miss Emma Lore. hut long before
Georgetown was reached the car was
filed to overlooking as representatives
OF other clubs came aboard. From
Newark were: Miss F. b. Hurd and
Mrs. A. A. Curtis; Smyrna, Mrs. J:
e. Hoffecker, Mrs. F. F. Evans and
Mrs Watkins; Dover, Mrs. A. e.
Fulton, Mrs. Miifiin Wilson, Mrs. a.
e. Watson; Middletown, Mrs. Y. 8.
Green, Mrs. A. NJ. Brown; Milford,
Mrs. John Sharp, Miss Anna fardley
Shakespeare Club of Dover, Miss Anna
s. Wharton, Mrs. Cornelia X. Hol-
liday FELTON, Avon Club, Miss Conner,
Miss Elizabeth Schabinger; Bridge |
willie, Miss Sara Cannon, Miss Harriet |
Layton; Seaford Sorosis, Miss Ross,
Mrs. George Morgan. Besides the dele
gates, each club was represented by
many members, the Milford club num-
bering about 30.
The ride was delightful through the
country in the freshness of early sum
mer, past stretches of crimson clover
and fields where the corn WAS just
pushing up green blades, and by neat
stations and well-trimmed hedges. The
hospitable members of the Georgetown
Club were waiting at the station and
carried off to their homes the delegates,
while visitors found quarters at the
Eagle Hotel
The meeting was held in the Odd
Fellows Hall which adioins the room
used as the regular quarters OF the
club. Both club room and hall were
decorated, the stage being draped with
crimson and green, the Georgetown
colors, and decorated with ported
plants and flowers. The audience,
which included number of gentle-
men, quite filled the hall. Mrs. A. d.
Warner presided: prayer was offered
by Mrs. W. H. Boyce, and the follow
ing song of welcome, by Mrs. A. p
Robinson, was sung by the audience,
to the air of Marching Thro'
Georgia.
All, no doubt have heard the saying life is
but stage,
And, also. that we are living in golden
age;
So | think you'll find in history this is
womaD's page
CHORUS.
Hurrah hurrah for clubs and club work
too,
Hurrah hurrah for women good and
true;
Here we're pledged together and our very
best we'll do,
Just to make the world little better.
Paradoxy then behold, the woman new is
old,
Old in loving sacrifices. missions manifold;
New in hopes and aspirations as duties new
unfold,
In trying to make the world little better
He who lives for self alone. obeys not Gods
command,
Love thy neighbor as thy self was His
almighty plan;
Divine injnnctions you obey thus when yol
lend hand
Trying to make the world little better
On this busy stage of action each some worl
can find,
Let MS then be up and doing, never La
behind;
Always foremost in the fray, forces all com
bined,
Just TO make the world a little better.
Mrs. r. G. Houston, president of tn
Georgetown Club, welcomed the visi
tors, and said the church and the Stat
have each long been federated. VIII
should not the third great mower. tn
home, be federated? The uplifting q
women means the uplifting of tn
home and by the diversified work of
club one should escape the fate of tn
woman who became insane and who's
husband said, II don't know why sh
should have gone crazy. She's not bee
out Of her own kitchen for 30 years.
Mrs. Warner, in response, said th
State has suffered from the Unite
acquaintance and intercourse betwee
its women. She urged frequent visi
among the clubs and told of the goc
that has resulted and will increasing
result when all have learned to woi
together for the good of the who
State. Letters Of regret were read fro
the president Of the National FEEDER
ton, Mrs. Lowe of Georgia, Mrs. Pla
of Colorado, Mrs Mary A.. Livermor
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and others.
Greetings were given from Il
Bridgeville and Dover clubs. MI
Fulton of the latter, said with the u
Of an appropriation from tho Legi
lature they have sent out four travt
ing libraries, and have maintain
sewing school for colorcd girls. Nj
Wharton of the Shakespeare Club
Dover, made clever little spec
woven of apt quotations from tn,
namesake poet. The Avon and MIDI
town Clubs, both young but vigoro
societies, reported their interest
educational work and the donation
books, magazines, pictures, &C.,
schools whore they seemed to be need,
The Milford Club, with memb
from both banks of the Mispilli
River, claimed to represent both X,
and Sussex countless Their record
work for tho year included the est;
lishment of two drinking fountains d
three travelling libraries, and tho sol
ing of delicacies and other comforts
the soldiers Though the State wo
house was denied to them they
what they could for its adoption.
The Seaford Sorosis, though star
on social basis, has added its c
tribution to the work for the scho,
They have introduced the tonic So
system and physical culture into
public schools of tho town. Mrs.
II. Evans OF the Smyrna Twenti
Century Club, Miss Emma Lore of
Wilmington and Mrs. G. G. Calh,
Of the Georgetown New Century CT
all gave records of helpful work
their city and State. Mrs. Hor
Belts gave an account of the Den
Biennial and the interest and pleas
of being a unit in vast assembly
worked as one for high aims.
Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg of Phi
delphia, made an address on :Par
mentary Law" which was followed
drill aud discussion in reear,
the adoption of State emblem.