The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26


would indicate. we haze concerned our
selves only with self development
but there have been hints that at this |
meeting We might ask ourselves what can !
we do outside the home ciptle-where are
we needed? Can we not combine helm to
others with self help? Can we not do
something to throw light into the narrow
lives of our less favored sisters. shut in
by circumstances from the intellectual
privileges we prize2 Are we not to be ex-
pansionists? Nov, that you are here, you
representative women. | wish that |
could paint even the outline of the radiant
reputation which has preceded YOU.
we We're lonely down here on this little
sup OF seagirt land, and feared you might
forget thal we, too. belonged to the great
State OF Texas So we beckoned To Won
and you have come to us with smiles.
For weeks past you have filled our
thoughts and been our password M
member OF the Wednesday has met a fell
low Wednesday without an exchange OF
greetings regarding the Federation and our
ladies', for 1t was thus we always spoke
OF you, as our ladies. To each member OF
the Wednesday her expected guest has
been my lady. We have felt We have but
three things to offer--our gulf our oleand-
ers and our welcome-and when the freeze
came last winter the first thought was,
now we will have no oleanders for our
ladies; only the gulf and welcome. In
our mutual lack of acquaintance. necessi-
tated by magnificent distances, our choice
Of guests has been a lottery in which every
member wins prize. Ladies, although our
convention is the result Of evolution, the
speaker has not had the Propagation of
previous growth. 1t is as though a proto-
plasm were suddenly called on to per-
form the functions of a highly developed
organism. This. ladies'. must be my
at. N1,w It'll
have conveyed the thanks Of the Wednes-
day for your presence among us. | am
told that previous speakers in addressing
you TO the same effect have done so in
charming language VIII you kindly recall
those words OF welcome and consider that
| meant TO say them
Ladies, in the name Of the Wednesday,
| | bid you a hearty welcome to Galveston,
| The response OF Mrs. T. G. Allen of Vic
toria to Mrs. Kimballs welcome was ex-
ceedingly bright and was addressed, as she
said, to the linen and women-women be-
ing largely in the majority-of Texas, y
and everybody looked around and fount
two lonely specimens of masculinity, who
looked very meek and apologize. Mrs. AL
lens address had the great merit of brief
ness as well as other minor ones.
The Galveston vocal sextette then FOL
lowed with two charming numbess-"oh
under the leadership of Mrs. j. H.
Parker.
The greeting of Mrs. Theodore Hawle!
of Colorado to the Texas Federation Sh
told OF the work done by the women o
her State, In which the Federation mum
bers 5000 women. She spoke of the FEEDER
alton being tie between the women OF al
the States and of its bringing all OF then
together in great aims. The address wa
. / 4 II a,I han
The committee on libraries made thei
report through Mrs J. G. Terrell of For
Worth. She reported that the clubs hav
taken up the subject with enthusiasm.
The report shows that the library ide
has taken hold Of the people throughor
, the State Waco, Dallas, San Antonio VIZ
! tora, Bolton. Tyler, Terrell Fort Worti
: Temple Houston, Vernon Mckinney, Tay
l lor. Ell Paso, Denison. Abilene, Marsha
: have fallen into line in working UP libra
ries. Mrs Rotan made an eloquent trihu'
; to the work Of Mrs. Terrell.
Mrs. Arthur of Austin rose TO point
l order. asked IL the delegate addressing II
!, ,hair or making a motion should not stan
. 'rhe president replied that she was ratn
deficient in parliamentary law and was t.
= old to learn. Mrs Arthur then suggest'
. that at home women could be as free ar
easy as they pleased, but when they we
= abroad they might he a little better b
- bayed Mrs Rotan then laughlngly sa
. that all who addressed the chair won
y, please rise This little incident was all
. the best humor and caused good deal
amusement,
% Then followed Prof. Lindenburg's c
chestra. giving two exquisitely phrased a
d shaded gems. The orchestra is formed
@ four young girls and one older lady II
g violins in excellent harmony. The seie
= lions played were "a Romza by bern
H. dorf and "a Menuett," by Bucherini.
10 The discussion of the subject "Value
Originality in Club Work, led by Mrs
lie l.. Means of Quaero of Oak Gin Nj
N Means minute talk was very poe
lrs and beautifully expressed and the dlscl
N sion that followed very bright =,
S. The recording secretary read the llst
ST new clubs passed upon by the eNecu'
a committee in the morning and a vote y
10 taken admitting them into the Federatl
~. 10 Miss Cockrell of Abilene took the pr
to of Mrs. Fannie Norriss o, the o"n an,
~ ~, peare club of Abilene, reading the pa
ny on "What Has Shakespeare Done
Nv Womenq" An admirable article, thoug
~, fully written and we'll expressed
ta This was followed by the discussion
o' "Villaee Improvement; Trees as Factors
ye EtbicaI Development" led by Mrs co
n. Initial History club of Georgetown.
to The evening session was uPsheu ~
,at invocation by Rev. G. NJ Beckwith'
n was frightened by excellent music
IS made extremely interesting by the ann
en- address of the president, Mrs Rotan,
he naner Have We as Club Women u
an 10 the Public schools?" by Mrs Leign y
|, a oS ri paso. and another, Some Ideas
&C. Women in English Literature by n
ply Hill of Houston.
is Galveston, Texas, April 25'-The d
BILE gates and visitors were entertained at
he he studio of Mrs. Q. Kimball from
his this afternoon. 1t proved to be one OF
IT. functions of the day and was tnoIou'
me enioved, The long studio and work r
en- was mass of colors arranged WIN
la- n mr. artistic taste and characteristic
ally he gb charming hostess. Mrs, klmoaii
But assisted in receiving by her molher'
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OF STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
by
seq mr. clarendon of Houston nus
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