The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

in the coming peace conference called
by the car at The Hague, to the end
that the commissioners sent by our gov
eminent may be reinforced by strong
public opinion, and that we urge all
lovers of right to use their utmost in
f1uence to create a powerful public sem
tment in favor of settling all interna-
tiOnal differences by courts instead Of
by armed force, by appeals to reason
rather than to passion. Resolved, That
a copy of these resolutions be sent to
the car to President Mckinley and to
organizations of women throughout the
country At this meeting Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe presided. Mrs. Mary A.
Livermore refuted some of the most
common misconceptions regarding the
cars policy. Mrs. Edwin D. Mead
presented startling economic facts that
M. Bliokh'S exhaustive treatment of
war has recently brought to light. Mrs.
o. NJ. E. Rowe, president of the Massa-
chuSetts State Federation of Women's
clubs, urged the clubs to identify them
selves with this great movement by
ma lling the manifesto and international
tribunals the subject nf cIun discussi 's,
by having frequent reports of the pro-
gress in other nations, by organizing
peace meetings and by guarding the
children against false ideals of military
glory. Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer. eN-
president of Wellesley college. urged
the special duty of training children to
perceive the burden and folly of The
worlds war policy. She suggested that
women should offer prizes for the best
essays written on the subject by young
people and made a strong appeal to
women and arranging for public rtacC
Of the subject. OF this peace meeting
in fremont temple. the Boston Daily
Advertiser. in an editorial. comments
as follows: The peace meeting in TIE
mont temple yesterday may be regard
ed in the future as an event notable
in history Montana club women
should take this subject up either at
their regular meetings or by following
the example of the Massachusetts club
women and arranging for public peace
meetings. If no other good results from
such meetings, greater knowledge of the
armies and navies of the world will be
acquired, and the effect such costly
amusements have upon the progress
and prosperity of nations.
All club women are thinking often,
these days, Of Wisconsin and the bright
women of that state who are planning
to entertain the delegates to the next
biennial meeting at Milwaukee in June,
1900. When that eVentful occasion ar
riNeS, and club women from all parts
VI tHe country journey To tnal 1nedutl-
full city, more than one will be anxious
to meet iona Gale who writes such
witty and truthful articles in the Club
Woman. Her talks are one of the
features of that excellent magazine, and
when we read them we wonder how she
happened to be thinking of just that
part of our club life which is puzzling
us. The following is the latest product
from her pen: THE trouble is with
club Presidents they have too tremen-
dous an idea of the situations dignity.
They oVeraWe the mere members.
have in mind the president of one of the
larger clubs in the state. who. by the
very way she stands up and says: La
dies. you will come to order freezes
any latent enthusiasm in the hearts of
her hearers, and makes formality the
chief end of the meeting. Formality is
not dignity. neither is Formally parlia-
mentary law. II is quite in accordance
With Roberts rules to say the most
businesslike things gracefully and gra-
ciously. Roberts, in his most parlia-