The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-10
THE TALK OF CLUB WOMEN.
TOPICS DISCUSSED ar THE STATE
FEDERATION CONTENTION.

Field for Trained Nurses in the Army
Child study-Wnrm Debate Over the Plan
for an Industrial Home for Girls
Political Study for Methers and Teachers.
RocHEsTER, Nov. 9.-When Mrs. William Tod
Helmuth called the opening session OF the NTH
annual meeting OF the New York State Fedora
ton OF women's Clubs to order this morning.
election day announcements were made. The
polls opened at 10 O'Clock and the tellers were
promptly on hand. Mrs. Baldwin OF Groton
was appointed in place OF Mrs. Wheeden OF
Rochester. The result OF the election will not
be made public until to- m orrow's session. Mrs
Helmuth, elected president last year, holds
over until next year, as do tho other officers
with the exception OF the four members OF tho
Executive Committee whose terms expire this
year.
Mrs. Cornelius Zabrlskis. vice. president.
took the chair for part OF the mornings ses-
sion. The opening address was by DIR. Marion
Craig Potter OF this city. She was followed by
Mr., Charles II. Terry Of Brooklyn. who talk ed
on The practical results OF having women on
the boards Of managers OF hospitals" Mrs
TORY commended that the presence Of women
resulted in more economical manaxome nt. and
quoted statistics from the records OF various
hospitals to show how much women had ac-
complIshed wherever they had had a share in
he direction OF affairs.
Dr. Ida G. Bender told how " The death rate
had been decreased by the use Of nntisept Z"
is there profitable field awaiting trained
nurses at rates lower than those at present
prevailing2" was the subject OF n brief but In
tsrssting paper by Miss Anna c. Maxwell OF
New York. The speaker said that tho rates
we're fixed by the law OF supply and demand.
The present rate OF paymentindicated. accord
ing to the speaker that as yet the profession
10 not overorowded.
A paper. on The advisability OF Congress
| creating q regular department 81 female
| trained nurses in connection with the reorgan-
| ization OF the army" had been prepared by
| Mrs William W. Teal OF Syracuse. but she
| was unable to be present and the paper was
| read by the Chairman, Mrs Roeblng. The
| need OF trained nurses as evidenced by the ro-
cent war and the civil war was dwelt upon at
some length. and several letters were read
| from army surgeons recommending tho ON
ploymsnt OF women trained nurses in certain
hospitals, and 1t was suggested that tho Red
Cross Society be called uron for all nurses in
time Of war.
The open discussion OF the subject OF army
nurses was participated In by Miss Palmer
superinteudent OF tho City Hospital. Roches.
| ter: Miss Allerton. sursrntendent OF the
Hsn REs4dn Of Se% YORK ana
was read from Miss Rose OF Washington. deny
| ing the statement that Surgeon General Stern
O TRs D Sn No S q, Chd Study WAS opened
BY M,s Henry hs.,ns.p, Al hs Mr., M5, The Tho.
br. Ida G. Bgadsr presented =. ,nbi.ct, Child
STUDY i9 Pedagogy Mrs. hckas ,.tcn pres;
%. 70" on cRd study as pursued 81 Se
EEr%Sl CSllcEsls Te8gt s;%d BY Dr.
Neral Of sySsep:.: Jtiiias D.y.IsanI Blst:
Hazstiao Of jamestown took part in ii. dis.
sn nsAs 5;ssn s sisr RaS ".
ing OF all delegates who are members ~ rs
! society. Mrs. bsldsn spoke especially OF the
work OF the Buffalo chapter in spdehvorlng e
educate the foreign horn nc pulntion. espec,nlly
B.ldsa said that the Syracuse chapter was on.
deavoring TO build monument TO the rsyo'
been suggested by citizens ofsyracuse that the
be TO H3n the 81 cnd hf
Government be peti'ionsd for 100000 for tht'
Mrs. Washington no.blIng, yiS..prcsi.ac,n,
American Revolution. said, as the most i'm Dor.
National headquarters at Washington. to b,
III. sf.stest interest Of the Convention SC
Industrial nome Tor glrls mere are
one OF a single State school. conplrtel,
under State supery! sion. and anothel
Of several homes for girls supported
by the communities in which thsy are situated
For The mS., part th the kosses,sr delegate.
this view OF the matter They point to th'
Aechanics' Institute na an example Of III.
h se Ss pY York state a% ssa, By n2
In this branch OF education, that Massachusetts
and even Michigan lead It, aud that the cryini
need OF the hour 10 for schools that will Il
to live by their labor. The plan for the sehoo
was presented by Mrs. Clarence Burns OF New
York city who embodied tho following resoIu
ton in her report
Rs,Oiv,d That the New York State Federation OF
womcn's Clubs take as its dehnite and immediate
work the establi,hm ent OF State industrial HONE
for Girls. In order 10 further that end, ArrAnse
Insns should be ma for concerted and intelligsn
action by ali clubs aud associations in the fedora
ton, aud that committee for the same lie appoints,
by the president.
Accordingly. a committee was appointed e
formulate plane and to prepare petition TO b'
austrial School Comm as It stand. to-day
j. az follows: Honorary Chairman. Mrs. J.
Mis-. Anna Ms1wsI Jones, Mrs J, W; Humph
Lsndsb.rg., Mrs, Russell sage. Mrs. y.
aou n ock. Mrs Theodore Roosevelt. Mrs. II
&. Munger Miss ARIA Huntington. Miss Aiyal
| q. Brown, Mrs. W. A. Roebling and Mss vii
liam Tod Helmuth, ex oi'Icio.
The warmsst debate Of the convention on
sued. Mrs, Montgomery led tho forces q tn
exposition TO- to- ,hs resolution, nnd Mrs, Herr err
whcle matter wa. finally tabled. but it vii
probably be considered later.
| Political study" was discussed under tn