The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-19
GROWTH OF WOMEN'S CLUBS
"MoTHER OF CLUBS" DELIVERS
AN ADDRESS.
Mrs. Royle Assists In Celebrating
Presidents Day-Interesting Ses-
sion of Council of Jewish Women.

Presidents day was celebrated yes
terday afternoon by the Wonan's clul
at its room in the city and county
building. Mrs. j. C. Royle was tht
guest of honor, and there were besides
a number of club women, representing
other organizations. Mrs. Royle, "the
mother of clubs as she is affection
atelv known in Utah, and, indeed, in
the entire western country, enjoys the
| distinction of being an honorary mem
! Der of the Woman's club. She was ask
ed yesterday to give something of the
early life and struggles of the first club
! the Ladies Lirerary-which she did in
her own delightful way.
After expressing her pleasure at be-
ing honored by the Woman's club, she
reminded the younger club women that
retroSpection is the Solace and Joy OF
the woman who has witnessed the
I growth of movement through long
years of Encouragement. She then told
of the small beginnings of the woman s
work in this state, and how the Ladies'
Literary club, although not absolutely
the pioneer organization in the state.
was the first to utilize the club prin-
ciple.
One year before the Ladies Literary
club came into existence in 1877, there
existed a delightful little circle known
as TIE Blue Tea. This little club re-
ceived the fostering care of Mrs. A. b.
Froiseth, woman of great intellectual
ability. Very delightful times were
spent, but the club was exclusive, in
degree, and the spirit of expansion
had crept in. Very soon the few who
were determined that a club should
stand for education for the many,
rather than culture for the few, seeded
from the original society, and the La
dies Literary club was formed. And in
the platform of this new organization,
declared Mrs. Royle, the first plank that
was laid was that announcing the open
door,"
In the midst of this intellectual
penury, the club that has since grown
to such WONDERFUL proportions was
born, and today it has something to do
to maintain its dignity and worth in
this community
In closing, Mrs. Royle offered her
hearty congratulations to the Woman S
club for having had the courage to I'M
dertake the work of reform for which
the society stands. She spoke very
charmingly of the unselfishness of the
women Of the organization, who have
been pioneers in a work along the line
of civic Improvement and reform that
had never been undertaken by more
self-centered clubs.
Mrs. Georgia Snow Carlton and Mrs.
j. 7. Gilmer were present yesterday, to
represent with Mrs. ROyle the little
band of women who organized the old
est club. Mrs. Gilmer, who is now
president of the Woman's club, is an
honorary member of the Ladies' Liter
airy. Mrs. Carlton told in a few words
of the early difficulties of the women
who undertook to do something for
themselves and others in the new
state
Mrs. Jennings gave a review of Mrs.
CROWS Jennie June's) book on clubs
and club women, and Mrs. Emma Nc
Wicker, who has just returned from
California, recounted her experiences in
looking I'D educational matters in the
leading institutions of that state.
Mrs. Mia Upper Maynard gave a
little sketch. entitled Two Club Moth
ers," the subjects being Mrs. Severance,
who was the organizer of the Boston
Woman's club, and Mrs. Lucinda Stone,
the well known club woman of Kalama-
zoo, Mich.