The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-24
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA"
Such Is the Name of WOman's
Club at the Capital OF Venezuela.


Club at the Capital OF Venezuela.
America. for the Americans has until
the present time borne a comparatively lin
tied meaning to the majority of people who
quote the phrase said a recently returned
traveller a few days ago to a New York
Tribune representative. THE United States
has been in the habit of appropriating the
name American. although there are parts
Of the world where the United States is
less well known than many parts of South
America
For instance, in Italy. Spain and Portugal
an American means a person from South
America. Those countries have greater in
terests in South than in North America
and know it better.
1T is wonderful, though" the speaker
went on. how the United States has in
creased in popularity among the powers
generally since the war with Spain. On our
last voyage we experienced the greatest pos
sible change of manner to us as citizens of
the United States. Where formerly jokes
and cynical speeches would be constantly
made at the expense of our country and the
Yankees, there is now the greatest effort
made to conciliate US. We are OF immense
Importance. and the stewards on the ships
actually asked to be paid in American mon
ey. For all that 1 have travelled too much
over the whole western continent to re-
main blind to the fact that the other re-
publics of the western world have a right to
be called American"
That the new woman is to be found south
as well as north of the equator. and is vet
true American has been proved, too. The
consul of one of the South American re-
publics said that women were largely in
strumental in promoting enterprises looking
to speedy development Of people and coun-
try. Many women of energy and note were
spoken Of. Especially have the Venezuelans
been active. From Cuba there have gone
during the years Of conflict with Spain many
refugees. particularly women and children,
and these have been helped in every posi-
bic way by the leading women of Caracas
A woman's club was organized in the cap
1tal of Venezuela in the summer of 1897. It
is called Daughters of America" (Hljas de
America), which title shows it's object to be
far reaching. The president Is Sonora An
drea de Mercado. wife of Lorenzo Mercado
one of the wealthy and cultured citizens Of
the republic. Sonora Ana de Mola is the
treasurer. Her husband is a member of one
of the oldest families of Cuba. and this wom-
ans work for her sex is dictated by her
hatred of oppression and desire to elevate
her sex to a sphere of general usefulness.
Senorita Aminto Consuega. who is the sec
retary OIL the cluD, Is called one Of the most
talented and progressive of the women who
are in public semi-public positions She
has travelled extensively in both hemispheres
speaks fuently several languages, and has
made herself au fat with the condition of
the masses in many lands. She is convinc-
ing, logical and inspiring.
SpanishAmericans have pre-emine emily the
gift of fluent speech. Defamation is made
of great account in the schools Of both boys
and girls. The languages. too, are gen
orally taught, educated people always speak
ing at least two, their own and French. and
English is also learned. 1t is, however. more
difficult to speak English than other Ian
guages, although many read and understand
it well.
Senorita Conregua constantly declares that
a governments first duty is to make sure
and true the political advancement She
speaks with force of the cruelty in the blood
of the Spanish people. and makes 1t RESPONSE
BILE for many woes. and she upholds interna-
tional arbitration.
The desire Of all these earnest thinkers
and workers is to promote a high standard
of national life and family living and they
wish, moreover. to secure close interest
with the people Of the United States and