The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-10
CLUB NOTES..

The club recently organized among Mime
apolis house maids for the purpose Of raising
the standard of domestic service is an ex-
pertinent which holds within itself large pos
sibilities. While the movement was instigated
by the Household Economic association. the
club itself is Differed and managed by the
maids belonging thereto.
Only those who hold diplomas from an In
dustrial school are eligible to membership.
Such an organization may serve not only to
improve the quality Of domestic service, but
may be able to bring home to housekeepsrs
some deficiencies for which they are them
selves to blame At any rate the movement
is worth watching.
A short time ago the Mothers club. Of
New York city, opened its doors to Miss
Emma T. Wilson. a colored woman, who
represents the Mayesville Educational and
Industrial Institute of North Carolina.
The Needlework Guild of America, at Its
last annual meeting not long ago. provided
for the joining of a branch of colored wom-
en- in Hot Springs, Ark, by the forming of
an extra national section, with colored
woman as director
The Massachusetts, Federation of Womens
clubs has enrolled one colored woman's club.
Out in Denver one colored woman is MEM
Der of conspicuous club. l=-".-a
Mrs. Fannie Barrier Williams is an active
member of the Chicago Womans club. And
one colored club-the Ida B. Wells-Barnett
club-belongs to the Cook County Federation
of WOmenS clubs.
Prof George D. Heron, Of Iowa college,
departed from the stand usually taken by
woman suffrage speakers In his address
at the Chicago Womans club rooms re-
Gently when he declared that IL woman had
the privilege Of voting 1t would avail her
nothing, because political equality is only
a secondary matter and woman cannot hope
to accomplish anything by the ballot until
there is universal equality between woman
and man. Prof. Heron said further that
every relation of dependence between man
and woman in political or religious life, and
even in the marriage relation, was doomed.
The address was before the Political
Equality league, and was on Woman and
the Economic and Political Future" Although
quite radical in his views, the speaker
showed originality of thought along the line
of political equality. AS long woman was
in any way dependent upon man he said the
right of suffrage would do her no good. She
must have absolute independence in every
thing. There could be no true comrade-
ship while one stood in the relation Of
dependent and the other provided. only
through an economic system in which all
the resources upon which the people depend
are by the people owned and distributed so
that all stand in equal relation. will there be
political equality said the speaker. only
then will there be anything like true COM
radeship between and woman. The
present marriage system, which undoubtedly
will have to be regenerated, makes woman
the property of man practically before the
law. Naturally tho children become the
property of the man."
A club has been started in London for
which all women who have worked In Paris
studios are eligible as members. 1t is pro-
| posed to hold four exhibitions year, to in