The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-21

~ 10 Iufther the interests of the working
women. She advocated the forming of
working girls clubs and also of labor I'M
ions. and gave very practical and help
full talk along the same lines of the cir
cuiar sent out by the social service COM
nittee of the state federation. John Ora
ham Brooks followed with a talk on yaca-
ton schools. He accented what Mrs
Lowe had said by saying we can help
the cause of women as laborers in two
ways: First, by increasing the number
OF things she can do: second, by ncreas-
ing her efficiency in what she does He
declared. also. that we cannot separate
the subjects of kindergartens. vacation
schools, womens wages and the work of
the Consumers league. for they are on
practically the same lines. but advised in
dividual women to pick out the one she is
most interested in and throw her ener-
gies into that particular work
On Friday thoroughly delightful
luncheon was given to Mrs. Lowe at the
Algonquin club, at which most of the
club presidents were present who were in
reach of Boston, with several invited
guests.
At 4 o'clock on Friday afternoon Mrs,
Lowe, accompanied by the members of
the state committee on correspondence
and Mrs. May Alden Ward. went to Cam
bridge where she became the guest of the
Cantabrigia club. of which Mrs Ward is
president. Here Dr. Edward Everett Hale
was the lecturer, telling of the work of
the Lend-a-Hand clubs. Among other So
cha! affairs arranged in honor of the visit
ing president from the sunny South were
the dinner given at the Colonial club by
officers of the Cantabrigia club recep-
ton by the Daughters of Vermont at the
Dorchester Woman's club house. a dinner
given by DR.. Stanley Hall. a luncheon by
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, and another large
reception given by the Brighthelmstone
club at the Hotel Vendome.
At each function Mrs Lowe had the
pleasure of meeting a large number of
the Eastern club women and it is said she
won the admiration of all by her magic
voice as it uttered the words of good sense
and club wisdom all were so anxious to
hear"
Mrs. Lowe addressed the following letter
to the Worcester Woman's club, relating
to their proposal that individual clubs
shall withdraw from the general fedora
ton and be represented through their
state federation only:
Whatever may be your position on the
subject of the general federation if you
have the interests of women at heart to
say nothing of the general federation, to
withdraw from a great and powerful or
ganization of women, will in no sense help
the cause. If, as your resolutions decided.
your club favors state representation only,
or to go farther, If you dissatisfied
with the tax, I should advise that you re-
main in the general fedora ton and remedy
the things which seem to you to be wrong.
Thus you will be working according to
your own ideas and also doing a great
good to the cause of women. and you will
find that perhaps this is for the best in
terest of the federation"
Under the direction of the Interna tional
Council of Women the Congress of Wo-
men will be held in London commencing
June 26 and lasting one week. Lady Aber-
deem is president of the International
Council of Women. All interested are cor
daily welcomed at all open meetings of
the council and general congresses, but at
the business sessions only presidents and
delegates from national councils are per
mitted to be present.
Among the speakers determined upon
for the International Council are: Miss
Bates Susan B. Anthony. Mrs. Peck Miss
Sadie American, Professor Bamberger,
Mrs Fannie Humphreys Gaffney. Mrs
Charlotte Perkins Stetson. Miss Emily
Sartan and Mrs. Cynthia MISSIONER AL
den,
When 10 or 90 women ally themselves
and call themselves a club they become.
in the eye of the big, censuring world out
side. single factor to be dealt with and
judged as unit So everything connect
ed with her club that any member does
is credited or blamed to the club and the
clubs reputation goes to make up the
sum total of somebody's idea of a wo-
mans club. Every member is factor a
phase, SO to speak, of all club life and
her power to raise or lower not only the
peoples belief in club standards. but those
standards themselves, is endless. Is she
club member to do what good she can,
and so be what she can herself? Or is she
that with the big incidental feeling that
she has only succeeded in so far as she
has pushed herself to the front of her
club and of club work in her turn? And
last. and worst of all, does she care how
that pressing forward is done?-The Club
Woman.
Our thanks are extended to Mrs Kate