New-York tribune., 1899-09-17


,xG THE FORMATION OF ASSOCIATIONS
AND UNIONS OF WOMEN
.-... woman is most decidedly clubbablo IS now
ID o,s.-.on in SO far as the Anglo-SaNoh
-, = concerned" said a woman yesterday VINO
,.us whereof she speaks, the raINd ana S"c-
- deycloprncnt of the woman's club move
Coz. Coz. 1rrir. ,hc last thirty years gives proof Of
-.,o,,rs question While thus far England and
- ,,,,h Fncland's colonies. lead the van hy
-- osds Germany Sweden. Denmark and Switz-
,s,a are following their example and making a
god shown ....,...s.,,,,,
.-rro worsen's clubs have Just been successfully
..ablshed .u Paris while Finland. South Wales'
v,r,ns b. sium Italy Russia. Austria Norway
,,stbe Argentine Republic have also a good stand
- rvsr Til-kov-usuAlly the last in every game
'rsa,. nroeress has any part 10 pay-has Ghanks
. -. lesvor furnished by the hrainy American
,,,sn who form the faculty OF the Girls Ameri-
,ss College az Constantinople) joined the onward.
,,ra-s march - the women who want 10 Know
,bnrs' While this trenchant definition OF MIS-.
r,v's furnishes the raison dtlre of all these clubs
.t., g,rs,e the globe the particular kind Of IN
.,-ratior sought and the methods Of obtaining u
w. vsccording 10 the racial characteristics the
genius and spirit Of each people.
In Ameri.a the serious and educational side OF
,gb rfs has perhaps been most strongly developed,
While IN England more attention has been paid 20
ne purely social side. with the object Or promoting
higher education and better culture Germany
shows abou. equally the transccndee'al tendencies
O. her people and the eminently practical views of
lef good housewives proving conclusively THAI cu-
tre and cooking can walk amicably hand In hand
With the autumn opening Of the thousands Of
clubs and societies 10y means Of which the women
d. the United States have Of late years endeavorcl
% secure enlarged opportunities for study ana use-
fitness In combination with fuller social life The
ord. rrNo nn. ltat.rI
1.,osnced the most progressive woman In London.
isy.bsen solicited on this feature Of The "Woman's
AZ. for the ninth paper in he series "What
T.-sn Say and DO"
satel Countess Of Aberdeen IS the daughter Of
ns first Lord Twecdmouth. She was born I'm lN7
g.. brought up in Iuverno osssh.re. She was edu-
1.,i a. home under the tuition Of Swiss govern
,sss and attended classes IN London during the
Ys.hmentary season She was married in 1871 20
re seventh Earl of Aberdeen. VINO successfully rep
resented the Queen as Lord High Commissioner TO
The General Assembly Of the Church Of Scotland.
ts lord Lieutenant of ireland and as Governor
General of Canada.
Lord ard Lady Aberdeen have travelled in
Egypt America Canada. Australia New-Zealaud
ana India Lady Aberdeen IS far the best eX-
ioaeut q her own belief in what women can ac-
c,nplish through organization. She is president Of
ne Onward and Upward Association for Girls and
Mothers which aims especially at helping girls In
domestic and farm service TO have high aim In all
rsatlons Of life. and which founded the first Union
q Mothers in Scotland. In connection with this
s1c!e,y She edited the magazine onward and Up
ward" for several years. and Wee Willie Wnkie. W.
magaz.ne for children IN which latter undertake
lag she was aided by her daughter. Lady Marjorie
Gordon Sc IS also president Of the National
Council q Women in Canada. the Aberdeen Asso-
cation for providing settlers in Canada with liter
s'lre: the Victorian order OF Nurses In Canada to
tal and provide district nurses. formed IN com
renorat!on % the queens Diamond Jubilee; the
Woner's Local Government Society the Women's
l-t.s-al Council. the Irish Lace Depot in Dublin.
tsAtished 0u business principles for the sale ana
ns .eyclonrnont Of the Irish lace industry which
as year paid over 5000 to its workers. She is
iso president OF the Aberdeen Union Of Women
Workers Who organized the first Women's Confer
tce In Great Britain. and has neen president oi
The Irish Industries Association, which she founded;
T.. Parents Educational Union. the 'tsCCt ZION
:.i the Vrlvereitv Education Of Women IN Edin-
tlrgh prior 20 the admission OF women 70 the
University the Womans Liberal Federation
he Scottish Nomen's Liberal Federation, and the
Scottish Womens Benefit Society mo" foI-
es'e!s Lodge.
The degree u Ii D. was conferred on Lady Alb
erteen by ,ho Queens University Kingston IN
70 and the same year the convocation address
% the University Of Chicago was given ty her on
ias Invitation o. the senate. -. aforementioned
Sac Wa ciecfel president OF the 4NltI ..l5''i
council q N omen at The quinqueiihitI me-,
tAe counci. h,l at Chicago at the close OF me
Homens Congress. and is nov Nce-pie7loe"' 'l
t-e council ,
While muce o. The following paper was ombodita
u Lady Aberlcen's address before Inc l.pi"'-
D91,cil IN July. its subject matter renders III spe-
Oeiy applicable now
WOMEN IN CLUB LIFE.
ne PRESENT age has with much reason b.'n
.sLcd the WomaH's Age and truly me IaSt i.i.y
.sa's have produced revolution IN tne po7''iC.;
,ssponsblfi-s and opportunities or women anu
i-s "ao.e tace ~ social life and phiahlhIopy las
e.v4 changed thereby .
L was Inevitable that one of The outcomes OF ms
.-'Duil0n Should be TIE formation or assoc c!aD'i7
az unions ~ women o. all kinds and varieties io'
G.'ia. he.p and work for self-educaton ana ti"ln-
s AID FOR tac aftalnWent Of objects OF u j soi
e4 conditions which are conceived 20 be- fog tne
siare ot tae feminine sex or of the world ln
t.tfa. And This phase has been "a necessary one
"Afn woman found her life expanding so fast ln
.ty direction she had 20 endeavor 10 ht herself
o.. he lew conditions and an apprenticeship To
~ new work had o. tc gone through
"Al younger women who have been born INTO tAl-