The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09
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CLUB WOMEN.

- HE election OF Mrs Nay Wright
SewAil 10 the presidency OF the
International council, speaks
well for the representation OF
American clubs in London Mrs
/ Sewau II an Indianapolis lady.
and q very bright and energetic woman
This meeting of the international COUNCIL
il one Of Importance 10 all who are inter-
esfed In the development o1 legislative res
abilities asncng women Some OF the orr
ganizzsions oheEe represented by delegates
ne q. follows.
The Arhdezafion and Pesce Society
Tie Red Cross Federation
The IntsrnstionAI Uni0n d Friends q Young
n Iasemafsshal socsssy for d AeoaIssa u
State ReGalatina u Vice
The Worlds Christian Temperance Union-
The Generai Fsdsrafinn 4 wonns Cabs
There were many prominent American
ladies upon the regular programme, ana IN
ali ffty-one American women were m
some way connected with this council ana
congress
The social features OF this meeting Rave
also been OF great attraction and novelty
10 the delegates from this side 81 the wat
er Some OF them are as follows:
Reception TO delegates Monday. June =.
al Westminster hall, Same evening. re-
cepsion at Stafford House. the Duchess of
Sutherland and Countess Aberdeen as host
esses. On the evening OF Wednesday.
June -. lady Battersea invited the dele
gates TO Surrey House. On July the bish-
CD OF London and Mrs. Creighton gave a
garden party at FNalham palace On Tues
day. July 4, Lady Rothschild and Mrs. Leo
posd Rothschild entertained the members
OF the congress at Gunnersbury Park, and
through the intereczsion of Lady Aberdeen
the American representatives were pre-
scented to Queen Victoria. and all had tea
in her palace. The full reports of this
council VIII be published in the club maya
xines. and vii. make very interesting read
ing.
The meetings OF the council Of the G. F.
w. c. held at Philadelphia, June 4-3. WAS
the most important one ever held. and sec
ond only to the biennial itself.
This council meeting affords an 0Opor-
tunity for the meeting OF club presidents
of the entire land to discuss matters of
policy that have been agitating club circles
for some time. These subjects we're
brought UP. and after lively debate. action
was taken for definite plans OF proceeding.
II may interest our local club women to
know that the movement of the Worcester
Woman's Club to restrict representation
al the G. F. w. c. to delegates from state
declarations only was. after a strong de-
bate, defeated. However, a molten that
the president.to draw ups plans for reor-
ganization. carried.
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The Club Woman for July il an unusu-
ally good number of this most excellent Of
club periodicals. The Club Woman was
made the official organ Of the board Of
the G. +. W. c. This movement was q
compliment TO the magazine so ably man
aged by Mrs. Helen NJ winslow.
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4 new publication has Just reached US.
II is the Club Woman's Magazine edited
BY Ada Brown Talbot THIS magazine has
q large list OF topics. including history.
art. literature. music, education. travel
and philanthropy 1t is profusely illustrat-
ed well printed and In good type. The
subjects treated are just the ones Of the
most interest In c!ubland, and Its scope Is
from Maine TO California With two
such rare journals before her as the Club
Woman and the Club Woman's Magazine.
the modern woman should not long be in
ignorance OF what is going on in club cir
cles.
The committees to be appointed by the
board of directors OF the w. s F. w. C.
will be announced in few days.
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Inc SiuSink meStitfs OF Tue f. " CiuD
will be held at the home of Mrs George
Newlands. on July IL. at $50 p. m The
programme VIII be devoted to reports Of
delegates 10 state convention and a rect
procity paper read by Mrs Frank Steele,
after which a social afternoon win be
spent Each member Is invited to bring
a friend with her.
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The annual election OF officers was the
order of business at the last meeting of
the Orptec Club. Friday. June 90. The cleo
ton resulted "a follows Mrs w. H. Par
~. president: Mrs. NJ. A Kellogg. vice
president; Mrs. Arthur De Voc recording
secretary; Mrs. Isaac III. Jennings, corre-
spending secetary: Mrs. Berry. treasurer.
The club then adjourned for the summer
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The city federation held business meet
ing Friday at the Seattle public library
club rooms, and then adjourned for the
summer. The next meeting will be held
the second Monday in September
PALOUsE SOCIAL NOTES.