The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26

unnecessary. We especially beg of you
VINO now belong to the General Fedora
ton, to consider first Of all your loyal
ty to it."
Rumors, denials, charges and coun-
/ ter-chargeS, correspondence, and dis
cussion, filled the air. Some clubs de-
cllned to send delegates to the New
England Woman's Clubs conference
The Worcester Woman's Club, at a
/ special meeting, voted to send one del
| egate, giving her the following instruc-
! tons IN the form of resolutions.
! Whereas, the rapid increase of wo>
mems clubs throughout the country and
their union in the general federation of
clubs has made it evident to every re-
| Elective mind that a radical change III
| the system of organization Will be ne
| cessary at no distant date; and, where
| as, it is also evident that, in order that
/ clubs now within the federation may
retain close and harmonious relation
| to the general head a reorganization
of the whole system should proceed
from the General Federation, thereby
/ lnsuring uniformity in the relations
which every state shall bear to the
| General Federation.
Therefore, resolved that it is mex
! pedient for the clubs of Massachusetts
TO form state federation at the pres
ent time
The need of a radical change in the
system Of organization was realized by
tie leaders in the movement. Mrs
Charlotte Emerson Brown stated in a
letter that was quoted to the Worcester
club Il believe state bodies would help
the General Federation instead of him
dering it. Personally l have anticipated
such organization as probable The
secretary of the New England Woman's
/ Club stated also in a letter read to the
/ Worcester club: I'VE do not see any
way in which a state federation could
interfere with the national federation,
but rather that such an organization
would be advantageous. For if at any
time the national body should become
too large to permit of club representa-
ton, the state declarations would be
organized ready to send delegates or
take any action that might be neces-
sary. This point is made by persons
! who are in hearty sympathy with the
national federation"
In spite of these and similar letters,
the circular sent out by the state COM
mlttee of correspondence and the reso-
buttons of the Worcester Woman's Club
deepened the impression that the for
nation of a state federation was an
antagonism to the general federation
on the part of the organizers OF the
proposed state federation
At the conference in the New England
club rooms, the Worcester clubs reso-
tu ,.I were read ana discussed frankly
Gnu cout leouSiS' ABOUT nfty women
were present most of the clubs being
LTpLes5ateu py TWO delegates; IN all, 26
Viuos we're represented. The question
W % dsheu, now many believed IN state
cceuefatloh' ana all but two voted in It's
LdroF'
me worcester Nomans club was
one of these.
q
y CoHllhIltee OF nNe was appointed
from the foor to draft constitution
ana plan OIL work, Mrs. Julia Ward
ioWe as chairman. Notwithstanding
tlG dtIituue the Worcester club had
LaAeh' us delegate was nominated to
pe upon lhlS important committee. She
refused 70 accept the position, and nom
mated MIS- FfahclS w. Breed of Lynn
IN hef place. The committee then con-
SISTED OF the two persons above named
mrs Estelle NJ II. Merrill of Cam
prldSe' MRS. Abby l.. Stone of Wor-
cester ana Mrs Chapman of Springfield.
After TINS committee had drafted the
; bylaws, another meeting was called to
be held in the rooms of the New Eng
land Woman'S Club, for the pur-
pose OF adopting the bylaws present
ed by the committee, and to effect an
= organization of a state federation.
5 When an invitation to be present at
+ this meeting was received by the Wor-
cester Club, it was summarily laid upon
5 the table and not until recommends
ton from the executive board had beer
p received did the club reply to it. Their
it stated that it desired TO defer" &C
ton in regard to Joining The union un-
) til after the meeting of the Federation
council in May.