The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-25
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Coming to Maryville.

thanthe timid ones are fain to cry
out "Let him not roar again." the
Club women of Maryville look for an
event which they fondly hope will be
like bow Of promise in storm spent
sky. That is the situation poelically
put. In plain American, The Tenn.
Federation Of Woman's Clubs is at
our very doors, and from this fact the
CLUB women of Maryville take great
comfort inasmuch as the coming of
that distinguished body may be justly
regarded as a compliment to any city
or town.
Heretofore he..Federation has only
met IN the threesslalgest cities Of our
state, and in sselecting Maryvllle as
the town of next greatest importance
the Executive officers display rare
powers of Justice and discernment
which every Maryville citizen must
and will applaud. 1t is superAuous
to add that every man woman and
child will lend the most hearty CO..
operation to the local clubs to the end
that the Federation may feel at the
close of the session mose fully than
ever the wisdom of their choice.
TheFederation will convene April
10 in the Presbyterian Church and
all who are interestedin matters edu-
cational, literary, Philanthropic or
whatever tends to the greatest uplift-
ing of ourselves or our fellow human
beings, are urgently invited to attend
all open sessions. The list of speak
ers will bessiven tnext week; these
we are assured will be notable and
will be worth listening'to, since Mrs.
w. D. Beard the President of the
Federation has already successfully
conducted two declarations and conse-
auently has the experience and the
acquaintance necessary to fill out an
attractive program.
Mrs.. Beard who is the wife of
Judge Beard Of the Supreme Court
is a,woman divide sympathies who
feels the strongest interest in every
thing that will tend to make life's
pathway smootheriand brighter wheth-
er it. be for the multitude struggling
with the life problem in the never
ending turmoil Of the city;,or whether
it be for the lonely soul that drags
out montonous existence on the
mountain side. These two are the
the extremes toward which Federation
work extends, bat all along between
are countless women who are neither
,overworked nor underfed who have
found life growing brighter, coming
to mean more, as women in Club
work have reached out friendly SYM
pathetic hands in sisterly helpfulness.
The Club brightens our thoughts,
widens our horizons, takes our
thoughts off the regretted and zegret-
able things that happened yesterday,
supplants in our..thoughts the needless
fears of what may happen tomorrow;
and gives, in the knowledge of whal
is being done in the world to-day by
our sisters and Sister Clubs, a stimu-
lus to higher, better effort on our own
behalf. This at least is what Club
work, and particularly Federation
work should do, and what Mrs.
Beard the President, and all who are
really interested in the work, wish ii
to do.
To this end then, the Federation
will this year hold its fourth annual
session with us and it is a matter OF
some pride that the town has four
Federated clubs, the Tuesday,
the Chilhowee, The Industrial Home
Board and the Mothers Union,
ready to welcome these ladies, and to
join them in sending back words OF
cheer and comfort to the cities they
have left, and to aid in forwarding the
helpful work to the "regions beyond"
1t is particularly desired that all
women not club members, whether
living in,the town or out, should attend
the meetings as often as possible; and
that the movement of Club organiza-
ton extend to the villages and neigh
borhood throughout the country.
These are the aims of the Fedora
ton, perhaps rather lengthily ex-