The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-19

travelling and other library committees.
4 Afternoon. Educational meeting con-
tinued and a lecture on the "city
Beautiful Evening: ART Meplal.
Thursday morning-Lecture on IN
dustrial Conditions as Affecti Wo-
ture on club Women and Home Prob-
lens" Evening: Address on some So
! Geological problem.
FRIDAY. business meeting and cleo
| ton OF officers.
Saturday. Board and council meet
ings.
The annual meeting of the Massa-
chusetts State Federation held on June
9th, at Natick Mass, was another not
able event Ia Grub circles and marked
the seventh milestone ia the history Of
this great body OF women.
The meeting was held in Natck by
invitation OF the Woman's club OF that
town and the scene OF the gatherings
Ohe NaticI Congregational church)
was indeed a brilliant one. fully one
thousand club women being in attend
ance.
The exercises were opened with an or
gan recital by Mrs. G. Il. Tirrell fol-
lowed by chorus singing by the school
children of the town.
" ss Anna II. Goodnow president of
the Naiick club. Was introduced and ex-
tended hearty wUfCUTne 10 the Wis ting
club women. Miss Rowe, President of
the Massachusetts Federation. grace
fully responded, when following, came
the business. the reports of officers ana
standing committees
The State Secretary. Miss Florence
Everett. OF Dorchester, outlined the
growth OF the Federation. She told OF
is modest origin in 1893. with but n
clubs-and traced its steady progress
sion until the present day, when 143
clubs and 10000 club women are in
cluded I'm the organization.
The report OF the treasurer, Miss
Adelaide Blodgett. OF Newton, Mass
showed that S739 hal been expended
during the year leaving only a balance
or Sll In the treasury.
or the four standing committees OF
the F2deration-educat social SER
vice, music and household science, only
the first two reported formally, and
Following these reports that of the |
nominating committee was given, re- |
sulting in the election of the following |
officers:
President-Miss o. NJ. f. Rowe; vice
presidents, Mrs. Mary Alden Ward. OF |
Cambridge, Mrs. Electa Walton. OF |
West Newton. Mrs. Ella Baldwin. OF |
worcester, Mrs. Sarah A. Forbes, OF |
Roxbury; secretary, Mrs. Lillian G..
Breed, OF Lynn; treasurer. Mrs. Ade-
lalde N. Blodgett OF Newton.
Luncheon was served at noon in the
vestries OF the Congregational and |
Methodist churches, and a delightful |
social occasion followed.
The afternoon session opened with !
ne roll call OF clubs and the address OF
The president, Miss Rowe. In begin
1lng she referred TO the fact that 'the
Eederatinn- htd-Ht precedent tr,- fuffuvv-
and its first aim was to provide in
n1I n fsfA Aplx |
ately IL had broadened its work and
AIKEN up great questions" Contin-
ling she said. 1T Is aimed to bring |
he state Federation within the area
" every federation club; for Boston is
lot the whole of Massachusetts. our
lups range from the little group with
Is purely local conditions. TO the great |
department. clubs OF the large cities.
md together these weave the golden
Issues OF club life. No club has ever |
Withdrawn from membership in the
tate Federation
THE small club I'm the small town
as unlimited opportunities. and the
tate Federation will take hand i'm
elping the small club TO do it's work
he Woman's Club stlrs dormant life
ntil IL comes forth i'm sweetness"
Folfowing Miss Rowe's address came |
ne presentation OF four new clubs. then |
ne presentation of the newly elected c
nncers, ana nn3lly, rising vote of
hanks and resolution was given the
stiring secretary, Miss Florence Ever 5
t.
The closing feature OF the convention
as an inspiration as the entire audi
nee. OF hundreds of club women. Joined |
the singing OF Whittier's hymn: q
y. sometimes CLEANS upon our sight
through present wrong, the eternal
ght.
Club women will read with interest
nd with varying opinions Prof. 4
eck's article. entitled THE Woman Of Y
oday and OF Tomorrow" I'm the cur =
mt number of the Cosmopolitan.
Equally interesting. no doubt will be
he presentation OF the other side of :
lie question, which will be given in the
cosmopolitan for July, by Charlotte
erkins Stetson.