The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-16
AMONG W0MEN'S CLUBS.


ings on the same subject.
Mrs. Henry Gregory gave the closing
paper which describes something of
Clara Barton and her work, as follows
Mrs. Gregory first Slluded To the fact
that she had had a personal knowl-
edge of Clara Barton and her noble
life and work through the revelations of
a friend who had been in constant and
close association with Clara Barton un-
der the leadership of that noble woman.
Dorothea Dix.
Continuing. Miss Barton's great work
of love in the civil War and her CO.
operation with Dorothea Dix from
whom she learned many lessons OF sys-
temazing work and workers. was de-
cribed. The paper continues:
All through the war. wherever there
WAS hard or disagreeable work, or
when other women shrank from the
danger there were sure 10 be found one
or both of two women.
The motherly Dorothea Dix or the
sisterly clara Barton. l have heard
the story so many times. \ burning
Southern sun. a hospital tent filled with
sick and dying men, longing oh, so in
tensely for home and wife. \ delirious
boy whose every moan was mother.
Into this scene of sadness and lonell-
ness comes one of these angel women.
The beds are smoothed, the pillows
turned with the gentlest touch, the at
PENDANTS. few though they are. are told
what and how To do. A word of hope
is spoken here where hope is possible.
a word of resignation where hope has
fed. a last letter written. sheet
smoothed over the face of one for whom
all ministering is done.
Continuing, Mrs. Gregory described
something of Miss Barton's later work
and the organization and establishment
of the "Red Cross The paper con-
cludes with this excellent tribute which
finds an echo in the soul of us all, viz:
VERY much OF her life and life work
is unwritten history. history that never
can be written in this worlds records.
but one may believe and be sure that
they are recorded and one day the roll
shall be opened and men and angels
shall know of the life OF self-sacrifice,
self forgetfulness OF one plain little
country girl, brought up In retirement
and seclusion. her best lessons being
self -forgetfulness for the dear home
ones and womanly devotion To them.
Learning early i'm life 10 sympathiZe
with a father and mother, fighting an
unequal battle with necessity and hard
ship, with the heavy debt oversbadow-
ing them, only To be lifted by her deli
cate little hands
what a lesson for girls of these
days."
The president OF the Read Mark and
Learn club writes me that the regular
meeting of Monday, January ninth was
postponed because of illness in the
club. The usual interesting report,
therefore. will be deferred one week.
The acting secretary of the Coventry
Woman's club writes me that on De-
rember 31st death entered the club
ranks and took from them one of their
brightest women Mrs. Elizabeth Nc
lntire.
The regular meeting on Wednesday,
january 4th, was held as a memorial,
all business being suspended.
The meeting was opened with prayer.
by Mrs Frederick H. Adams and short
tributes of friendship and affection
were read by Mrs. Thomas Gillies, Mrs.
Jasper &. Harrington and Mrs. Freder-
Ick H. Adams. The president called "A
special meeting for Monday, January
nth TO dispose of the necessary bust
ness. as the meetings of January 18th
and February LIST are TO be open meet
Ings the former being a cooking lee
ture 90 be given by Miss Anna Bar
rows. editor of the American Kitchen
Are We Growing Old Gracefully"
will be the subject of a lecture on Feb
ruary lst by Miss Marion Brazier. Full |
reports of the above will appear in the |
club column.
A most interesting report has been re-
reived from large and representative
club of our state, viz: The Round Table |
club of Woonsocket. X. l.
The meeting was held on January |
10th with Mrs John w. Cass.
The subject was in charge OF Mrs. |
Ralph w. Cook and. singularly. was al
most identical i'm some respects To that |
" the Fortnightly club. OF our own city.
THE Red Cross Society" The White |
Cross League" and the White Cross
were the topics fully and
separately considered.
Mrs. Frank y. Prue read the first
papcr OH the "Red Cross Society,"" de- /
Scrilsng M length .he causes which led |
TO its formation, together with a de-
srripsion of it's struggles for rccogni- !
ton. Incidentally the work cf Clara
Barton and Florence Nigh tingale I'm
with the work OF the Red
Cross, was especially emphasized
Mrs. Fred w. Arnold read an inter-
esting account OF Miss Helen Gould |
and the remarkable work she has done
for this country In connection with the !
Red Cross and the Woman's War Re-
lief association. She organized the lnt- |
ter Into a business association. show |
Int great executive abfltfN. COnbiaed |
with nost gentle and lovaDle qualities. |
Her beautiful home az Lndhur.t has |
been almost entirely given up Co tho |
work.
Mrs. Arnold spoke also OF the white !
Crrss League" new organization
started by Mrs. Creighton OF Oregon.
This society" said Mrs Arnold. lis 10 |
do much the Same work as the Red |
rrcss. but 20 he national not interns- |
tional and the work 10 be largely I'm |
tie navy"
.tt this point (most nttingiy) tho
|vrin Am ! p Soldier NJ the Crus~"
rns beautifully rendered bv two fneu,-
bcrs OF The club.
AIRS Cross then followed with n paper
Dn the "White Cross S,,chiv" fot the
prcrn"flon nf purity among men. sad
he: ~ was v'srt.d W. England bv
tho TT. Pew. J. y. Llghtfoot. d. d,
biehon 80 Durham
''Tr ~pNat'r~ ~ the uims ~ N. ~
Ter. Bishop Jightfoot says. Not until
" generally recognized that the man