The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26
fsA7ION OF CLUBS.
..,,,.s If Women's Organizations
- l Session at Galveston
.,,,r NEW CLUBS WERE ADMITTED
tbnt the Library iden
4 -. ou,e a Very Pop
ular One.

4 sthe y. NJ y ~ $50 canr.ass
" M echoes to the hum of many
y psssates we're arriving s, and = oe, ,ns
inc courteous ladies of the |
M club. each one of whom was
"a b. a bit of blue ribbon with
An name in black letters. Business
" w was begun by a meeting in
~. 81 On the third floor of all of the
tbe Federation who had report
.,s,potan of Waco was in the chair,
n her we're Mrs. J. G, Terrell of
Tsrtu, Mrs. George X. Meyer of Dali
vwI W. Hale acting correspond
s,,,ary; Miss Annie Halbert, acting
.'',.,' Mrs. ], j. Al bur Of Austin,
A';1s' Ponder of Denton, Mrs. John
~ Mckinney, Mrs. w. ID. Christian
rsi and Miss Betty Ballinger OF
ia .or Twenty-six new clubs were
WA II ire committee and accepted by
singing the number of clubs
.a"nt The State to eighty, and 1T was
-',rsd 10 allow visiting members of
4 nj delegates, to speak in the dis
I'M but not 10 vote.
Y. sommittee. after the routine work
I ASSESSED Of descended to the second
u Rosenberg hall. and Mrs, Rotan
.as me meeting to order. Rev. Or.
N ave an eloquent invocation. Mrs.
Never Of Dallas read the minutes OF
.rsritiye committee and the business
s,or,s of delegates was begun. The
\ I, Inc credential committee took up
N aeal OF time necessarily. The dele
n. MA. gathered in Rosenberg hall, in
!.ch heir seats had been marked with
N, ,ames. An admirable plan, saving
y ,monn, Of confusion. In fact, the
s,,utIon was marked by wonderful sys-
4. md reflected unlimited credit on the
-'r.o Of Galveston, notably on Mrs. Kim
N xbo had planned it. The men OF
;T,, who are so very fond of convent
II might have learned a deal there.
~ elub women of Texas have not neg
IA dress. among their studies, and
sn gathered in Rosenberg hall were
.,,by we'll gowned and bonneted. The
IA was prettily decorated with bowls
Irus and a few roses, and on either
n tall date palm, caoutchouc and a
I'm palm at the base.
Esre the business meetings of the Con
In we're all held, and all matters rela-
N 10 club life discussed. The report o.
4. acting corresponding secretary OF th'
|fsissjon, Mrs. i. w. Halo was read
Iatticsl excellent paper, we'll expressed
n 6elightfully brief Adopted. Rep0r
rsiential committee was received, anC
h, Oh lectures (the latter by Mrs. Pom
h d DtDton, in absence of the chairman
dter committee Mrs. Ponder reports
n, little interest In lectures, that in pub
n libraries overshadowing the interest II
Iklures, Delegate from Magazine clul
h Cleberne reported six lectures and
la! Interest taken in their town In tn
Vfss
Ms Terrell spoke highly OF Mrs. Exall
xure in Fort Worth, and other club
vetsd
pr Rotan gave a hearty tribute tt
sns talent on the lecture stump, havin
rigsi their course.
4 notion to adjourn met with heart
REcuse, and the morning session wa
dised
Twas quite p. m. before the committe
xs
Mrs. Rotan called them to order, an
r1ouneed Mrs Kimball who made tn
nifess of welcome Mrs. Kimball Wa
ksned 10 Nth intense interest, and rt
srei with applause, and received a.
rough the address the tribute of applauS
~ laughter.
Yrs President and Delegates: In I'll
a,y settlement of our country, whe
Ars Of Indians hung heavy over OF
ritdmothers, certain careful matro
i1tei helmet 10 be worn bf her hu
Md Inside his hat as protection again
irahawks, Now in scorn of such
aHi1ine device the husband refused
~ I on, and, going thus unprotected in
A tsld was attacked by Indians. and,
ae bis own language. came nigh un
;salh by reason of great cash in n
~" Thereupon he goes on to say al
as Misfortune which has befallen n
Rows that man should sometimes list
his wife's counsel, even though she
tvonan."
With the progress OF events. ladies,
N.Y. met to take counsel. one with
Nnsr and the world finds nothing
senaer at in our so doing. But with WI
emphasis of disapproval our great "a
&1ors would have regarded such an, 8
klply as this, a convention of WON
sn woman on the platform. In
s'ea'esnth century stately gentiem
euiogy on his wife spoke of her as
snan Of Incompatible meekness -espt
NV towards herself. l think possit
" Hlhering together of women, had
Tsa possible in that day, might have d
lCh the serenity of this incompara
Msshess' It is interesting to trace
'elAllon OF the idea which has created
.aespnere of opinion surrounding Z
Naeilng-from ridicule--through endl
~ % APPRECIATION. There was II
sIa tne suggestion of woman conv'
II Presented to the popular imagiI
I gathering of unkempt. ungall
sss'ufes clothed chiefly in inkstains'
80 entirely has the point
81. changed that the .ridicuie
y, ~ Stockings has been supplanted
IN natured raillery at the suppo'
s.ln conference with dressmakers
81. decorative artists which is said
, ssae most important and soul harass
n,,,,aaaihary of a woman's convention
XIV comic Journal. hitting at this ?
s,, 'as woman movement. gives cut reI
ns a domestic scene wherein the b
~ asked: My dear, are you fully !
80 lor the address you are to make
ne convention" and the wife 81
u, darling. of course | am. My g
freely loveT and fits like gloN
mac attended convention called
70 select the Texas representa-
h.ss woman's board in Chicago.
nIs'paes were in the field. The qua
49, OF one woman. as set forth by
~ was her capablllty as ho'
49,. Now, at first hearing, 1t did
=. absolutely necessary that our re
sve at Chicago should be.
Aeeper, but there was philoso
sn lhe eHpression--f the woman
s,ses well the affairs In her own sp
;,ls. me representative woman in o
sema u is modern machinery relea
ar;sa from the drudgery, which vi
nlcs only while 1t was a necessity.
hIss ner TO peep from behind the
ia7s me active world outside.
d. = machine struck off the first sha