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

and held recently In Philadelphia. wa
notable gathering of prominent clu
women. representative OF the lead.n
state feierations of the United States
The council was called for the pur
pose of deciding some questions an,
discussing problems OF serious impor
to the national body, primarily tina
Of the reorganization of the Genera
Federation. In this connection Mrs
Mccullough of the Woman's Club o
Worcester, Mass, pres nted resolu
ton requesting that the council s
change the constitution that the bien
nial Of the G. r. w. c. hereafter con
slst only OF Representatives OF the state
federauon5 instead OF the individual
clubs The reason given for this was
that the general fe1era ton was becom-
ing SO large as 20 be unwieldy and the
business in connect on with It's conv IN
f!ons somewhat d filculty TO conduct.
a general discussion followed the in
PRODUCTION OF this resolution, when Mrs.
ii ock. President OF the Pennsylvania
Federation, submitted the following
resolution 20 the counc !. viz:
Resolved. That the president appoint
a committee OF seven TO draw ZIP a plan
for the ieJrSani -ation OF the O.. II. W.
C.. that this con- mittee be instructed 10
send circular 10 the president OF each
state federation and the president OF
every federated club, asking that the
question Of a reorganlZa lion OF the @.
X. w. C.. which shall - away with club
representation. together with the de-
pendent question OF proper taxa lion and
representation, be thoroughly discussed
In each club-if possible before tne an
nual meeting OF the respective state
federatlons. at which time these quss-
tions shall be acted upon.
RESOLVED. That the president OF each
state federation report said acton 10
the chairman OF the committee on reor-
ganizatiun, and also that the president
of each federated club report the wishes
OF her club 10 said chairman before
January 18th.
Resolved. That the reorganization
committee issue, not iaier than March
LIST, a plan OF reorganization. and send
IL TO the president OF each state fedora
tion with the request that ii be circu-
lated through her state ana also send IL
10 the president of each federated club
and urge upon all discussion OF the plan
and invite criticism and suggestions.
Resolved, That the committee on re-
organization make their final report in
time TO have ( sent 20 the clubs, a
month before the annual meeting of the
G. +. w. c., at which time 1t shall be
acted upon"
After a lengthy discussion OF the pros
and cons OF the above the resolutions
were passed.
AS this question OF representation and
Is OF vital interest to the gen.
eral federation, IL viii be widely dis
et4ssed among Hundreds fuurratFt
clubs from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
during the coming club season. Among
N Ia oa(x 90 ola he snfn mill
be extreme for the reason that she has,
by far. the greatest number of clubs,
having 143 federated clubs with a COM |
bined membership of 10000 women
She therefore pays into the treasury |
Of the q. r. w. G. one-seventh of the |
entire income.
In this connection the opinions OF |
Mrs. H6rriett r.. Shattuck, the author \
)f the Womans Manual OF Parliamen-
.ary law. are valuable and interesting. |
She says: There should always be rea-
poils. so convincing as to be practically |
before an organization
ienies Its fundamental idea; and the
idea OF the G.. #. w. G. as
Itated in its constitution, and carried
tut In its practice for nearly ten years
lis the direct relationship OF each and
very club to the national society"
Mrs. Shattuck says. furlner: IF we
we're a philanthropic or a reformatory
,ody (like the W. G. II. ". for instance)
laving the special purpose of impress
ng some reform upon the outside COM
nunity,l or of accomplishing some de-
inite outside work. a specific objec,
'nly to be attained by concentration OF
'ffort upon some objective point, IL
night be necessary TO reorganize. But
he obpect of the general federation 10
'rimarily conference and mutual help
Illness. which object is attained by
he meeting together of club women
rom Individual clubs OF different To-
alities At some central point. where
nutal interchange OF thought and ac-
ion can take place. and the one indi-
iduai woman from her isolated club
fe can imbibe inspiration from cons
act with the wide world of club wom-
n In the great cities. None except her
elf can fully realize what this enlarge
lent OF vision means TO the individual
roman. To renounce this is TO kill the
erm OF the club idea: il is to cut off
rom the parent stem all the little buds.
,r the sake or producing one big bios
pm. A club that belongs to a state
sderation enjoys the advantages of its
neighbefheed.- that be- :
'ngs TO the general federation cornes
know new kinds OF women, new WAYS
doing things and to have a nationa
lflook as well as local one The :
ore clubs that can be represented the
etter for the clubs anu sor the fed :
'ation."
But representation and taxation aside r
le other interesting features OF the +
,uncil We're the report by Mrs. Lowe q
the present status OF the c. r. w. G. =
nd the work done since her election
June. 1898. Also. the address by Is, I
aghorne. general secretary OF the ma |
onal association OF collegiate alum :
he.
Among the many interesting features d
Mrs. loves address the following Z
as especially encouraging. viz: "The =
ubs are doing an earnest practical z
ork which is becoming more and more
every year. The sentiments OF those o
ts'de club circles In continually grow. 4
x towards club work | have been I,
sited by prominent men and educa. -
RS who have told me that they were
ly beginning 20 understand what IS Il
cant by the work of club women. Men q
terested I'm all kinds OF sociological -
Iesttons come 10 me and tell mo how h
ey have come 10 count upon the I'm. N
rest OF club women I'm the solution Of "A
Geological questions. and Il is fire. =
emily stated that our solution Of such
estions is the correct one" g.