The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-21
N0IH Of washington.
State Federation Of Thsir Clubs
in Session in Thin City.
nuM0aEDs or DELEGATES.



sisa Last xisAs-TAe Exereases.
The largest and most representative A.
semsiy OF women ever gathered together
In the state Of Washington. and probably
In the whole Northwest. Was that which
met In the First Presbyterian church OF
this city yesterday In the State Federation
Of Women's Cubs.
Some OF the brightest most highly e<iu-
Gated and accomplished women on the Pa
cidc coast we're present.
Summed up from the utterances OF the
many speakers yesterday. the objects OF
the Federation Of women's Clubs 10 70 up
lift women and men. 100. In every sphere
Of life II Ia 10 the home and the school
the Efforts in this uptpuildinx are mostly
directed. for they believe that the Oh Ia
rightly trained makes the right kind OF a
man or woman. They THE ciuhs) urge
women to fit themselves for struggle in
the working world. seeing the inevitable.
that millions and millions Of women must
90 forth to battle for their bread and that
the survival OF the fisfest 10 their certain
destiny.
0Den1ag 81 the FeAepasion.
The federation was opened promptly at
SD In the morn ng by Mrs. Amy p 8.
Stacy. OF Tacoma. state president. there
being in the neighborhood OF ~ delegates
present. The entire morning session was
devoted TO examination and listening TO the
reports OF the state o0cerx
At noon time the members Of the
Wonen's Clubs Of Seattle served . luncheon
in the basement Of the church. which will
Be- continued from day to day during the
meeting.
Many OF the show windows Of the BUSH
@aS. ~
the federation coiorA green and white.
and their flower. the four-leaved clover,
ard AFTER luncheon the delegates took \
walk about the city. visiting stores which
had thus recognized them
In the afternoon the real work Of the
federation was taken Up. The frst paper
read was by Mrs Olive Norton, Of Taco
ma upon the Kindergarten AZ Remedial
Agency" II was an able review OF the
aims and objects Of kindergarten work.
with sharp criticisms upon some Of the
mefacSs practiced and suggestions az to
how the work could be made Of greater
value to the rising generations
Discussing the Papers.
A lively discussion OF shenpaper follow
ed and then the paper Of the afternoon on
"Aanua: Training and Household Econom.
les In our Public Schools" by DIR Ella ].
F.fieid. Of Tacoma. was read. II was ex-
pected that DR.. Fined would ''hew to the
nne anC let the chips fail where they
would ana she did not disappont her
hearers. but IN administering some Of the
unpleasant doses Of criticism exercised
her knowledge ~ physician and sugar
coated them. Among other things. she
condemned the one-sgded growth OF pub
lie school pupils In schools where only the
mind was trained and kept active and the
body allowed to rust She condemned the
idea that would prevent girls from gaining
. practical knowledge in manual training
ana asserted that when given equal
chances a. the werk bench. q girl soon
learned to drive n nail a. straight or saw
~ true TO the lire as . boy. She begged
tina; boys be kept longer In school and
learn their trades coordinate with their
mental training. She said that the s;rug.
gle for supremacy In the Industrial world
was growing hsrcer every day and boys
and girls must he prepared to meet H. She
begged for more training for the girls for
the home and said tina, II took ten times
more brains 70 be q good cook or q good
housewife than II required to be . good
typewriter.
The paper was widely discussed by those
agreeing and disagree.ng with Its author
Mrs. w. f. HOLES leading
The remainder Of the afternoon was
epent in listening 20 papers by Mrs Jen-
ne Reeves. Mrs. Nellie Kneeiand. Of Shell
stF. HHC <utS -. nuoSFtAofs Rt me
halls
Mas Helen Holmes and Miss Geraldine
Thompson. Of Spokane. rendered vocal
solos
In the evening at the Rain.er-tsrana no.
te. reception was rendered the delegates.
The large pariors OF the hotel were
thronged by the club members and their
guests. II being estimated that over 500
persons were present at one time during
the evening Wagner's orchestra fur
rished the music and refreshments were
served. the ladies In charge being Miss
Ella Coughey. Miss Helen Holmes Miss
Alice Sta~mpfii Mrs. = r Weston and
Mrs. J J. Doheny. The reception lasted
unti II o'clock,
THIS morninr the visiting delegates Will
be given an excursion 70 Lake Washing
con. One party will leave at on the
street cars and enjoy ride on the lake.
while second party WI, BE- provided
with htcycfes ard taken 10 the lake over
the bicycle path.
Upon the return of the delegates bust
ness viii be resumed