New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10
COLOR LINE AT BIENNIAL.
QUESTION CLEVERLy "SHELVED" AT
THE FEDERATION MEETING-MRS.
RUFFIN'S CLUB WORK.

History repeats itself" New England was the
centre tbs abolltionist movement in the days
''7efo' dc pah.' and proved the truth of the well
worn SAYING by precipitatng the "coor line ques-
zion in the National Federation OF Womens Ciuns'
whose convention has just ended at Milwaukee,
From England went the Colored delegate
" hose presence wrought the woe. and almost re-
suited IN a disruption of the Federation.
It all easily done. too Boston has had sew
eral clever coored newspaper women for years. and
the England Woman's Press Association did
not hesitate to admit them to membership Mrs
Josephine S. I. Eufln. Editor Of The Woman's
Era" A paper published In the interests of the
colorcd " ouon Of m. rica. Of the num-
Der ana when she chose to attend the meetings
Of the association was welcomed as courteousy
az other members.
easy! Mrs Rutflns husband Judge grad
OF the Harvard Law School an ex-mernher
Of the city Council and the State Legislature.
Mrs. Rurtn was "A woman of education, interested
u phauthropic and educational movements.
founder Of the Association for the Promotion OF
Ccld Training for the establishment OF kinder
Y@Itens in the South. and. in brief. an all round
Woman who. had she been white would have been
received gladly IN any club
Wner she founded the New Era Club. for col
ored women, the Massa chusetts clubs said: DE
Nghtfuli club life VIII be immense advantage
to them" And being broad minded women, who
believe that club worl; designed for the benea:
Of all women and. through them. Of the race they
took the New Era into tho Massachusetts Fedora
ton. The Press Association had taken the hrss
step. The State Federation took tho second. II
third or proclaim that its idea OF progress. is not
advancement 'HceIL Tor me WEie rae me e2ies
r t 4 S9na 2 Ss sha ao be e
color line. or was STRANGELY unlnfOrInsd regarding
ne existence OF Goiofe women GiaDs' a,Ino9sa
federation Of their own Some months ago the
many other clubs an Invitation to Join tho General
Federat!on: Thereby hangs all this tale. Had not
to have been eNtsnded II good faith Mrs Rum
gate from two white clubs. too largo to be an
Now that the question of admitting colored clubs
has arisen. # must be settled and meanwhile tho
me election Of a president once before preoip.-
sion Of the deegare from a 6oiored club was shared
women living in the North
An odd feature OF tho situation is that the New
Era Club supports a kindergarten in Georgia which
Is conducted by the Georgia Educational League.
most prominent club women in Georgia are
yes pabshed n the Boston IRON daily
asking for funds 10 open kindergartens among the
to superntend the work Mrs, RUM her daushter
one Of the largest schools in Cambridge organzed
the New Era Club for the express purpose OF
for the kindergarten, '''' ''''''' 80 ''0'''-'
The DGsses Of the Federation eleverly sheld
thought that they had settled It by returning the
hoard Of had NOT on sns ss
action &C Of the president in admitting Mrs Ruff
he mater after settled one way or the other and has
social fraternity individuals. but they are de-
eirous OF learning just what the attitude Of the
as regards association in work for humanity
the eligibility Of sPpliGants and the next Biennial
intends TO support her present position and win
have many other broad minded States to sustain