The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-06
W0MtK'S CLUBS COUNCIL
AUsPICIoUs OPENING OF THE BIEy-
NAL CONVENTION.
of Milwaukee, and Dfsting ufshed
Women of wfsconsin-Mrs. Lowe
Delivers Her Biennial Report.

MILWAUKEE, June 5-Nothing could
have been more suspicious than the for-
NAL opening OF the fifth biennial conVeh-
ton OF the General Federation OF Wo-
mems Clubs today. Alhambra theater'
which seats 1890, was crowded. Follow
ing the addresses of welcome by Mayor
Rose Mrs Peik on behalf of the wo-
mems clubs of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Ne
Vile for the state the federation presl-
dent delivered her biennial address
Mrs. Lowe reviewed briefly the growth
the federation from its first organiza-
ton until the present, showing the ~
Der Of clubs taken IN during her aanih-
istration Of the chief office. She SAID:
81 have found constant evidences OF
normal growth in the universal tendency
10 pass more and more, from the merely
pleasurable TO the highly practical ideal
OF club life.
And now, what OF this federation at
large, during this period? What Is the
most definite step II has taken, what
thought most saliently expresses its latest
purpose and fullest ideal? There can be
little doubt that the most significant fea-
ture of the two years just passed is the
growing interest OF the women OF the
federation, in the women and children who
are wage esrnersH in America
This interest marks, perhaps. the most
significant step in the history of our or
say our work heretofore has been for 9TH
ers: now we propose, in the broadcast
sense to work with others. The great
service which we shall render in this
Industrial problem Is suggestive one.
Whatever else we may do for the wage
earning woman, shall do the most
when we bring TO her this message of or
ganization. which shall help her to help
herself. The inception OF women into the
financial and industrial world has been
so suddenly accomplished that they stand
there unadtusted to their environments.
They have had no time to reason out
their own position in the world OF wage
earners, nor have economic specialists
thrown any light on the subject Women
earning wages outside of the home is
"A phenomenon which has Just swung
within the ken of the political economist
who only gapes at the spectacle. forbear-
ing to readjust his calculations to take
her in. with more than four million
wage-earning women in America, we
must grant the existence OF the wage
earning women and strive to find a ra-
tional adjustment of it. IL women are
to work for wages they must be enabled
to do so without treading on each others
toes, or unduly jostling men.
Organization alone win bring order out
OF chaos for them in this problem. Ii is
the Excalbur with which they may sever
ditions. Can the federation perform a
greater work for the wage earning wo-
man than to place in her hands this weap-
on with which she may win her way to
life, liberty and pursuit Of happiness And
for the ehildren-what shall we say Of tho
little child who is wage Garner? The
work here should be the process of elmi-
nation, for the wage-earning child, as a
class. must be abolished
ha
tons of labor industrial matters, showing
how especially in the South women and
children are great sufferers from an OPP
pressive industrial system. Turning TO
the question OF domestic service Mrs
Lowe advocated schools for the training
of house servants and for their mattresses
as well.
The discussion OF important questions TO
come before the assembly began In earnest
today.
The addresses of the morning were of
presidents and vice presidents of state
decorations. Mrs. Bookwalter. of Ohio,
made the address OF welcome and Mrs
Helmuth. OF New York, presided.