The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-26
WOMER'S CLUBS ARE N SESSION
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in school work. in municipal reform,
and good citizenship, because OF the
wOmen's club in its midst l believe
that the club that is fed on It's own
selfish pleasure alone will soon perish
of hamilton. -
Surely a great opportunity Will be
afforded to some rising young artlsI
of the coming century to immortallze
himself and TO give immortal fame 20
this glorious type of womanhood- He
would not create her as our own god
desS of liberty, standing erect, bearing
aioft in her hand an electric llSht 10
tighten the world; or. indeed as an
AThene, the most renowned goddess OF
ancient mythology, draped in a robe or
ivory and gold, bearing in her hand the
scepter of power, standing far above
the reach of the people; a creature 10
worship and to fear.
Creation of American Genius.
mo, this splendid creation of Amer
lean genius should be a woman, heroic
and noble in size, bending in love ana
compassion over the depressed, the
downcast and the unfortunate of
earth, with hand out-stretched to lift
up and help the little children who are
born. and who live in the low land of
sorrow, the little children who. IN TINS
glorious land of plenty. know nothing
but want. who have never known the
joy and freedom of childhood
This splendid statue should have
cOuntenance beaming with love and
pity and lighted with a smile which
wiz carry the blessed light of Gods
sunshine to the stricken ones of earth
And our artist Will cali her-the club
woman of the twentieth century
salt Lake is but a little city; it has
its limitations; we cannot, prehap5, OF
fer you the splendid hospitality and en-
tertainment of the larger eastern cities,
but such as we have, and are, we are
yours TO command
Response By Mrs. Scott.
The response was by Mrs. Walter
Scott of Park City who said:
Madam President and Ladies OF the
Utah State Federation-It gives me
exceeding pleasure TO he with you, and
to respond in behalf of the local clubs
of Utah to your most courteous and
cordial welcome.
THE twilight shades Of the nine
teenth century are upon us-a century
remarkable for its steady advancement.
so quietly has woman taken her
place in the management of affairs,
both public and private, so cheertuliy
and willingly adapted herself to the
needs of the hour; and if we had no
other bequest to leave the twentieth
century than the place woman has won
for herself we should still feel an hon
est pride
atives of clubs from every section OF
the state the best and brightest minds.
The twentieth century comes to the
world with the promise of brighter
hopes, higher ambitions and greater
possibilities for woman.
Let US, then, stand. side by side with
our husbands, fathers, sons and broth
ers, and with our own hands help to
lift this world nearer and nearer up
into the glorious sunlight of Gods eter-
nal da-- of right, truth and love-.
Presidents Address.
dress, which was the feature Of the
morning session and full of interest
throughout. Mrs. Coulter said:
In the time allotted me by the pro-
gramme committee find no room to en-
ter into details, to recount mlnuteiy
what has been done along the lines Of
federation work, to specify particular
success or failure; all this 1 leave to
the several officers, the chairmen of the
various committees and the delegates
of this organization. who will render
reports during the sessions 1 shall in
no sense fOreStall what they may have
to offer: but viii aim at encouragement,
timely suggestion, helpful experience,
survey of club work in Utah, and of the
club movement in general
There can be no doubt in the minds
of those who felt the inspiration Of the
fifth biennial held in Milwaukee last
June that the WOman's club is here to
stay and that organization among wO-
Think of 5000 women. representing
a SisterhOOd of nearly a quarter of 4
million individuals, coming together
from all sections of the United States,
and even crossing the Atlantic, to sus-
tain a cause the WatChWOrd of which is
culture in its brOadeSt most altruiStic
seUse. Think further Of these women
discussing a variety of subjects touch
ing all that makes life useful, bright
and comfortable, ranging from MI
~.
cities, to the Common SOnse of DOmeS-
tic Science" and How to Make DOmes-
tic Service a Profession To one seek
ing out the meaning of it all the fact
of the biennial is a fruitful theme.
Woman's Reconsideration.
Woman in the United States has I'M
dergOne such self-transfOrmation that
she has ben called new, a process so
startling to the pagan mind that a
HindOO scholar travelling in our cOun-
try wrote learnedIy of the progress of
the third sex. new woman. Women
educated, women indiVidualize4, wO-
men alive to the highest social isterestS
and to the thought and power EXPRESSED
in association Such advance seems in
credible in a sex to whom, a couple Of
centuries ago. none attributed mental
faculties worthy of cultivation, 10
whom was not even held out the belief
and the hope which humanitarian in
This great organization of which you
are the vanguard stands for intellectual
culture, altruistic endeavOr and the
downfall of social distinction The bu-
gle sound Of your advance strikes the
keynote of the church universal. and
the drum beat of thousands of hearts
thrObbing through the land predicts the
breaking down of old barriers and the
coming of the universal brother
hood of man.
'Apprehending from certain expert
ences that our state federal iOn is neith-
er thoroughly perfected nor we'll under
stood. | will try to make a few things
very plain. In the first place, thorough
state Organizat ton is simple in its ma
chinery. Second, il keeps the clubs
active along the lines of federation
work Third, il reaches the individual.
Fourth. it answers afTirmativeIv the
question, Is il worth whiIe2 Fifth. it
provides for equitable representation
and financial independence. Sixth. its
constitution and bylaws are so clear
as not to admit of doubt Seventh. its
policy is sufficiently elastic to expand
with human progress.
Now, your president cannot but feel
that this federation would take on an
increased usefulness and dignity if
financial independence were establish
ed and the constitution so framed as
TO put it beyond misconstruction or
doubt. As a federation. we cannot ex-
pect to move forward, TO take a broader