The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-11

ton came up for final adjustment. The
session was a long one and was charac-
sides OF the question. Mrs. Lowe pre-
sided over this stormy meeting and
demonstrated 10 the fun her great abiii-
! ~ as a leader and as a pallia aSnentari-
an. Certainly meyer did, she demon
strate more clearly her fitness and her
pre.eminent right TO the leadership OF
| this great organization Of women. Al
| this meeting the. club women refused
| TO substitute the minority report. cham
| pioned by Mrs. Brock, for that Of the
| majority, led by Mrs Lowe. and there
| fore. the movement for reorganiza ton
was defeated by a vote OF 2S6 to 43l.
Rhode 1Sland voted for and I against
question was therefore settled decisive
ly and the q. f. w. C. remains practi-
cally unchanged IN its organization.
The question of reorganization was.
In brief. whether the National Fedora
tion was 10 be made up of the numer-
Gus individual clubs existent through
out the country (as II is at presently or
to be made up of the state federations.
which, in turn, are made up OF the in
dividual clubs of each state. In short.
ii was a question of direct representa-
ton as against representation through
state federations.
Wednesday evening at the Alham-
DTd was announcer nOtdDle OC-
casion. Ii was authors night, and the
authors present (eminent ones. too.)
were all members OF clubs represented
at the biennial. Among those who ad-
dressed the great audience were Kate
Upson Clarke. Miss Alice French. bet
ter known as Octave Thanet." and
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson. The
subject chosen by Mrs. Clarke was
somewhat vague viz: Move upward
working out the beast and let the ape
and tiger die" Its treatment, however.
was peculiarly brilliant and logical.
The suoect of Octave Thanets" ad-
dress was. THE Unappreciated Mod
crate Man." This address made a dis
tinct impression.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson read
a number of her own poems among
them being "Heroism" and Mother
and Child" Mrs. Stetson is well known
in this city (where she formerly lfyei)
and her many Providence admirers
will be interested in the following note
which appeared. together with her
photograph, in recent Milwaukee
daily, viz: Charlotte Perkins Stetso4,
clad in a quantity fashioned black
gown and wearing li.t,a toque OF
pink roses on her jet black hair Is one
of the most noticeable figures at the
biennial gatherings. She is a brilliant
conversationaIist and so awed is the
average woman when she stands be-
fore, perhaps, the clevcrcst woman
writer OF the day, that " is the con-
fession CT G.any an individual. that
she could not think Of solitary thing
to sayR'
The Thursday afternoon session at
the Alhambra Theatre was devoted TO
"Civics' and in this connection Miss
Mira Lloyd Dock of Harrisburg, Penn
sylvania, made powerful argument
- nAa nor
biity for the Public Health" In the
course of her address Miss Dock
spoke. at length upon the question OF
Village Improvement"
On Thursday afternoon at the Da-
wilson, the subject under considera-
tion was THE Common Sense OF Do
nestle Service" A number OF women
spoke upon the different phases or
this question. The principal address,
however. was by Mrs. Charlotte Stet-
son. who gave a most delightful talk
upon Women and Work" closing with
her own poem. THE Wolf at the
Door," Following the meetings OF
Thursday afternoon round OF recep-
tions were given to the visiting ciup
women by the most gracious hostesses
and at the most beautiful homes In
Milwaukee. IL was a memorable after
noon. a typical vanity fair. indeed. as
the club women arrayed like the
flowers of the field fitted from one rer
ception 10 another enjoying, TO the Ut
most. the constantly shifting scenes.
Friday was devoted very largely 10
business. to election OF officers, etc., etc;
DESPITE the fact that Mrs. Lowe had
announced herself as not a candidate
for reelection she yielded finally TO the
pressure brought to bear upon her ana
was again elected as president or the
national federation by an overwnelming
majority, being nominated on the reg
ular ticket. Mrs. Charles Denmson OF
New York and Miss Evans OF Minneso-
Ia were elected vice presidents; Mrs.
Emma A. Fox OF Detroit. recording
secretary. and Mrs. George a. kendrick
Of Philadelphia, corresponding secre-
tary A notable tempest in the tea
pot" occurred during the biennial over
the refusal by the executive board OF
the c.. II. w. G. to allow Mrs. Rufin OF
Boston to take her seat as the repre-.
sentative Of 'The Woman's Era Club
of Boston. a colored club belonging to
the Massachusetts federation. In spite
of the protests OF the Massachusetts
delegation of club women, Mrs. Rufnn
was not recognized as a delegate ana
this too, despite the fact that she Is
woman of the highest intellectual at
tainments and is received in the best
literary circles of Boston. Mrs. Ruffin
and her northern friends were highly
ind d'gnant over this action Of the board.
The entire south. however. was against
the admission Of The Woman's Era
Club" az represented by Mrs. kuffn.
Mrs. Runin has engaged counsel and
threatens suit against the G.. +. w. c.,
hence the end thereof is not yet.
But 10 bring our thoughts eastward,
.nto our own little state we note the fact
that Rhode Islands club season has
practically ended. yet an ''open meet
mg' of more than passing inter<t was
held during the past week, with Mrs.
Walter Stokes Irons Of this city, as the
speaker. Mrs. Irons gave her delightful
lecture entitled american Character
and Dialect" she introduced her sub
ject by giving a brief history of dialect
fiction and discussion OF its proper
place in literature. The historical value
of dialect was touched upon but study
of that nature. she sad, must be rcls-
gated TO the library. the same being
dialect from the standpoint of science
Dialect from the standpoint OF art was