The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-11
N()AEN'S HEARTS. FIRED.
BY THE ENTHUSIASM OF THE MA
TIONAL FEDERATION AT
MILWAUKEE,
SAYS IT NEVER WAS RaUALED
Thus Mrs. w. aE. Bramhan voices
the Judgment of the ST. Paul
WORaen just Returned
Therefrom.

Mrs. w. E. Bramhall, Mrs George c.
Squires, Mrs. Henry c. James and Mrs.
| w. f. Graves, ST Paul delegates to the
national meeting of the Federation of
Woman's Clubs. at Milwaukee. are back
| from what they enthusiastically assert
was the most successful and practical
! gathering of women ever held In the
world
Between four and five thousand women
attended as delegates" said Mrs. Bram-
haH, from every section of the country
To adequately describe the gathering
in its fullest brilliancy would be quite
! out of the question. Minnesota was rep
resented by very able delegation and
| Its members were at times quite conspic-
uous uDoE the floor of the gathering
The great stage of the Alhambra thea
ter, where most of the meetings were
held, was handsomely set, and occupying
| positions of honor were the executive
council, consisting of about a score of
ladies, all attired in full dress. The
evening meetings were attended by the
| delegates almost exclusively in full dress.
| and from this I believe the idea that
the literary blue stocking cares but lit
tie for appearances does not gain much.
In prlef. the convention was a gathering
OF very bright women. as well as very
| Wen goWned women. Dozens of Milwau-
| kee girls in attractive attire acted as
pages and throughout the gathering was
well managed. Utmost harmony prevail
ed, and while wide differences of opin-
! ion were expressed upon very many i'm
poftant questions, the result was adways
satisfactory While there may be criti-
clSm OF methods sef procedure yet it is
really wonderful, considering the size of
the gathering that 50 much business was
transacted with SO little friction The
toleration and elf-controI of the dele
gates was very largely developed during
the week, as many conflicting views We're
voiced on neagly- every subject
Ihis is especially notable for the fact
that the federation was composed of
clubs from all sections of the United
states. The proposition to draw color
line was really not as serious a question
as might be inferred. In fact, the sub
Ject never came up before the gathering
The matter was brought up by a club
from MASSACHUSETTS,, and did not come as
q request from colored people. Indeed,
90 not belieYe they are at all interested
Ihe matter was laid on the table, and the
general feeling among the ladies was that
the federation should go on record as
faYoring the broadest possible recogni.
ton. The matter was deemed one that
each state should settle for itself, rather
than being a subject for national fedora
ton legislation.
The meeting was attended, by a great
many very brilliant women. Miss Mar
garet j. Evans, Of Nerthfield presided
over the educational section so creditably
that she received a large complimentary
vote for president. Mrs. Rebecca Lowe,
of Georgia, was reelected, and without
exception the selections were made with
out anything other than the utmost har--
mony prevailing The delightful uncon-
Ventionality of the meeting made it
doubly enjoyable, in fact, it seemed like
a large group of friends. Social and do
mestic science was very generally dis
cussed, but the feature bearing upon the
assistance that club women can be to
working women was emphasized. The lit
erary- SIDE, was not neglected, either. We
listened one afternoon to most delight
full address by Mrs. Charlotte Perkins
Stetson, and Robert Burdette was the on
ly man that delivered an address He
gave a very humorous speech, q mans
view of the federation.
"The citizens Of Milwaukee treated us
royalty. Many receptions were given for
the delegates, and the city was ours dur
ing the convention"
delegation of women who have been
attending the7 National Federation will
reach the Twin Cities this morning over
the Milwaukee, and be joined by a dele
cation from St Paul and Minneapolis on
junket to Walker A special car will
be attached to the Great Northern day
train to Walker TO accommodate the Ia
dies who take the trip, which has been
arranged in the interest of the proposed
national park reserve. The idea had its
origin with the Minnesota federation,
which also furnished the most active
workers and the strongest support to the
campaign now being actively pressed in
congress. Club women all over the coun-
try have been interested in the subject
and large party is expected to take the
trip. The excursion will include visits
to the old and new Indian agencies, Bear
Island and Sugar Point, the scene of the
last Indian outbreak the government
dam and works, as. well as moonlight ex-
cursions on the waters of Leech lake.
The party will return In two sections,
one via Duluth and the other by the
same route traversed in going.