Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-05
MOMENTS CLUBS
MEET TODAY.

MILWAUKEE, WIS., June 5.--NOthing
could have been more suspicious than
the formal opening Of the NTH biennial
convention of General Federation Of
Women's clubs today The Alhambra
theater, which seats 900. was crowded.
Following the addresses OF welcome
by David 5. Rose, mayor Of Milwaukee.
Mrs. James Sydney Peck on behalf VI
the WOmens clubs Of Milwaukee. and
Mrs. Arthur G.. Neville for the State.
Mrs. Lowe. the federation president,
delivered her biennial address,
Mrs. Lowe reviewed briefly the
growth Of the federation from its FIRST
organization until the present, showing
the number Of clubs taken In during
her administration OF the chief office.
Said She.
Through the activities Of the prepare
ton or demand / have found constant
evidences of normal growth ~ the uni
versal tendency TO 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 it has taken, what
thought most s8lienty expresses It's
latest purpose ind fullest ideal? There
can De little doubt that the most signii-
cant feature Of the two years Just past
is he growing interest of the women
uf The liberation. IN the women and
children Wh0 are wage earners Ia Amer
lea. This interest marks. perhaps the
most significant step I'm the history OF
our organization, by means OF IL we
seem TO say, our work heretofore has
been for others now we propose, IN the
brOadest sense, 90 work with others.
The great service we shall render In
this industrial problem Is q suggestive
one. Whatever else we may do for the
wage earning women, we shall do
most when We bring 90 her this message
OF organization which shall help her to
help herself The inception OF women
into the financial and indus
trial world has been so sud
denly accomplished that they
stand there unadjusted TO their enyi-
ronment. They have had no time 10
reason out their own position In the
world Of wage Gamers, nor have eCo4
monte specialists thrown any light on
the usbject Woman earning wages
outside Of the home. Is a phenomenon
which has just swung within the ken
y
gapes a the spectacle. forebeaTlng 20
readjust his calculations TO take her in.
With more than four million wage earn
Ing women In America, We must grant
the existence OF the wage earning wo-
mar and strive 10 find a rational adjust
ment OF a. II women are TO work for
wages. they must be- enabled TO do so
without treadins on each others toes,
or unduly j0sting men.
Organization alone viii bring order
out of chaos for them IN this problem;
a Is the excalibar with which they may
sever the Gordian knot OF their Indus
trial conditions Can the federation
perform a greater work for the wage
earning woman than to place IN her
hands this weapon with which she may
win her way 10 life, liberty ana possess
sion of happiness? Aud for the chill
dren-what shall we say OF the little
child who Is a wage Garner? The work
here should by the nrocess Of elmlna-
ton. Tor the wage earning child, as a
class. must be- abolished"
Mrs Lowe took up the specific fields
of labor iu industrial matters showing
how, especially IN the South, women
and children are great sufferers from an
oppressive Industrial system. Turning
20 The question OF domestic service. Mrs.
Lowe advocated schools Tor the train
Ing Of house servants ana for their mis-
tresses as we'll
Discussion Of the important ques-
lions 10 come before the assembly be-
gan IN earnest today
The addresses OF the morning We're Of
presidents and vice presidents Of state
declarations. Mrs. Bookwalter Of Ohio
made the address Of welcome. and Mrs.
VIM, Tod Helmuth Of New York presld-
ed