New-York tribune., 1900-11-14
FIRST DAY OF CONVENTION
THIRTY THOUSAND WOMEN REPRESENT
ED AT THE FEDERATION MEETING
IN ATLANTIC RE ENTER
TANNED BY THE
GOVERNOR.

AIhsrv. Nov. g tSpecian.-The annual meet
i-g of the New-York State Federation Of
vorreu'S Clubs opened AZ 70 o'clock this morning
zt.h MIS- William Tod Hclmuth the president. IN
IRE chair Before the close of the session every
seat n the Assembly Chamber was filed. and
many obliged stand. Delegates from Two
hundred clrbs representing thirty thousand wom-
g. the audience IN her address Of vel
cone MS Washington 4 Roebing explained that
her apparent usurpa tion Of a privilege that was
TOT rtcntfuIiy hers due the fact that AL
ba-v clubs were actively interested in the
Federation. and that chairman of the Commit
zee = Arrangements she had received cordial
welcome from the Speaker Of the Assembly and
u vc-Id pass the Welcome u the federation.
tvhrrn the welcome belonged. Then followed the
-sspo-se and annual report of the president and
ne reports cf secretaries and treasurer and the
committees on auditing and credentials A pleas
variety was furnished hy the entrance OF
Colonel TreadWeIl who was announced dranatl-
cs'lv. Nine. President message from the Gov
erro-- He conveyed invitation from Governor
a-d Mrs Roosevelt - reception AT The Executive
Mansion on Thursday. from $40 - $50 2. m
w-s Louisa El6rdge delegate from the Profes-
sio-al wouan's League. offered resolution tnat
-c-Eratulariols he cahlad - Ms. Croly on her
election u the London Pioneers. which vas car
r.ed
.e9s-z-t~-.s drawing rhe color lire came ~. hut
tre Executive Committee refused 70 take anF
s-e-s : delegate from colored cluA Mrs. Jerome
Je4reys - the Rochester Girls Home Assoeia-
x=I~r Dewey. s.are Librarian. made short
address
-s= Afternoon session opened with reports. FOL
l-ze= ~ 7apers education. libraries, cluo WORK
ard H-csi5e travel Ire IaTer OF education was
~ sl-s De Ia Y Lozier. who told what the
vo-re-'s clubs throughout the State are doiHg IN
ro-or~-a-.or WIN e5u-ar.oual boards ana alone
~ I.ozi-r ended ~ recommending strongly tfe
aH-t7r - district schools ard the esta nlIshEnent
c' --1-z~L- graded schools il me country dls-
t-:r-~ 70 --ovt1- As GOOD instruction for American
children - tae immigrants IN the Ctlss r. eve
Phone 4 5anaf0rj created q lalkh by saving
tts- fought IL district school ftfT-one years
and stie doubted that her gIandcaliGJe e XIV 49,
rlrh more rrau IT. students of thA ola o~-sIrl'L ~
.sf- .01e on SI,aher - gt..t - - - VIrr7ort
W. coal. ror Rad or write. as there was no
-,o.s - -, Iz,ega+e = Vermont birth.
Rho e-epriealiy wondered where he family iived.
The z-st speaker mentioned the locality. and the
ye-ronrer informed her that ii happened not 10
T1e ~ A-rosnetre Brown Blackwell said that
n federation should insisf On training IN morais
Tf@ naHr fo-5c vas libraries Miss NJ Z Hazei-
tEe vas cHs, s,ritieT enG me cl1sIsslot @ @ S+-!
I'oL5i=day q BROOKLYN. Mrs Doubleday said tnat
libraries Vere more necessary 20 women than men,
particulars ir small towns and villages because
ter RESOURCES Ter@ more limited me p@FC--IaEs s
- z-.I -. - ~ She 7al' a''oie
On ~ "'H e., Thnn1ss Emery presi-
deur of ~ Kanatenah. the Leading literary ana
e955o sr5 ~ refS5Es rf NJ Ms Mary m shaw was to
hsVe read q paper the Professional Nomans
League ~ NeW-York but prevented from
cori-Z and Mrs Knowles read the story OF me
lesgl@'s growth and objects Miss Anne Rhodes
SPOKE II Post Parliament and its formation
fhe Only club iu the world OF women studying par
hsrler'arN procedure. She described IFS methods
y debate saving that papers were allowed ana
ever notes discouraged
Nrs Henry Power represented the Public Library
Assoo-srior = Brooklyn. founded by Mary r
CfsRie whose report she read. showing how large
ly clubs aided and influenced the
public lferary system Mrs Edwin Knowles gave A
tlsfnrE o
flushing told = the Good Citizenship League: MISS
Florence SruWeii account Of the Looking
Forward Club OF New York. composed Of seH-sup-
porting young women. and Mrs Waldo Rich. OF
earafoga. Conducted ne reports Of flresde travel
This evening reception was given 70 the fedora
Lon hy The Alumni Association OF the Albany
Female academy Mrs William Tod Helmuth re-
eeiFed WIN the officers