New-York tribune., 1900-10-23
INTERESTING TO CLUBWOMEN
MANY QUESTIONS OF THE DAY THAT
ARE BEING DISCUSSED BY vARI-
Gus ORGANIZATIONS.

Gus ORGANIZATIONS.
The National Union of Women Workers will
open its conference to-day at Brighton. England
which will continue for three days. The meetings
will be held under the presidency of the Hon. Mrs
a. T Lyttleton.
The list of subjects to discussed is interest
ing one. and they designed to appeal directly
to in various channels of life from the
woman in business to the Of leisure. The
first meeting held to-day, will be presided over by
Lady Louise Loder, and Is arranged particu-
larly for young women in business. advising them
How to Spend Leisure In the Most Profitable
Way" A number Of prominent women will par
ticpate in the different sessions during the day in
cluding Lady Laura Kidding, Lady Battersea and
Mrs Humphry Ward. who will talk on The Train
ing Of Afflicted Children" Lady Constance Batter
is well known TO philanthropists in this coun,
as for the nea she has taken for twenty
years In the temperance movement She has gwen gwen
her interest in philanJhropc work dates almost
augh heT in the e% a ree ae sch66 in Bali Lane
London
Presiding officers at to-morrow's sessions include
Lady Frederic Cavendish and Adene, Duchess l&if SIS
OF Bedford, and the subjects touched upon WI oe
Steel: Actiytie IN Of W6men nv the Countess Of
Aberdeen: THE Right Use of eisure" by tie Hon.
Emily Emily kinn9ird and The Housing hoL7 Pr9oIemf 70
which is evidently as complicated a pro6IeH1 10
solve in spacious London as in congested New
On Thursday will be heard suggestions on Train
ing for the Profession of Domestic Service; ana ana
the "Management Of a Modern Household AN An
BE Done to Improve the Condition of Laundries?',
view of legislation well as moral Influences. The
day will conclude with the annual business meeting
and Ireland for the election of officers for the en-
suing year.
The New-Hampshire Federation has adopted the
following apt moto I'm principles like our granite.
in aspiration like our mountains, in. sympathy
swift and rar reaching, like rivers"
Chapter Day of the Mohegan Chapter, Daughters
Of the American Revolution celebrated re-
Gently at Sing Sing n. Y, to mark the sixth ami
versary Of the formation of the chapter recep-
ton was held in the morning at the home of Mrs.
c. Townsend Young. and followed by an ad-
dress Of welcome by Mrs Henry s. Bowron, the
newly elected regent of the chapter. Other speak
ers Mrs. Samuel VerpIanck regent OF the State
of New-York John Winfield Scott, Mrs. Donald
Mclean and Mrs. Batten. Musical numbers were
contributed by Mrs. S H. Alexander and Florence
Mulf0rd. and the benediction was pronounced by
the hev. George w. Ferguson, chaplain or the
chapter. pleasant feature Of the occasion
the presentation OF loving cup from the chapter
TO the retiring regent Mrs. Annie Van Rensselaer,
Wells. who has held that office since the formation
of silver was decorated with the insignia Of the
cety. Mrs. Henry S. Bowron who delivered the
retiring regent. who was made an honorary regent
of the chapter. The address Of acceptance on be-
haf or Mrs Wells made by Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean regent Of the New-York City Chapter.
<ALloHS inc representative booths to be erected
at the Suffrage Bazaar. be held at the Madison
Square Garden, IS that of the State Of Kansas It
is TO be a log hut OF corn, showing the enormous
size to which ears Of grow in that State
The exhibit viii be similar TO the at the
Paris Exposition. The following women comprise
the Central Committee: Chairman Carrie Chap
man Gait: secretary. Mrs. Mariana Chapman;
treasurer, Mrs. Priscilla HaCkstan: chairman
Ticket Committee for Brooklyn, Mrs. Mary l..
LoineS; for New-York Mrs Clara Neymann; chair
man Decoration Committee. Miss Annette Finne-
gan; chairman Entertainment Committee, Mrs.
Graham Sexton; chairman Hospitality Committee
IJr. Ihcrbe Wait; chairman Printing Committee
Mrs Talbot Perkins; chairman, Press Committee
Mrs B. NJ sherman; chairman New York Com
mittee, Mrs. Annie r. Merritt; chairman New
Jersey Committee. Dr. Hussey. and chairman
Cary.
At the annual meeting OF the Connecticut State
Federation OF WomeI's Clubs to convene on No
vember and Q. at Ansonia and Derby. many sub
jects Of interest touching upon social reforms viii
be handled. Prominent among them is THE Club
Movement Among Working Women" an address
by Miss Charlotte c. wilkinson. secretary OF tho
Eelia +. Bradford. head worker OF Whittier House
Of Settlements to Social Reform. and The Morals
OF shopping will be upheld by Mrs. Florence
Kelley, secretary OF the Consumers League.
Mrs. T. Is. Noble, the retiring president, Will
sent her Memories of the Milwaukee Biennial"
and other women who are scheduled for addresses
are Mrs. Melville =. Mead, Mrs James r. Mason,
Mrs w r. Hopson and Miss Celeste L. Bush.
AS Is usual with all like conventions, the annual
important feature OF the last session.