Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-26

Pompei." Lays OF Ancient Rome
etc. In addition 10 this the organza-
ton Is doing much I'm an educational
way
BRIGHAM CITY,
Miss Rankin reported that there were
four members Of the Clio club Of Brig
ham CITY, but she wanted the federation
TO understand that the Clio was one
Of the liyeliest and most active clubs In
Utah. It's motto being, I'VE are come 10
you 90 do a good service" The club
had studied Carysle's Heroes and
Hero Worship Roman history, and
was now studying American history
SECRETARY MOORE's REPORT.
At this juncture Mrs. Charles D.
Moore, secretary Of the federation, SUBJ
mitted a most interesting report Of the
biennial meeting Of the National feder-
alton held az Milwaukee. The report Is
in part as follows.
81 find myself placed at a tremendous
disadvantage because many Of you have
already listened to brilliant reports Of
the Fifth biennial from women whose
opportunities FOR seeing and hearing In
Milwaukee were quite as good as my
own. ! shall deal perhaps more mi
the great convention The meetings OF
the department of art / did not attend
partly on account OF the difficulty Of
being In two places al the same time,
and again because J believe We need 10
realize conditions and gain inspiration
for better work along industrial and
educational lines. ana Of the Free Tray-
cling library but however / did be-
come more or less familiar with the
Arts and Crafts. display Of pictures,
portraits. Jewels, laCes, rugs, and the
beautiful books Of the Philosopher
press published by Mrs. Van ViChten."
THE press meetings ! left 90 Mrs.
Brown. although we recall delightfully."-
a magnificent reception given 10 press
delegates exclusively, where We had no
right except by the courtesy OF Mrs.
Lockwood, extended through Mrs.
Brown, and the only drawback 10 my
entire enjoyment Of the function was
terror lest Helen Windsor might tx her
clear eyes long enough upon me 10 ask
what paper / represented"
Mrs. Moore went on 10 relate IN witty
style numerous incidents OF the con-
vention describing the social functions
! Incident TO the great convention. Its
opening. when the president had neg
lected 70 bring her gavel. and after
searching every member in the house
small tack hammer was procured and
with that useful domestic article the
! biennial was opened
Continuing the paper states that.
Mrs. Lowe considers the most signi-
ficant feature OF the two years past to
be the growing interest Of the women Of
the federation IN the women and chill
dren who are wage-earners In Amcrl-
ca. "Our work" she says, has here
tofore been for others. now we pro-
pose In the broadcast sense TO work with
others"
Perhaps no part Of 1.-THE convention
interested us more than the earnestness
which those prominent in its industrial
department manifested under the lead
ershlp OF Corinne s Brown Of Chicago
(Mrs. Brown Is a woman OF UNIQUE per-
sonality and determined that she and
the committee Of which she Is chair
| man should be heard-and they
wereO Mrs Ottey OF Georgia
plead eloquently for co-opera-
tion between club women and
wage earning women, the forming OF
| unions among the more than 1000 600
vage-earning women In America and
FOR the elimination Of the wage earning
! child. Mrs. HAYWOOD Of Evanston fol-
! lowed, and stated most impressively.
| White slavery exists In the South to-
day, mostly little children, white souls
are cheaper
Charlotte Perkins stetson, the only
| paid speaker OF the Biennial, whom
| Mrs UrQuhart Lee named 20 the Re-
/ viewers the other afternoon. "the wo-
| man Of the greatest brain before the
/ American public today" held the tre-
( mendous audience OF this session intent
without the least apparent effort But
/ she was cruelty interrupted and COM
/ PEELED to retire at the fan OF the gavel,
I because previous speakers had taken
l the time that belonged TO her. Every
I one who listened viii be eager 20 con-
[ tinue the completion the lecture which
| Is 10 be embodied in her forthcoming
] book on Work"
studying the Industrial condltions,2
/ said Mrs. Perkins, 1T should be clear
/ that we need 10 elevate those conditions
| through the expression Of the organized
| will OF the people, and surely the wo-
men are people-half the people on
/ earth, and mothers Of them all. | know
| just how easy It Is for women 70 follow
| the same deeply rooted lines that they
have followed since the world was. but
even II II Is hard for us TO change Il Is
| for US 20 do H.
Il wish you all might have heard or
I ] might adequately describe Mrs. Fred
/ erick Nathans work In this connection
I Among the many brilliant, attractive
/ women the peace Of that serene
| thoughtful face fingers longest as far
| and away the most beautiful Mrs.
| Nathan's plea was FOR greater thought
/ fulness and consideration on the part Of
purchasers upon whom certainly rests
/ a large share OF the blame for indus
| trial evils that exist and gave some
most startling examples OF disease
/ which has been carried In garments
/ made in sweat shops.
Mrs. Nathan Is one Of the ultra pro-
| gressive women Of the day IN matters.
educational. political and philanthropy
, lcll and most o. her time is devoted 10
| the work OF the sweat shops and the
| Consumers League OF New York, o.
| which she Is president. and she was the
happlest woman In Milwaukee because
she was able TO form a league during
| her stay The league seeks 70 encour-
age merchants and manufacturers 20
make and sell goods under proper con-
| dltions. These conditions are that
fair pay be given 10 those employed In
| manufacturing the goods and that the
| places where they are made shall be
| healthful"
Mrs. Moore then reported at length
upon the educational work Of the Blen-
NAL and devoted much OF her time 10
the discussion Of the Free Travelling
library, which Institution Is growing
rapidly and Is doing an immense
amount Of good.
In conclusion the report says Two
OF the Utah delegation. one a star
speaker and the other a humble dele
gate-at-large. were discovered az mid
/ night. In city as llght.as day. 50 sat
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