Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-21
CLUB CHAT.

The Colonial Danes In the state or
New York win concentrate their ef-
forts this year on publishing a trans
laiOn y Dutch records containing
valuable historical and genealogical
data from 1854 TO 1870, the originals
Of which are in the State archives and
suffering year after year from handlina
for reference. While these records
are largely genealogical there Is much
OF interest concerning the city. tho
early names OF IT'S streets. and the
quaint form Of city government. par
ticularly the gaternal tendencies OF
the city fathers. who acted even IN the
capacity of match-makers for the wild
oWs Of men who had served In the city
government, The translation Of these
records Is completed and the Colonial
Danes will have them published In
handsome, substantial volumes. such as
they have selected for other valuable
papers throwing light on the history
OF early New York.
In addition 10 this undertaking thu
Colonial Danes will this year place
brass tablets upon the two graystone
houses built on the Hudson by Sir Will
liam Johnson for himself and his SON.
Sir Guy Johnson. Three cash prizes,
each to be accompanied boy a medal
win also be awarded 20 the prospective
uublic-schOO teachers. now beinb
equipped az the Normal College for the
three best ESSAYS on colonial subjects
not embraced I'm their course OF study.
The old Van Cortlandt mansion.whlch
the society Ia this state restored at
an expense OF $1,000 a year for
three years, last year paid half the eX.
penses its maintenance. and this yeai
will pay for itself The mansion IS
free every day In the week except one.
and the admission fee Of twenty-five
cents then collected from visitors has
aggregated enough 10 pay an expenses
OF the year. Relieved OF this drain upon
It's income. the society will turn rs un'
divided attention to the publication OF
the Dutch records and the placing OF
tablets upon historic buildings ana
sites The society has a library OF over
400 volumes, which Is being constantly
added 20. The Danes IN New York
now number about $50
The Working Girls Vacation society
provided $40 vacations for girls last
summer and issued 1000 excursion tick
cts at half rates The society win
again undertake its benefcent work
the first Of June The charge OF 81
week at the summer home has not
proved sufficient 20 cover expenses, so
the price win be slightly raised the
ensuing season.
The Woman's Era Club Of Boston tho
chief colored women's club In the Unit
ed states. was formed In October, 1892,
for the purpose OF mutual and self help
II chose for It's motto the last words
Of Lucy Stone. Aim to make the world
better" and being composed OF the
brightest and most capable c0lOrod wO-
men OF Boston, II soon came into local
prominence and a little later attracted
almost national attention. Among It's
members were and are graduates OF
colleges and other higher institutions OF
learning as well as women who have In
spite OF their color won recognition
without the advantages Of technical
education
While the club IS the leading one OF
colored women IN the United States.
10 Is not the oldest In the country or In
Boston. There Is IN existence IN Bos.
ton today an organization OF colored
women which was Incorporated under
the laws Of the commonwealth IN 1888.
the first 90 incorporated, and known
as the Female Benevolent Firm II
has "a large membership and is now
quite wealthy Two other orFaniza-
lions IN Boston. the Baptist Women's
MUTUAL Relief society and the United
Daughters OF Zion, are more than fifty
years old and have large memberships
Il Is because the mission OF the Wo-
mans Era club was broader than that
OF any earlier similar organization that
IL has succeeded 30 well and become so
widely and favorably known II has
also been extremely fortunate In an.
ways having competent administrator
and advisers The fields OF usefulness
into which the club has gone have been
many and various. The organization
was not started primarily FOR charity.
nor yet for self-culture alone. but ID
soon saw opportunities 90 spread out
into the domain OF philanthropy. and
was led 10 undertake various move.
ments for charity. education and pub
lie morality.
Its most notable undertaking in its