Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-25
WOMEN'S CLUBS.
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phos, said: Women, If they expect
to compete successfully with men,
must equip themselves accordingly.
This the club woman is endeavoring
to do. The home must not be lost
What nobler ambition of woman than
to be the power behind the throne
through the home"
Mrs. ]. B. Cline, of Milford, read an
interesting paper on the Federation OF
Clubs by counties and cities, producing
many worthy arguments in favor OF
such an organization. However, there
were some who took other views Of
the matter and argued for the contin-
uation of state Federation alone.
Miss Gail S. Donham, of New Rich
mond. spoke in favor of the delegates
to the state Fedration being sent from
county or city Federations and ex-
penses paid by such federatons.
Mrs H. NJ. Barlow, of Toledo, read
a most excellent historical paper and
gave a most beautiful account of the
Cary sisters.
The afternoon session closed with
Mrs. Barlow's address. The delegates
we're invited by the College officials to
visit the College.
DEPARTMENT CLUBS.
Delivered at the Federation yester-
day by Mrs. Howard Eckert, of the
Cincinnati Woman's Club.
Organized effort is the slogan of the
hour; it is the coming way of the
world. Through it the greatest good
is accomplished. A crying evil,
pressing need is at our door. The
members of community know to
whom it would be we'll to apply. We
often hear it said: why not present
this to the Women's Club; it is equip
ped for work" Rory O'Moore says:
There is luck in odd numbers" l
say there is luck Qfyou will permit the
use of the word) in concentrated num-
bers. Here is an instance in point.
The women prisoners committed to
certain county Jail awaiting trial were
discovered to be in deplorable condi-
ton, without a matron. On entering
they were stripped and examined by
male officials, their clothes unwashed
during Imprisonment, and not hum
an measure taken to uplift them or
tighten their sorrow and shame. A
matron was suggested. A Woman's
Club was appealed to through its
civic department. A committee was
formed which began to work with
will to redress this wrong. A patient
experienced woman was found, engag-
ed, installed. Contributions of dry
goods and furniture flowed in. What
is the result? The transformation in
that Jail is complete. These unhappy
women now feel that there is sympa-
thy and helpfulness in the world.
They are taught to make and launder
their own clothes. They have a COM
mon sitting room, which is bright,
clean and airy. And how was this
brought about? By department of
Woman's Club.
Let me give you another instance. A
hard working mother of four children
confides in district visitor that she
hates vacation time. She doesn't
know what to do with the children.
There is but one alternative TO the hot,
steamy room, where she stands from
morning to night over the wash tubs,
and that is the streets of the city, or
worse, its allays. The visitor says:
"Why not send them to the parks?"
and pictures the delights of out door
sports, the joy of rolling on the green
sward and the music OF the fountain.
Oh yes, all very well, but how is she to
get nickles to send them to the parks,
and who will take care of them if she
could send them? The Thoughtful Wis
itor turns to the club of which she is
a member At the next meeting of the
Department of Education she relates
the incident The vacation school is
suggested; a committee is appointed;
fund raised; teachers secured; out
ings on street cars to parks and on
lake or river to pleasant groves are
planned; and for six weeks of hot
sitting weather the children are hap
PLY and busily engaged in kindergar-
ten work, nature studies, sewing les
sons, ETC., the mother is re-
lived and the general benefit be-
yond computation. But this is only
three hours in the morning. When
the day is older, the heat increases,
and with the freshness of the morning
gone the tire of heavy work presses.
With patience almost exhausted the
mother can barely keep on with her
weary work at the tub, The children
fretfully cry for pennies or amuse-
ment to make them forget the heat
and weariness. Then she says to the
oldest one of the flock: Take your
brothers and sisters over to the play
grounds and don't come back unit
supper time either" And they don't