The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-02
AMONG NOMEN'S CLUBS
EDITED By MILE H. PETTXs.
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In these days Of the development ol
womens clubs and the rapid formation
OF state federations the club house
/ question is frequently suggested, and
! today many clubs are wrestling with
the query: ITO build or not TO build"
In the West are many beautiful club
houses, yet here i'm the Eass-1in Boston
will rise, ere long, the most preten-
I tlous woman's club house in America.
I Its found'tion is already laid and the
| estimated cost of the structure VIII De
! $500 600. This building, when complet-
cd. viii be The rendezvous of Boston
club women as well as the meeting
ground" Of the club women OF the Mas
sachusetts State Federation
10 Is interesting 90 recall in this con-
nectiOn the names of those noble Wo-
men OF early Puritan times. Mercy
Warren vand Annie Brads,rect. who,
struggling against adverse circum-
stances. established their reading so
cieties and meetings for discussion and
felt perhaps the first prompungs OF
that spirit which today uuites club wo-
men far and wide. Al honor TO these
pioneer club women, who could they
bat pierce the veil that lies twiXt this
and the other world-would look with
her position and opportunities at the
dawn of the twentieth century.
4 recent magazine writer i'm COM
menting upon the club woman and the
Consumers league says aptlY: Club
women who go shopping for white
muslin underwear nowadays are pretty
apt to ask if it has a consumers la
bel. This is a stamp which shows
the approval Of the National Consum-
ers' league and bears the two printer
inscriptions:
.'''' ''''''''''''' ''''''''''''' ''''''a
; MADE Under clean ard Whole
some Conditions"
',..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 49,
and
.'.'' '''''' '''''''''''''''''''.'''''''''''' '''.,
License 10 Use This Label is
Granted After Investigation.
'''.. ''.'''''''...'''t'.'... ...'@
Indeed. many club women have taken
pledge 10 purchase no other muslin.
Their attention has been first directed
10 muslin. because both the producers
and consumers Of il are largely women
They aim TO down the sweat shop and
support the factory, which, among 9TH
er things, is both sanitary and fire
proof. employs no child labor and has
"A reasonable limit on hours Of labor.
The movement started in Massachu
Setts several years ago, and in that
state today 20UJ women are organized
for better Industrial conditions of wo-
nTUU and ChtfdTEH.
The w,mens clubs have become ac-
lively interested because Industrial
problems affecting women and children
are now receiving attention from the
General Fedora ton OF Women's clubs.
h.s ,fe a oI
effort 10 secure better laws, the fair
ones Of leisure are doing "a vast amount
of good for their unfortunate sisters OF
toll.
II Is earnestly hoped that club wo-
men. indeed all women, Will be glad 70
grasp the opportunity afforded them
by the Consumers league and thus help
10 ameliorate the condition of q vast
body OF toiling women and children;
retnem bering always that "tnasmuch
as ye have done IL. unto the least Of
these, ye have done Il unto me-
But 60 enter the field of our own la
bOrs attention is called first 20 the last
meeting of the Providence Fortnightly
club which assembled at the residence
of Mrs. Waterman on Westminster
street on Tuesday, Dec. 26. AS will be
seen by the following program the aft
ernoon was entirely historical In Its
character:
ireland from Henry II to Charles
IL"
ireland from Charles II to Union
with England"
ireland Since the Union"
"Parnsll'
Contrast OF Effects OF Union with
England Upon Scotland and Ireland" I
The secretary writes that the first !
paper by Miss BeCkford showed much |
study and research" and that the sec |
ond paper bv Mrs. George r. Baldwin |
"claimed and held the attention OF ALL |
being well written and well read"
These .Wo papers which clearly de- |
ecrihed Treland's history or woe were |
followed hv third by Mrs Irilton.
This paper the secretary adds, did I
much to relieve the strain OF anxiety" I
which Irish history with It's sad story 4
Of oppression, carnage and rapine. had I
laid upon us all
Mrs Hilton said i'm beginning: And I |
looked into your faces so anxious and |
" you had all the woes I.
NJ Ireland TO bear up under felt Gas /
poured over the histories and enCyclo- /
something as Theobold Tone I
Wolf felt when he came before the Irish 4
in 1871 and said he mad .
come 20 break the connection SO /. /
said, | would like TO break the connec- \
ton aud relieve the nervous strain 1
which some OF Us are laboring under !
trying 20 disentangle tho history OF Ire
land. For the most that | can do IL TO
,ake up a few threads as | go on
And. as the paper proceeded. most |
interesting threads" OF history were
taken up. the narrative relating main
y TO the reign of Charles the Second
when the names "Whig" and Tory
first came into Significance
Concluding, the paper called attention
to the year 1893, when the legislative
union OF Great Britain and Ireland was
brought about.
The chief proyisions' OF the union 4
act were given and commented upon.
when the paper closed as follows: some {
one has said. think he must have been
u philosopher. that we always get
what We are prepared for. | think IL
must be true OF nations as Of individ-
uals. When Ireland is prepared for her
freedom she will rise up and gain IT,"