The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-18

vital Importance to the race. women iden-
titled with those movements which have
for their immediate object the uplifting
of mankind socially, economically, and
industrially, all these and many more are
found within the ranks of ths great or
ganization.
The underlying idea in this movement
seems to be to raise the standard Of tn
telligence among women; not alone along
the lines of history, literature and science
but along the more practical and there
fore more important lines of household
and social economics. 1t Is a grand at.
tempt TO help solve as many of the So
cial problems that confront us as pos
sible through a better knowledge which
science, discovery and invention afford.
In brief 1t seeks to establish such cJndi-
tions as to make it possible for every n1
dividual to develop the best there Is in
him.
The womans club is the natural out
growth of the improved conditions under
which women live today. The embryo Of
this movement began to germinate in the
council that voted that woman had d
brain Later, its growth was furthe~ fos-
tered when it was agreed that her brain
was capable Of some development. Now
1t is fully conceded that her full and tree
development is her natural born right.
Since woman has discovered herself she
has been hungerng for ideas and an op-
portunity to give these ideas tangible
form. 1t is her ambition to stand by her
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of those problems which vitally concern
both.
This widening Of womens interest in
economic questions is not a menace to
the home as some have feared The in
telligent mother is the crying need OF the
hour.
1t is thought by many that woman is
born with knowledge of household econ
omics much as a bird comes into exist
ence with the instinct Of how to build its
nest. The woman of culture, as a rule
is she who presides over well ordered
home. Woman has at last grasped ;hC
truth that the art of home making is the
greatest of arts, for a knowledge of all
the art sand sciences is necessary to the
perfection of this.
Is it too much to ask that the art OF
home making be considered the finest OF
the fine arts? We beliey it is the aim f
womens clubs to make it So
Every good is liable to abuse, and we
shall find that our organization will prove
no exception to the rule. The chief val
ue of women's clubs lies in making the
existence unnecessary. The ideal club o,
the future will not be the ladies clul
or the gentleman's club as such, but ar
organization composed of both men anC
women cooperating along lines which
touch not the interest of men 40" Ih'
! interest of women but the interest of hu
manity.
Trusting that we may gain this broad
er conception of our mission. AMI tha
this convention may prove mutually help
full, 1 again thank you for your cordial
welcome extended.
MRS. BROWNLEE'S
Mrs. Emory I. Brownlee presented {
fine gavel to the president in the follow
! ing address:
Mr.. Emory 1. Brownlee presented
alton Of Women's Clubs, Ladies and Gen
tlemen:-I have an honor this evening
| WHICH IL luly SldlllSlllS' 6Idlll ~ lllS, Dc
cause, for once in my life, I feel al
though my presence was useful as wei
as ornamental. My mission is on behu!
of the business and professional men o.
Kingisher, to extend to you a token o
their respect, confidence and esteem
with their greetings and best wishes
While 1 was given an opportunity t
look at you. was cautioned not to con
sumo more than three minutes of you
time To this l gracefully submit real
izing the inevitable-that the time is a
hand when we poor men are about to b.
surpassed. In fact, some of the o'@e
and wiser heads see our finish now, an
conclude that it were better to at one
get out of the way, and let our trust /,
your sex assume its pristine proportion
as when Adam thought Eve the Who'll
! thing.
In the civilized world, woman stand
for all that is ideal and beautiful. Witt
the advancement of learning and tn
progress of civilization, types hav
changed and conceptional phases varied
but woman has ever remained the idol o
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