The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-29
Social and
Personal

The Advantages and Disadvantages of
Federation. was the subject of discussion
at the Woman Club yesterday afternoon,
and its consideration proved TO be intense
ly interesting. Mrs. Rebecca D. Lowe of
Atlanta, president of the National Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clubs, was Introduced
by Mrs. Grace Shields, chaiGrnan of The
evening. and read excellent paper.
giving a brief history of the Federation
OF clubs and setting forth the adval-
taSes. She said the idea OF Clue life WAS
simply an extension of the home from the
house 10 The world. The Federation hal
no creed. 10 hobby, policy. There are
now 100000 women in the Federation and
they are especially striving for higher
education, social bettermcnt, expoundlng
the gospel of beauty initiating organiza-
lions among the Wagc-wo;lEcrS of AIncJi-
ca, and fuller personal development.
Women have had enough pretty things
said 10 Them declared tArs. Lowe. to
satisfy a composite Cleopatra. What they
now want are pure, uIIyarnishcd facts
AT the close of Mrs. loves address
there was discussion from the floor
One of The ladies read article from n
Chicago paper. mentioning that d negro
club had applied for admittance to the
Federation and the application was look
ed upon with favor by the Chicago club.
Mrs Lowe in reply said this was only
one club among thousands that favored
The adnittance OF a negro club. and
meant nothing. There was no negro club
in the Federation nor was there likely to
be, as they had a prosperous National
Federation of their own
In answer 10 a question Mrs. Lowe said
Virginia is the only State in the Union
that has no club in the Federation. One
of the ladies arose and said Virginia
the antiquity of States and she was glad
OF it; that there was a craze at, present
for antiquities: that the Woman s Club
OF Richmond was second to none in its
influence and educational advantages.
Here one could learn French and Eng
1sh how to play whist. the intrcacies of
parliamentary law and many others
things. Continuing she said the club now
stood where it could get anything it
might want within rcasop from the City
Council. and the very idea suggestion
that a coIorcd club might apply for adj
lnittance was two distaSteful To be toll
Grated.
The president Of the club said the qucs-,
ton was now pending whether or not the
Woman's Club should join the Federation.
hut that The members, if they did not be-
lieve in Federation. should know why
they did not. and Mrs Lowe had been
asked 10 come and tell why she did be-
lieve in it.
Mrs. Lowe remarked that she was fire.
duentiy asked why the Southern women
did not join the Federation. and upon be-
ing pressed for a reason. said it was just
as she had found il here-the southerners
are so perfectly satisfied with the condi-
tons that exist. She further declared that
wherever clubs exist the leading men are
The womcn's best friends when they find
out that women have no desire TO be men.
After ten years of club life said Mrs.
Lowe in closing, az find l am closer to
the feminine side than ever and like men
better"
At the end of Mrs loves talk the
ladies' rendered her a vote of thanks. The
guests of the evening were Miss Pitzer.
Miss Marianne Meade, Mrs Robins and
Mrs. Stanard.
Mrs. James II. Dooley served tea and
Mrs S. W. Trayers coffee. Among the
visitors from out of town were-Nrs Il,
II Lindsey. Uniontown, Pa; Mrs VIII
liam A Glasgow. Jr.. Mrs Bradley John
ston Amelia Thomas II. Bransford,
Roanoke: Mrs w C. Reed. Keswick:
Edward Smith. University OF Virginia;
John c. Featherston. Lynchburg: Mrs.
Thomas n. Jones Isle of Wight; Miss
Nora waddill. Baltimore: Miss Bessie
Scott. Williamsburg: Mrs. NJ. L. McCue.
Greenwood. N c.: Mrs William 7. Hunt.
New Jersey; Mrs. S. c. Richardson. Vir-
;.;nia: Mrs, Bisiey, LynchburG. and Mrs
II. 2. Coeburn, New York.
Mr. Charles Henry Corey, youngest son
of The late Rev Charles II. Corey. D. D..
president OF the Richmond Theological
Seminary, Of Richmond. Va. for over
thirty years. WAS married to Miss Caro-
lyn Blanch Stevenson, only child of Mrs
i. r. Stevenson, in their own new home,