Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-14

in various ways, one Of which Is TO have
A table az each meeting OF the society
nj which fancy articles are to be Of
fered for sale, the receipts TO be de-
voted 20 this work alone. The co.A
mittee accomplishes great deal OF
good in a quiet, tactful way
The Vermont state Federation invited
discussion of the color question NJ
its recent annual meeting, In which
saws the Clubwoman, the leader, MRS
Theodore A. Davis, urged the CLUB
women of Vermont to take time TO set
Tie this question. Miss Helen NJ. Win
allow stated some important facts, say
Ing that TN the North We have the edu-
Gated nero. while In the South the
Climb women would have to stand side
bv side with the lowest class OF colored
reople and they have a very different
problem 10 deal with Mrs. Sallle Joy
White said the Southern women are
doing splendid work for the colored Wo-
men Of the South. and one or two others
urged that the federation should not
hamper .hc club women OF the south
nv cndeavorIng to leglslate for them
ln Vermont II was tnally voted 10
leave the matter open, hoping for re-
Organization OF the G. +, w c. ~ the
rext biennial.
The Brooklyn Suffrage association
adoptcd resolutions at It's November
meeting, held this week petItoning
that women be appointed on district
school boards and the central board OF
education These resolutions, WhicN
are TO be forwarded TO Mayoreloct Low
and to the coming borough president
n. \. Swanstrom, ask that five Of the
fourteen members of the board OF edu-
cation which is t. he appointed shall, be
women and that each district school
heard should have women members IN
nG0ititn, a resolution, TO be sent 20 Ar
Low, vas adopted, urging that women
form one third Of the appolutea5 o. IL
biary boards. The program OF the az
tcrpOur was In charge Of tn econo-
mics committee e which Mrs, Frank
In ". Hooper is chairman, one OF the
s55al Crs being Mrs. l.. w. BE a., WHO
told Of the work and aims OF the Wo'
mans Municipal league, whose euort
during the recent political campaign
was specially prominent. Ms NJ, W.
chapman gave paper on woman as
Factor in Economics" a general Discus
sion following.
The executive board of the Georgia
federation has appointed a special COM
mlttee 10 present to the clubs Of the
country a plan proposing solution or
the Crlor question and also suggesting
wnpt IL believes 20 be satisfactory
10, A % a 4
proposed by the Massachusetts fcdera'
zion The resolutions offered az thege'
The bylaws OF the G, E, w. c. shall
b. amcuded In such manner MS to pro-
duce the following effect;
I. Membership in the @, f. w, O.
to consist Of individual clubs.
2. state declarations to exist as state
organizations to enlarge and develop
such work as may seem most needed
for the welfare OF each state. Each
state to decide upon It's own member
ship. which shall not thereby acquire
membership in the G.. f., w, G.
g. Presidents of state declarations and
general federation secretaries to hold
by virtue OF their offices. voting places
in conventions OF the c. r. w c., with
duties and privileges heretofore accord
ed 70 them,
4. Presidents OF state declarations
and general federation secretaries 10
compose an advisory council which
shall meet at least once during each BIZ
ennial convention for discussion Of poll
cy etc, Of the G. f. w. c.
3, Representation and dues etc, to
be decided at viii by the G. e. W. C.
The Georgia committee urges favor
able consideration of this plan for two
reasons. First, because any course
which would give colored women mem
bershlp in the G. f. w. G. would there
by deprive of membership and it's adj
ADVANTAGES a large number OF white We
men who are greatly In need thereof,
and,( secondly because ample provision
Is afforded by two strong organizations,
the National federation Of Colored Wo-
mems clubs and the Southern Fedora
ton Of Women's clubs. The commit
tee further calls attention TO the fact