The courier., 1901-11-09

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man, broad enough to see the good in
all creeds and wise enough to empha-
size the points on which all Christen-
dom agrees without touching on dis
puted matters. Above all, she should
be a good judge of character.
Such a woman will gain the love Of
the girls. She will assign the parts
which they are to take in club life
without creating unnecessary friction.
Her influence will be felt through all
the club work.
This is, of course, an ideal matron or
superintendent. Yet women possessing
all these qualities, to a certain extent,
are not impossible to find. Let the rich
women do all they will for the clubs,
but let them beware of trying to do
work which they do not understand.
The woman to whom dollar is mere
b&gatelle cannot understand the point
of view of the girl to whom a dollar
represents hours of toll. The woman
who has tried it is the woman to man.
age club for girls who earn small
wages and depend upon those wages
for daily living. She can draw the line
between the essential and the non-es-
sential-between the must be- and the
may be-" and that is what is needed to
insure the success of club work among
the working girls.
The Los Angeles WOmenS club is re-
ceiving valuable assistance from two
new members; Mrs. Florence Collins
Porter, recent president of the Maine
federation, and Mrs. Strickland Clark,
originally of Detroit, distinguished as
a lecturer on parliamentary law. Mrs.
Robert ]. Burdette, state president of
California, is accompanying Mr.. Bur-
dette on a lecture tour through the
southern, eastern and middle states.
The Minnesota state federation re-
Gently held its third annual meeting
in connection with the state fair. The
use of beautiful building was granted
by the managers of the fair, and was
utilized as a resting place for women
and children; a model sick room also
was fitted up and the services of ply
sicians and nurses were provided. Ev
cry morning a practical lecture and
demonstration in cooking was given;
other programs We're also presented,
with an informal musicale in the after
noon. Exhibits of the results of manu-
al training in the public schools and
of the work of vacation schools at
tracted much attention. From four to
six o'clock tea is served free of charge
to all visitors.
The work in domestic science has
been made prominent during the last
year by the Portland Woman's club.
The Oregon federation meeting will
be held in April, closing in time to go
to Los Angeles, thus combining the
state and general federations in one
trip.
The Vermont federation, which re-
Gently met in Morrisville, now consists
of twenty-five clubs, an increase of
three during the last year. Twenty
two clubs were represented at the
meeting, and green was adopted as the
state color, with the state seal in gold.
In Vermont, as in Nebraska, the fed
GRAFTON has turned over its library to
the state library commission
The regular meeting of the Lincoln
Woman's club will be held next Mon
day, November II, in Walsh hall The
program will be in charge of the home
department This deparfmepf updar
the leadership of Mrs. Sawyer, is rival
ing in popularity the departments de-
voted to the sciences and arts. Enc
mics of club organization who contend
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