The Globe-republican., 1902-10-23
Seventh Districts Brilliant
Women were Visitors
AND WERE ENTERTAINED
By the PhilomathS of this
Place. Work of the
Federation.

The theory OF mans intellectual super
iority over the gentIer received
severe jolt in Dodge City last week. The
town was full of club women, the occa-
sion being the annual meeting of the
Federation of clubs of the Seventh dist
rict. The representatives who were
here from the different women's clubs of
the district were little like the club
woman as she is ordinarily described.
They were earnest, practical and cul-
tured women. If their ideas sad
vanced'' they are in the right direction
and the further they are advanced the
better. There is just way in which
the men of the Seventh district gain
glory from the work of their club women,
and that is not by comparison. The men
can point out the work the women are
DONG and then call attention to the fact
that these women are their wives or
daughters. That is enough indeed to
make the men proud and even boastful-
The opening meeting was held Thurs
day morning. Mr.. L. A. Scates in behalf
of the city, gave an address of welcome
TO the visitors. The welcome from the
club women of Dodge City was extended
to the visitors by Mrs. Harry Hubbard of
the Philomaths, and the response was
made by Mrs. Carson of Garden City. In
welcoming the club women to Dodge
City Mrs. Hubbard said:
.sNo spectacle could be presented more
significant of the great change that has
occurred in the social and intellectual
ideals of Western Kansas, than this
gathering of women. Your presence
here, and purpose bear striking witness
to the new order of things, for many of
us, who are still young, well remember
that tempestous period, that gave to this
part OF the country its unenviable repu-
tation, and to Dodge City its evil and far
reaching name. To the materialist this
change is fully expressed and accounted
for by the word progress to the
schoolmen by stevolution.' That some
subtle influence has worked and been re-
corded here, must be apparent to those
who study facts in their relation to each
other, and l would give to women and
especially club women their full share of
praise for the improved atmosphere and
environment. And now you have come
to the former capitol of crime to further
foster and promote the spread of learning
and the growth of virtue, and we in turn
shall try to show you that where once
grew the social fungi of the marshes q
garden growing wherein are the flowers
of conscience and character. On behalf
of the president of this club, and for
every citizen of this city, 1 cordially and
gratefully bid you welcome.
ITO enlarge and ennoble life; to malti-
ply thought by thought; and to attune
the intellect to purposes of good; to vita
lize the moral sense, and increase and
strengthen the moral order; to give light
to life, and beauty to learning; to bind
and build anew the broken hope, and to
lead to God the broken heart; these, are
1your works, your mission here and
everywhere, and for these, for the high
crusade upon which you have entered,
and for which your constant lives are
constantly recruiting, for the homes you
have sweetened, for the homeless whom
you have cheered, we agaiR bid you
welcome to our city today, and we pray