The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-23
4 MANS OPINION.

The following is what one of the men
 present writes of the second dave pr9
 eeedinss of the Federation. Mfr c' F.
 D1Sn Tne fact that the history of the cius
 woman will henceforth form . part oi
 the important history of Aianama Was
 obvious to all who witnessed !ne ss.on% sn, ss
 Womens Clubs and learned with wnat zeal, earnestness and seriousness the Eso-
 eration woman views her task' ."ey
 learned that it Is her pleasure to aa,1srce.
 ment of the human race In no sense 1
 the Alabama club woman an aavancsu
 or new or "woman's rights woman,
 nor does she want to vote save & m stn,ose rr
 phere of home and the good or socie.y:
 The representative Alabama cup wcnn
 is essentially, first. and above all thfnks
 have always loved; such woman as has
 been always portrayed as mans nisnes.
 ideal of goodness and purity Sne 's q
 home maker in the brondest sense, ars net
 iy her own fireside circle. but reacnins
 Statewide, to countless homes wnere
 wretchedness and poverty sit side py eiue
 with ignorance and crime. t IS .ne' ape .he
 est and noblest work. Where poverty ana sickness and suffering need the upniting touch of the gentle hand, the inspiriune
 tone. the true christian sxam srg ,ob,v
 anes anus shs do her duty. A noble monument
 to the clu6 woman stands today at Is, East Lake. Ala, The Boys, industadi ad
 School" founded a tnr6asn Sa bsr mT inSiyidnai work. In that institution are now oeing reclaimed from careers of crime ana ano trained to become useful citizens. n,sy a task has been set itself by the Feder- ation to build school of like character for little girls. Much of the credit TOT tne
 work accomplished by the ciun sp womsn pres,. E.
 dent. Mrs. John Daniel Wyker. of Deca- tur, who mas hecn. with her res,Iess eh- e-gv and heart overhowing with goooss
 ness. charity indSmitaple aneua a ' address' in reriv to the expression Of promhnens woman that the ''cluS woman ..ns.o nsc
 served her day. Mrs. Wyker said: tne me day until she has erected monument to herself, that monument to pc schSoi horne for the girl waif, and until sne
 has either abolished syx ensla iaDUT lh | 1t; and even then some other work VII | he found for her willing hand and warm | heart to do'' The Federation Will take | up the discussion of the child iaoor oees-
 M The afternoon and part of Wednesday night was spent by the Federation oele. gates, the Progressive Culture Cup rH.s anu their a0 guests upon the historic Ten nessee. Just prior to departure the luxu-
 rtoss new steamer the American" was appropriately christened by Mrs Wyker. | not with a bottle of champagne, put .n wtn | n bottle filled with the steamer nauve
 element. and this constituted triumph
 for pr. w. Y Quisenberry. pastor or one
 of the largest congregations ot Baptists
 in the the Dscaturs. Dr. ouisenberry had sa entered vigorous protest against tne use of champagne. declaring the cIup woman would be disgraced and the act
 would constitute q scversion or every
 nrinciple for which the Federation na9 | Hitherto stood. Mrs Wyker performed
 the ceremony with dignity and grace; | The bottle was covered with green M Mano white ribbons the club colors. ana pits | of these were eagerly sought as soave- | nirs of the occasion. a.,
 The trip up the river was. as the dele- | gates declared. one of the most deIlgnt- ful occasions of their lives. anordinG a | nanorama of beautiful views and aiive | with scenes that are now iandmarks ol | inc early history of the State; TO them
 was pointed out Talucah Heights one ot | inc oldest settlements in the state; ana | onca the home of some of Alabama Ia | yoous men; they were shown the mouth 1 of the old cottoc barge canal deriving its
 source in the famous Big Spring at
 Huntsyille down which the rich planters | of Madison and Limestone counties noat-
 cd their crops fifty years ago.