The Atlanta constitution., 1902-11-17
THE CLUB WOMEN OF GEORGIA.

TIE convention in Atlanta last week Of
the state Federation az clubs ws.s q,
brilliant. inspiring occasion. Never I'm
th'- history or the state had so nany -ep-
r'-rflta;iVr women met together To ren-art
E'"d work done In various lines ana to
map oui plans Tor further progress. The
go" Georgia club women Mere rcnre-
scented hy delegates. who entered heartily
mt" he earnest and also thu rocreative
Spirit of the occasion. They were r,.ceiX-
"a ANA entertainec by Atlanta with "a hos
pitaiity as lavish as 81 was elegant
hc new chief executive. of the state
Governor Terrell. and the citv's MAYOR.
Major Minis. aided hy prominent ladies.
rendered a graceful welcome TO the club
women az reception given them IN the
Capital city Club building. Receptions
wrr. given them IA several OF Atlanta's
most beautiful homes. ana after each
mornings session. held IN the auditorium
~ the magnificent Carnegie library. an
elegantly appointed luncheon WAS served
hem. "u the hrst day ny the members of
the Atlanta Womans club. on the day
following by the Daughters Of the Revo-
luton aud on the Last day by the Daugh-
tsrs ~ the Confederacy. on each Of these
occasions The spacious rooms of the At
iania Woman's club and the many tables
were made beautiful by nlg draperics
and superb fipwer~ while the music and
tE.t r--'ld-riUf. II national songs hv beau
tiful voices made one forget the dainty
menu provided.
Finely 9slsct,d musical members ran
through the programme for the four DAYS.
particularly cnliveuing tine evening enter
iainments. on which occasions the han
y as crowded % hear the elouuent and
earnest speakers ou tho subjects that are
now deeply engaging the thoughts ana
er-rsies Of club women IN the south.
Chief among these important topics
we're moiel free schools. child labor. trav-
r.in- libraries. the higher education. for
'strv. anl hrcsid- industries Each of
these subjects was dwelt upon forcibly
and attractiVelv 10y women speakers
y hose admirable delivery and graceful
persons added impressiveness 10 ;heir
words
All address that touched every heart i'm
tHe large audience Was that given 10y
beautiful and accomplished Mrs Lips
comb. II Lucy cobb institute. Athens. on
child Labor. ia question that is COM
u-audine the attention II philauthropists
and economists AN over the union. The
.'a.Hrf or sAHiZs,d club women OF the c,un-
iiy-a magnificent national bodv-have
pledged themselves to give their united
energies Tor two years 10 fighting the
battle Tor the deeply wronged little chill
dlru 90 the faCtgIics. II was the prcsi-
Dent II the Georgia Federated Clubs.
whai,-stglei energetic Mrs. A. - Gran
ger who attracted such deep ana wide
interest to the question Of child labor by
her eloquent plea AT the Los Angeles con-
Nentiou last spring. Her references to
"tah.~ " no choke I'm the nnt-nlled air
20 tis cotton mills" and her final declara-
tion that southern women would free the
whit slave II be south reused the en-
thIsiasm o. the convention and won
its support. There ARE legislative battles
o. b- fought for this issue in the cotton
states ana the address If Mrs Lpscomb
was most timely. there being "a bill be-
fore the legislature now ia session (pre-
S. utei by Georgia club women) pr0vid-
ing AGAINST the employment in cotton
mills ii children under y years Of age
Georgia club women have beer FORUM
ate in the presidents OF their state feoe-