The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-30
Our Visitors.

| Crescent City is entertaining this
week the delegates to the State Fede-
ration of Woman's Clubs. The at
tendance, while not large, consists OF
a goodly number of the progressive
large hearted and intelligent ladies
of the state, who take an active in
terest in organized efforts for social
and material advancement; women
who discerned the truth in the say
ing that in ''union there is strength -
They have come together here in an
nual meeting to discuss topics in
which they, as women, have a
special interest, as well as others
which affect the happiness and we'll
being of society generally. These
ladies are club women, and the club
woman is frequently associated with
strong mindedness and bass voice,
the direct antithesis of st. Paul's
little dimpled doll who went way
back and sat down and allowed the
whiskers in the synagogue to do all
the talking.
The modern woman is neither the
one nor the other. She is q woman of
large heart and large ideas. She
thinks and she does things. Large
practice in the home has developed
in her some good takers, yes, even
orators. She loves God, and home,
and native land, and long after she
has gone to her reward will be re-
membered by mankind as the in
spirational force in that trinity of
sweet words "Mother, Home and
Heaven" The modern woman is a
patriot from principle and not be-
cause she wants public office. She
rocks the cradle and whenever there
is crisis she rules the world-it may
be by proXy-but she rules it. These
Federation meetings are held that
she may exchange ideas with her
kind, and those who have been
privileged to hear her in this con-
vention know that she has ideas to
exchange. We were trifie afraid of
her before she came, but now that
we have seen her and know how
sweet she is and somewhat of the
noble thoughts that posses her, we
will all be glad to have her come and
camp with us as often as she will,
and the oftener the better.
The following are some of the top
les up for discussion in the shape OF
reports of standing committees and
special papers: Report of Educa-
tional and Industrial committee; re-
port of committee ON social purity;
report of committee on preservation
of birds; paper on household econ
omics; paper on preservation of for
ests; paper by Miss Livermore en-
titled Message of Froebel;" lecture
on "Child Study by Prof. E. Biev-
ley. The visitors were welcomed by
Mrs. F. M. Payson, president of the
local club, in an appropriate way,
and an able, interesting address was
delivered by Mrs GUNNER, of Jack
sOnville, president of the Federation.
The NEWS goes to press too early to
give a report of the proceedings.
Tonight will occur the reception
to the delegates and visitors by the
V. l. A. 1t will be brilliant affair.
Mrs. j. A. Close, assisted by Mrs.
F. M. Payson, Mrs. w. A. Russell,
Mrs. l.. A. Hurlbut and Mrs. Il. S.
DeVeau will receive. The people of
the city are invited to attend. They
should go. V. l. A. hall in its nest
of trees, with its polished floor, and
electric illumination, its decorations
and this gathering of lovely women
will combine to present a never to
be etfaced picture.