Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-09-26

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Our hearts 60 out in lasting graft.
tude to the editor of the BysTANDER
for allowing US space in the paper.
Now let every club woman lend a
hand and make this department one
of exceeding great interest.
The paramount question concern
ing women to-day is the club.
With hundreds of years culture
behind them American women,
scions of the Mayflower, daughters
of the revolution are fostering the
club movement. With hundreds of
years of darkness in their train,
American women-scions of the
slaves of I6Ie-are cherishing the
same work. The white woman's
club works from her vantage ground
of birthright for social and perhaps
for political advance.
The Negro woman's club moves
on from her heritage standpoint,
and is earnest in the struggle for the
uplifting of ner home and her race.
She is teaching the sacredness of
home life to mothers who do not
know that an elevated and improved
future for our race rests on them
Again through their knowledge of
the facts of history, art, literature
and travel, which comes from uo
study, the atmosphere and outlook
of the home IS broadeaed and up.
lifted. BY this broader outlook the
perspective life is greatly changed.
Through bringing the individual
woman into touch with other women
upon basis not personal, she be-
comes more reasonable being, and
thus better fitted to regulate her
home. So may be seen the necessity
of women engaging in club work.
A stream cannot rise higher than its
source except by mechanical force
neither can race rise higher than
the women of the race, and we
would fail in the rapid progress of
the race, if we fail to develope the
mind of women.
Iowa is the home of qnite a num-
Der ofloyal, enthusiastic race loving
women, who are doirg all they can
to brighten the pathway of the race
and are sacrificing much of their
time to help push on the wheels of
Negro progress.
Arrangements will be perfected
this winter for the next meeting of
state federation of Co!ored Women's
Clubs. The last meeting was so
very successful that it will be quite
a difficult task to have the forth
coming session surpass it. But as
the women of Davenport are pro-
gressive in every sense of the word,
we shall watch eagerly the plans and
results of the meeting.
DEs MONIES.
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Club
has the honor of being the largest
and oldest club In the state. They
have furnished room in hospital,
and are accomplishing great deal
of charitable work and advancing
along literary lines In addition to
these things the club posses quite
a bank account.
Mrs. Emma Jackson is president
she is also vice president of the
Iowa Federation and an enthusiastic
club worker.
Artistic needle work is a fayorite,
field of club work and good ex-
ample comes from the Twentieth
Century. They have two depart
ments, literary and needle work.
This club is ably presided over BY
Mrs. L. Goggins. Some beautiful
pieces of needle work were display
ed at the Federation. Miss Ethel
Wells, state organizer, is an active
worker in this club.
OTTUMWA.
The Ida Wells Club was organ
lied in 1895 for literary advance
ment. The club is composed of
earnest women and is gaining in
number and influence. Outside
Of the literary features Of the
club work a portion of their time
and money is devoted to charit-
able work. This club issued the
call for the federation and assum-
ed the responsibilits Of expenses.
Mrs. z. B. Taylor is president, a
woman who has been identified
with the club movement ever