Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
WOnan'S Work.

The announcement made recently by Mrs.
Rublee A. Cole, a Milwaukee club woman,
that IL will be impossible for the General
Federation Of Woman's Club, to reorganize
TO exclude the individual clubs or limit Its
membership TO clubs Of white women only,
owing to the provisions Of its new charter
granted BY the Fifty-sixth congress, was
perhaps the most surprising development
in the reorganization question that has yet
occurred. but 1t is certain that the most
astonishing part Of the announcement 10
most of the women was the Information
that the General Federation had acquired
a new charter.
For the last two weeks there has been a
general inquiry regarding the new acquisl-
tion and its provisions, as given below. will
doubtless be Of interest generally;
Chapter SCI. March 3, 1901 An act grant,
ing a charter to the General Feueratloh Of
"Bee IL enacted by the senate and house Of
representative Of the United states OF
America in congress assembled. that Mrs'
Rebecca D. Lowe Atlanta, Ca; Mrs.
Dimies T. S. Denison, New YORK; n L;
Miss Margaret J. Evans, Northhsli, MINI
George w. Kendrick, il, Philadelphia ga;
Mrs. Emma NJ. Var Vechten, Cedar Rap
ids; Ia Mrs Nrs George ESTa Hi Hoy~f saicS MEiGaq,
S~pringfeid. o.; Mrs. William ]. Christie;
Rutte Mont; Mrs. William T. Coad. RAPID
City, s. D. Mrs. Laura Rockwell PriddE,
streeter. Concord, \. h; Mrs Anna d
West, Somerville, Mass: Mrs; Charles W.
Washington, d. C.: Mrs. Ralph Trautman,
New York: Mrs. John L. Mcneil, Colorado;
c.: Mrs. MAY Wright Sewen, Indiana; Mrs.
]. c. Croly. New York; Miss Mary V. Tenn
pie, Tennessee; Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst
California; Mrs Kate Tannett Woods
Massachusetts Mrs. Julia Plato Harvey,
Illinois; Mrs. Jane Q Cooper, Colorado;
Mrs. Harriet Il Robinson, Massachusetts,;
f. Mumford, Pennsylvania Mrs. G r
Barnes, Kentucky: Mrs. Philip \. Moore
chnsetts; Mrs. Frank TrumbuIl, Colorado;
Miss Annie Laws. Ohio; Mrs. Sarah s
Platt-Decker, Colorado; Mrs. J. c. Royle,
Via w Bates, Fanny Purdy Palmer, Julia
Ward Howe, Cordelia l. Sterling, Rather
inc Mobiles, Mary d. Steele and their asso.
ciates and successors, are hereby created
a body corporate and polite. of the Dis.
trict Of Columbia, by the name, style and
title of the General Federation Of Woman
clubs. and BIZ that name shall have per
petual succession, for educational, indus.
trial, philsnthropic, literary. artistic anc
scientific culture, and to bring into com
munication with one another the various
women's clubs throughout the world, witt
power in said corporation to make and use
a common seal, and 10 alter the same al
Section .. That said corporation is au.
thoriZed to acquire. Dy devise, bequest OF
otherwise, hold, purchase and convey suci
real and personal estate as shall or may
be required for the purposes Of its incor'
poration, not exceeding $4,000, with au'
thority in said corporation, should 1t be-
by IL deemed necessary so TO do, to mort
gage or otherwise incumber the real estate
which IL may hereafter own or acquire
and may give therefor such evidences OF
indebtedness as such corporation may de
eide Upon.
Section s. Tina said corporation shall
have a constitution and may adopt ant
make bylaws for the admission and quail
hcations Of members, the management Of
its property and the regulation Of its af
fairs, and shall have the power TO amend
said constitution and bylaws at pleasure
Said corporation shall have its headqlar'
tiers at Washington, In the District Of Co
lumbia.
Approved March 5. 1901.