Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY

/ being asserted that the low vote for the
| women as compared with that for men is
due to the failure OF women 70 support
the candidates OF their own sex. Consid-
erable stock is also made Of the fact that
the board OF directors Of the Denver
Woman's club refused to endorse the Civic
ticket after sending delegates to help to
form It. and the assertion is made that
women will not stand for each other,
| even In Colorado" Interviews with some
Of the prominent women Of the city. women
| IN touch with women generally, show the
| facts to warrant quite a different conclu-
/ sion. Mrs. James n. whitmore, presi-
/ dent OF the Denver woman's club. is
| quoted by Denver paper as saying: LAS
far as know. the women supported the
! women candidates. I am sure of this.
There were representative women on both
! tickets and some voted for all Of them.
At the board meeting Of the club the vote
to endorse one ticket was lost by a vote
| OF l6 to 10 This was simply the unwilling
! ness Of some members to even seem TO
oppose some OF the other strong women OF
1 the club, who were candidates on opposing
tickets. 1t was simply left for each woman
! to vote as she chose. but 1 am confident
| that the women generally supported women
| candidates and stood by each other 10y
| ally. was afraid the men might scratch
| the names OF women. because there are
many who do not know how we'll qualified
many of the women are to take responsible
positions"
| Other women are equally certain that the
! women were loyal to their own candidates
! and II would seem that the assurance OF
the representative women of the city ought
to count for something. AS for the failure
| of the board OF the club to endorse the
/ Civic ffrrpf . 4
resentatives to help make it. such action
was only consistent with the attitude Of
women's organizations generally. unless
they are political organizations, and the
| evident unwillingness to influence the votes
of members against other members Of the
| club who were candidates would seem the
wise thing, the only thing, in fact to avert
dissension, for after all the endorsement
| Of the board does not insure the vote OF
the individual club members. and such en-
dorsement could but incur only frutless
and unnecessary feeling. On this particu-
lar point It would seem that a great deal
of fuss has been made about nothing.
| The Club Woman, which has been the
official organ for the General Federation
OF women's Clubs for some time, has been
purchased by the Club woman's company
and the editorial. and publication Office will
be removed from Boston TO New York City
/ In future Mrs, Dora Lyons of New York
| will be the editor. assisted by Miss Helen
NJ. Winslow, the late editor, and Mrs. r.
| Horton Bachelor. II is to be greatly en-
larged and will have departments devoted
to household economies fashion, society,"
fiction, art. music and the drama, as we'll
as to clubs. Many prominent women will
be among the regular contributors and de-
partment editors, according to the pros
pectus. This is not the first attempt al a
woman's magazine In New York. edited
and published by club women, but It has
perhaps the strongest backing OF any that
has been undertaken and the outcome of
the new enterprise will be watched with
interest 't
The board of directors OF the General
Federation Of tWomen's Clubs has issued
the following greeting to clubs federated
and unfederated, urging further consdera-
ton OF the cver-increasing value OF unity
of effort
II must be evident that the strongest club
led by the wisest most brilliant and COOL
est Drained woman, Is yet unable to cope
with aud carry forward far-reaehing plans
clubs Of like objects. In. becoming a factor
for dominant purpose Individuality is not
lost, Each club in the federation Is to be
as distinct as a star in a constellation-a
part of it, yet a shining, Individual star
WIZ, Win iederation comes not only breath Of
which means growth, thing supremely
TO be desired in the individual or the club
but there Is that which cannot be put into
cold words-a broader charity and strength
of sympathy and cooperation among
spirit and a sweetness and strength rated
yet standing together In concerted move
a reciprocity. from lack Of which. without
realizing. a club may be suffering with
federation the development OF Isolated
scope of their community; but. brough' IN
contact with clubs OF higher purpose = I
broader work, the humblest club may
definite ideals above and beyond itself
The general federation has the power to
make effective national issues OF questions
which hitherto have been OF only local in
terest The general federation has brought
together the mothers and home keepers Of
and educated each and all in breadth OF
:. tolerance. humiliated them In the con-
veloped the heart In aftectionate regard for
all, and strengthened faith In the sincerity
a great universal platform where women
of all shades of belief can mingle and work
in the worlds progress
The Young womens Christian associa-
tion will hold it's closing gospel meeting
OF the spring at 4:3O o'clock Sunday after
noon. Miss Mary f. Anthony will lead
the meeting and Mrs. Byers viii speak
on Mary and Martha"
Miss Cora J.. latham, general secretary
of the Los Angeles association. was a
caller at the local association rooms on
Tuesday.
The attendance at the noon rest and
lunch for the month OF May was l4s4s,
or a daily average OF 51.
Twenty-nine members of the Sunshine
club OF South Branch, made up a picnic
party at Riverview park on Saturday
afternoon and during the week several
little picnic parties have been enjoyed by
members OF the different classes. These
little occasions are another indication Of
the social value Of the association.
SETTLEMENT IN THE FUTURE