The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-10
LYCEUM CLUB HAS
VERY HIGH AIMS
New Organization of Professional Women Is an
AristOcratic Trade Union

are being looked after directly by Mrs.
Florence Allen Degan, of New York.
Some time ago the idea Of the club was
submitted by Miss Smedley to promi-
nent American women, and among
those who have consented to act on the
American provisional committees are
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett. Mrs.
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Miss jean
cite l.. Glider, Mrs Burton Harrison
and Mrs. Denison, president of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Probably the thing that American
women will ask about the Lyceum
club, however, is in what way it is to
be of service to its members the world
over. who may never get to London to
be ''put up at the clubhouse in Picca-
d1lly. The best way to answer the
question is to describe the Information
Bureau" which is the most interesting
thing about the new club, and that
which makes 1T entirely different from
any similar institution the world over.
So far as the literary members of the
Lyceurn club are concerned, this bu-
reau will do the work of a gigantic
agency for the placing of their work
To begin with. complete register will
be kept Of the names and addresses of
editors and publishers throughout tile
world, together with particulars of the
class of work each accepts, and as to
rates and times of payment The
standing Of literary agents everywhere
But 1T Is clearing house" for the
work of writer's that this bureau will
be Of the greatest service With It's
aid. the feminine writer of almost any
sort of story, article, or what not, can
have it published-provided it has sale
able qualities-pr the world
over Supposing, for instance. an
A arIR n o1ln- -of 49, o1,,
story and sends copy of her manu-
script to the London Headquarters.
Once its quality is established it will be
only a question of in how many mar
ketS it can be sold.
One of the chief members of the staff
In each continental depot of the Ly-
ceum club will be a translator. who
also knows thoroughly the literary
field in her country, and to these folk
copies of American and English stories,
articles. and SO forth, will be sent for
translation and sale. In this way it
is believed that the production of,
say. an American writer can be dis
posed of. not only in her own country
and In Great Britain, but in good
| many European states. not to mention
the English colonies, where depots of
the Lyceum club also are in process
OF establishment. Payment for such
stories or articles will be collected by
the representative of the Lyceum club
ana sent TO the LONDON headquarters
to be forwarded to the author.
There is not space to enumerate the
details OF all the functions that this
bureau OF information will undertake.
but they may be indicated rapidly.
With the assistance of the officials,
or the British museum and the Lon
don off1ce of records, a complete list
Is being made of archfvists and profes-
m Rhar
and 1t is the intention to get In touch
with each of them in order that re-
| searches may be undertaken on be-
half of the scientific and university
members of the Lyceum club, so that
| in the fullness OF time. as Miss Smed-
ley expressed it to me the other day,
1T viii be nearly as easy to make
references by proxy In the Libraries
of Salamanca, Seville or ST. Peters,
burg as in ones own study"
women painters who belong ta the
Lyceum club will be supplied with de-
| tailed information as to the standing
or the different exhibitions through
out the artistic world. the times dur
Ing which they are open and the
| chances for sales at each The club
| Will handle members pictures in al
most the same way as 1t will handle
| their manuscripts for instance, a
painting by an American member
| souiu pe Seiie TO the club, which would
4 Keep 1t going from exhibition to exfi-
bition both in this country and on the
| continent until sold.
Similar arrangements will be made
| for disposing of the work of black and
white artists. And. so far as the femi-
nine composers who become members
of the club are concerned, their work
will be offered to musical publishers
and concerts will be arranged to intro
duce it. To all these services members
Of the Lyceun club will become entt-
tied after the payment of their sub
scription, which, at the start out, is