Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-14

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one is compelled 10 believe with Hamil-
! ton w, Mabie, who said that the great
est agent atW ork for civilization in the
| world today was abe Wumang club.
| That Is sweeping assertion, but one
| mat commands attention because II
comes from the source it does The
! history OF the general federation lis the
| history OF the Advancement or women's
! clubs In the last decade. N was In 1890
| that the leading club women recognized
| the necessity Of united effort. ana I'm
! that spirit the general federation was
! formed I'm New York city FIFTY clubs
| signed the first roster by lSg2 when
! the first biennial was held the member
| ship had grown to 100 clubs to the
| ama2ement Of the most thoughtful Voc
| men, At that MEETINGS OF lsl2 nothing
| was talked Of but organizations This
| was stimulus for tho formation of
| the FIRST state fodnwU0as formed In
| blaine, Massachusetts and Iowa Tho
| new note thus struck gave the policy
OF the second federation under The lead
| ership of Mrs Honroun who has new
| err ceased TO advocate the formation OF
state decorations, instead of partly that
| way and partly through individual
| clubs as now The growth of the state
| organizations suggested great POSSIBLE
| .ties.
When time for the third biennial
came around T. was held IN Louisville
and education Cnsdgyd the attention Of
| the leaders. Resolutions passed ut that
time recommended that the clubs
! throughout the country mako n gcian-
| tiic study Of the educational couai-
lions existing IN their respective states
and cities. so that the women could
work intel'igently for the bottcrment Of
TIlFp Ifnnpl f1nf
Eartens 20 the universities Since then
all department clubs and some that are
not so large have educational sec
tons Industrial conditions. as they
related 10 women ANA children. were
discussed nj the fourth biennial held In
Denver. The lfth biennial was held I'm
Milwaukee In 1900, when the subjects
were more general, more comprehcn-
slye, rs they were also in Los Angeles
In 1902
The charter dehlrs from membership
all sect9rian and political clubs. but
even with these restrictions there are
lhhnlte possibilities for power In the
general federation.
The membership of the national body
includes 43 state fadoratlons rowe-
santng q membership of $500 clubs.
also 20 individual clubs. making In
all A. 300.
Ihe Massachusetts Woman Suffrage
association publishes the following I'm
circular form concerning The fruits OF
equal suffrage iU various states, iu-
Guiding Utah,
The advocates of equal suffrage are
often asked what practical and tangible
good IL has done whore 70 prevails and
they are sometimes challenged To name
SINGLE Ella UIHI.l 70
ment' which mas been passed as con.
sequence It's not nard to- answer this
demand
In Wyoming equal outrage has
caused the passage of a law that men
and women In the employ of the state
dnCluding tcachers) shall receive equal
pay for equal work, has raised the age
on protection lor Elrls TO eighteen, ana
nus le" 10 iHe I'peai OF ll' law tndl
IoIhciIy licensed stlnplluE Nhld
lHpur rs IorDldden, ana cruelty 90 chill
uIeh ~ severely punished
III ut"H' tqua, suffrage mas caused
'He ,aSsabc OF a. ia" Ihll lemdle teach
tL7 III lhe puple schouls ShaH receive
tHe same pay as male teachers pro-
Nlued they nulu eeruhcatcS OF the Same
sraGei also DIS raising the age of pro
H'lloh Tor girls IN eighteen doubling
the NUMBER OF lree scholarships IN the
state norman schooI, Establishing an art
institute ana providing Tor improved
sanitary arrangements IN the schools
anu Ior me better protection OF the
puDIlc health in various ways,
IN lHaho cgual suffrage mas caused
'le passage or plls hDoll'hlng icense1
EaIhpIns' raising me age or prot'cllou
lor girls To- elgnteeh authorizing Guy
'punolls To levy q one. mn tax Tor iie'
leaalhs-rooWs ana llOrarles' requiring
,hIee per Senl OF IL scho39l moneys To-
nG SET aSlue Tor the rounding or scnool
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COLORADO owes TO her "omen the avs
eataDllshlhB state industrial school
lor BiIiS ana state nome Tor depend
ehl en- uitn removing the emplemS
IRON me Australian ballot cine nearest
approach 20 an educational quoIihe1.
non Tor sulTaBel making fathers ana
nolhers Joint guardians OF their chill
dren, ehldrBlhg Womens property
rights raising the age OF protection Tor
girls 10 eighteen Introducing the IN
det'rmnNle sentence so much desired
hV me TRENDS NJ prison REFORM estaD-
lishlng parental 2chools, providing for
the care OF me ieeble-mineed and for
the preservation OF Forest trees giving
the board OF CHARITIES ana correction
power to investigate private charitable
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