Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-10-20

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PROCEED N& Of QSTlTE /,
WOMEN 5 FEDERATION
Many interesting Addressed Enjoy
B able Entertainment Election II
q Officers. &; ;sg! 4 az 8f
Z The ninth annual meeting Of the
state Federation OF n Women's clubs
closed Thursday with tea at
Mrs. Harrington's given by the ladies
OF the Wednesday club. This has been
the most largely attended and best con
vention yet held in the state, say those
who have attended those which have
preceded this. Reports from the diff
ferent clubs were very encouraging,
showing that the women are doing a
work Of great value and good, spread
Ing the gospel of home and equality.
Justice and freedom, Individuality and
cooperation. ALI kinds and conditions
Of wonen's clubs for social, mutual.
literary and home work were repre-
scented and by as fine a body Of repre-
sentative women as can be found any
where In the United States. The
Federation has leen fortunate in being
the first to greet an officer of the Ma
tfonal Federation and delighted with
her two addresses.
u A theatre party for the ladies of the
Federation was given Wednesday
night and all thoroughly enjoyed a
program Of classical and popular music
given by the Royal Hungarian orches-
ira
Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker of Denver.
national president, carried her audi
ence with her during her address and
illustrating points by story after story
which brought laughter and tears.
She says federation is not new. It be-
gan long before the Magma Charta
which was due to federation and cited
many instances to emphasize this.
Had Hal There not been federation in the
early days Of this nation, instead now
OF being the richest nation on earth we
would still have been paying stamp
tax to England and had no voice In the
government under which we live.
Federation means fealty, faith and
patriotism. Men have federated for
glory, religion, honor, life and liberty,
martyrs died for it, and as the flames
kissed their lips, or the axe or rome
has been their end they have kept the
faith. Men have federated since The
beginning OF the world but women
have been slow to follow. 81
Three things have initiated against
It. We have chung to our old religions
unlike our brothers, due to our retired
posltlons, In life. She illustrated 1t by
telling Of the two, ministers who drove
Iast horses. "a good sister looked on
In horror upon the Baptist minister
drlvlng his PAGER ., and called lit, 4
horrible sight !, but when her own
pastor dashed by she expressed svm.
PATTY for him because he chad weak
wrists and couldn't hold his horse :,
she spoke of the exclusiyeness Of some
OF the clubs and Illustrated it by one
club of Is which was 80 exclusive, ),
She said she wouldn't want to describe
the Holy City to one of these women
Tor fear there might not be one OF the
In in it. She spoke Of the work
done in a mining town where the field
seemed very barren but the seed sow ed
uI lesp ~ and q woman,s club was
o q which resulted il a 4. NJ a
z. Of 700 members. Applause
Women are afraid Of publicity hut it
Is TOO late. We don't always look as as
good as we Should, but it is too late to
avoid avoid publicity. We are presidents of
COLLEGES and appear in public every
.W sae doings are chronicled. our
clothes Illustrated, and our shoulders
described. Yes, it's too late to avoid
publicity. Would you conceal the
names % OF the grand women, of al. ages
the women Of this nation? Womb
you conceal the namesfof women who
n p states worked, for, the juvenile
. court. laws which are saving citizens
81 q the future? There, are, thousands
q jim llll mics to save to the public, and.
ms rms law is doing it. Jimmy was, !.
.Doy whose mother placed a dollar .in,
ms pocket and then complained 10 the
snerin ne had stolen lit Publish. ~.
names OF the women and hold them a.
example to others. Publicity in social
work is glorious. ii s ..@
The third reason why women are
slow slow TO federate Is because thew bad,
no purpose ~ It's origin, They soined
because they wanted somowhan 81