Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-12


And yet the shadow deeper falls
And weary wanderers roam;
But through the gloom a loved voice calls,
When evening brings us home.
And when last evening brought
me home and I had recovered from so
much to be inwardly digested, cleaned
from the many brilliant papers read at
the State Federation of Women's clubs
which closed its three days session on
Friday evening with the address of the
only man who appeared on the pro-
gram, Auster Lewis, to be more correct,
I observed few of the five things we
are admonishd to in our childhood.
First and of most importanance-the
club women is no longer a fad, nor are
clubs fads, but well founded insti-
tutions especially designed for the
bright, clear headed woman and for
those to whom the daily round of the
more frivolous society has grown irk-
some and whose intellect demands
something more substantial on which
to think.
But the club woman, or she who
d.
many things and accept few fail
ures" as one bright woman remarked.
After several years of association in
this intellectual and artistic atmosphere
women have grown more enacting with
each other and demands are made from
every side for those who can grace
platform, not merely occupy it but who
ornament 1t with well modulated voices
trained to be heard in every corner of
the edifice, easy, graceful stage pres
ence. as 1t we're, and with some ideas.
The day is past when a busy mother
or housewife can mount platform and
with the fewideas prepared beforehand,
literally scared out of her brain, expects
to hold an audience. Almost anybody
can do that. Now, however, one must
excel in everything, even If one HES
herself three or four mornings in the
week to a good English teacher and to
an instructor in expression. 1t pays
in the end. Only those who persevere
in formulating good ideas into SEN
tences of good English and who aim to
be easy and unembarrassed, can taste
anything like the joys Of succens.
It's really a profession and the sooner
the aspiring speaker is convinced Of
this the better.
The one member who appeals to the
sympathy of the listener is she who,
unfamiliar with western life, learns
not the pronunciation of the Castilian
in which this coast abounds. It's easy
if one just applies oneself.
The San Francisco and northern del
egation proved themselves superior
politicians to their southern sisters, and
as a consequence they outvoted us and
won the clause which precludes our
newly elected president from being a
certain visitor in her "official ca
pacity' to the general federation. The
combined clubs would better take this
as a warning to themselves and legis-
late well between now and next years S
election.
With the dignity befitting a great
national convention, a parliamentarian
of unequaled ability was chosen by the
president as her adviser. 1t is gen.
orally rumored that several of the
leading lights of clubdom took excep-
tions to her ruling and attempted to
reason the matter with her in the ante
room. The parliamentarian has al
ways, under all circumstances, de-
clined to argue personal questions out
side the assembly hail. which fact was
not pleasing. But, after all, if one is
fair-minded and not selfish, one cannot
but admit that that is proper to main
tain ones dignity.
But after all is said and Gone, it was
a splendid convention. Just the sort
which would call forth such glowing
words of praise as were uttered by
Mrs. Riddell, a delightful woman who,
clad in symphony gown of violet and
cream, came before the federation to
bring greetings from her state, Colo
RADIO, where she is the state president
of the federation. In addition to the
pleasant WOTQS ITOIl lHe SlSleT cluDS
she said ever so many just lovely
things about the women here and the
climate and the flowers, for which all
of us women give thanks every day for
what the great creator has seen fit to
bestow on us.
Friday and Saturday were devoted by
the members dismantled of their du-
ties, in sightseeing.
Redondo and the other places visited
were quite taken by storm when five
hundred, instead of two hundred, in
vaded the places. The number of ex-
cursionists quite exceeded the antici-
pations of the agent and at the Hotel
Redondo the proprietor was obliged to
skirmish to feed everybody and send
each away happy.
Major and Mrs. John ii. Norton of
SS4 West Twenty eighth street enter
tanned at a dancing party at the Coun-
try club last evening for Miss Lila
Fairchild and Mr.. Mott.