Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-10
CLUB CHAT.

The action Of the American Fedora.
ton Of Nurses IN withdrawing from
membership IN the National Council
OF Women has been widely commented
upon The action was taken during
the nrst annual convention Of the or.
gani2ation ~ u body held IN \ ash.
ington recently, The president, Mrs
NJ, A. NultIng Of Johns Hopkins hos.
pitaL Baltimore, president Of the feds
Grafton read a paper written by Miss
l., /. Dock American honorary socre.
iary of the International Council OF
Nurses the essence Of which was con.
tanned IN the following;
AS to whether We can carry mem.
borshp IN the international association
OF our own and also IN the National
Council Of Women In a question, II
must be admitted that the National
Council OF Women IN the United States
" not ms effective M those OF other
countries J am also surprised 20 md
how is0pproportionaoly hlgn are It's
dues our dues IN this Organization
ARE more than six times M much M
those Of similar German and English
assocla tons everything IN America In
expensive, but not Elk tlmos Ne much
no,
II IL also true that the Council Of
Women makes many demands upon tho
time and strength ~ our officers which
these busy women are not able 10 meet,
Neither do these Hcom or ~ much don-
nto Importance ns their own nursing
work. Time has not shown that we
ore Of my real usefulness In the Ma
tlnnal Council whereas we can be def
ntoly helpful and useful IN an inter-
national union of our own colleagues,
Personally | feel that this member,
shin has been of great benefit 10 us IN
enabling NJ TO come into relation with
nurses of nihor countries, and IN giving
uP n statue In the great congresses az
women, II We could do everything 7
would gladly eoc our membership con'
tuuod Tor this reason, Iiut iho I'm.
possibility ~ doing everything compels
il choice sometimes ana " ono has 10
bo mnde, I feel that our Nurses Inter.
national association Ia much more I'M
porl0nt,
Resolutions were Immediately intro
duccd and voted tina, the federation
withdraw rs membership IN the Ma.
tlonnl Council ~ Women and that tho
federation nNllatc with the lnierna-
tlonal Council " Nurses The fedora
ton adopted constitution and APP
pointed q committee TO take action 10.
NUI0N 0lllHnN hU'Nl "ll "illlht''l w
the trnining.schodls for nurses through
ont the country
Former President tloYoland's phil.
llppic against "rhr Cmbwomnn' has
drawn an answering shot from the very
stronghold Of the enemy IN the juno
number of Madame, Mrs, May Wright
sownll honorary president ~ The In.
tornntIonal Council ~ Women ana NJ
the council NJ Women Of tho United
Slntns, gives the side ~ the question
Of the wife who belongs 10 clubs ana
organizations
Tho Keynote NJ her roply NJ, that
i,lst 40 much mn the character Of n man
must grow through cosmopolitan In.
lhonc,p, 20 must the character of wo.
man, aud this she secures easiest and
hest IN her clubs Mrs Sewel rosonls
tina, n woman N not entitled 10 mental
development the same ~ her husband.
She agrees with Nh Cleveland IN his
opinion Of the importance ~ wlfohood
and motherhood hui cannot seo that a,
woman'a existence should stop az that
point
The unWholosome results Mr. Clovo.
land attributes Ia woman clubs are
denied by Mrs, Hewoll and IN passing,
sho oSpiessoa skepiIolem na To il,o
former presidents knowledge Of such |
organizations, The club according 10
Mrp scwcll, In the best means Of giving |
woman the broad unprovinclal stand, |
polnt her nature seeks, and she conse- |
0uenily BY necessity must be club.
woman.