Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-08

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Josiah Evans Cowles; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Charles M. McEouth; cores
ponding secretary, Mrs. Arthur w.
Cornwall; treasurer, Mrs. Charles M.
| Beckwith; secretary for general fed
Grafton, Mrs. L. F. Darling; reports
| OF committees, committee on creden-
| tials. Mrs. Robert Watt chairman local
board, Mrs ]. w. Hendricks; program,
Mrs. J. w. Orr.
I In the presidents address Mrs George
Law Smith expressed deep affection
for all her friends in every city and
town in the state.
Meeting at cumnock
Last evening the meeting at Cum
mock hall was crowded to the doors at
the reception given the visitors, for
whom a delightful program was rem
dered by La Golondrina club under the
direction of Mrs. A. S. G. Forbes,
chairman of History and Landmarks" "
The Spanish songs and dances of the
early times in California were given by
the members of the club in Mexican
costume.
The members of the federation will
attend a tea given this afternoon at
the close of the session by the Ruskin
Art club, the occasion being the cele-
tration of Ruskin's birthday.
The federation harbors within its
generous confines many interesting
members who are identified not only
with the federation but with the prac-
tical work incidental to all clubs.
Among these may be mentioned Mrs.
Charles S. Chamberlain Of Oakland,
who is here as delegate of the Ebell
club of that city. Mrs. Chamberlain
Is an ardent club worker and devotes
her time to clubdom and it's incidental
duties. Two there are in the fedora
ton who will stand out in the history
of California club life as not only pi-
oneers in the advancement of club
work, but as Jealous and untiring
workers. The first is Mrs. Robert
Watt, founder of the New Century club
of Oakland. This noble and admirable
woman has achieved what others with
less courage and ability would stand
| in fear of ever attempting.
| Interested for many years in the
free kindergartens of Oakland, Mrs.
Watt, unaided except by the volun-
teers who, inspired by her zeal and
executive ability, proffered their SER
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modest school of domestic science. In
cidentally, Mrs. Watt is an excellent
housekeerer, and is filled with the ideas
of her mothers time, and of the time
of her mothers mother, the thought
which is now taking new life, that of
lifting girls for housewives and
mothers.
| A building was equipped with room
at first for a sewing school, Here chill
dren were taught free from the begin
ming, when little fingers could scarcely
handle the needle, the mysteries OF
plain sewing, hemming and along the
finer work to that of cutting and fit
ting. Many little girls of ten or eleven
were such apt pupils as to have grad
uated into making their own garments
from the designing and fitting to the
fine handiwork of the finished garment.
To this later was added boys club,
and then the work became something
| to which poor struggling mothers
turned for aid of every Sort not only
for their little ones, but for them
selves. A salvage bureau was formed,
whereby clothing. household utensils
and other things necessary to every day
existence were donated by loving
friends and sold to the patrons at very
low prices. Then followed the school
of domestic science and girls club
Funds, at first meager, except those
furnished by the worthy benefactor,
began to pour in, and the New Century
club today stands as a monument to
the work and achievements of club
women Not only do girls learn to
cook and sew free of charge. but posi-
tions are found for those desiring them
and many bright young women who are
model housewives are graduates of the
domestic science and sewing schools.
A touch of human interest is to be
found In the work, and past experience
OF Mrs. b. B. Hutchinson of Fowler,
Cal, and delegate from the Fowler
improvement association.
Talk by Mrs Hutchinson
Mrs. Hutchinson is an interesting lit
tie woman, modest and womanly. and
slightly below the average in stature
but IN the firm chin and sensitive mouth
are to be found the index to the char