The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-31
BIENNIAL TO AID
CALIFORNIA CLUBS
Continued From First Page.

ga third step in the Capitalization
process was the appointment OF o mem
Der of the board of directors-to be the
correspondent and adviser OF selected
chairman of a standing, commlt1ee.
There were two reasons for his plan.
mittee and It's interests, should be thor
DIV known to tho board, thru one OF its
members; second, to begin a training
school, so to speak, for standing com
mittees.' The federation is too large
az snd select s the stand1g geo.
graphically. That plan must prevail
with the board of directors, in order
that the various sections of the country
be represented; but the commlttees' es-
pecially the chairmen, should be eS-
6erts trained in their respective lines,
ana " thorolv conversant as we'll, with the
federation methods. There can. be no
:better school in which to begin this
training than by service upon the board
of directors. .
New Committee Needed.
"During the last biennial period
many suggestions of new work ano ne"
ton have been received by board, and
officers. At present there is no COM
1nittee TO which such propositions may
be referred It is, therefore, RECON-
mended that a new standing committee
shall be created with the syggested
name of outlook committee whose
duty shall be to investigate and report
upon the advisability of new work. 1t
Is recommended also that the industrial
committee and the child labor subcom-
mittee be combined to be called In
dustrial committee as their objects
and plans of work are nearly Identical .ca |;
stThe question of federation organ
A. vay9t1NnS
proposition. but with the building of
a frmer love and knowledge of the
federation will come the desire for a
national journal, and the support of 1t.
General Officers Work.
"One most important step which
would be Of great effect in the. cen
tralizatfon process. and would bring
members into direct and sympathetic
presence at each state convention OF
g general officer. To meet future con.
ditions, IT Is suggested to state presi
dents that successive meetings be ar
ranged in contiguous districts. For IN
stance, as at present scheduled, If the
president Of the general federation
should accept invitations for the fa1
western state conventions. in one yea
she would be obliged to make q. tri1
to idaho in January, to California II
FEBRUARY. Montana in June, Colorado
in September, Oregon, Wyoming ant
Utah In October and Arizona In No
vember. This would mean six long, ia
tiguing Journeys and the purse Of
Fortunatus.
Scope Of Club Endeavor. -
stIn the final estimate, if we defn
this organization, if we reply to tn
oft-repeated question, What is the pun
pose of the federation9 we should an
swer: The General Federation of Won
ems clubs is not reform organization
per se.' 1t is broadly sympatheti
with reform, but it is not propaganda
1t is not philanthropic distinctively
! day for careful stddy Of methods, an
genuine helpfulness in this direction
It is not purely sociological, tho wit
living interests, and a splendid recor
Of service il uplifting aIl work; It is i
legislature. It cannot be called a
the greatest authorities Of the age he
said that the years of study and den
onstration in the clubs and federation
have produced the wonderful result
shown in the schoolroom decoration an
much Of the arts and crafts movemen
by which genuine love for and know
edge of art is being instilled into tt
coming men and women. 1t is not
university, yet surprising stimulus h,
been given to the study of literatur
science and history in hundreds al
hundreds Of American homes, becau
of the club membership Of mother
daughter.
1.-The federation may become
mighty factor in the civilization Of II
century,. if welded as a whole,
army Of builders, ready, alert, syst
matte and scientific, not only a pote
force in this generation, but transm
ting to the next a vigor and streng
which has never been given by al
race of women to their inheritors.n