Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-16

Clinton De Witt, Platteville; Fourth,
Miss L. E. Stearns, Milwaukee; Fifth,
Mrs. Molly Kartak, Oconomowoc; Sixth,
Mrs. c. j. Medberry, Fond du Lac
Seventh, Mrs. M. A. Mitchell, La
Crosse; Eighth, Mrs. H. r. Roberts,
Waupaca; Ninth, Mrs. j. A. Strath-
earn, Kaukauna; Tenth, Mrs Latimer,
Oshkosh; Eleventh, Mrs L. H. Mead,
Shell Lake
A report by the Consumers league
was submitted, which showed what this
organization is accomplishing in the
country. The committe recommended
that more active interest be taken in
looking after the condition of slaughter
houses, milk supplies, canning and
candy factories and other places where
food stuffs are manufactured. The
committee urged that more attention
be given to compel legislation which
will tighten the burden of 100000
wage earning women in this country.
Child labor was also discussed. The
committee stated that new rules relat-
| ing to Christmas shopping, making pur-
chases in the forenoons, asking for
white label goods, etc, were quite
generally observed last year.
A report of loan fund for higher
education was made by Mrs. Sawyer.
Two years ago Mrs. j. A. Kimberly
70 hn ft1n n
like amount was raised by the clubs.
The clubs raised S240 and then stopped,
practically nothing being done the past
year At this convention Mrs. Kimber-
| ly duplicated her offer for next year,
with the same provision. Miss Ellen
Sabin, president of the Milwaukee.
Downer school, made strong appeal
for the loan fund, urging the federation
to enter upon the work and build up
such large loan fund that its income
alone need be loaned.
The afternoon was given over to the
presidents session and was enlivened
with music, vocal and instrumental
Those who participated in the musical
program were Mesdames E. V. Speer,
ID. L. Jones, Geo. Hart, Edward Boehm,
S. P. Templeton, Walter Flieth, Jos
Coates, and A. L. Kreutzer and the
Misses Clara Roach, Margaret Dunbar,
Anna Opdahl, Della Thayer and Hattie
Ringle.
Mrs. Sawyer delivered the presidents
annual address, which was a very fine
one and we wish space would permit us
printing it in full She paid tribute to
the awakening of interst in childhood
by clubwomen, resulting in the enac.
ton of child labor laws, juvenile courts,
play grounds for city children and
other features for the happiness OF
children.
Gould we but add to these a senti.
ment in favor of betterment of our
rural schools, we would feel that surely
our workers were moving in the right
direction. Until we see these improved
until we see the elements of agriculture
and domestic science taught in these
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center of not only instruction, but a
social center as well, for the country
| child, we women of the Wisconsin
! Federation may not rest satisfied"
In speaking of. the good cause in
which the Wisconsin Federation is en-
listed, Mrs. Sawyer continued:
| Occasionally someone who-judging
from the trend of his remarks, is suffer-
ing from particularly distressing at
tack of indigestion-gives vent to his
spleen by insulting criticisms on Ameri-
can womenhood which disgrace not
only the writer himself, but the univer
sity which he represents as we'll This
too evident bid for notoriety on the part
of the learned professor (referring to
Prof. Roberts of the University Of Chi
cago), does not, fortunately, represent
a correct expression of current opinion,
and will not affect the status of woman
kind throughout our country. The men
of America have ever been the cham
pions of our sex. They have looked to
us to hold the moral sentiments of the
nation. The American home has always
been the bulwark of our country's prog,
ress; and the women of America,
ESPECIALLY the clubwomen, now and
ever, place it as the foremost object OF
their reverence. FOR in it is centered
the hope of the nation. The children
there congregated comprise our future
citizens.
1.-The underlying principle of the
federation is cooperation Organiza.
ton is the keynote of popular effort to-
day. Like all successful measures
however, it is not free from weakness
and clubwomen as well as business men
would do well to guard against its vul
nerable points. One of these, it appears
to me, is the danger of being carried
away by undue enthusiasm, without
proper consideration of the subject
from all points of view.
''The great problem before the fedora
tion today appears to me to be the uni
flying of the interests of clubs and feder
ations; the arousing of a feeling of re
sponsibility and pride in federation WORK
among the club members-when this i:
accomplished, and we work as one
body, the success of federation will bt
assured" !"