The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-10

state organization arrived in Cair,
yesterday about noon TO attend
Injecting of the district federation.
The guests upon their arrival werf
escorted to he parlors of the Presby
tefian church where dinner in severa
delicious courses was served al
ldaintly appointed tables
After dinner the delegates and q
large number OF visitors ass embled at
Library han ana the program began
in earnest, the club rooms being filled
with 2 large and Interested audi
iclce
1 Tac assemblage was called 10 order
4 hy Mrs w N Butler al Cairo. ptesi-
Gent Of the district fedora ion and
vice president Of the twenty fifth dis
lricl or the state federation. after
which Mrs. Emma N. Bryan of Muir.
Iphyshoro pronounced the Invocation.
The address of welcome was given
ih Ply ME- E S Dewey, president of the
Cairo club, ana was responded 10 BY
Miss Margaret Winters of DuQuoin.
I Then followed reports OF the follow
ing committees: Credentials. Miss
starry Crawford, nominating, Mrs
George Goodall. corresponding secre.
tary. Mrs S +. Harwood: treasurer.
Mrs G V Pope
Mr., Watkins Address.
ME- Gca Ee Watkins of Chicago, /
president OF the State Federation.
was the speaker Of the afternoon ana /
her address made ex,emporaneously |
and in an earnest forceful manner +
vas source Of inspiration rs the
Club women, She stated that the OBJ |
ect OF women's clubs had a far wider I
eope than when clubs were first or
aanized and that their legislative |
committees were accomplishing much /
fog The good Of humanity. The men,
Of Illinois, many Of hem. had paid
little attention to the law making at
Springfield until the club women OF
their families had called their atten
ion to the reforms needed, especially
those laws referring to pure food
child labor, free libraries and other
ef0rms and benefits which the
clubs have done so much to
nromulgate. Educational work IL an.
1ther specially of the womans clubs
said Mrs Watkins, and now efforts
are being made to further the cause
b. domestic science TO embrace the
economics and this i'm
sortant science under one branch of
,udy to be as known as euthenics or
be science Of right living Mrs II
remarks indicated mat she
Z an ardent suffragist and while all II
n the audience did not agree with e
er in her views on this subject. they In
ould not help but admit that her i
rguments along this line were logi- i
al and reasonable. Mrs Watkins {
rged he club women to attend their / c
Feelings saying that the individual \
oman counted in club life; that her q
lind aife ted those about her even if n
he never spoke a word in the meet
'gs which showed that the speaker L.
! evidently a student of mental \
,iencc and suggestive therapeutics 1,
he quoted Ruskin who said that the al
eakest among Us has a gift. seem o.
igly trivial pc. aaps but which is
eculaily ones own gift and Of value IN
, the race a
The speaker called especial atteu. n
ON to the fact that 100000 people IN Il,
counties of Illinois are wi bout tho =
anehts of a public library which
object readers of The Bulletin viii s.,
member was treated of ia this al
iner some weeks ago Mrs Wat %.
ms urged the exten ion of free 4.
5raries IN the state and asked thefro
NIB women 70 write TO an Legislators
their acquaintance and ask them b,
favor the bill providing for these h
lrares Lei
A. an argument in favor of the plan
nave travelling libraries in the
.ral communities Mrs Watkins said e.
The strongest men are drawn from N
@ farm life and we want 10 keep G.,
@ boys and girls on the farm II "A
e give them the advantages Of good X
aiding their lives a.e less likely TO NJ
come monotonous and cause them
seek the attractions Of city life. p,
IN urging that all women take an n
ieFest in helping along the matters N
ferred to- Mrs Watkins warned the n
lmen thar their work was not done d
me for This generation bat for pos M
rity and cited the startling fac; that nj
ltistics prove hat 30 takes seven "A
nerations TO build mp but only "a,
zee to- degenerate irb
The audience thoroughly cnjoye= D.
Is Watkins address aad there was Al
slonged applause when she had NJ.
ished n,
Household Economies.
Mrs II G Mitchell Of Carbonate. On
We a sensible talk on Household 4 O.
onomics speaking also without M
les and in an easy. agreeable way o.
II was very ~ -active She re- b
red 10 the need Of the training Of Tn
; heart head and hand a. a three Do
@ nece- sity. and said Fiat women I
1uld get away from the old sfereo Oh
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