Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-02
Wonen's Clubs

sister Kidette even dreamed Of the plans
regarding them that are being discussed
in Cumnock hall by the Woman's parlia
ment of Southern California, in semi
annual session there assembled, they
would take to tall timber or join Peter
Pan and his band of lost boys in Never,
Never, Never land.
The parliament was called to order at
$3.50 o'clock by Mrs. o. Shepard Barnum,
the president, and after the singing of q
hymn Rev. Eliza Topper Wilkes offered
an Invocation, and then reports of officers
and delegates were called for. There are
seven counties Representations Angeles,
Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Diego San
Bernardino, Riverside and Orange-and
the reports of the work that is being ac-
complished by the club women through
out this section was Of great interest
Delightful features of the program were
two vocal solos rendered by Miss Char
lena WEIGH and Miss Whitesell.
Mrs. Barnum's address, which was brief.
voiced great faith in the future of wom-
ans cooperative work for woman. Their
power, she said, lies in permanent organ
ization, in learning to achieve the maxi
mum of efficiency with a minimum of
| waste.
Hon. Frank G. Tyrrill, who delivered
the address of the morning, spoke on
County Citizenship" He said in part:
'"The club woman of today faces ques-
ton that is not purely local. 1t has two
sides-the. problem of the city for the
country and the country for the city.
There are thirty million people on the
farms of the United States, and millions
more would be better of and would live
saner and sweeter lives If they would join
them. But instead of that the exodus is
steadily from the country to the city
Why?
.'They overflow your shops, your fac
tories, your jails. What to do for this
overflow is part of the problem of the
city, how to remedy the conditions that
cause it is another.
what can you do to alleviate the iso-
lation and Misunderstanding loneliness of the
farmers wives, the class from which
comes larger per cent of the inmates of
the women's wards in the insane hospi-
tails than any other? Statistics show that
in the rural district is, per
capita, largely in excess of the same con-
dition in the more thickly populated sec
tons. How can you women who are more
situated reach out a helping
hand in this matter to the mothers and
girls in the country? What can be done
to fill the deserted and empty country
churches-what to fill the vacant pulpits
with colIegebred men who shall bring to
these people not only the bread of life
but also intellectual inspiration, and put
them in touch with all that is best in this |
eager hurrying twentieth century life?
Is it not possible to establish in the farm
ing communities and villages some sort |
Of cooperative life that shall be partly |
adequate at least?
IF our city should be offered up as a |
holocaust some dire day 1t would in time |
rise from the ashes; but from the shadow |
Of land monopoly, the dangers of alien |
ownership, the perplexitfes incident to a
scarcity of labor, who shall deliver the |
country districts?
For lawyer to be an astute studious,
member of his profession is |
most necessary but to be that alone Is in.
1.-THE circle of her home is not. the end
IF a woman's obligation. One object of
hese meetings is that you may enter more
FULLY into the general life of the COM
nunity. 1t Is possible to be resident
md yet to ignore any civic obligation.
When troubles ensue because the better
lass of men will not exercise their fran
,hse 1t is not just to say that the coun-
ry is conquered by ignorance-she is be-
rayed by intelligence
But women are not acquiescing or
in the procession, and the time
S not far distant when they will embark
IN the solution and readjustment of these
coming when If women want a thing and
Jay So that thing is DONE
Afternoon Session -
The revision of the constitution was the
BUSINESS of the first period in the after
loon, and the report was presented by
he chairman of the committee, Mrs. ID.
|. Stephens. Proposed amendments con-
idered were: First, dropping the word
church" from article q; lost Second to
O change section in article that it
hould read. Officers shall be elected BIZ
nnially;" lost.
The third amendment, which was ac-
epted, dropped the first sentence, In
rticle and placed the following there
instead: 1.-THE annual meeting shall be
cid at time to be determined by the
committed"
The revised constitution reads as fol-
ows
ARTICLE
Name-This association shall be. called the
yoman's Parliament of Southern California.
ARTICLE III
Object-The object of the parliament shall be
le discussion ana advancement OF whatever
srtains to the welfare of the home. church
nd society
ARTICLE III
Membership Membership In the parliamentl