Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-26
PLAY DAY AT NEWPORT
CLUBWoMEN ADJOURN TO VISIT
NOTED RESORT.

BOSTON. June 26-Most of the dele
gates to the ninth biennial convention of
the general federation OF women's clubs
today took advants ge OF the general COM
mittee'S arrangements for play day
at Newport, r. /.
More than 1000 women left this city on
two trains during tie early forenoon for
the Rhode Island city. where il had been
arranged 10 have carriages in waiting TO
take them for a shore drive TO Easton' :
Beach. AT that place "a Rhode Island
clam bake" dinner was to be served.
The program for the afternoon included
a steamer excursion up NetFport bay. a
visit to the United States nacal training
station and visits to places of interest
near the city. More than two-thirds of
the Clubwomen remained in the city dur
ing the day or visited the seashore re-
sorts in the vicinity OF Boston.
Panama Canal Woman's Work
If it We're not for women's clubs dirt
would not now be flying in the Panama
Canal Zone. Tnis was proved to the salts
faction of .of the General Federation of
Womens Clubs. in convention at SYM
phony Hall yesterday. by Miss Helen
Varick Boswell OF New York The great
Importance OF the clubs in the affairs OF
the government was proved follows:
Skilled men were required for the work.
they wouldn't stay at the canal without
families. and the women of such fam
lilies wouldn't be contented without their
clubs. Therefore the womens clubs are
digging the big ditch. Miss Boswell said:
The administration acknowledged in no
uncertain terms its appreciation Of the
status which organizations of women have
attained when it turned to the women s
club as one means OF remedying the I'M
rest and dissatisfaction which was griev-
ously affecting the residents of the Canal
Zone
Nothing the women have heard so far
during the convention pleased them so
thoroughly as this information that when
they really reason the matter carefully it
Is ciubwomen who are digging the canal
The convention also learned yesterday
that no woman ever arrived at perfec-
ton who was not a tomboy in her youth"
District Woman on Fairgrounds.
Miss Sadie American Of Washington
told them that, urging more Fairgrounds
for children. After hearing papers Or
home sanitation. pure food, municipal and
Japanese art. the women concluded the
heavy thinking and spent the rest of the
day at afternoon teas.
The visitors had opportunity to visit
some of the most beautiful estates around
Larz Anderson at Weld. Mrs. Charles S.
Sargent at Holm Lea and Mrs. John l..
Gardner at her Brookline estate. Miss
Alice Longfellow also entertained at the
historic Cragie House, where her father.
the poet. lived.
Thousands CT woman club members also
went to the state house. where Gov. Guild
and Mrs. Guild and others welcomed
them. Large numbers of the women are
suffering daily from their hasty adoption
n a Annrc
closed during the progress of a program.
In theory this strict encouragement of
punctuality seemd ideal but a large num-
Der of the women are barred out by being
a minute late. and consequently roam the
corridors.
ElectiOneering for the high officers of
the federation progresses steadily. with
indications that Mrs. Phillip H Moore Of
st. Louis will succeed to the presidency.
There is also much planning by various
delegations to land the next convention.
Energetic work is being done for San
Francisco.