Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
WHATCLUB WOMEN ARE DOING
Biennial Gave Informal Endorsement
to a Forbidden Subject.
MORAL EDUCATIONAL CONGRESS
international Meeting TO BE Held I'm
London in september-Mrs. Bur
dette FormuIates Greed for
CIub Women.

Through the medium Of a carefully IN
structcd resolutions committee, which
acted uppn all resolutions coming before
the Boston biennial, woman suffrage was
kept out Of of the convention. This, how
ever, did not prevent frequent reference
to the subject in the meeting. Almost all
the prominent speakers, according to the
Boston papers, referred to it and every
mention was greeted with applause from
the delegates. No other subject called out
such unfailing cheering. The wisdom Of
keeping it from coming before the conven-
ton for discussion can hardly be questioned,
considering the prejudice still existing
against it among many women. The most
ardent advocates of woman suffrage could
hardly have asked more sincere endorse
ment Of It, however, than was given by the
Boston biennial in this informal way. As a
matter of fact many count this persistent
applause of a forbidden subject the most
valuable endorsement it could have had for
1t leaves no question of the sentiment of a
majority of the club women without in
curing for the organization the opposition
that formal endorsement would have oc-
casioned.
Club woman's Greed.
Mrs. Robert Burdette has formulated a
club woman's creed that has been going
the round of clubdom of late and that is
worthy of adoption by all club women.
The Chicago Woman's club recently had 1t
printed on slips for distribution among its
membership. The creed is as follows:
l believe in afternoon club life for women.
1 believe in evening club life for men
and women together. when 1t does not rob
the home of father and mother.
l believe that woman has no right TO un-
dcrtake any work whatsoever outside OF
the home, along the lines of philanthropy,
church. temperance or club life, that does
not emanate from the home, and in its
final and best results return to the home.
Home must always be the center, but not
the limit, of woman's life.
/ believe in equal rights in the family
for father and mother, in intelligence,
affection and filial respect. These the club
should foster.
/ believe in nine-tenths of the club mem
bers doing the work and one-tenth the
criticising, instead of the reverse.
l believe in Individual responsibility for
every interest of the club, mutual sympa-
thy and appreciation of results.
l believe no woman has a right to accept
a place on any committee unless she serve
faithfully, promptly intelligently and is
willing to stand by the results of her In
dividual action.
moral responsibility regarding financial
matters in the prompt payment of dues and
pledges, and a comprehension that, as no
other phase of life can be carried on with
out money, neither can the enlarged club
life.
I believe in the value of a minute. and
that thievery of time on the part Of one
late member from those in waiting Is
reprehensible.
/ believe, out of consideration for others,
in removing the hat in all public assemblies.
l believe in occupying the seat furthest
from the aisle when there are others to
come, and, for the same reason, occupying
front seats first.
believe that club members should re-
strain themselves from whispering. or the
rustling of skirts or papers during club
sessions.
l believe no woman should seek or use
official position for self-aggrandizement or
club affiliations for stepping stones only,
but that she should utilize her opportunities
for the altruisms of life.
/ believe the character and good name
of each individual member of the club
should be as sacredly guarded by all other
members as are those OF the family; and
that the use of dishonorable political
methods in club life for women will be the
death knell of pnre, womanly organization.
1 believe the golden rule for club women
should be: Do right unto others regard
less of what others do unto you.
Moral and Educational Congress-.
Club women will be especially interested
in an international moral and educational
congress to be held in London September
1926. 1t will deal with the problems OF
neral training school and home. Papers
will be read on school organization, CO.
education, the moral values in the cur
riculum, discipline, Juvenile literature,
civlcs, the education of the morally back
ward, ard many other subjects of import
ance The public meetings, sectional meet
ings and special conferences will be sup
plemented by an exhibit of books. pictures
and illustrative material bearing on the
work of moral education, The organizers
of the congress expect valuable practical
results to follow, including the establish
ment of an international journal of moral
education and of an international moral