The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-09
CLUB NEWS
Information AS To City Federation
of Women's Clubs

was So p~erSlstently talked up by
its president, that early last fall
the club authorized the president
to confer with the presidents Of
the other clubs, to sound their
feelings on the subject, and if
they deemed it advisable, to have
their clubs take action upon it
Sorosis having already voted as a
body for a federation.
After much celebrating, ard
much time having gone by, the
other clubs reported ready for a
City Federation. The Friends in
Council sending in their report.
followed by the Shakespeare
Club, and then the Woman's Club.
Accordingly the president of
Sorosis called a meeting of all the
clubs to be held in the court house
which was put in order for the
delegation of women, and they
observed with amusement that
the cuspidores we're unusually
bright on that occasion.
This was before Christmas, a
very busy time and a very dis
agreeable day, consequently there
were not enough of the members
of each club in attendance to
form a quorum. As the meeting
adjourned indefinitely-Mrs. Ish-
am Reavis making a motion that
the president of Sorosis Mrs.
Charlotte M. Banks who had
brought the movement thus far
should call another meeting
whenever the time seemed propi-
tious.
: In the early part Of the new
year then the matter was brought
up again, and another meeting
called in accordance with the
motion above mentioned, and the
attendance at this meeting did
not warrant action: Still later
and early in the spring, a third
meeting was called, and held at
Mrs. Charles Hargraye's resi-
dence, in which the results of
persistent effort were satisfactory;
eliminating as they did in the
organization of a City Federation
of Women's Clubs. The object of
which is, that the united clubs,
each member of each individual
club being a bonefde member of
the Federation, work together as
one body, for the betterment of
our city, morally, ethically and
educationally.
Matters of individual clubs that
demand more attention than the
separate clubs can give it, can be
bought to the Federation to be
adjusted, and receive help.
1t is not expected that the in
d~ividuality of a club shall be lost
in the Federation, but each club
carry on it's affairs according to
its rules and by-laws-and its
own social features, according to
it's standing and custom; being
assured that the Federation is
back OF every movement that is
for the good of all.
The Federation in turn de-
mands the support of each club,
just as the physical body de-
mands that one of its member
an aim for instance-reach out its
hand when the eye sees the need
of, and the ear hears the cry for,
help.
1t is earnestly desired that
each member of each club make
herself familiar with the purposes
of the City Federation and attend
its meetings, and exercise the
right to a voice in its decisions
otherwise put up with its rulings.
1t is not the desire of the writer
to be conspicuous in this matter,
but it is her desire, as it should be
every club woman's, to see this
organization a power in our town
just as the City Federation of
Kansas City is becoming a power.
To be sure that federation is
composed of men, but we do not
all have to be men, to do things,