The Idaho Republican., 1912-08-09
FOR CLUB WOMEN.
The Difference Between Joining The
w. C. T. U. and The Federated Club.

read and is published. at the reques
of the w. C. T. U. of Blackfoot. BY
Mrs. Byrd Trego. Before reading
the paper at the July meeting held al
home of Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Trego paid
tribute to Mrs. Decker Of national
repute. and Mrs. Givens of state val
ue, who had so recently passed to
the Great Beyond. each Immediately
after performing convention duties
in national and state assemblage.
While these organizations are uni
ted in working for better morals,
higher ideals, better citizenship, in
dustrial conditions, pure food, the
home, play ground, better Journalism
purified politics, and sanitation in
home, city and state, each has its own
peculiar separate and distinct manner
Of working for the accomplishment
of these worthy objects.
The w. C. T. U. appeals to the re-
ligious, common sense and heartfelt
side of human nature, as well as to
the business end of matters. Justly
claiming better business condition
with the accomplishment of their
purposes.
I wish to use the word sectarian-
ism in it's broadest sense as applied
to the w. C. T. U. by saying 1t is
sectarian in interest and principle,
it's peculiar tenets are sectarian, it's
instruction is sectarian and it's books
are sectarian, in that their chief aim
is to teach temperance. The prime
object of it's organization was to a.
bolish the saloon, and it has kept
breast o. the times by the addition
Or takins. on of new duties as neces-
,ity was revealed. All of these adj
1itional departments however are
adjuncts to the temperance cause.
Tne lineal tree of the organization
las for it's trunk the abolition of in
oxicating liquors. The adjuncts of
White slavery, puriety, anti-cigarette,
medical temperance, flower mission,
ome, pure literature and art, and
ther branches have all sprung from
he original temperance tree, are lus-
y sprouts showing vigorous grow
h as the years have gone by.
I wish to further express the legi-
mate difference between these two
rganizations giving full credit to
ach, for l have no unfriendly criti-
sm for either. Suppose we use the
ord tenet in connection with the
'. C. T. U. and say by way of dis
notion, that the peculiar tenets or
pinions, principles or doctrines of !
importance, have so separated it or q
It it apart that it's membership is I
ot so widely diversified because of
lese tenets. .
Again the w. G. T. U. occupies a =
,sition between the church and the :
ub with an arm extending to each, (
1T more fondly leaning to the
lurch because of these tenets as
ell as long association and custom =
tablished at the inception of the (
{
While inactive in club work for the :
st three years I can perhaps pre-
MT it's purposes fairly well.
he General Federation of Womens :
ubs was incorporated at Washing 4
n, D. G. the third of December, K
90, "to have perpetual succession K
educational, industrial, philan- :
ropic, literary, artistic and scienti- -
culture, and to bring into COM =
with one another the var
IS Womans Clubs throughout the e
rid, with power in said corpora e
n to make and use a common seal, <
d to alter the same at pleasure.
ey are authorized or giv-n con-
1T to hold real estate not to exceed :.
0 hundred thousand dollars. To =
We headquarters at Washington. D e
This article was signed by D. B. "
nderson speaker of the house, z
liam P. Frye, president of the =
ate and William Mckinley, presi- .
1t of the United States. =
rhe work or branches taken up by Z
genreal federation is monument e
I could not do it full justice u
hout review, and late data is 4
at hand. The gain in member u
in 1907 and 1908 was 1870. u
,re were at that time 10367 Club =
men in the New England States 4
, were members of the Federation =
lie 1882 new members were
oiled the last two years. This
5 not include the entire working q
70 of club women. 1t is optional II