The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-05-27
IN THE BUSINESS SIDE
OF THE WOMEN'S CLUBS
A Summary Of The Work Accomplished By the
North Carolina Federation OF Women's Clubs
During the Past Year.

"a. ARA. Al FAJRBROF1HER.I F,
..n;~f J.rrtice Walter Clark paid q
,,.x, acd me, tied ribute to one vi
IN. ros, representative bodies ever
..~mAao in North Carolina when,
~ hie talt ~ the recent annual
,.oet;ns =, New Bern OF the North
,Ar,i,ou Federation OF men
.,1sbs ne saiA it vas the most IN,
tuectuAi b0dy Of women ne nae
,,yor addressed. And as il knowa OF
uses.. Judge Clark says he thinks
asa in net given to flAttery.
indeed. 10 those who had never
,.keo III. club movement seriously,
the RAJ. work accomplished
the Orxao1sod effort n concerted Ae-
tio4 os the leaAinG women OF the
AlaAc-WOrk that hiss rouEn aoo-1
eeUssats Ut lAstog benefit to North car
sNua and her entire citizenship -thAt
osrreiwx va - eye-openee ~ u the
p.,wor and responsibility OF uhited
wewanhood. Judge Clark. in refer
ring Ia the pert taken BY women 8
uaQbo Ia ths paADaEe BY the nst Leg
h1AAure Of certain btAs Tor ne pro-
toc&ion " wUnRon aod chiATen ana
10 ivNprsos upoa tAAm . full sense OF
their O6lgadea. with the power of
thaD federAAiOa behind it, and tho
DOWee of etSr0aA justice ~ push II, q
tan 10 plnee Wonao0 upOa equal tofpHx
WITH AseN in reopeSa 10 their tights *
persoa And property must become .
law" no said.
Aarelaaey representing the spirit OF
DO FodNeNH0M AN for . and each
% ~. there have been wAesie Win
IN wheels, = Nte1e opriU& here and d
hW wire there, oae dynamo, running
dHs and might, located down in Pitt
O0aoty has furnished power suiNcient
70 keep IN motion svery a3nAlte& raft
tMi always active. always alert 10
t1s& best interests Of whom
she t0ve~ and Of her native State. to
which she has ever been mo0t ieyai
esd in which she hAe feat an h0nes-
pT10e. Mrs. Robert r. Gotten, Of
tNeNi Of the North CarOlinA Fedora
0ts ~ WonAN's Clubs, has put the
organization On a b6SlA
sod has made Of II a force to he reck
"0ed With. ChTrch and State rec0g-
Mses the Importance n far-reach-
iog Influences OF clubs a to-
settaer for the common good, aud the
dAAiOerAtiOas Of this conservative, in
sealectuAi hody of thinkers and work
~ are no longer played up by thu
Oewspapers ia the society coanm a
sut af- given front page preference
u sv6Re0v nCAu6. Or WVTlUy II 81
seRtioo of - thinking world.
The State Federation is one Of th<
many eKpresisOns OF the woman
movement which has enrircled tn
EaOhr the ~OMan's movement which
taAS joined hands with women acroS
the ~ea~ which has p~eneseratAd ever!
land nven OF the Ctrien4 aw1k e21in,
Lhe tIasaera conscience to the degra
datsoR ef the h&rem. and cx2l!na
u~utckeuinE sOuis frOH has bee1
aptV referred to a. the StUpefactio,
~ physical content The status OF
state intellectual: progress III thi
DAY OF practical ideas and rapid I'D
v~AAce0sent towards higher social an
VOuttcaA standards. is determined b
the activities Of its wors&ea. Wher
the study tub. civic and social servic
ORGANIZATIONS u precedence owe
the card party the Twentieth Centur
lea ven in AT work ana the fun loaf {
soWd accomplished witt teal the stor.
tut OAck TO Mrs. Gotten. II 81
= DOVE nothing e4ae hut 10 zSpi1
the creation Vt a parpetuAa education
~ ,OaN fund to assist needy girls
North CarOliWa in securing \ hbAr
sANC~kaVs- Away = hot.hy for whit
-" hAs labcred Lone and earnestly
her name wcuad go down in hist @,
~ = pwotic be0eAActOr. Hut with Il
"RAni~ SouthAn Gotten Education
IAs~a Fnah" Ia perpetaate her nan
e NV Wks HVC. NV VUty Inv 0CAt&
tAls Xe0erAtisA. bat OF children '
wOSOTW.
To Msw. ~, l. StOvHr Of WilMin
tsa. chairman Of education. hea01
= t~oAN aad the honor Of Au29eseia
y NAME for thiA lean fund, Viii
jnONpeA IN q few naiNutee trOR %
to over 5000. the name OF SAL
oOUthA1 Gotten proving IN OPP
SesAnse to tAe p~rses - WeH ~ to I
hearts "f those proeeUt. Suhsrri
t<%s~s came ~ tAst thAt the victiaa
~e this happily conceived aud cieve.
yGhW~eA &~vorise which Mrs. Sta,
~ SmAaOuSey kevt up her sleeve =
Q~i<e SyercWaae. For = moment. q
Ter the 6rwt time in her Afe perha
sAe was nj = loD fec verbs. 1t en-,
a tae end 81 tn" Sp4eadtd report
the ed usaati"Raf dApartm eNt and v
- hH Of tho coUve otinn. Ars. e
ten soon fOMNd her voice and EXPIRE
ed her xeNuiNa appreciation of
A~Nh2e honor done her by the e
women iR naming the edAc~si0
30AW q after her, and AAso in Gle
sAR her AnunrArv Nr~kA>At A.>t,