Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-28
Concerning women's Clubs

In an encyclopedia, each of the four
great volumns containing nearly two
thousand pages, and which was pub
lished more than forty years ago.
! find the following: "In March, 1868,
the first woman's club OF America
was organized under the name of So
rosis, and has continued to exist I'M
der the same style and title: its OBJ
ject being as stated in its constitu-
ton, to bring together representa-
tive women in literature. art, scienc4
and kindred pursuits and by uniting
them render them helpful to one an
other. and useful to society" The
first annual report was published to
the world on March %, 1869, and
states that Mrs. Jennie June Gro
ly was stimulated 70 the formation
of woman's club, by the refusal
OF the committee on the Dickens din
equally with men on that occasion,
She thereupon invited the co-opera-
ton of ladies and a meeting was
called at her house in West Four
teenth street, to formulate plan,
having that object in view.
There were present at the first
meeting Miss Kate Field, Madame
Botta, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Field, Mrs.
c. B. Wilbour and Mrs. Croly.
"A signed Call, hSSuSu ny lllSSS Id
dies brought fourteen ladies to the
same place on the succeeding Mon
day-twelve of whom organized a
woman's club under the name of So
rosis. Mrs. Croly found the name
in botanical dictionary.
Mrs. Fanny Fern Parton was
elected president; vice president,
Mrs. ]. c. Croly; secretary, Miss
Kate Field; ex-committee, Phebe
Cary, Mrs. Ella Clymer. Madame
Demorest, Miss Josephine Pollard
and Mrs. Sara L. Hopper.
Subsequently the officers stood as
follows President, Miss Alice Cary;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. :. B.
Wilbour; chairman Of executive ccm-
mittee, Mrs. Agnes Noble, Mrs.
Parton, Miss Kate Field and Phebe
Cary declining. or not being able to
serve.
The initiation fee, including the
nual dues, five dollars.
This is a brief story of the actual
beginning Of the Federation OF
Women's clubs in the United States
In the year 1892, after the Colum-
bian exposition was en- tapis. this
club and all other women's clubs
in the country were invited to APP
pear in the woman's building in
Chicago and occupy convenient
space and present the claims Of the
club movement to the many thou
sands of visitors to the Chicago ex-
position! An reorganization room
was fitted up for the convenience
of these club womenand they were
very active until the exposition
closed in October, 1898. The history
committee was organized to assem-
Bile in Chicago IN the summer of
1894 and I was selected to prepare
the reports handed in by these or
CARNATIONS Of women; which I did,
to the best of my ability. They
would make a volume of at east 2OO
pages if printed in average book
type. I hope to see them in the
hands of the national or general fed
Grafton of women's clubs in the near
future. More than sixty OF them
were in attendance at that period
(1S93) and not a single one from the
southern states. That was nearly
thirty years ago. Now these WON.
ems clubs number hundreds in the
state of Georgia. They give great
pleasure to thousands of Georgia
women. There are perhaps millions
of members throughout the UNION.
The Summer So1stice
Those who watch the seasons of
the year, know that there is day
in December which is called the
shortest day in the year. Core
spondingly, there is a day in June,
known as the longest day, namely,
the 21st of June in midsummer, and