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Following aro tho ofllcore of tho Gen
oral Federation ot Womon'e clubs:
Proaident Mrs. Hobeeca D. Lowe.
Atlanta, Ga.
Vico President Mrs. Sarah S. Piatt,
Denver, Colo.
Recording Secretary Mrs. Emma A
Fox, Detroit, Mich.
Corresponding Socrotary Mre.Goorgo
W. Kondrick, Philadelphia, Pa.
Treasurer, Mre. Phillip N. Mooro, St.
Lou id, Mo.
Auditor Mre. C. P. Barnes, LouIb
ville, Ky.
State Chairman Mrs. Louisa L. Rick
etts, Lincoln, Nebr
Odicors of tho State Federation of
Women's clubs;
President Mrs. S. 0. Langworthy,
Soward.
Vice Presidont Mrs. Anna L. Apppr
Eon, Tecumseh.
Recording Socrotary MrB F. II. Sack
ott, Weeping Water.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs D. G.
McKillip, Soward.
Treasurer Mra. H. F. Doano, Crete,
Librarian Mrs, G. M. LambortBon,
Lincoln.
Mra. A. B. Fuller, Auditor, Ashland.
Early in June a party ot distinguished
women will leave tne United States for
England. Among these tho most notod
will to Susan B. Anthony, who is mak
ing her second trip abroad in her 80th
year. She will be accompanied by Mra.
May Wright Sowall, ex-president of the
National Council of Women, and ono of
tho foremoBt women in America today
the Rsv. Anna Howard Shaw, tho well
known lecturer and only ordained wom
an minister in tho Methodist church,
accompanied by Miss Lucy E. Anthony,
who has boon her private secretary for
ton years; Mrs. Rachel Foster A very,
who has been corresponding secretary
for the Nutional Woman's suffrage as
sociation for twonty years; Mrs. Fannie
Humphreys. Gaffeny, president of tho
-National Council of Women, and Mrs.
Westover Alden, editor of tho woman's
department of tho Now York Tribune,
who goes as the representative of the
New York Woman's PreBB club. Be
sides thesa there will be a large number
of women eminent in literature and
many delegates representing tho re
forms, the philanthropists and tho
various public enterprises of our coun
try. The destination of all these Ameri
cans in London and the object is the
International Council of Womon which
will hold its second quinquennial session
from Juno 2(Jth to July 4th.
This will be undoubtedly the most
important convocation of womon ever
hold, sayB tha Sun, not excepting that
wonderful Corgress of Women during
the Columbian Exposition. It will as
semble in tho largest city on tho globe;
prominent womon from overy civilized
country will take part in its proceed
ings, and its program will include overy
brauch of the groat work of tho world
with which women aro directly con
noctod. What is this International Council?
It is a fedoration of tbo National Coun
cils of Womon in various countries, and
its object is to provide a moans of com
munication between those widely sepa
rated organizations and to bring thorn
together in conference ovory live years.
It is organized in tho interest of no one
propaganda, and ovory one of the coun
cils composing it has an equal sharo in
its deliberations and au equal voice in
itB govornmout. Wo may bj pardoned a
certain amount of prido in tho fact that
this International Council was formed
iu tho Unitod Statos and originatod
with Amorican womon.
A numbor of years ago, in 188.'$, to be
exact, whon Elizaboth Cady Stanton
and Susan B. Anthony woro in England,
they Hgreod with tho vory progressive
womon of that country to hold an In
ternational Woman SuiTrago Conven
tion, in 1888, in Washington city, to
celobrato tho fortieth anniversary of tho
tiret Woman's Rights Convention,
which was bold in 1848 in Sonoca Falls,
Now York. Boforo tho preparations
scarcely woro under way it was doomed
udvienblo to broaden tho ecopo ot this
proposed mooting so as to includo all
organizations ot womon, whothor or not
they stood for RUfTrago, and to give it
tho comprohonsivo namo ot Intorna
tional Woman's Council. This proved
to bo ro great a success and women woro
present from so many different coun
tries that tho idea broached by Mrs.
Sowall, to make it a permanent orga
nisation, was eagerly accepted. Tho
tirst oflicers were: President, Mrs. Mil
licont Garrett Fawcett, England; Vico
President, Clara Barton; Sejretary,
Mrs. FoBter Avery, United States.
Tbo tir6t quinquennial meeting was to
havo boon held in London in 189.'), but
theladioB ot Eugland waived their rights
in favor cf Chicago because of the
World'B Fair. Tho International Coun
cil became a part of tho great Woman's
Congress ot that year and thirty na
tionalities woro represented. The Wom
an's Council ot of tho United States,
Mrs. Mary Wright Sowall, President,
made itself responsible for the enter
tainment of all tho representatives from
foreign countries. As a result ot the
enthusiasm created at this time a num
ber of these returned home and organi
zed National Councils among their own
people, which became auxiliary to the
International. Tho olllcors elected in
Chicago woro tho Countess of Aber
deen, Scotland, president; Mrs. Sowall.
United States, vice president; BatoueBS
Gripenberg, Finland, treasurer; Miss
Teresa F. Wilson, London, correspond
ing secretary; Mmo. Maria Martin,
France, record lug socrotary. Upon
theso women has devolved the immense
tusk ot arranging for tho approaching
Council in June. The American wom
on feel that the next presidency should
come to the United States.
Indeed Mrs. Sowall has already been
nominated for that place by tho Inter
national committee.
The program is entirely too long for
reproduction. It is divided into five
sections educational, professional, leg
islative and industrial, political and so
cial, and these are extensively sub
divided in order that the various
branches may be presented by special
ists. There will be two public mabs
meetings in Queen s Hall, one to con
sider international arbitration and one
to discuss woman suffrage The other
sessions will bo hold in Westminister
Town Hall, St. Martin's and the Con
vocation Hall ot Church House, West
minister. An interesting feature ot the Council
will be the Bocial entertainments.
Among these may be mentioned a re
ception at Stafford House, tendered by
the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland;
ono at Surrey House, by Lady Batter
sea; a garden party at Fulbam Palace,
by the Bishop of London and his wife,
Mrs. Creightou; and a party by Lady
and Mrs. Leopold do Rothschild, at
Gunnersbury Park. It would bo diffi
cult to imagine ten dajB more replete
with historical, intelloztual and social
enjoyment.
Riiymotid and Mrs. E, 'LuwIb Bnkor
woro the regular delegates, and Mrs.
I). A. Campbell is a national nfllcor and
will also bo entitled to a vote. Mrs, P.
V. M. Raymond and Mrs. Marion Treat
Taylor go as visitors. Lincoln is and
may indoed bo proud of those represen
tatives, each ono an artiet in her own
particular field.
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Whilo tho Woman's club has in ro
ality closod its yoar's woik, ho mo of tho
departments havo not cotnplotod thuir
yoar's work as originnlly planned, and
will continuo to moot. Tho art depart
ment will havo two tnoro mcotingi, and
tho litoraturo dopirtmont hold its an
nual mooting this wock.
Tho Litoraturo department of the
Woman's club mot at tho homo of its
leader, Miss Towno, for its last regular
meeting which was a doparturo from its
regular routine. After the closo of tho
yoar's work by a completion of Hamlet
tho roBt of tho afternoon wai dovotod to
bocUI intercourse. Light rofroshmonti
woro served and a general good tituo
enjoyed.
Miss Towno was aBsist'jd in receiving
and caring for her guostH by her mother
and sister, Mrs. Grabam. This depart
ment is very enthusiastic over tho
amount and charactor of tho work ac
complished the past year, and express
ed its appreciation of tho loader's do
votion by presenting her with a copy of
one of Ridgoway Knights famous pic
tures. The annual mooting of this de
partment was h?ld May 4th at tho
home of MrB. Hibner, 1425 F etroot, at
whico the election ot ofllcora for tho
coming year was hold.
For tho Hrat tituo in the history of the
Board of Trade of Columbus a woman
was invited to address tho Board at its
last meeting. Mrs. J. II. Canfield Wds
tho woman on whom the honor was con
ferred, and her subject was "Womon in
Municipal Refoim," in which she showed
that whilo it was not the desiro of
women to eugage actively in tbo work
ot tbo Board in its manage mont of pub
lic affairs, they wero willing and anxious
to co opt rate with their husbands and
brothers for tho general welfare of tho
city. Mrs. Canfield is the wife ot James
H. Canfl-ild, president of the Ohio Stato
University, and a tjpical progressive
woman of tho moBt desirable sort.
At a meeting at Milwaukee, Wis.,
April 12, ot the International Young
Womans Christian Association, Mies
Helen Barnes of Toledo was elected a
member of the International Commit
tee. Mies Barnes is the recently eltcted
sot rotary of the Y. W. C. A. for Ohio
and Michigan, with headquarters at
Toledo. Miss Barnes is an Ohio girl
and was in attendance at tho Interna
tional convention at London last year.
Cincinnati club women aro consider
ing various sites with a view to orecting
a handsome, new and conveniont club
house. The cost of tho building will be
about 930,000. About $G,500 has already
been subscribed to tbo fund. The new
building will be modeled afte- tho new
Century club house of Philadelphia.
Tbo national federation of musical
clubs which was held in St. Louis this
week bad a large and representative
delegation from Lincoln. Mrs. Will
Owen Jons represented the Matinee
Musicalo as pianist, and Miss Pauline
Maude Oakloy as vocalitt, MrB, A. S.
Tho State executive board of the
Ohio Federation of Womons' clubs met
at Columbus April llth and 12th with
the following state oflicers: MrB. M.
P, Orr of Piqua; Mrs. J. H. Canfield of
Columbus; Mrs. J. B. Thresher of Day
ton; Mrs. W. C. Frew of Coshocton;
Mrs. M. H. Morrow of Canton; Mrs,
Jouoph G'oen of Cincinnati; Mrs. Joseph
Richards of Hillsboro; Miss Orpha
Cheney of Washington; Mrs. John T.
Mack of Sandusky; Mrs, Frank Conover
of Dayton; Mrs. John Tucker ot New
ark; Mrs. H. O. Adams of Toledo; 'Mrs.
Chapman of Marysville; Mrs. Selover of
Cleveland; Mre. S. B. Sueath of Tiffin,
rs. Shnoiiiakor and Mrs. Hoploy
Columbus.
An item of business was tho resigna
tion of Mrs. J. 11. Canfield as vico presi
dent, who will go abroad in Juno. MrB.
Jutiu'H R. Hoploy of CotumbuB, was
chosen to fill tho ofllco made vacant by
tho resignation of Mrs. Canlleld.
The roports from various committoos
ehowod that prae'ical work bad boon
accomplished along various linos viz:
Library oxtonsion and educational
matters, domestic bcIoiico, art in public
schools, club oxtvnsion, etc.
Tho uoxt biennial of tho gonoral
federation of womons clubs will bo hold
in Milwaukoo Juno 1000. Tho program
is not yet completed, but it will bo in
Bhapo to present to tbo directors mooting
which moots in Philadelphia in Juno of
this your, for suggestions and approval.
By tho way. word comes from Cincin
nati! that itB club womon aro anxious to
have tho next bionnial after Milwau
koo. Tho Cincinnati! club womon aro
planning to build a handsome now club
houso, and naturally onough, will bo
proud to show it off to tho club womon
of tho country.
A club woman of Now York rocently
sont out this wail: "Sorosis can marry,
and Sorosis can die, in fact do every
thing but build a club houso.'' Tho
reason of Hub is obvious. Raal ostato
in tbo heart of Now York City coBts u
gold mino, and tho building ot a haud
sorao club houso would bo a tromondoua
undertaking. Tho sumo is truo in Chi
cago, whilo many clubs occupy hand
somely appointed quarters jour in and
yoarout, they do not own thorn, and
Chicago baa not a single club houso
erected by women. There are about
ti'teon smaller cities whore womon havo
erected club houses, and probably as
many aB halt a hundred other clubs are
pondering over tho question "To build
or not to build."
There is little doubt but there will bo
un increase of "Rainy day clubs" tho
coming year. As tho skirt grows longer
tha wail grows louder, and has a more
assured sound Below we give a few
opinions clipped from contemporaries.
Tbo Western Club Woman says:
"The trail of tho serpent is considered
tho most undesirable thing in the world,
but it is to lie doubted if it is really any
worso than other trails. Tho approach
ot spring brings with it a trailing skirt
that causes gleo among the doctore and
in the street cleaning department, and
a wne, deep, dark and unconfined,
among the misguided beings who havo
believed tbe otornal feminine was about
to be won over to the paths ot pleas
antness and peace, just because tbe
hoop-skirt sleeve has disappeared,
The new skirt is not exactly a thin
of beauty, and it will not prove a joy
for long. Indoors only it is not par
ticularly objectionable, but outdoors
tbe trailing skirt, with filthy rim, a
trailing nuisance is to him and to her,
and to everyone, and it is nothing
more."
Tbo new clinging lengthy skirt goes
naturally enough with the old clinging
vino woman hence tho following from
tho editor ot the Iowa Register who bfs
nevor had an appreciative word for the
class of women who havo strength of
mind enough to keep their skirts from
tho miro, is tho more surprising:
"Tho trailing skirt for street woar
mops up tobacco juice, drags along
cigar Ltumps, sets the dust flying, pro
motes fllthiness, unwholesomotees and
dieoase, and disgusts everyone who sees
it. It is none of our business, girls,
what you wear; but wo want you to
remain the pweot, clean creatures you
woro intended to be, so for heaven's
sake bo sensible in jour decision on
this trailing skirt question."
The Loj Angtloj TimeB, another con
servative paper, can scarcely find Eng-