THE COURIER.
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Beside her bed of moss;
the swaying trees
O'er head; the whispering
winds that kissed the flowers;
The birds with bursting throats;
in one great chord
Had blent their manifold
enraptured notes.
Then, suddenly the woman
felt within
Her heart a joy
that ne'er before
Had found expression,
and her throat began
To swell, and through her lips
there came a sound
Of rarest melody,
so pure and clear
That every other sound
was hushed in awe.
It echoed through
the garden paths and lanes,
And wonderingly the beasts
crept near to hear
While through the morn
came sounds of rushing wings,
And trooping angels
glowed amidst the green;
The very heavens
seemed to bend and bow
To hear the strains
of earth's first human song.
And Adam, lost amidst
the tangled brakes
Astonished, heard the
marvelous voice, and in
An ecstacy he grasped
a hollow reed
To blow thereon a wild
accompaniment.
'Twos thus the earth
first heard the voice
Of music and her noble
sister, song.
William Reed Dunroy.
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LOUISA I, KIOKKTT8.
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Tho following aro tho ofllcors of tho
Gonoral Fodoration of Womon'B clubs:
President Mrs. Robocca D. Lowo
Atlantu, Oa.
Vico ProBidont Mrs. Sarah S. Piatt,
Donvor, Colo.
Recording Secretary Mrs. Emma A.
Fox, Detroit, Mich.
Corroeponding Socrotary MrB.Goorge
W. Kondrick, Philadelphia, Pa.
Treasurer, Mra. Phillip N. Mooro, St.
Louit), Mo.
Auditor Mrs. O. P. BarnoB, Louib
ville, Ky.
Stato Chairman Mrs. Louisa L. Rick
etts, Lincoln, Nobr,
OftlcorB of tho Stato Federation of
Womon'B clubs;
President Mrs. S. C. Langwortby,
Seward.
Vico President Mrs. Anna L. Appor
eon, Tecumsoh.
Recording Secretary Mra.F. II. Sack
ett, Weeping Wator.
Corresponding Socrotary Mrs D. Q.
McKillip, Soward.
Treasurer Mrs. H. F. Doane, Crete,
Librarian MrB. G. M. LambertBon,
Lincoln.
Mra, A. B. Fuller, Auditor, Ashland.
HOW A GIRL CAN WORK HER
f WAY THROUGH COLLEGE.
A glimpBO at a students' bulletin
board with the eager group of girls
scanning its advertisements affords
much insight into tho supply and de
mand tnat make it possible for the
young woman scant in purso but fertile
in invention to wi n her degree in spite
of adverse circumstances. The girl
who has been instructed by her mother
in the old-fashioned art of sewing,
mends clothes for a next-door neighbor,
daroB stockings at a "cent a hole." An
other girl, who has the nack, and who
played milliner at home because she
had to, finds her work at a premium,
and perhaps even advertises an "open,
ing" of really charming spring or winter
hats. Another clever needle-woman,
whoso skill is always in demand,
makes shirt-waists in true tajior style,
and with the proceeds supplies her own
wardrobe for an entire year. Some
times a girl is clover at "making over,"
and can turn her hand to little jobs for
which a dropsmaker would charge moro
1 than thoir worth. One girl of my ac
quaintance made herself a reputation as
a "packer,'' and when vacation came
around found it a paying business. An
' other was famous for her "shampooos."
There is newspaper correspondence, if
one is literary, and there is always
tutoring for those who have distin
guished themselves in their classes.
The athletic young woman can make a
goodly sum by teaching her timid sis
ters to swim, Bkate or ride the wheel.
A good dancing-teacher can almost
always form elates, and the girl who
can play the banjo or guitar is likely to
lind pupils. Harper's Bazar.
that I doom it boat to again publish tho
action takon at tho recent council of
tho Gonoral Fcdorution hold in Phila
delphia. This council is composed of
tho board of directors. The chairmen
of Btato corrcepondonco, tho prosidontB
of Btato federations and tho vico prjol
donts of tho Gonoral Eoderation.
This council meets tho day previous
and tho day following oach bionnial,
also at tho cull of tho board of directors.
This rocont mooting of tho council was
largely to discuss certain subjects thnt
havo groatly disturbed club circlos in
cortain sections of tho country, So far,
Nebraska does not seem to havo takon
much interest in thoso quostiona which
aro of vital importance to tho work.
And which must bo intelligently un
derstood if wo as a Btato tuko an intel
ligent stand at tho next biennial whon
tho final voto will bo takon.
grow out of it will bo helpful to all
concornod."
In reading the report of tho annual
mooting of tho Massachusetts, federa
tion, 1 waB impressed by tho fact that
at tho close of the election of ofllcers
tho nominating committee for tho next
year was elected by the convention. In
the first placo I commend the democ
racy of this action, which thus places
the appointing power of this very im
portant committee in the hands of tho
people. Secondly, because it gives this
committee the advantage of time, which
means, time to consult with oach other,
time to confer with proposed candidates,
and time to inform themselves as to tho
qualifications and eligibility of tho
nominees.
The constitution of the Nebraska fe
deration provides that "the executive
board shall appoint a nominating com
mittee which shall ascertain the nomi
nees from each club in membership and
present at this annual meeting two
names for each office specified by the
constitution." Thie would be very well
if it only read, "the executive board
shall, at its first meeting appoint a
nominating committee. In the past
this committee has been appointed
upon the convening of the annual meet
ing oftimea only a few hours previous
to the election which gives neither
sufficient time nor opportunity for this
committeo to do intelligent work. Now
if we consider it best for the state work
to amend tho constitution on this point
Bhall we change "Article VII" of the
constitution by inserting "at its first
meeting" after "the executive board
ehall appoint" or shall we change
Article III by adding nominating com
mittees to the list of officers to be
elected at each annual meeting? We
shall have plenty of timo to consider
this amendment as article X requires,"
"proposed amendments to be printed in
the year book, and also to bo appended
to the call of the meeting'hence it can
not be voted upon before the annual
meeting of 1000.
Let ua hear from tho club women
of Nebraska on this proposition.
Tho rocont council was occupied with
many oarnoBt diBcueBsionB of impor
tant question connectod with tho work.
Undoubtedly tho moBt important of all,
was tho discussion of n chango in rep
resentation at bionnialB, which in
volves tho furthor question of a reor
ganization of tho General Federation.
This question was brought boforo tho
council by Mrs. A. L. McCullugh of
Worcester, Massachusetts, in tho form
of recommendations from tho Worcester
Woman's club, that the representation
should be changed to include delegates
from the Btato federations only, with
the exception of 6uch national or for
eign associations as may now belong
and such fedorated clubs as bolong to
states whore there is no stato federation.
This proposed chango, Mrs. McOullagh
explained, would relievo tho growing
uuwieldinesa of the meetings, of the
General Federation.
When a man's world is bb good as his
bond he doesn't aticke to give the bond
Town Topics.
, In seeking the happiness of others no
man over yot lost his own. Town Top.
ics.
Since the request made, in The Cour
ier of July 1st, that the club women of
the state uao those columns to ex
press their opinions upon the question
of tho reorganization of the G, F. W. C.
so many inquiries have been received
asking for information on this subject,
The Worcester Woman's club made
itself famous by submitting suggestions
last spring to its stato chairman of
correspondence in regard to changing
tho representation in tho General Fe
deration from that of individual clubs
to that of representatives from stato
federations. These suggestions were
bIbo forwarded to the National Presi
dent, MrB. Lowe, whose discrete answer,
which however, left no uncertainty
as to ber position on this question,
has become club literature of general
interest. She says in part:
"Whatever may be your position on
the subject of the General Federation,
if you have the interests of women at
heart to say nothing of the General
Federation to withdraw from a great
and powerful organization of women,
will, in no sense, help the cause. If, as
your resolutions decided, your club
favors state representation only, or, to
go farther, if you aro dissatisfied with
the tax, I would advise that you remain
in the General Federation and remedy
tho things which seem to you to be
wrong. Thus you will be working ac
cording to your own ideas, and also
doing a great good to the cause of the
Fedeiation.
In assuming, however, that the Fed
eration needs reorganizing on account
of its having become burdensome and
awkward to handle, I think you aro
going a little ahead of tho facte before
us. It seems to me (and I hear the
same expression from all over the coun
try) that the biennial was moat success
ful, although not bo perfect, and, per
haps, not fulfilling the requirements of
some who were in attendance. This is
nearly always the case with all or any
organizations; therefore, I can not see
on what you base your reasoning. The
next council meeting I will call for
Juno 1st and 2nd, and I hope your club
will atate your views and objections, for
I believe the discussion which will
When tho rocomomlationB for this pro
posed chango in representation wero pro
sontod to the council it was Boon ovldont
that tho gonoral sentiment of the moot
ing was oppoeod to them. Mm. William
Tod Iloltnuth, president of tho Now
York federation said: "I question tho
Btatomont about tho unwieldinro of tho
body. I do not think it belongs to any
individual club to find fault unless tho
Gonoral Fodoration does so. It is,
monover, tho function of tho federation
to bring a largo body of womon togethor
from evory part of tho Unltod States. I
movo that this motion bo laid on tho
table." Mra. ilolmuth'a motion was
lost and a dozon women wero on thoir
foot at once. It took n discriminating
presiding officer to pilot that mooting
through tho lively discussion which fol
lowed. MisB Whlttler, of Lowoll, and
Mrs. Leighton, of Boston, both presi
dents of largo clubs, left no doubt on tho
minds of thoir hearers that the senti
ment of the Worcester club was not
thoirs, indood it transpired in the dis
cussion that tho Worcester club wbb in
a small minority in Massachusetts. Mrs.
McCullagb, who is an able talkor secur
ed tho floor again to explain further hor
position; she argued, "If the United
States government deem it unwise to
havo a business body exceeding 400,
whero those members are men, and sup
posedly Solons, what should we, a body
of club women think?" Members of the
Council attempted to check ber flow of
arguments by calling for a five minute
limit, but through the courtesy of Mrs.
Lowe Mrs. McCullagh was permitted to
tluish her remarks, but in spite of ber
eloquent efforts hir motion was lost.
The loss of this motion was followed
by a set of resolutions presented by Mrs.
Horace Brock, president of the State
Federation o Pennsylvania. These res
olutions had boon previously adopted by
the Executive Board of the federation
of Pennsylvania, and printed in circular
form:
"RoBolved, First That the president
appoint a committee of nine to draw up
a plan for the reorganization of tho G.
F. W. C.
"Second That this committee be in
structed to send a circular to the presi
dent of each State Federation and the
president of each, federation club, abk
ing that the question of a reorganization
of the G. F. W. O. which shall do away
with club representation, together with
the dependent question of proper taxa
tion and representation, be thoroughly
discussed in each club if possible before
tho annual meeting of their State Fed
erution, at which time these questions
shall be acted upon. That the president
of oach State Federation report said
action to the chairman oi tho Commit
tee on reorganization, and also that the
president of each federated club report
the wishes of her club to said chairman
before January 10.
"Third That tho reorganization com
mittee issue, not later than March 1, a
plan of reorganization and send it to the
president o' each State Federation, with
the request that it be circulated through
her state, and also send it to the presi
dent of each federated club, and urge
upon all discussion of the plan, and in
vite criticism and suggestions.
"Fourth That the Committee on Re.
organization mak: their final report in
time to have it sent to the clubs a month
before the Biennial meeting of the G. F
W.O., at which time it shall be acted
upon,"
These resolutions were adopted as a
whole with the exception of increasing
the number of the committee to fifteen,
This committee will be appointed by
President Lowe in the near future.
Mrs. Rebocca D. Lowe, president of
the G. F. W. C. in giving her report to
