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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1900)
THE COURIER. ,c V 1 love for the people of tliis country. They were all his "friends" and he was the Mahomet of a new dispensa tion. Crokereven to his supporters is the representative of the grossest and most material form of politics for reenue only. When Mr. Bryan linked arms and proclaimed Tammany great and Croker its propheteven the blind est believer in Mr. Bryan's political honesty was staggered. The attitude, and the chum of the attitude were so contradictory. There are many other reasons from the democratic point of view and entirely unconnected with President McKinley's fitness for the place, that managers of the campaign allege as causes of defeat. It is idle to enumerate them after the fact. The Sphynx Frowned. The conduct of Croker in the last days of the campaign was not what was expected of the man who never looked vexed nor pleased. He was cross and the lines of his face drooped heavily. He dictated reports to the newspapers and signed them, saying that the republicans had given up the fight, and he dictated the famous advice to Tammany voters to throw out election judges whose conduct dis satisfied them. It was this advice that brought down upon Tammany and therefore upon the democratic candidate for president the sermons of the ministers of New York last Sunday. Nearly every protectant, preacher in New York City last Sun day preached about the "Duty of the Citizen," and the conclu sions were all in favor of the republi can ticket, against Croker, Croker ism, which hangs insulting banners on the route of a parade and advises that election judges be knocked down and dragged out. 'ihe message and the banners undoubtedly decreased Bryan's majority in New York City and they may have been intended to. Croker was either playing a part with the object of losing New York for Bryan or he has gone crazy. Bolters. Independent voters," eays the Chi cago Record, "are becoming more nu merous, not by reason of the fact that there are more men who do not be long to one or the other of the parties, but because more partisans are scratching their ballots and voting against bad meD of their own party. This fact is one of the most hopeful signs of the times, and from the ten dency to vote independently the hope of better officials is greatly strengthened."' IMIIIIIMIMIMIMIIMIIIIIIIMUMI ! LBBS- llllimimMICMHIMMIMMIMMIll The Woman's club of Auburn held an interesting meeting at the Masonic hall on Thursday afternoon. Miss Jennie Loach read a paper on Chinese educa tion. Miss Myrtle Stitzel briefly re viewed one of Mrb. Peattie's stories, and Mrs. Gardiner reviewed "Thelma." A paper on "Ventilation in the Home" was prepared and presented by Mrs. B F. Neal. Miss Anna Furlong, delegate to the state federation meeting at Lin coln gave a fail report of the proceed ings, A piano number by Miss Minnie Hay and a song by Mrs. J. S. McCarty, concluded the program. A FAR CRY I walked the streets I do not know , A stranger, ill at ease; And alien faces come and go That do not please; The very airs that round me blow Blow from strange seas . . I know a hill in mine own land Where I would be ; I know a hearth-fire burning bright That burns for me . Around that home, this winter-tide , The snow lies deep ; The midnight moon shines clear and high, The vagrant winds are all asleep . An exile in this sultry land, In dreams I seek those snow fields free, The hill, the hearth fire burning bright , And thee. Harriet Boyer, in November Century Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt was a guest of the Omaha Woman's club on Monday, October 22od. The Woman's Weekly of Omaha in speaking of Mrs. Catt aaye: "By her speech Mrs. Catt made many converts but she made mote by her personality, her good breeding, culture and beauty. There is no finer woman on the American platform than Mrs. Catt and she is a finished orator. All those women who have never heard this woman who stands for the best womanhood in America, should not fall for their own sakee, to hear her if it is ever again possible." the Art Department, Mrs. Alice B. Manning leader. Mrs. Nellie Anderson read a paper, "The Key to French Art." Mrs. Manning a paper on "The Life of Rosa Bonheur," followed by Miss Miller with a critique on Bonheur's "Horse Fair." Copies of other pictures by the same artist were exhibited, and anec dotes were related about her by mem bers of the club. Then followed an ex cellent report from the State Federation by Mrs. Callendar and Mrs. Carey. They bad much to relate of the "spirit of progiess which pervaded the meet ings, showing that club work means action in many directions. The program closed with a piano duett by Mrs. W. W. Stoner and Miss Frances Miller The next general meeting will be in charge of the department of Household Economics, with Mrs. Carey lender, on November 24th. Seventy nine names are enrolled, eight new ones proposed, and the work is growing in interest. The regular meeting of the Woman's Club occurred at three o'clock on Mon day. The program was well prepared and of great interest. At the opening of the meeting there was some business to be transacted. Mrs. Bushnell ap pointed Mesdames R. E. Moore. Sander son, Atwcod, Frank Woods, Eames and McDonald as a committee to represente the Woman's club for one month at the meetings of the City Improvement So ciety. Announcement was also made of the approaching birthday of the club which occurs on November 17th. On this day the club will celebrate its an niversary in the typical birthday fashion of cakes and candles and toasts, at the home of Mrs. Harphaiu. Miss Gericke of Berlin then gave a short group of songs. Her voice is of a sympathetic and pleasing quality. The numbers were: "In the Dark" W. Coombs "Lover's Call" Bucokaup "Leb' wohl Hebes Gretchen" Niels W. Gade. Abendweiln Reinsohe Doctor Lowry then spoke of the De velopment of Gothic Architecture in France. Doctor Lowry has an able un derstanding of his subject and he made plain many of the intricate distinctions of Gothic and Romanesque architec ture. He illustrated his theme by charts and etereopticon views. At the close of the meeting a rising vote of thankB was given him. The club is greatly cheered by the number of new members. It has the largest enroll ment now that it has ever had. Mrs. F. M. Hall spoke to the mem bers of the Y. W. C. A. in the chapel on Wedneeday, October 31st. The Woman's club of Seward held its first meeting on September 29th. A helpful and interesting address by the president, Mrs. Grace Porter Miller was followed by a bright and instructive talk on the Paris Exposition by Miss Frances Miller. Four musical numbers were enjoyed. The general meetings are held in the parlors of the Windsor hotel. The second meeting of the club was held October 27th. The president was in the chair. After the transaction of business the program was in charge of At the coming conference of the Na tional Union of Women's Workers in London, employees as well as employers, are to make addresses in the depig ment of Household Science. This will give the public an opportunity to hear from the "other side" of the servant girl question. The Countess of Aberdeen and Mrs. Humphrey Ward are among the speakers announced for the congress The literary department of the Fair bury Woman's club met last Tuesday. The program is as follows: Response: From French author. Music Miss Winnie Brown. Talk: France Life in Paris Mrs. Sarbach. Paper: French literature and noted writers of France Mrs. H. F. Hole. Talk: Influence of French literature upon the centujy Mrs. C. B. Letton. Recitation Mrs. McCoy. Music Miss Winnie Brown. "That the president of the Nebraska Federation of Woman's Clubs drove fifty miles from her home to the rail way station, and then had a tiresome trip of four hundred miles on the train in order to preside over the annual con vention of that state, suggests some what of the discomfort many a Western woman undergoes for the sake of the inspiration of clnb life," Bertha De maris Knode, in the Woman's Home Companion for November. We are specially pleased with two features of the above lucid and learned paragraph from one of the leading "wo man's periodicals," published at Spring field, Ohio. One of the pleasing fea tures is that the word "western" is capitalized it gives us proper distinc tion. The other feature is that the life like description of the long, weary ride of our etate president, in a wagon, and so on, is designated as only "somewhat" of the discomforts of being state presi dent. It demonstrates that the to pography of our state is well known to the fair magazine scribe, and that she baa in her.anatomy the real club spirit of sympathy for the unfortunate. We love her for both. Omaha Woman's Weekly. a definite literary and muBical aim. It is also especially interested In the pres ervation and collection of Hawaiian mjths. It has an Industrial Depart ment devoted to the revival of Hawaiian industries, such as hat and basket weav ing, in which classes have been started. Medford, Mass.. Nov. 2. The Med ford Woman's club today threw down the gauntlet and jn a set of resolutions adopted unanimously withdrew from the General Federation of Women's Clubs, giving as the reason the famous Ruffln incident of the Milwaukee con vention last summer. Mrs. Josephine Ruflio, a colored woman, attended the convention both as delegate from tbo Massachusetts State federation and as president and representative of the New Era clnb of Boston, made up of colored women and one of the organi zations included in the state body. Every club belonging to the state body becomes, by virtue of that membership, part of the general federation. It was this fact which the executive board of the general federation refused to recog- -nize. While Mrs. Ruflio was admittedly n delegate from the Massachusetts fed eration, holding office therein, she was outlawed as president of the New Era club, the executive declining to honor its claim to membership. Mrs. Ruflio took the stand that she was as much the delegate of her club as of the state body, and would have no compromise. Her endeavor to force recognition did not succeed before the convention closed. Northern and Southern women were -arrayed against each other in the strug gle. The question promises to be the strongest bone of contention at the com ing convention of New York state wom en in Albany next week, and will Le fought to the death when the general federation reassembles next Juno. The Medford club's resolutions read: "Whereas, The executive board of the General Federation of Women's Clubs assembled at Milwaukee in June, 1000, refused to receive Mrs. Josephine St. P. Ruflio, an accredited delegate of the New Era club of Boston, of the New England Women's association, and also a member of the executive board of the Massachusetts State federation, the reason being that she represented a club of colored women; therefore, "Resolved, That the Medford Wo man's club protests against such unjust and illegal action and withdraws from the General federation." A copy of this resolution will be sent to the executive board of the General federation and to all the clubs of Massachusetts. Clubs are already becoming a vital part of Hawaiian especially of Honolulu life. The Hawaiian Woman's club originated from informal gatherings five years ago of young girls at the home of an American school teacher. The meet ings occurred every week and the con versation was directed toward some spec ial topic. Out of this grew the Ha waiian Woman's club, which is now federated with our Generel Federation. The club members are Hawaiians, Por tuguese and Chinese, the president at this time is a Chinese woman, who wears the picturesque costume of her country when presiding. The club baa Among all the names chosen to be recorded in America's Hall for Fame no woman's name is included. Votes were cast for Mary Lyon, founder of Mount Holyoke Seminary, Dorothy Dix and Harriet Beecher Stowe, but not suffi cient to secure these eminent women fame according to the .American stand ard. Harpers Bazar. In the following excerpts from the program of the Georgia State Federa tion held at Griffin on October 29, 30, 31 and November 1, the preponderance of educational and economic subjects will again be noted. The first day of the session was devoted entirely to the business of the credential committee and the meetings of the executive board. October 30 Three Minute Reports of Clubs Report of Committee of Art "What I Saw of Art at the Biennial Report of Library Committee Report of Reform Committee Report of Law Committee President's address Mrs. J. Lindsay Johnson. Committee on Industrial Condition of