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will take such radical action at present,
but it ie believed the women will for
mally condemn the act ot the General
Federation.
Mrs". Clarence Burns, of New York,
and her State Rifle industrial school
project will be heard from again.
It was two years ago that Mrs. Burns
started public interest in the school,
and the Federation lent its influence to
get a bill introduced in the legislature
for the appropriation of fundB to estab
lish it.
The women had just enough influence
to get the bill introduced, bat not
enough to get it passed. At last ac
counts it was sleeping in committee.
The election promises to be exciting.
The retiring officers are: Mrs. William
Tod Helmuth, New York, president;
M e. Cornelius Zabrskie, Brooklyn, h'rst
Tice president; Mrs. Harry Hastings,
New York, second vice president; Mrs.
Frank B. Church. Wellsville; recording
secretary; Miss Anna Rhodes, New
Brighton, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Milton H. Northup, Syracuse, treasurer;
Mrs. Mary T. Leavenworth, Syracuse;
Miss Marion Carpenter, Illion; Mrs.Wil
Ham Eastwood, Rochester, and. Mrs. ',W.
C. Gouinlocb, Warsaw, executive board.
These officers have all served two
years and are ineligible for re election.
Candidates .or president are: Mrs.
Zabritkie and Mrs. Hastings, the two
retiring vice presidents, and Mrs. Wash
ington Roebling.
Mrs. Roebling has sheltered the presi
dential bee under her bat for several
years, but has not been able to make
it clear to the majority of the women
that the is eligible.
Her opponents Bay she iBn't a resident
of this state, because she lives half the
year in Newark and the other half at
the Hoffman House, New York.
In support of her candidacy, however,
Mrs. Roebling has pointed out that she
is a member of the New York State
Federation and is at the present time
chairman of the Committee on Arrange
ments for the Albany convention. She
also gave a $3,001 luncheon at Delmon
ico'slast j ear for the Federation mem
bership. Mrs. Louise Van Loon Lynch of Syra
cuse, is a popular candidate for corres
ponding secretary, and Mrs. H. M.
Northrup, retiring treasurer, shows a
desire to be included in the executive
board. This executive board, owing to
its make-up of ex-officers, is known
among the non-aspirants to office as the
"has-beenB."
pressing their opinion that in the fu
ture there should be no election at all
or it should differ from the pantomime
of 255 women marching up and deposit
ing their ballots for a ticket that bad
already been elected by the nominating
committee.
Miss Goggin is the president of the
Forum and she has an election scheme
which is favored by many of the women.
She would provide that all nominations
should come from the floor. The nomi
nations by the committee and from the
floor would be so arranged that there
would be two or three more tickets up
on which to vote.
The Sixteenth Annual meeting of the
Nebraska Dairymen's Association will
be held in the Dairy Building on the
State University Fara, Lincoln, Decem
ber 18th, 19th, and 20th, 1900. Emi
nent, practical dairymen will present
subjects ot interest and importance to
the dairy industry. There will be an
exhibit of butter and cheese for which
liberal premiums will be offered. For
program or other information address
the secretary, C. S. Bassett, Gibbon,
Nebraska.
The Forum, a prominent Chicago club
proposes to take up the election meth
ods of the Illinois federation of Women's
clubs this winter with a view to some
change which shall do away with cer
tain features ot the Rockford meeting.
Many delegates left that meeting ex-
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Bryn Mawr, Professor Emma M. Per
kins of Western Missouri, Dr. Margaret
F. Washburn, warden ot Sage College,
and Professor Nicholas Murray Butler
of Columbia, were the speakers, 'pro
ceeding the general discussion. At the
afternoon session, the last meeting, Mrs.
Florence Kelly read a report of the spec
ial committee on the teaching of econ
omics in college, the discussion of which
was led by Professor John B. Clark of
Columbia.
Influence of the Madonna.
In illustration of the effectiveness of
the work done by the Public School Art
society a pathetic story came to Mrs.
John B. Sherwood, president ot the so
ciety, last week. In one of the schools
in the poorer districts where a collec
tion of pictures belonging to the society
has been loaned, there is a good copy of
the Sistine Madonna. One day a little
girl came to the teacher of the room
where the picture hung and asked that
dbe might change her seat. She was a
timid little girl, and the teacher tried to
discover the reason without avail. The
child would not Bay that anything an
noyed her where she was and would
give no repson. She showed the teach
er the seat she would like to have. At
night the little girl was kept after
school, the teacher being determined to
find out the secret of her wish to change
After some hesitation the child told
her whole story. Her mother had died
two months before, and she said there
was something in the face of the Sistine
Madonna that reminded her of her
mother. Her Beat was changed and
she appeared happier after that.
"There are some people," said Mrs.
Sherwood, "who object to the Madonna
io schools, but with this example of
what the picture means to children it
is difficult to sustain such objections.
It means simply the mother to children.
Consciously or unconsciously, they
seem to gather something of its
spirit. It has been shown to us time
after time in some little incident from
tho schools."
Since the admiasion ot a Nebraska
Branch into the Association of Colle
giate Alumnae the annual meetings of
this organization are ot particular in
terest to Alumnae of various universi
ties, living in Nebrapka. The annual
meeting occurred in New York, Novem
ber 8th to 10th and the particular sub
ject of the conference was Education.
On the opening morning there was a
meeting of the Executive Committee.
In the afternoon, Miss Ruth Putnam,
president nf the New York branch, gave
an address of welcome, after that re
ports from various committees were
heard. In the evening Professor Abby
Leach ot Vassar, president of the asso
ciation, spoke on "Some Present Needs
in Education." Dr. William H. Max
well and Walter H. Page, also made
addresses. On Friday morning, Novem
ber 9tb, a breakfast was given to the
New York branch at the Claremont, in
honor of the Association. In the after
noon President Lowe gave an addres?,
reports "vere listened to from the com
mittees who had charge ot the conferen
ces to be held with the federated clubs.
The A. C. A. has felt that it could do
better work in an educational way
by co-operateing with the Worn
en's clubs. Miss Claghorn, the secre
tary, has addressed various meetings ot
federated clubs over the country on
this subject. The papers of the after
noon were: "Public Education As
sociations" Ly Mrs. A. J. George, and
"School Ventilation" by Mrs. Lucien
Howe. The topic for the Saturday
morning meeting was, College Entrance
- At the recent annual meeting of the
Michigan State Federation, a motion
from the floor that two men especially
connected with the work of the Federa
tion, be made honorary members, caus
ed much dismay and excitement. The
almost universal opinion ot the meeting
was opposed to the admission of men,
even as honorary members. One par
ticularly pleasant feature of the con
gress at Lansing was the dedication by
the Federation of the fine new Woman's
buildiug at the State Agricultural
College.
The annual executive meeting of the
National Council of Women was held in
Minneapolis November 13, 14 and 15 by
invitation of the Minneapolis Woman's
Council. This is a local affiliated body,
made up of fifty societies, divided ac
cording to their work into ten depart
ments, and as one of the first local
councils organized on the plan of the
national. The National Council, organ
ized in 18S8, is made up of twenty affil
iated national societies and several
6tate and local councils that are them
selves affiliated bodies. It represents
the largest number of women gathered
under one name, and for a common pur
pose, in the United States. Once in
thre years the Council holds a great
congress in Washington, at which an
accounting is made on the progress ot
the world. Tbe annual executive meet
ings are held in different cities, and rep
resent practically tbe development of
district work. At the opening meeting
the address of welcome was given by
Mrs. W. B. Leach, and the response by
Mrs. Fanny Humphreys Gaffney of New
York, president of the National Council,
who also delivered her address as presi
dent at the same meeting. Mrs. Higbee,
president ot the Minneapolis Council,
presided. Tuesday evening the topic
was "Women in Municipal Affairs,'' and
one of the speakers was Professor Marie
L. Saodford; Wednesday evening, "Wo
men in Business;" Thursday evening,
"Women in the Nation' A meeting of
special interest to club women was that
of Wednesday afternoon, when the re
ports of affiliated societies and discus
sions arising from their suggestions
made up the program. The executive
committee which transacted the busi
ness, was made up of tbe officers of the
Council, the president and one other del
egate from each ot the nation, state, and
local societies in the Council. There
was a large list ot patrons, prominent
persons, who pay 8 large fee to the
Council to aid in its work.
A large attendance of club women is
expected at the federation meeting in
Albany next week. The New York club
women are going to try the experiment
of not accepting private entertainment.
Special rates have been obtained at two
of the b: st hotels The program com
mittee of the federation has always rec
ognized in turn, at the annual meetings,
subjects interesting proups of clubs, in
proportion to the size of the groups.
At the last annual meeting household
economics was the prevailing topic. Ac
cording to the general plan, it waB not
included in this year's program, until
the deep interest in the subject through
out the state necessitated its recogni
tion. It is thought likely that the color
question will be brought before the con
vention, althought it has not received a
place on the program. The Rainy Day
club of Nen York city has instructed its
delegates to the federation meeting at
Albany to vote against the admission of
negro women's clubs, in casa the ques
tion should come up. It is said to be an
open secret that Mrs. Zabritkie is the
choice for president, according to re
ports from the nominating committee.
One of tbe pleasant features ot tbe con
vention will be the presentation to Mrs.
Helmuth of a handsome loving cup, as
an expression of gratitude for her many
services.
The first regular meeting ot the Col
lege Women's club for tbe winter, at
the Waldorf-Astor Wednesday after
noon, was largely attended. The presi
dent, Miss Irwin-Martin, was in the
chair, and announced that the club had
undertaken to send a box of clothing to
Doane University, Nebraska. The col
lege gives many scholarships, and the
students who take advantage of them
are usually members of needy families.
The club was asked to contribute to the
box, which is to be sent forthwith. A
brilliant program of vocal and instru
mental mueic was rendered, and mono
logue recitals by Miss Louise Karr, one
of which, "In the Millinery Depart
ment,'' was written for Miss Karr by
Mary E. Wilkins. There was a large at
tendance ot members and guests, among
them Rebecca D. Lowe, Mrs. Russell
Sage, Mrs. Angus Cameron, Mrs. George
F. Lawton, and Mrs. John M. Gardner.
Mrs. Croly (Jennie June) has been
made a life member of the Pioneer club
of London. The membership was Lot
only a courtesy, but a literal gift frcm
the club, each of the Pioneers sharing
in the duee. The presentation speech
was made by Mrs. E. S. Willard, the
wife of the actor, at a luncheon party,
and tbe American woman's thanks were
prettily smothered in roEes. The Pioneer
is London's best woman's club, and the
club house has opened its hospitable
doors to many American visitors. Mrs.
Clarence Burns is among its recent
guests.
A course of ten lectures by Professor
Edward Howard Griggs on ''The Philos
ophy of Plato and Its Relation to Mod
ern Life," will be a large part of the
winter's program of tbe Woman's Con
ference Society for Ethical Culture in
New York.
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