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best paper on an assigned subject.
The Art Department of the Woman's
club met on Monday at the club
rooms.
MtttltlM IIIMIIIIIIMIMI
The general election of the D. A. R.
takes place at Washington in Feb
ruary. Tho Georgia state convention
of D. A. R. recently indorsed the res
olution, passed by several of the local
chapter presenting zhe name of Mrs.
Donald McLean, regent of the New
York city chapter, as Ihcir candidate
for president-general of the National
association. The Tennessee D. A. R.
has also passed a jimllar resolution.
The Deborah Avery chapter of the
D. A. R. have prepared an Interesting
Year Book. The cover Is white, with
the handsome insignia of the D. A. R.
done in blue for decoration. The book
opens with a brief history of the chap
ter. The officers are Mrs. M. H. Ev
erett, regent; Mrs. R. T. Van Brunt,
vice regent; Mrs. R. L. Rehlaender,
sc-cretary; Mrs. M. J. Waugh, corre
sponding secretary; Mrs. A. S Tib
betts, treasurer; Mrs. W. C. Henry,
registrar and Mrs. S. B. Pound, his
torian. The members of the advisory
council are Mrs. Louie M. Allen, Mrs.
J. C. Harpham, Miss Mary A. Stevens
and Miss Anna G. Childs The pro
gram is as follows:
October 5, at the home of Mrs A. J.
Sawyer, Memorial meeting for Mrs.
Anna Willlston Sherman and Mrs.
Annabelie Winchester.
Prayer Mrs. Julia Coggeshall.
Music "He Giveth His Beloved
Sleep," Miss Childs.
Address Mrs. Stephen. B. Pound.
.Address Miss Mary M. A. Stephens.
Mu3ic "I Know That My Redeem
er Liveth," Miss Childs.
November 2
Meeting ot the home of Mrs. Hag
gard. Annual address of the chapter re
gent, Mrs. M. H. Everett.
Reading of the prize essay for the
gold medal offered by the chapter. Miss
Edith Craig.
December 7
Meeting at the home of Mrs. M. J.
Waugh.
Paper "The Jesuit Miss'ons in Am
erica," Mrs. H. M. Morning.
Election of delegates to the Conti
nental congress.
January 4
Meetins at the home of Mrs. H. H.
Wilson.
Paper "Has Nebraska No History,"
Mrs. A. J. Sawyer.
February 1
Meeting at the home of Mrs. W. C.
Henry.
Paper "The Indian and the Puri
tan," Mrs. H. H. Wilson.
March 1
Meeting at the home of Miss Stev
ens. Paper "The German Settlers of
Pennsylvania," Mrs. A. S. Tibbetts.
Report of delegates to the Continen
tal congress.
April 5
Meeting at the home of Mrs. A. S.
Tibbetts.
Paper "The Redemptioners," Miss
Carrie Dennis.
May 3
Annual meeting at the home of Mrs.
L. M. Allen.
Election of officers.
May 31
Meeting at the home of Mrs. S. B.
Pound.
Awarding of "the Deborah Avery
medal.
Reception.
The last page of the calendar has a
fine engraving of the Gold Medal of
fered to the girl of the Senior Class in
the Lincoln high school writing the
The recent annual convention of the
national Society of the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy, held at Mont
gomery, Alabama, was the seventh in
the history of that society. Mrs. Weed
of Florida, thn president, presided. Like
the Albany meeting of the New York
State Federation, the Daughters of the
Confederacy opened their sessions in the
hall of the House of Representatives at
the State Capitol. Mrs. John A. Kirk
patrick of Montgomery, president of the
Alabama State Division, and Mrs.
Chappeli Corey, president of the Cradle
of the Confederacy Chapter of Mont
gomery, delivered each an address of
welcome, Mrs. Corey in behalf of the
four local chapters, Mrs. Kirkpatrick
representing the state. To these Mrs.
Weed eloquently responded, dwelling
intereEticgly on Montgomery's historic
connection with the names ot some of
ths great men of the Confederacy. In
referring to the first Confederate cabi
net she spoke of the fact that Hon. J. II.
Reagan of Texas, Postmaster-General,
is the only one now living. The several
days' meeting was occupied by sessions
devoted to the business of the society
alternating with evening entertainments
and social functions at which the tra
ditional hospitality of southern women
was abundantly exemplified by the
Montgomery ladies. Two brilliant re
ceptions had, between them, the four
local chapters as host eses: One given
by the Cradle of the Confederacy and
Secession chapters at the Jefferson
Davis house, the historic old mansion
on Lee street, Montgamery, was attend-,
ed by many distinguished men and wo
men, with the Confederate veterans
present in a body. The second recep
ption was at the Re&uvoir club, with
the Sophie Bibb and Dixie chapters re
ceiving. Mrs. Kirkpatrick also threw
open her beautiful residence for a large
evening reception, the national officers
and Mrs. Goodlett of Nashville, one ot
the founders of the organization, and
the national and state oflisers receiving
with her. The attendance of delegates
and visiting Daughters was very large,
and the entire meeting was character
ized by brilliancy and enthusiasm.
limited to ona reception. It was voted
to relieve Mrs Lowe from official duties
for one year, if necessary, on account of
her ill health, and Mrs. Denison, the
first vice president, was made acting
president during that time. The next
meeting of the board will be held prob
ably in January or February, the place
not biing as yet announced.
The recent meeting in New York city
of the board of directors of the General
Federation was held on the mornings of
two days. Every member was present
except Mrs. Christie of Montana, who
was unable to attend. The standing
committees were appointed, their
names, however, not to be given out
until the members have accepted. The
executive committee includes the presi
dent ex officio. Mrs. 3. L.Buchwalter
ot Ohio and Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood of
District of Columbia. Mrs Dimios T.
S. Denison, 157 West One Hundred and
Third street, New York city, was made
chairman of the membership committee,
of which Mre. Vaa Vechten of Iowa,
Mrs. West of Massachusetts and Mrs.
G. W. Kendnck, Jr., of Pennsylvania,
are members. Miss Ellen C. Ssbin of
Milwaukee Downer college, Wisconsin,
was made chairman ot the educational
committee; Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood,
The Columbia, Washington, District ot
Columbia, chairman ot the committee
on reincorporation, and Mrs. Lora Rock
well Priddy, 514 :N. Topeka ivenue,
Wichita, Kansas, chairman of the pro
gram committee for the sixth biennial.
The place ot holding the next biennial
was not decided upon, and the choice
till lies between Boston and Los An
geles. The board passed a resolution to
the effect that the audience room used
on that occasion should be paid for by
the General Federation out ot its treas
ury, and that social functions should be'
The tri-color ot France floats artis
tically on the title prge ot the yearbook
of the Belle-Lettres club of Oil City,
Pennsylvania, indicating that a study
ot that interesting country will occupy
the attention of the members through
the current club year. The club is the
loading literary club ot the city, count
ing about one hundred members. It
meets weekly on Fridays, from 3:30 till
five P. M. At each session two papers
are presented, with at alternate meet
ings a short reading and discussion, three
minute talks or queries on some formu
lated topics germane to the subject
under consideration. Music is a feature
of every meeting, an effort being made
to have it relate, whenever possible to
the club study. Tho outline for a re
view of French history and affairs is an
excellent onecomprehensive and varied,
yet touching most of the salient points
in French history. The meetings that
occur near the holidays of the year are
made distinctive by a suspension ot the
study plan and the substitution ot a
light program pertinent to the time. In
addition to its social and literary motif
the club maintains a very excellent
circulating library which counts about
four thousand books a sturdy young
oak that grew from a very small acorc.
At one of the early meetings of the club
it was decided to attempt a library, and
the thirty-two members present con
tributed one dollar each toward the
project. From this the library has
grown and flourished, and has admirably
served the community. It will soon be
come a partot the Carnegie library
which Oil City will achieve in the not
distant future. Tho first president ot
the club was Mra. C. A. Babcock, who
was followed by Mrs. C. F. Hartwell,
succeeded in her turn by the present
president, Mrs. J. P. Strayer. O.her
chief officers are four vice-presidents
Mrs. S. Y. Ramage, Mrs. W. Barr, Mrs.
S. W. McCuen, Miss Myra Chickering;
secretary, Miss M. J. Goldsborougb ;
federation secretary, Mrs. T. A. Mo
Cracken; treasurer, Mrs. J. M. Berry;
auditor, Miss Sarah Hasson; librarian,
Mrs. J. S. Ricker. Iu addition there
are a beard of four directors and three
standing committees program, enter
tainment, press each composed of five
members.
One of the most interesting sessions
at the autumn meeting of the New
Hampshire State Federation was that
devoted to a discussion ot the question,
"Is it preferable to have several small
clubs in a place, or a single large one?"
The discussion brought forward decided
opinions on both sides. Mrs. Griffin of
the Keene Colonial club believed in the
expansion plan as giving the greatest
good to the greatest mumber ot persons.
It was also argued that money was
needed to carry on the necessary work
ot the club, and as it is not desirable to
raise club dues, a large membership list
keeps the treasury filled. On the other
hand, very large clubs have difficulty in
finding rooms in which to meet, and
their size interferes with the promotion
of personal relations. Another speaker
advocated small clubs with associate
and honorary members who keep the
club in touch with a larger circle, when
occasion demands, yet permit. the actual
size of the club to bo limited. In con
nection with the Bame general subject
the question of the problem of ..the waiting-list
was also discussed. One ot the
speakers affirmed that it is a valuable
strengthener of the club. Whatever ia
difficult to attain is more highly valued
when it is finally eecured. This speaker
advocated balloting as the best way to
choose members. One delegate said
that in her club, in cases of temporary
removal from town, the absentees are
made corresponding members to send
letters at stateJ periods. During their
absence members are chosen from the
waiting-list to take their places, these
substitutes going back on the waiting
list when the regular members return.
The annual meeting ot the National
Society, Daughters of the American
Revolution, to open in Washington,
February 22, 1901, will be of special in
terest, as a change ot leading officers
will take place. Mrs. Daniel Manning,
the present president-general, goes out,
by the constitutional expiration of her
term, and a number of candidates are
mentioned aa her possible successor.
At the recent state meeting of the
Georgia D. A. R., strong resoultions.
passed by the Atlanta chapters, were
accepted by the state body endorsing
Mrs. Donald McLean of New York for
the office of president general. Tennes
see Daughters passed similar resolutions
in favor of Mra. McLean. Other names
mentioned are those of Mrs. Fairbanks
of Indiana, Miss Desha of Washington,
one of the founders of the society, Mrs.
W. A. Roebling of New Jereey and
others. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
promptly declined the proposal to ask
her acceptance ot the office a proposal
alleged to be unwarranted on the part
ot the national board, and one that his
brought much criticism upon it.
The following correspondence may be
of interest:
To the Medford Woman's Club:
The executive board of the Massachu
setts State Federation ot Women's Clubs
hereby acklowledgee the receipt of the
resolutions adopted by the Medford Wo
man's Club, announcing its withdrawal
from the membership of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs.
As the official organ of the General
Federation in this state, the executive
board feels obliged to point out to the
Medford Woman's club that the reasons
given for this action are apparently
based cu a misconception of the situ
ation as it existed at the biennial meet
ing. Mrs. Ruffin would have been permit
ted to take her seat in the convention
as a delegate from the Massachusetts
State Federation or from the New Eng
land Woman's Press Association had
she chosen to do so. She was urged by
the credentials committee to take out
credentials from one of these organiz
ations, the question ot color not oper
ating against her as an individual. The
question at issue was the broader one of
the general policy of admitting clubs of
colored women to the membership of
the General Federation. The refusal of
the General Federation board to confirm
the admission of the Women's Era club
and to honor its credentials, represented
the convictions of one section ot the
country upon this policy; and also all
sections to preserve the national charac
ter ot our great organization. The right
solution of this question is not to be
reached by the withdrawal of the clubs
ot any section; therefore the executive
board of the Massachusetts State Feder
ation deeply regrets the hasty action of
the Medford Woman's club, which de
prives it of all further influence in shap
ing the action of the General Federation.
Per order of the Executive Board.
Etta H. Glidden,
Corresponding Secretary.
Hotel Vendome, November 14.
Louise R. Atwood, Corresponding Sec
retary ot Medford Woman's Club.
Medford, Dec. 12.
At a meeting of the Medford Woman's
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