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Show THE BEE corum from all tangled current matters. Frequently among them were those who did not vote, and among thoso who dd, many forbore making any mention of their political bias. Tluy wore different from others they know things; they wero sobered by knowledge of things analyze!, tabulated, systemized, respectably dead and labelled. But they, and their stilted, si r -- FVANGFLINR S. POKFR.H, F.DITOR. Al.Jrrss all communication for tbo Wiinau OULDNTit bo interesting to know just what thoouo solitary womans club of North Carolina is doing? But North Carolina is not the only stato in the Union with its single mcasuro of leaven. South Carolina, Virginia, Dolawaro and Mississippi are equally uneflfoctod. About as prone tocontagion thoso States, ono would say, as tho child who breaks out with ono raeaslo. It is somewhat surprising that Kansas should bo tho Stato having the greatest number of federated clubs, three hundred and one. Perhaps she has just tho right mixture of Northern energy and Southern responsivenoss to make her singularly susceptible to epidemic movements. However, there aro clubs and clubs, and the real influence and power of her clubs may he much less than thoso of some Stato with a mere handful of organizations, in comparison. That New York is the State with tho is what would be largest expected. That fine old commonwealth has something like 28,400 club women. A remarkable feature of tho New York of army is its musical leaning. Fity-onits two hundred and thirty clubs are studying music. In fact, music leads all other topics. Who will explain this? May it not be one of the unlost echoes of those wonderful, wonderful Thomas concerts? Or is it because of the more recent Wagnerian craze of Gotham and its country-side admirers? Whether one may be sure of the straightest clew or not, the general indication is clear. The explanation traces back through one deviation or another to the unusual advantages offered by the great Metropolis. club-membersh- ip e Ikjiurtmrul to Mr. Tower, T. O. Ho all our thoughts on woman. Surely tho piano of our vision is infinitely wider whon wo think and speak of humanity. There is a world of timoly admonition in that statement. Tho dub whoso members amself-socbition is simply a ing ambition, whether it bo a reaching out after amusement, culture, or eminence, is an organization that does harm to the Federation it is a member of, to the town whero it exists, and to the members themselves of which it is composed. Tho whole oxcuso for any club's existenco is the very opposite; tho definito purpose of leading its members away from thoughts of self, to wider interosts, interests of others. solf-centoro- was continuity. The fault is a serious one, but it is believed that the new programs so far arranged for next years work, in the different clubs, aim to correct this. Another valuable suggestion in the In our previous ef same address was: forts there has been danger of centering k d, o good. UTAH AND THE BIENNIAL. By Tho foregoing reminds ono, in somo round-abou- t way, of tho criticism in Tho Club Woman for April upon our past endeavors. Tho Utah clubs have been rather slow in doing practical work. It may be in a measure that that judgment is justified, yet the appearances aro probably less flattering than aro tho facts. Lot it bo remembered that Utah was a backward field, and a good deal of pioneer work had to bo done. Salt Lake City had not, up to 98, what nearly every little town of the East had, a free public library; and it was tho persistent, hard, up-hiwork of tho club women that procured one. Tho results that have been accomplished here may not compare favorably with the work in many other states, but it is hardly fair to judge us by that comparison alone. ll TO BE REMEMBERED. ANY A heartin the throng last week gathered to see the volunteers march, march away, was in the condition described by So full that a Lowell: it. That drop over-fill- s drop was over-brimmin- Last May, a year ago, the president of our State Federation, in her annual address, said that what had been chiefly lacking in Utah clubwvork, up to that time, 4H mistaken dignity aro fast disappearing, and tin rest of tho unappreciative world cheerfully bequeath them, another ornament, to tho good old times, tho days that aro gono. a new I And for their successor there is growing respect and regard. For the teacher who in days like these is a coin-radwith his pupils, whoso sympathy is warmly, actively with his country and tho throbbing common heart, who utterly forgets tho rostrum ho has left behind, and joins simply in a procession an American among Americans doing honor to tho young recruits Cornelia jewels, everyone of them for such a teacher tho honor of even a university chair seems none too g furnished to not a few spectators when in the dust of the procession, swinging along in time to tho music, under the folds of the class banners at the head of their pupils came the university professors. It was the finest compliment the volunteers got, and it honored as much those who gave as those who received it. Time has been, if possible it does not yet prevail in some parts of the country, when school men were separated by a special dignity, a sort of professional de Martha Burgess Jennings. THE club world of America there is at pres- ent one all-absorbi- top- ic, tho biennial meeting of tho General Federation of "Womens Clubs, which is to bo held at Denver the last week in June. This is the fourth great biennial, and will doubtless be the greatest of them all. There aro abont twelve hundred accredited delegates; the Denver women are expecting to entertain about eight hundred. The Eastern Clubs and State Federations will perhaps be represented by not more than of the full delegation, but such will probably not be the case in the westtwo-third- s ern states; for although the enthusiasm and interest in all parts of the United States are great, they are greatest the nearer one approaches Colorado. Utah is entitled to send twenty-twdelegates and there is every probability of the full number going, It is also hoped and expected that a great many other club women will be present from Utah, indeed, about fifty have already signified their intention of being of the club party. There is surely much to attract in the prepared program, a veritable feast of good things the opportunity of hearing the most brilliant women in the country. Not only will the opportunity for pure enjoyment be almost unlimited, but no woman present can fail to learn much in matters of club government, and the reflex-actioon the innividual clubs when these delegates and members return to them will be of incalcuble benefit. Denvers hospitality is proverbial. It o n |