GREENSBORO, N. C.
PAGE SEVEN
Activities
Worth Thinking About.
While not questioning the big things
and the worth while things done by !
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs, just how far the State Federa
tion should allow itself to be led or
dominated by the national organiza
tion is a matter for every club woman
not alone to the North Carolina Fed
eration, but in a greater or less de
gree to every state represented in
the great sisterhood of earnest and
purposeful women.
Since the last meeting of the Gen
eral Federation we have commented
upon some of the actions taken not
by the convention, but at the .con
vention. So far as we have seen we
were the first of the many present to
say in print what was freely talked,
suggesting that delegates were given
, little opportunity to be heard from.
We were supported in this view by
some who wrote later, among them
. Miss Louisa Poppenheim, ; former
president of the South Carolina State
Federation and for years editor of the
Keystone magazine. A part of Miss
Popuenheim's article was copied in
these columns, elso an article from
tlie General Federation magazine in
which a delegate boldly charged the
use of the steam roller and other
tactics not. approved by men and wom
en who want to see fair play and have
a proper appreciation of the rights of
others. This week we are reproduc
ing from the Columbia State of Au
gust 20 a very conservative review of
; the Biennial from the pen of Mrs,
Allen, retiring president of the South
Carolina ; Federation, who has been a
guest of North Carolina club women
on several occasions.
We ask our readers to note particu
larly what Mrs. Allen says regarding
the election of state directors.
Having been present as a delegate,
when the amendment : providing for
representation of every state on the
board of directors was discussed, and
remembering particularly that the
question was asked and answered at
the time as to how these directors
should be chosen, we had wondered,
vaguely ' wondered, where we were
when the resolution was adopted to
instruct the corresponding secretary
to write " to. the state presidents and
recommend that thej ' self -nominated
directors forced upon some of the
states be urged to hold the office until
the next convention of the General
Federation.
Mrs Allen's article is enlightening.
She tells, us how it happened. -The
resolution was passed by the council,
made up these same some of them
r resign; as soon 4a Sfttney! learnea fine
wishes of their state clubs. If. there I-
was any j, opposition to this motion or
resolution on the part of . any one; of
the irregularly elected directors, any
protest against the embarrassing ( ?)
position in which they would be placed
by its adoption, we have not heard of
it. If opposition there was the wom
an who exhibited this bit of good
taste owes it to hersejf to proclaim
the fact.
And hare you have the whole direc
torship scheme in a nut shell.
The state presidents who have an
eye on that particular honor, should
it happen to go through, don't . think
it will go through and. therefore deem
it unwise to take up the time of the
state convention in discussing it. -
When they reach" New York they
avoid taking it up with their state
delegations until too late for action.
They go on the nominating commit
tee not knowing what to do in the
event the amendment is adopted, al
though they have had notice months
in advance that such an amendment
will be urged by the western states,
which are strong numerically and in
club spirit, and generally get what
they go after.
When once in and called on td
name their candidate for director they
are lost in bewilderment and in des
peration turn to a General Federa
tion officer for instructions. The Gen
eral Federation officer blandly recom
mends that they name themselves,
explaining that they can resign as
soon as they get out and learn tne
wishes of their delegations.
When they get out they find obsta
cles in the way of naming substitutes
and conclude to wait until they get
home and can consult their executive
boards.
A meetine is called of the new
council, at which time opportunity
will be given for those desiring to
resign in favor of their state's choice
will be given. Instead of this a mo
tion or resolution is offered providing
a way for every one to stay in and
put the blame on somebody else.
The resolution is adopted, of course
and those who engineered this smooth
Diece of nolitics may flatter them
selves that the guileless and confid
ing club women do not see tnrougn
But they deceive themselves.! The
average auiet woman who sits on the
back seat and says but little is not
quite so unobservant as she may ap
pear. She has eyes -and ears ana
human intolliironpe "
There are many reasons why the
state president should not be an officer
m the General Federation, Dut inai i
a subject to be taken up later, wane
it is risrht and nrnner for the State or
eanizations to ioin together in united
effort for the general welfare, there
is dancer, and crave danger, of the
states being dominated by the larger
and stronger body in a way that will
work detriment rather than good to
the local organizations.
First Marriage in Salem, N. C.
AoonrAinsr tn the Moravian Memora
bilia for Salem, as translated by Miss
Adelaide Fries, Justice of the Peace
Loesch (Lash) married ine nrsi you-
pie in Salens February zi, ao, uie
ceremony being performed for a neigh
bor, Swiram, who lived beyond Salem..
Of Women In State And Nation
A Page For Women, Edited by Mrs. Al Fairbrother.
That Famous Biennial.
(Mrs. Allen.-State Director for South Caro
Una. in Columbia State.)
A great deal has been written and
much more reported verbally of that
wonderful meeting of club women,
several thousand strong, gathered to
gether in New York in May, and
through it all, if not openly stated, one
reads between the lines more of less
of a feeling of disappointment.
For my own part I cannot help but
feel thankful that my first impression
cf a biennial was received at the
twelfth rather than at the thirteenth
biennial of the General Federation,
v It may be true that "comparisons
are odious," but it is only by compari
son that we are enabled to reach an
ideal. ::: :
The New York ' club women did
everything in their power to make the
thirteenth biennial a success; their
hospitality was unbounded, their cour
tesy, and patience unlimited, but they
made the mistake of inviting the
whole world, and the whole world
came delegates, alternates and visit
ing club women.
There was room for every one in
the Seventh Regiment armory, but the
hall was too large to be comfortable.
Dr. William Norman Guthrie, who
spoke on "Foreign Literature and the
New Citizen," said: "One cannot talk
in this place, one can only roar like a
bull and paw the air." So, while it
was trying on the listener, it must
have been maddening to those - who
were endeavoring to make themselves
heard. But while the hall was so
large as to be overwhelming, tht
crowds so large as to be unwieldy and
the entrances too small, the order and
self-control were remarkable.
It was impossible to hear in the
seats allotted to the South Carolina
delegation, and as after 9:30 o'clock
(the sessions began at 9 o'clock after
the first few days) delegates were per
mitted to sit anywhere they wished
or could hear better, there was no op
portunity for the delegation to get
together. .
In Chicago the Auditorium theater
was the convention hall and the Con
gress hotel, just across the street, of
ficial headquarters. Each delegation
had its quota of seats and could not
sit anywhere else. The South Caro
lina delegation had the first box to the
left of the stage, prominent seats and
as good as any in the house. There
were only six chairs in the box. Our
six delegates occupied these and no
one else was allowed in the box.-
.The North Carolina delegation oc
cupied the two theater boxes next to
South Carolina, and the sister delega
tions became very friendly, holding
frequent conferences together.
Four of the six South Carolina dele
gates were with relatives in different
parts .qJUtUe iCftyQrty J.&ajitiUfjn&.M
the Sherman, . which was - designated
-as : headquarters. -or3ou th-wCarotinas-
the president taking a room at the
Congress hotel the last week of the
convention, where she could be in the
midst of things and not . waste so
uch time going back and forth- But
the delegates saw each other every
day and frequently went to lunch to
gether. The afternoon conferences were
held in the Auditorium and in various
rooms at the Congress hotel, so that
one could attend part of one confer
ence. and if there was a speaker or a
number on the program of another
conference that she particularly wish
ed to hear she could do so.
Perhaps New York is too large to
be a successful convention city. In a
smaller city it is easier to get togeth
er. Besides, the newspapers, which
are a powerful ally, are more willing
to lend their influence, sending their
best reporters to report the earnest
honest work of the body rather than
the humorous situations or things of a
frivolous or perhaps sensational char
acter. . .
As the acoustics were so poor it was
impossible to enter into any discus
sion of the motions, amendments, etc.,
and consequently some of them pass
ed that possibly would not have car
ried had there been an opportunity
for full and free discussion from the
floorv;. '
I had no idea when the question of
a director for each state came up at
our Anderson meeting that the amend
ment would carry. South Carolina
voted against it, but apparently a
large majority were in favor of each
state being represented on the board.
This is of course an ideal represen
tation, but at the time I felt that it
wou'd make an unwieldy board and
involve too much expense. It would
oerhaps have been wiser to adopt the
amendment' now to go into effect two
years hence, thus giving each state
federation an opportunity to elect "its
own candidate for the office. As it
was, the amendment went into effect
at once, and consequently a number of
the members of the nominating com
mittee (which consisted of a delegate
from each state, in nearly every in
stance the state president) who were
not prepared to present a name from
their state were placed in the emba.
rassing position of presenting their
own names, intending to resign and
have their state delegation or execu
tive board appoint a substitute nomi
netv But this question being dis
cussed at the directors meeting a mo
tion was made "that the correspond
ing secretary send a communication
to the state presidents announcing the
election of directors from their states
to' membership on the board of the
General Federation and advising that
to preserve the continuity of worn
the membership remain the same
throughout the biennial period."
Your retiring president was nomi
nated and elected, an honor which she
fully appreciates, . but which was a
complete surprise to her.
Uruguay Stepping Forward.
A press dispatch from Montevideo,
Uruguay, states that a committee of
congress has prepared a report : rec
jommendine suffrage for Uruguay
'women. This is one of the several
advanced measures which is attract
ing world-wide attention to Uruguay.
To Broader Fields
Guilford county, which has sent out
so many trained workers to labor in
broader fields, yielded to the state
this week in the person of Miss .Grace
bchaefTer, county demonstrator dur
ing the Dast twelve months nnp nf tho
most capable and Dooular youns wom
en connected with our educational
system. While a resident of the
county but little over two years, she
has made such an impression on the
community and so many staunch
friends among those with whom she
has been thrown that there is uni-
ersal regret over her departure.
Miss Schaeffer's first introduction to
Guilford was as teacher of domestic
Miss Grace Schaeffer in Canning Club
Costume.
science in the high school at James
town. Before coming to North Caro
lina she had taught this very impor
tant branch of modern education in
one of the schools at Knoxville, hav
ing received her own education at the
University of Tennessee.
Evidences of her efficiency while at
Jamestown led to a promotion which
placed her in charge of the girls' can
ning clubs of the county, where, with
a rger. responsibilities, she developed
capacity to go right on in other de
partments of community work. As
ounty demonstrator she has. durins
the past six months, worked marvels
in the rural homes, bringing to the
country woman, as to the country
girl, a message of sympathy and ap
preciation from the busy world of
men and women which recognizes in
them the real strength of the nation.
By interesting talks at community
meetimjs and practical suggestions
wnen - visiting the homes she , has
awakened latent ambitions and stimu
lated them to higher efforts.
As a result of talks on beautifying
grounds, home decorations and similar
topics made by Mr. Paul Lindley of
irreensboro. State Agent T. E. Brown
and Mr. Jaques Busbee of Raleigh
tind others upon request of Miss
Schaeffer some fifty or sixty homes in
Guilford county have been completely
transformed during the present sum
mer. In one instance, where the
ouildings were particularly unsightly.
the woman in the family was aroused
to the point of painting her house
with her own hands. Nor did she
stop there Her front yard and back
yard, heretofore neglected, were taken
in hand and given the treatment sug
gested by the men who had made a
study of landscaping. In the place of
washed-out paths and barren places
appearing in the picture taken before
the transforming process was begun
here appears now a beautiful green
urf with well-kent walks and beds of
lowers. ; Dilapidated outhouses are
covered by masses of green vines, and
altogether this home is one of the
most inviting to be found anywhere.
That is simply the work of one woman
whose love for the beautiful was
awakened, and who was shown the
way to gratify her heart's desire with
the means at her command.
It was Miss Schaeffer's idea that a
contest be held, prizes being award
ed for greatest improvement in rural
homes. As she leaves before the work
of the summer is completed this part
"f the program will be turned over to
her successor, but she will await with
interest the decision of the judges.
In her new field, : as assistant to
Mrs. Jane McKimmon, at the head of
state demonstration work for women,
Miss Schaeffer's headquarters will be
'n Raleigh.- Her duties will t?ke her
'nto different counties to organize
clubs and to stir into action the neg
'ected and indifferent cnes to see the
way and live up to their present op
portunities. That she will meet all
-equirements and fill the place accept
ably to all concerned those who know
her feel safe in predicting, based on
her record up to the present writing,
which is certainly one of . which she
may well feel proud.
What Makes a Qr Popular.
Every girl has a natural desire to
be popular with the other sex, and
every girl is interested in knowing the
secret of such popularity. Some girls
have the idea that the way to have a
good; time is to break away from the
recognized rules of social life. The
free and-easy, reckless type of girls
may receive a good deal of attention
of a certain kind, but it is safe to
say that men do not really care for
such a girl. Certainly they do not
have any respect for her. They may
enjoy a summer flirtation with her,
but such a girl never enters seriously
'nto their thoughts. The girl who
is kind and thoughtful to her parents
is the girl whom they admire. The
girl who is disrespectful to her par
ents will not long , retain the - respect
of others. Men know very well that
a girl who deceives her mother cannot
be trusted. A good daughter has in
her the making of a good wife, and a
man remembers this when he begins
to think seriously of matrimony.
Leslie's. "
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"Little Eva" for Congress.
(Richmond Journal.)
Kansas has had the courage of her
convictions. Having given women the
ballot, the first congressional district,
which embraces the counties of At
chison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson,
Jefferson, Leavenworth, Nemaha and
Shawnee, has nominated Dr. Eva
Harding on the Democratic ticket to
contest the seat with Representative
Daniel Read Anthony, Jr., of Leaven
worth, a Republican, now serving his
fifth term in Congress. The district
is normally Republican by from ten
to fifteen thousand. At the last by
election a Progressive candidate poll
ed 9,259 votes to Anthony's 31,589.
The Democratic candidate was second
with 20,279. Dr. Eva Harding Is a suf
fragist who has served with credit on
the Topeka " school board and is a
student of public affairs. If she can
enlist the undivided support of her
fellow suffragists in the district she
stands a fair show of beating Anthony,
who admits it is going to be rough
sledding to campaign against a wom
an. Kansas is whimsical as a state,
and to take the initiatory in sending
a woman to Congress may appeal to
the voters of the first district. For
the Democrats to grab the honors in
that direction would be a rich joke
on the Republicans, who have con
trolled the district almost continuous
ly for the last quarter of a century.
We hope the Democratic national
campaign committee will give heed to
Dr. Eva's contest for supremacy and
send out speakers and what cash is
necessary to hire halls and dissemi
nate literature. Here's hoping Little
Eva crosses the political ice in safety
next November.
But little Eva lost out. She, was
beaten by a chivalrous man.
A Good Picture.
A Greensboro club woman on being
asked for her picture by a purveyor of
club news explained that she had no
real objection to having her picture
printed provided she could get one
that looked at all like her. or at least
like the way she thought and felt that
she looked, based on her mental atti
tude and the reflection which she was
in the habit of contemplating in her
own mirror.
"I am', as you know," said this very
sensible and perfectly reasonable
woman, "a person of optimistic tem
perament and cheerful . disposition.
My natural instinct is to be always on
the sunny side, if there is a sunny
side, and ray normal frame of mind is
one at peace with the world, with the
little worries put behind me. This
being the case, I can't understand how
It is that when I get before a camera
all of this is reversed. I am made to
appear-the most wretched and dlscon
tentelTbf mortals, a scowl, on mt 'ace
and a. hx in. my eyes.. that is, either
a vacant stare or the contemplation
of some desperate deed quite foreign
to my thoughts. If the photographer
suggests to me to 'look pleasant the
picture comes out with an idiotic
smirk that is even more disgusting
Oh. don't say picture to me. I have
had sittings and sittings,' all with the
same result. I know I am not a stun
ning beauty, but if I really am as
ugly as the camera makes me anpear
I will have no picture. I will not
shock my own vanity by submitting
to the ordeal."
"Perhaps you have been unfortu
nate in chosing your photographer,"
remarked an interested friend who
happened to be present.
"Oh, I have tried the very best,
those who make good pictures of
everybody else, artists of . well known
ability and reputation."
"That may be true." said the friend,
"but perhaps these busy artists of
established reputation have not taken
the time or trouble to study you, to
bring out your good points and get
you at your best. That is often the
case when the charm of a face is in
the expression which changes with
the moods I want you to try one
more time before you put yourself in
the list of impossibles. I want you
to try Davenport, at the Eutsler
studio. He not only understands
thoroughly the art of finishing his
work, but he is peculiarly happy in
putting life into his pictures. The
secret of his success lies in the fact
thnt he gets the picture when the sub
ject is not expecting it; no stiff poses
or looking into snace with him just
a natural, easy and unstudied air that
never fails to surprise and please.
"This accounts also for his success
with children and animals," continued
the speaker, "and, by the way, his
services are very much in demand for
this , line of work. Many northern
people who have hunting lodges in
easy distance of Greensboro have had
him out to get pictures of their favor
ite dogs, and those in the city have
been much pleased at his success with
their pets. Posing a restless animal
is about as hard as anything you can
imagine, but he seems to understand
them and has a way of fixing their at
ten tion just at the right moment
Another specialty of his is school
scenes and all sorts of out door pho
tography. Guilford county is full ot
his work rgroups . of students and
other bodies presented in the papers
and catalogues. In the last issue of
Echoes, gotten out by the Greensboro
College for Women, are samples of
these."
All of which this writer knows to
be true. Many of the local pictures
which have appeared from time to
time in these columns came from the
Eutsler studio. The one printed this
week of Miss Schaeffer was made by
Davenport and Is true to life: It waa
made upon request and a rush order
This is another reason why busy peo
ple like Davenport. Being himself a
busy man, he appreciates the signifi
cance of the word NOW. He loves
his art and has pride in his work. He
has made a success and deserves it
While the club woman is off on a
summer vacation there is a dearth of
club news.
Miss Bessie Hackney.
In announcing High Point's good
fortune in securing the services of
Miss Bessie Hackney as assistant sec
retary of the industrial committee, of
which Mr. Steve Clark is the man at
the wheel, the Enterprise pays a glow
ing tribute to the brains and ability
of this well-known North Carolina
girl, who has made herself felt in the
world, and for the discovery of which
Greensboro takes the largest share.
It was in Greensboro that Miss Hack
ney's work, while secretary of the Re
tail Merchants' Association, attracted
attention. It was in Grensboro that
she developed the tact and the know
how to deal with large questions In a
large way, and it was the recognition
accorded her here that led to the invi
tation from Raleigh to enter a larger
field as secretary of the chamber of
commerce at the state capital.
So while not exactly a native of
Guilford as so many of the people
who do things are she belongs to
Greensboro In a way and Greensboro
Is j-roud to learn of her later suc
cesses. Tlvj Enterprise says:
"The concensus of opinion is that
Steve Clark and. the industrial com
mittee have made a ten-strike in land
ing Miss Hackney for this position.
They were especially fortunate in be
ing able to secure her services, and
it is very likely that at no other time
than now would this have been possi
ble, but the fates have already been
mighty kind to the Industrial commit
tee. " 'By force of circumstances,' said
Mr. Clark, 'were we able to secure
her. She would be my first choice of
any woman for this place of whom I
have ever heard. High Point and the
industrial committee are specially fa
vored by this turn of fortune. We ex
pect and we shall receive great things
as a result of Miss Hackney's work. 1
congratulate myself as the secretary,
the industrial committee of the club
and tho city as a whole, upon securing
me services or Miss Hackney.' And
that's just the wav Stev riarv foia
about it, too."
'
Equality in Japan.
Japanese women are the
some of the legislation to be enact
ed in that country. The labor inter
ests of Japan have had a representa
tive studying the laws advocated by
American organizations, and among
the laws advocated are snm nertain.
ing to female labor and its restriction
to the same number of hmira nn.
scribed for men. This is a RtPn in
equality that may place the Japanese
worKing women on a par with her co
working man. Equal rights may pre
vail in japan beiore sections of the
United States catch nn with the
trend of human progress.
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