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2 Forestry, Literature, Pure Food, Educational and Industrial. Forestry. The Forestry session was ably addressed by Mr. Enos Mills and Mr. Geo. Maxwell, both of whom aroused the deepest interest and enthusiasm as the assistance of the Federation is actively desired to further the work of arousing interest in Forestry, and in preserving this feature of our national life. Pure Food Session. So great has been the agitation of the entire civilized world in the interest of pure food that it was naturally a topic for discussion at the Federa tion of Women's Clubs and it is safe to assume that no woman who attended the stirring session and who listened to the address of Dr. Oliage, Health Com missioner of St. Pau], on “Municipal Sanitation and Civic Improvement” could ever again claim ignor ance or indifference when the vital subject of pure food was under discussion. It was decided for each state delegation present to send a telegram to each Senator and Representative from their States requesting the passage of the Pure Food Bill. The first answer received from these telegrams came from the Representative from Louisiana and the South has just reason to feel gratified at this. It is hoped that the desired result in the passage of this bill may be hastened in some measure by this action of the Federation. State Reports. The open sessions of the Biennial were held in the evenings and at one of these the state reports were read and the following is a resume of the work done by the various clubs throughout the country: In these State reports one was given a very fair idea of the diversified interests of the American Club woman. Kansas reported 325 traveling libra ries, Tennessee 106 libraries, South Carolina 107 li braries and their work for the Industrial School for Wayward Boys; Indiana reported 229 traveling li braries; Pennsylvania reported thirty-three women on school boards; Oregon told of the work of one set of clubwomen who sat up all night and made and baked five hundred loaves of bread to send to the San Francisco sufferers. Massachusetts told of the success of her Federation Bazaar, which realized for her treasury $5,700, and brought an invitation from the club women of Massachusetts for the 1908 Biennial to be held in Boston; Michigan claimed the oldest woman’s club in America, the date of organization being 1839; Oregon secured a State Library Commission and turned over its 444 libra ries to its charge. Numerous other splendid achieve ments can be credited to the efforts of the various State Federations; these are merely given as ex amples of what can be, and has been, done by women working in their various States as perfect ly organized bodies. Unfortunately there was no written report from Georgia this year, owing to unavoidable circum stances, but Mrs. Granger made a delightful verbal report which included a mention of the work done by the Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs. This work, is in brief, the founding and partly equip ping and supporting county model schools unde** trained teachers in Home Economics and Arts and Crafts, in four counties of Georgia. The establish ing of traveling libraries throughout the country districts of the state is also undertaken by the Georgia Federation, and all of this work is of a most helpful character. Individual Club Work. The work done by the individual women’s clubs of Georgia is a feature not to be overlooked in a record of the American movement for women’s clubs. In Atlanta there is a most helpful local club with literary, social and industrial features. The representative to the Biennial was the Presi dent of the Atlanta Woman’s Club, Mrs. Robert Zahner, and the state was most ably represented in the person of Mrs. Zahner and Mrs. Granger. The smaller towns of the state are also active in Club work, and as an evidence of what can be done by a well organized woman’s club in a small town we are pleased to mention The Golden Age for July 19, 1906. The Woman’s Club of Calhoun, Georgia. a picture of which is presented herewith. This club joined the State Federation in October, 1903, and each year it pays federation dues and makes a contribution to the support of the normal and in dustrial schools of Madison and Floyd counties. The founding of the Calhoun Club reads like an object lesson of what might be done by similar movements in rural communities. In 1902 this club was organized at the home of Mrs. W. L. Hines, who had extended an invitation to all the women of the town to meet together to formulate plans that would lead to a general improvement and benefitting of the town and also to engage in such other work as they might decide upon. Sixteen la dies accepted Mrs. Hines’ invitation and the club was organized. From the first interest in the new enterprise grew steadily and the club had the cordial support of Mayor Hillhouse, the town Council and the Cal houn Times. Donations for the club library are constantly be ing received while magazine subscriptions are also being offered to the club from time to time. There is also a fine fund in the bank to meet growing club needs. But the actual establishing of the club was the most serious problem and the origianl idea was to establish a rest room for the comfort and convenience of the women and children visiting the town from the country and from a distance. In conformity with this idea a room was rented and a matron put in charge. But this plan was expen sive and insufficient, and a plan was desired by which the cost of rent might be saved as well as the usefulness of the club increased. Some one suggested the building of a house of several rooms, having it so arranged that it would subserve several purposes—namely, Library, Au ditorium, rest room and club room. The question of ways and means arose. Brick and lumber and labor were so high it seemed entirely out of reach. Mrs. J. A. Hall, a member of the club, remarked that “a log cabin would be quite unique, and could be made very artistic in appearance.” The club felt that any building undertaken must combine economy, utility and beauty if possible. After much discussion and some objections, it was decid ed to build the log cabin. Most of the logs and the rock for the foundation and chimney were do nated by friends non-club members, but the work and most of the material were paid for by the ef forts of the club women. The undertaking was a heavy one, but patience and perseverance finally materialized in the build ing a picture of which is here given and which is a pride and pleasure, not only to the town and club, but to many who come and go, and who enjoy its rest and comfort. The cabin stands with rustic and most artistic finishings a thing of beauty in one of the public parks that the club has improved, making a desert place, in reality, “blossom as a rose.” A piano is the latest addition to the cabin furniture. The membership of the club now numbers forty three and having solved the problems of house and furnishings, they are turning their attention to charitable work, to the beautifying of the public parks and to the amelioration of educational condi tions in the surrounding country. The club Ims been the medium of much social enjoyment to the public as well as its members and the benefit en tertainments given from time to time aTe delight ful in every way to all. In an article of this na ture it would be impossible to mention all those who have labored earnestly and enthusiastically for the promotion of the club work. All have aided— some, however, more than others, as their means and leisure would permit. At present, un der the guidance of Mrs. W. L. Hines as President and Mrs. F. L. Dyar as Treasurer, the club is vigorous, prosperous and promises many achieve ments in future. The most manifest sign of wisdom is continued cheerfulness.—Montaigne. News of General Interest. Germany is now making’ 1,800,000 tons of beet sugar yearly, and exporting more than a million tons. A law in Germany provides that every working man must insure himself against illness, thus re lieving the state from pauperism from invalidism. Half the premium, which is very small is paid by the employer. The street railway of Monroe, La., is believed to be the first municipally owned and built street rail way in the United States. In choosing the motor men the first test for fitness will be total abstinence from all intoxicating liquors. The Queen of Spain is to have a doctor of her own. London Truth learns that a Scot is to have the appointment. He will have a salary of $4,000 a year, an allowance for rent, a guinea ($5.25) for each visit to the Queen and the right to a private practice. Four thousand different varieties of potatoes have been planted on the farm of Luther Burbank, the Santa Rosa, Cal., horticulturist, constituting part of the 12,000 species of the tuber family with which Burbank will experiment this year in his plans to give the world another new potato. The King of Siam has a bodyguard composed of 400 female warriors. At the age of 13 they enter the royal service and remain in it until they are twenty-five, when they pass into the reserve. Their weapon is the lance and they are splendidly train .ed in the use of it. At the last session of the Association of Ameri can Physicians, Dr. Flexner, of New York, read a paper on the prevention and cure of tuberculosis, which deservedly claimed the attention of his learn ed confreres. His simple proposition is that im munity and successful treatment depend largely up on a generous diet in connection with proper hy gienic surroundings. Judge Lindsay, President of the National Society for Charities and Corrections, announces that a permanent international society for the protection and betterment of children will be organized, with Miss Jane Adams, of Chicago, as chairman of a committee composed of George L. Sehon, Louisville, Max Sevier, Cincinnati, and Mrs. Benton McMil lan. The Thirtieth Annual Conference of the Ameri can Library Association has recently been held. The work of this association is of incalculable bene fit to the country, and under its supervision the training of librarians was first begun. It is also responsible for the many handsome library build ings as well as for the careful selection of new books and for their preservation of and sanitation of old books. Henry Clay Frick, the New York-Pittsburg multi millionaire and former partner of Andrew Carnegie, is 56 years old. He was a farmer’s son. Twenty millions is the sum accredited to Mr. Frick. He has one son, Childs Frick, 21 years old, and one daughter, Helen. A year ago he leased the Vander bilt house at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Fifty first Street, for which he pays $50,000 a year for twenty years. The recent completion of the Battleship Georgia, which is being built in Maine, is an interesting ex ample of the wisdom of naming new battleships for the separate states in the Union. The career of this ship will claim as much interest and affection from the state for which it is named as from that in which it is built, thus uniting in a common in terest the two states most radically different in every social, and political feature.