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centennial EECOEDS. _ . 11S|'
Dr. Chaeles H. Yilas then read the constitution and by-laAvs- very finely, and those present, Avho had not before done so, be¬ came members.
Mrs. Ole Bull, by special request, read a paper AA'ritten by a lady member of the club, who declines to let us use her name. The reading by Mrs. Bull Avas excellent, every Avord being dis¬ tinctly heard throughout the several rooms. The paper is as folloAvs:
" In the rush and hurry of our age, it is not often we halt and cast a glance over our shoulder to the past. But now, as the century is drawing to its close, and Columbia sits by the fire side, Uving over her glorious past, it is fitting that her children should gather about her knees and listen to the stories of her youth. Not that they are new to us. We know each one by heart. Our eager eyes a thousand times have caught the gUnt of Paul Reveee's beacon Ught, and as many have we marched with those first heroes on to Concord and to Lexington. The A'ery mention of those brave days and deeds is potent stfll to stir the sluggish heart Avith love and pride. ' We cannot tell our love' as we would, in a great national hymn, which should this day ring across our continent, and from ocean to ocean — but we have a cluster of magic words whose sunple meaning has led men on through blood to victory, and women through suffering to fame —' The Red, White and Blue.' So, in forming ourselves into 'The Red, White and Blue Club,' we feel that the very name insures the enthusiasm which is demanded for its success; and it only remains for us to secure the direct object of the orgam'za- tion which is to fitly represent our fair city on that great festive day close at hand. And in spite of croakers, who say the good old times are gone and we are not Uke our grandmothers, we entertain no fears of our success. How do we comparo with our venerated grandmothers? Do we spin? No. Weave the homespun? No. Mind half a score of chfldren, do all the housework, knit a sock of an even¬ ing, and go to meeting three tunes every Sunday? A thousand times, no! The onward march of civflization, with its discOA'cries and inventions, is not alone for man. Steel and wood, Ughtning and steam, work to-day for women, and their heads are better than their hands. We cannot spm — our grandmothers could not speU. Think of that, ye day of speUing schools — and when Madison's champion is a woman. Brides elect, we do not knit our pillow case fuU of stock¬ ings, ready for the happy day; but we may teach, or sing, or write a ' Bachelor Ben,' and the Balbriggans foUow natm-aUy. AU honor to our grandmothers!
Object Description
| Page Title | Centennial records of the women of Wisconsin |
| Author | Butler, Anna B. (Anna Bates), d.1892; Bascom, Emma C. (Emma Curtiss), 1828- ; Kerr, Katharine F. (Katharine Fuller Brown), d. 1890 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | Atwood and Culver |
| Source Creation Date | 1876 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2008 |
| Digital Identifier | TP485000 |
| Description | As the 100th anniversary of the American Revolution approached, a U. S. Centennial Commission was organized with one representative from each state and territory to plan a celebration. The result was the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World's Fair in the United States, held in Philadelphia. Women in each state, as well as men, were invited to contribute, and this book records one way that Wisconsin women participated. The volume, edited by Anna B. Butler, Emma C. Bascom, and Katharine F. Kerr, describes the charitable and philanthropic work done over the previous 50 years by Wisconsin women, including articles on the early history of the Wisconsin Institution for Blind in Janesville, Milwaukee College, the Soldiers' Orphans' Home in Madison, and many other social service institutions. It also describes how women across the state celebrated the centennial of the Declaration of Independence and the beginning of the new country. |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | Centennial Records of the Women of Wisconsin (Madison, Wis.: Atwood and Culver, 1876). Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1696 |
| Document Number | TP485 |
| Size | viii, 223 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1696 |
| Owner Collection | Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | HV98 W6 W65 1876 |
| County | Brown County; Dane County; Grant County; Milwaukee County; Outagamie County; Racine County; Rock County; Walworth County; Winnebago County; |
| City | Green Bay; Madison; Sinsinawa; Milwaukee; Appleton; Racine; Beloit; Janesville; Milton; Delavan; Lake Geneva; Oshkosh; |
| State/Province | Wisconsin |
| Gender | female; |
| Sub-Topic | The Founding of Social Institutions; The Women's Suffrage Movement; |
| Event Date | 1876 |
| Event Years | 1876 |
| Recreation | Associations, institutions, etc.; Organizations; |
| Service Industries | Public welfare; |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | 119 |
| Author | Butler, Anna B. (Anna Bates), d.1892; Bascom, Emma C. (Emma Curtiss), 1828- ; Kerr, Katharine F. (Katharine Fuller Brown), d. 1890 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | Atwood and Culver |
| Source Creation Date | 1876 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2008 |
| Digital Identifier | TP485145 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Size | 23 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | HV98 W6 W65 1876 |
| Full Text | centennial EECOEDS. _ . 11S|' Dr. Chaeles H. Yilas then read the constitution and by-laAvs- very finely, and those present, Avho had not before done so, be¬ came members. Mrs. Ole Bull, by special request, read a paper AA'ritten by a lady member of the club, who declines to let us use her name. The reading by Mrs. Bull Avas excellent, every Avord being dis¬ tinctly heard throughout the several rooms. The paper is as folloAvs: " In the rush and hurry of our age, it is not often we halt and cast a glance over our shoulder to the past. But now, as the century is drawing to its close, and Columbia sits by the fire side, Uving over her glorious past, it is fitting that her children should gather about her knees and listen to the stories of her youth. Not that they are new to us. We know each one by heart. Our eager eyes a thousand times have caught the gUnt of Paul Reveee's beacon Ught, and as many have we marched with those first heroes on to Concord and to Lexington. The A'ery mention of those brave days and deeds is potent stfll to stir the sluggish heart Avith love and pride. ' We cannot tell our love' as we would, in a great national hymn, which should this day ring across our continent, and from ocean to ocean — but we have a cluster of magic words whose sunple meaning has led men on through blood to victory, and women through suffering to fame —' The Red, White and Blue.' So, in forming ourselves into 'The Red, White and Blue Club,' we feel that the very name insures the enthusiasm which is demanded for its success; and it only remains for us to secure the direct object of the orgam'za- tion which is to fitly represent our fair city on that great festive day close at hand. And in spite of croakers, who say the good old times are gone and we are not Uke our grandmothers, we entertain no fears of our success. How do we comparo with our venerated grandmothers? Do we spin? No. Weave the homespun? No. Mind half a score of chfldren, do all the housework, knit a sock of an even¬ ing, and go to meeting three tunes every Sunday? A thousand times, no! The onward march of civflization, with its discOA'cries and inventions, is not alone for man. Steel and wood, Ughtning and steam, work to-day for women, and their heads are better than their hands. We cannot spm — our grandmothers could not speU. Think of that, ye day of speUing schools — and when Madison's champion is a woman. Brides elect, we do not knit our pillow case fuU of stock¬ ings, ready for the happy day; but we may teach, or sing, or write a ' Bachelor Ben,' and the Balbriggans foUow natm-aUy. AU honor to our grandmothers! |
| Type | Text |