The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, July 10, 1897, Page 2, Image 2
2 THE COURIER. , v. flr plan is to bare a room where at any time country members may come in and rest and talk over matters which in terest the club women such as the management of children and their education, village improvement, musical matters, history, literature and the sub jects they are investigating at home and in the club. The fellowship which the club foster?, the narrow and unwomanly barriers of casto which it is destroying, are evidently working In the women of York. Their example should be fol lowed, as B3DD as possible by every town La .Nebraska. The country is beautiful r-d lonely. 1 he country woman is apt to feel that the towns people do rot prize her friendship The long, long, thoughts which the country women thinks are worth while listening to and her eager and timid friendship will pay for persistent seeking. Fellowship is more valuable than literature or history. It is more medicinal than alms or pros perity. The feeling which is uniting women of all kinds and conditions has expression in the clubs and the town and country club is especially admirable because it brings into the town women whom geographical isolation has made a class of. As well educated and a9 well bred as their city sisters they are thrown back upon themselvf s and are apt to be come a prey to melancholy. The re ports of the insane asylums show that farmers and farmer's wives are greatly in the majority. We are gregarious and alone we die. Lincoln is surrounded by farms from each one of which a lonely woman might be induced to visit a club room once in fourteen days, listen to good music, and a discussion and pre Eent her own contribution. Above all, to get acquainted, shake hands and be im pressed with the community feeling. Next week The Courier will print a review of Mrs. EI. H. Wilson's address to the Aluminae of the State University on "Tendencies of Modern Fiction," a rea'ly notable contribution to contem. porary criticism by one of the most democratic of Nebraska club women. 9 ( ( at CLHBS- SS Officers of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs. President, Mrs. B. M. Stoutenborough.Plattsmouth. Vice-president, Mrs. J. E. Keysor, 2724 Caldwell street, Omaha. Secretary, Miss Vesta Gray. Fremont. Treasurer, Mrs. M. F.Nichols, Beatrice. Auditor, Mrs. D. C. McKillip, Seward. Librarian, Mrs. G. M. Lambertson, Lincoln. Lincoln Clubs. X AXE OV GZmJ3. president. secretary. Athene.... Mrs. Will Green Mrs. Belle Hamilton Jok Review Mrs. I. N. Baker. Mrs. Kelley Oaatury..... Mrs. M. H. Garten Mrs.B.T. Van Brunt Vacuity Chtb Mrs. Geo. E. Mac Lean.... .....Mrs. P. B. Burnett Fortnight Mrs. C. H. Imhoff Mrs. C.H. Gere 11 in Grove Mrs. H. M. Bushnell Mrs. Walter Davis 'uutos Mrs. J. L. McConnell Mrs. Lucy A.Bessey Matinee Musicale Mrs.D. A. Campbell Mrs. J. W. Winger Sorosis Mrs. A. J. Sawyer Mrs. J. E. Miller Sorosis, Jr Mrs. Wm.T. Stevens Mrs. Fred Shephard Wednesday Afternoon The hostess acts as president. .Mrs. Robert Wilson TIT SIL.k. rr. A A Crtf . fr, XToU- Y.W. a A. Mag'azine Club. '.. "Miss Wild V:..V.V.V::.V.V.V.V..".V tion was an accomplished fact. gates were requesieu 10 report OFFICXRS OP THE CITY FEDERATION. President, Mrs. Geo. L. Meissner, 1512 D street. First vice-president, Mrs. Ida Kelley, 839 North Twenty-third street. Second vice-president, Mrs. H. H. Wheeler, 1517 H street. Because of the fact that the Beatrice club will entertain the state federation this year the club and its work has be come an interesting subject to a large number of women in the state. The new list of officers recently elected is as appen ded: President, Mrs. Ma'urice Deutsch; First Vice President, Mrs. S. K. Davis; Second Vic9 President, Mrs. Timothy L. Smith; Recording Secretary, Mrs. J. E. Hayes; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Bell Wyatt; Treasurer, Miss Jennie Robertson. SaraSchwab-Deutsch the president of the club was born in Cleveland, Ohio, 187L Removed to Nebraska in 1878 and was educated for two years in the public schools and then had a private tutor until entrance into preparatory department of the Nebraska State University. She was a Charter member of the Delta Gamma fraternity. Graduated in 1891 Mn Nebraska State University .Taught ia Lincoln Public Schools until 1895. Married I li. Maurice Deutsch Sep tra 3er,lE95tnd moved to Beatrice Mrs. x tech was Secretary of the Woman's vmo in 1896-97. Miss Bell Wyatt the secretary of the club was born in Mary- ville, Missouri, removed shortly after to Iowa and was educated in the High School at Sidney, Iowa. Removed to Nebraska in 1881 and came directly to Beatrice. Studied art in Boston in 1837. She has been a teacher of art at Beatrice until within the part year. Is at home at present. Elected this year as cor responding secretary of the Beatrice Woman,s Club. The following histor ical bit is by Mrs. Maurice Deutsch: September, 29th. 1894, the ladies of Beatrice were called to meet to organize a Woman's Club under the direction of Miss Mary Fairbrother, of Omaha. Mrs. A. Allee was made temporary chairman. Club was organized and held its first regular meeting October, 12th. '94. Mrs. Allee was the first president. The first department was current events and since then departments of Art, Music, English Literature and Domestic Science have been formed. Open meet ings have been held every two weeks beginning the first Friday in October and continuing until the second Friday in May. The departments meet each week, and some times ones in two weeks. The club had thirty-one charter mem bers. It now numbers fifty members. Mrs. M.V.Nichols has been president of the club for the past two years. The aim of the club has been to devote the money to some charitable or educational pur pose. The first year the money was given the Y. M. C. A. while the next, books were donated to the Public Library. In the future it is planned to have a series of parlor lectures given by different men and women of the stat. The leaders of the different departments are: Current Events, Mrs. C.D.Schelf; Art, Miss Ida Tew; Music, Mrs. Walt Mason; Domestic Science, Mrs. 8. K. Davis; English Literature, Miss Parham A new depaitment, American History is soon to be formed under the leader ship of Mrs. A. Hardy. With the stimu lus of the meeting of the Nebraska State Federation in the fall we are looking forward to a successful year. In the July number of the Midland Monthly's club department, so interest ingly complied by Harriet 0. Towner, is the following by Mrs. D. C. McKillip of Seward: Nebraska The Nebraska Feder ation of Women's Clubs wa9 organized at Omaha December 10 1894. It now numbers fifty five clubs. An unique feature of this Federation is its circula ting library, which furnishes many an enterprising little club, that cannot pur chase necessary books, a means of prosecuting its studies and keeping in touch with the world of intellect and culture. To Mrs. Belle M. Stouten borough, of Plattsmoutfa, now President of the Nebraska Federation, belongs the honor of its establishment. At the an nual meeting at Lincoln, in the fall of 1S95, this quiet little woman stepped to the platform and announced that there was an old Persian proverb which said, "He who wears shoes thinks all the world covered with leather," and that those clubs whose members had large private libraries, or were so situated as to have access to well stocked public libraries, little knew the difficulties other clubs, less fortunate, had to encounter. She then made a plea for those study classes which are possessed of just as much en thusiasm as their more fortunate sisters, but often are without the necessary books to pursue their work. It was sug gested by Mrs. Stoutenborough that a donation of ten cent3 per capita of the Federation members would start such a library, and an annual donation of a like amount would keep it well supplied with necessary books. So successful was Mrs Stoutenbcrough in impressing her audi ence with her own enthusiasm, that it was moved to take up a collection at ence for a circulating library. A librarian was appointed, and the circulating library of the Nebraska State Federa- All dele to their clubs upon returning home, and to for ward donations to the librarian as soon as possible, with a list of the text-books they would require for the year's study, as an indication of the class of books desired. Several clubs donated lib erally to this fund, especially the Omaha Women's Club, as it is one of those for tunate clubs which "wears shoes," and dd not need the help of the library. A commendable feature of this circulating library is that any club which is a mem ber of tbe Federation is entitled to use the books, even if it does not donate to the fund. It is virtually for the benefit of those small study clubs thoughout the State that are unable to buy refrence books. This library does not operate as successful city federation, comprising nearly twenty clubs. Tbe work of this federation is carried on similarly to that of a large departmental club, having four departments: Reform and Educa tion, Domestic Economy. Art and Litera ture, Science and Philosophy. The business of the organization is carried on by means of a board of directors, each club being represented on the board by two members. The dues are a small sum per capita, since the clubs vary greatly in size. Te CHicao, Rock Islcincl & Pacific Ry. Gives you the choice of Two Routes, one via COLORADO and the SCENIC LINE, and the other via our TEXAS LINE and the SOUTHERN PACIFIC. Our Texas line is much quicker than uny other line through to SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA for Personally cowducted excursions The PtillUpa Roolc Imlc&xicI Eissouxr lona Are the most popular, and carry the argest business of any other California Route. This signifies that you get the best attention and receive the best ser vice. The lowest rate tickets to California are available on these excursions. Don't etart on a trip to California un til you get our Tourist Folder, contain ing map showing routes and all informa tion. For rates and reservations appl to and agent of the C. R, I. t P. Ry., o address JOHN SEBASTIAN, General Passenger Agent, 41 Chicago ,111 CURED Rheuma ism, Eczema, Kidney Stomach Trouble. and It is but the truth to say that hund reds of "people su Jering from the above and other diseases have been cured or greatly benefitted by the use of the medicinal waters at Hot Springs, S. D. If you are interested address for par ticulars, A. S. Fielding City Ticket Agent NorthWestern Line, 117 South Tenth street, Lincoln, Neb. WARD'S PERFUMED FOOT POWDER CURES Coras, BaalMM, Tsaaar, Swollen FMt CfctagMUMi. 11 era;' a Pnarmaoy. ParsetratlM fjOSkESK WVMHAZX 1.1. Will Ct T H E Is the BEST to reach the NEW GOLD FIELDS in the other traveling libraties; it is not Eent from town to town, but any club wish ing books sends in a list for thoEe re quired for tbe year's study, and the librarian forwards them at the club's ex pense. After the year's work, the books are returned and some other club has the use of them. When several clubs ate following the same course of study, it of course requires duplication, but this has not Df en found difficult. Through i-rr-r -r n ws this circulating library the difficulties S .BLACK HILLS. SsS which so often confront newly organized clubs in respect to reference books is entirely eliminated, and the experiment is an unqualified success. Also in the 3amedepartment in writ ing of state fedeiation Mrs. Towner has the appended: Lincoln, Nebraska, also has a most Call at office for valuable information. A. S. Fielding, City Ticket Ant,. 117 So. 10th St., Lincoln, Neb. VS i ' VTfi -? ?sl ?cv71 - "a "-'" -C -- . --' z-i " w- ' xm m , ,-i.r pz V4 . . ; Sj f -i-f&s-j :Sm "i . . ys , Hi -J& W li l'4 o.a jS1I -- -n -&4&. ?m -. -