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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1897)
"P5$",-?"'f 'nCT' ' '? V3P' 1 THE COURIER. : ! 1 - fir I IP m r ;: er,HB r8 S tvfvy Officers of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs. Pri-sident, Mrs. B. M. Stoutenborough, Plattsmouth. Vice-president, Mrs. J. E. Keysor, 2724 Caldwell street, Omaha. Secretary, Mies VeEta Gray. Fremont. Treasurer, Mrs. M. P. Nichols, Beatrice. Auditor, Mrs. D. C. McKillip, Seward. Librarian, Mrs. G. M. Lambertson, Lincoln. Lincoln Clubs. .Mrs. SEUKETAKV. Belle Hamilton JtAMK OF CLUB. l-KESIDE-VT. Athenea Mrs. Will Green BookRexiew Mrs. I.N.Baker. Mrs. Kelley Century Mrs. M. H. Garten Mrs. R. T. Van Brunt Faculty Club Mrs. Geo. E. Mac Lean Mrs. P.B.Burnett Fortnigt tly Mrs. C. H. ImhofT Mrs. C. H. Gere Hall in Grovo Mrs. H. M. BuRhnell Mrs. Walter Davis Lotos Mrs. J. L. McConnell Mrs. Lucv A.Bee sey Matinee Musicale Mrs. D. A. Campbell Mrp. J. W. Winner Sorosis Mrs. A. J.Sawyer Mrs. J. E. Miller Soro6is, Jr Mrs. Wm.T. Stevens Mrs. Fred Shephard Wednesday Afternoon The hostess acts as president.. Mrs. Robert Wilson Wnman's Club Mrs. A. A. Scott Mrs. Kelly Y.W. C. A. Magazine Club.... Miss Wild nightly. OFFICEES OF THE CITY FEDERATION. ' President, Mrs. Geo. L. Meissner, 1312 Calvin and Knox, the two reformers. The roll call o? the club was informal and amusing. Vacation reminiscence were given and pretty as well a3 witty thoughts were brought out., To represent the club at the State Federation Mrs. Milton Scott and Mrs. Henry Hartley were chosen. Mrs. Henry Hartley is president, Mrs. E. II. Howell, vice-president; Mrs. W. E. Kerker, secretary and treasurer. The program for the next meeting will be Barle, Lucerne, Kegi. Interlaken, Zer malt. Chamouni, St. Gothard Pass aud Tunnel. Mrs. G. T. Lees will bo the leader and the meeting will be at tio home or Mrs. Waite,.Tt North Twenty eighth street, Thursday, October 7. This Hub has a membership limit of twenty and the full quota is in the club for the new year. ... The friends in Council of Tecumseh js one of the first clubs to hold a meet ing since the summer vacation. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Blanche Chittenden, September22. The program was interesting with papers and musical members. The next meeting will be held at tnc home of Mrs. Edith Chamberlain, the president of the club. The meetings of th9 club are held fort- ilmtikA WSmtW'- The work of the society has not been on ,s sentimental order. It has been very prosaic. The cleaning of strcet3 iB not aesthetic but it is sensible. The cutting down of weeds and thistles is not a dainty occupation but it mean3 a city of pretty streets. Lincoln had re Eembled a hog lot long enough and the women grew tired of it. They ngitated the matter until the city authorities grew ashamed and began to do some thing. A great improvement has been made in the appearance of the city already, buttnereis much to do vet. Public sentiment must be worked up. People must be taught to see that clean streets mean a better sale for real estate. They must be made to realize that batter san itary' conditions mean better health for all who live in the city ' It is not a matter that will grow in a In all the latest les W Xloe Fine M i Li$' HES j t 'J c 800 "pUfGorrPHII VwST0Kt 3-T&VIS 1213 0 ST. D street First vice-president, Mrs. Ida Kelley, 839 Noith Twenty-third street. Second rice-president, Mrs. H. H. Wheeler. 1517 H street The club season seems to be opening up in many quarters. The weather has been a little too warm so far for much activity, yet plan3 are being made for a winter's work that will be interesting and profitable. The club movement has come to stay. In fact it is growing all the time. When the movement started there were many who stood by and scoffed. Some said that it was a fad that would soon die out. Others joined 4ft& lilkM KnaMei it rwna a nrtriiltv nnrt iud uuud usvauw it. nua ,. .rj., wuu - -- uicu iu icucne iunai;uuD .o iouo io tijf cU lUUSlaSUC OVer others joined because they thought it a" wuo me in iue cu. ... tne outlook for her club this year was fashionable. lt ie no l a matter that will grow in a The Nineteenth Century club of Sew- Plattsmouth being the home town or Some of the women realized what a day but t will take time. A good be- arj i,a8 igsued the program for the Mrs. Stoutenborough, the president of good thing it was. saw how much it ginmng has been made. The members year. Aseries of studies of American the State Federation, the club haB the would broaden the minds of women who of the society have worked with the ut- authors, and the study of American lit- wise counsel of this talented woman to are cooped up at home, and they worked most harmony. They have antagonized erature marks the program as one erai- help it along. with a vim. Aftsr a few years of trial no one. Buta greater work yet remains nentty sensible and profitable. It is The club will have five departments it has been found that the club has to be done. Ordinances must be framed composed largely of women who have this year. They will be art, child study, come to stay. It has withstood the making it a misdemeanor for a man to taught in schools and colleges and is household economics, travel and current tierce onslaught of the newspaper para- expectorate on the streets and in the therefore a wide awake and up-to-date literature. The art department will be grapher, the fearful ordeal of the funny streets cars. Wbs!6 paper receptacles organization. Mrs. Nellie Boyd Ander- led by Mrs. Ida Snyder. Mrs. Snyder is column, and the meetings are neia rigm " tUBi"UUIB """ w iateu uh me son ,s the president tor tnis year. Tnis an artist and has given a great deal The History anl Art club of Seward has not yet issued its annual. The name of this club signifies the aims very well, however. Mrs. S.. C. Langworthy has again been elected president, but arduous labors of the office will be part ly borne by Mrs. Potter, who was re elected to aid Mrs. Langworthy. This able to get rooms exclusively for its own club has been doing good work for a use but will meet in the K. of P. hall a number of years. It is one of the chief neat and convenient place down town. Bocial organizations of the town of Sew- Mrs. Stephen Davis has been elected to ard and it has made i's presence felt in fill the position of president. Mrs. Davis many ways. Mrs. Langworthy has al- is a woman of refinement and culture ways been the main inspiration and her She has a bright mind and has been one interest in the club seera3 to grow with of the hardest workers in the club since each year. The meetings are held in it3 inception. She is a busy woman, she the parlors of the members. During the has a bouso full of interesting children year several social functions pre given yet she has always found the time to to which the people of the city feol hon- keep abreast of the times. ored to receive invitations. Mrs Davis is very enthusiastic along, regardless of everything. The men have begun to see that there is more than sentimentality in it that the women get comfort and culture out of it, and as long as it does not interfere with the home and the .care of the children ihev are satisfied, and even take some streets cainea. xnere are many inings mat a live society can do, and when the time comes the' City Improvement society will be ready. Any one may belong to the society. of A city hospital must be main- club does much in a social way and the attention to art and its study. Her de members delight to invite in their bus- partment is always interesting, 'and the bands and gentlemen friends once in a members of it all say that they learn a while to partake of the choice literary great deal by attending the meetings, programs as well as the programs of Mrs. Myrtle A twood will have charge something good for the inner man. of the child study department. It is ex- One of the interesting programs ib ap- There is no age limit and no race limit little pride in having their wives belong Children and old men and women, white pended to the club. orwacK,Jewotgeitile,are invited to Discussion Relative Merits of French Reports from the clubs in this state Join. Every person who wishes to build and English literature. French, Mrs. and from' other states would indicate up the city, to have clean streets and Margaret Sackett; English, Mrs. Loud- pectea to loiiow the course of study in this matter outlined b the Korthicest cm Monthly. that the club year will be a very busy one. A great many clubs have outlined the work for the year and the firet meet ings will be held as soon as the weather has cooled off a little. ... One of the most pract.cal and sen sible club departments in the state is the City Improvement society of Lin coln. This society is a- outgrowth of the civic department of the Woman's club. lis inception wa3 due mostly to the efforts of Mrs. Langworthy Taylor. Mrs. Taj lor was the leader of this de ment, and she. having made a life study of political economic?, was much inter ested in patting some of the theories jBto practice in her home city. She agi tated the matter until a society was formed. Mrs. Taylor is the president of good sanitary conditions, is invited join the society and lend a hand. to The Century club of Lincoln met with Miss Anna L. Miller September 21. A tour through Italy and Switzerland will be the program for the year. These imaginary programs are made very in teresting by descriptive papers and blight talks given by the different members. Mrs. Dr. Garten, the retiring president, gave a review of the work of last year, which was a trip through England, Ireland and Wales'. Miss Miller gave a musical interlude, followed by .an addres3 by Mrs. Henry Hartley, the new president The start in the tour through Switzer land was made. The early history of the ccantry was gircn by Mrs. F. E. erback. Review Hungate. Review Woodford. Hostess- Tickets for the coming year for the Lincoln Woman s club may be had of of "Kings in Exile." Mrs. Mrs. Stonebraker, 1G08 E street; Mrs. Nellie, Richardson, Burr t block; or of of "Middlemarch." Mrs. Miss Phoebe Elliott, 321 South Four teenth street. It is desired that tickets be called fcr immediately as it is the aim of the club to get the year book bv Oc- -Mrs. Louderback. The members of the club are: Me3- dames Laura M. Woodford, Henrietta toberll, the lust meeting of the club B. Wolcott, Ida P. Inzersoll, Charlena for the year. Chase, Stella P. Butler, Carrie Race. Lottio Hungate, Katberine Dunham, Nellie Sackett, Mar-jaret Sackett, Gert rude Girardet, Olive Murtey, Edith Donclan, Mary J. Monroe, Artie,W. Louderback, Florence B. Teegarden, All ladies intending to join the liter ature department of the club are re quested to report to Miss Towne, the leader, or to Miss Elliott at Rose cottage. The course in English literature will Cora B. Moies, Helen C. Kennedy, Car- be some of Browning's dramatic 1) rics rie M. Leach, Mattie Hay, Gates, lion- ana romances, including a group show orary member, Mrs. Carrie Harrison. The Plattsmouth Woman's club hss held but oae meating this fall. That the see'ety and her clear insight into Campbell. Mrs. W. E. Kirker gave a into HWBkipal and. civic matters hare boiled dowa biography of Zwingli; Mrs. was a preliminary business mcetiog and aided the society greatly. Dr. Hindman gave a few facts regarding was well attended. Tho club was not ing the power of rythm and tone qual ity. Also a study of Tenm son's "Elaine," with a study of style" from shorter poems. ' w- - Miss Towne is a student of Professor Sherman's, has just returned from a -w "t . . ' . -n . - -. f -i - "SV3 A i