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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1898)
THE COURIER. 9 r 1 II GfoUBS. Continued from Page 5. for the past twelve or fifteen years. There are some restrictions, but from forty to fifty women matriculate each year, and one university alone now counts two hundred women among its members. The whole people are musi cal, and during the long winters find time for both literary and musical pur suits. Mrs. S. B. Pound announced that a Revolutionary exhibit would be held on Friday and Saturday of this week (and possibly continuing all next week) at her home 1632 L street, to raise funds for the transportation of colonial exhibits to the Trans-Mississippi exposition. A mo tion was also presented to tho club, that the annual dues be increased to $1.00, with $1.00 initiation fee to be paid by new members. This will be voted upon at the next meeting. A vote of sympathy was extended to William Reed Dunroy who is recovering from a long illness, in appreciation of his uniformly kindly reports of the Wo man's club. The next meeting will be the annual election which will close the year s work. The last meeting of the Current Events department' will be held today aod officers chosen for another year. The followicg verse has been sent in as a fitting motto for a large club, ex pressing as it does, the need of mingling with our fellow-men: Not alone to work for humanity But to work with humanity Makes us all more Christ-Like. The history department of thj Wom an's club met on Thursday. Two short papers were given: "Northern Indians," by Mrs. Jones, and "King Phillip's Wars," by Mrs. Lyman. The election of officers resulted as fol lows: Leader, Miss Braukett; associate leader, Mrs. Henrj ; secretary, Mrs. Hat field. A week from next Thursday Prof. Caldwell will give a special lecture for this department. Soroeis met Tuesday with Mrs. J. E. Miller. An inteie3ting paper on "The Phillippine Islands' was read by Mrs W. Q. Bell, who depicted the pitiable condition of the inhabitants under the mistaken policy of Spain. The insur gents are ready to fight within, when ever the foras attack from without. The Islands are backward in all points of civilization. There are only sixteen miles of railway in all. Mrs. Tibbetts will have the next meeting, and Mrs. Burlingim will present a paper on Mexico. The parliamentary section of the Wom an's club met Tuesday af tertoon for the last session of the season. The chief or der of business was the election of offi cers for the ensuipg year. Mrs. Nellie M. Richardson was unanimously re elect ed leader, with Mrs. Nettie McLennan assistant, and Mrs. F. A. Harrison secre tary. The executive board is comprised of Mesdames Frank Gage, Milton Scott and J. A. Piper. After this absorbing matter of business had been safely and satisfactorily disposed of the ladies fell to and indulged in cakes and ices and other concomitants of a delicious spread, spiced with fragments of converration that could be not otherwise than witty and agreeable. The revolutionary exhibit now being held at the home of Mrs. S. B. Pound, 1632 L street, consists of a remarkable collection of early relics. There is a drumstick made from the human fore arm and taken from the grave of lncas in South America, which is computed to be 3,000 years old. Ancient clocksi a sampler of 1733, brass candlesticks, army musketry captured from the Brit ish, f pinn ng wheels and carders, textile fabrics, and a host of beautiful china, are among the attractions. The admittance fee of ten cents is to raise a fund for the transportation of the relics to Omaha. The school children have been invited to attend the exhibi tion today. A question seriously affecting the fu ture growth of the Woman's club, will be voted upon at the next meeting. In these first years of its existence tbe club has opened its doors to all desiring mem bership, the nominal dues of 50 cents excluding no one. But with its marvel lous growth, expenses have likewise in creased, and the problem presents itself, how best to meet them. It is proposed to make the anuual dues 81.00. with an inttiatior fee of 81.00 for all new mem bers. The 570 members now enrolled would be required to pay but the $1.00. but for others desiring to enter, there would be $2.00 to pay. It is question able if the slight oxtra gain derived from an initiation fee would compensate for shutting any from the benefits to be derived from the club. The 81.00 due is necessary, and will probably not materially affect tbe membership, but many of the wiser members deprecate any additional tax. Three years ago the "Wednesday Afternoon" club met and organized at the home of Mrs. Rudolph Rehlaender. It was fitting therefore that the third birthday of the club should be celebrat ed last Wednesday at the hospitable home of the president. Instead of the usual program, the afternoon was devoted to social enjoy ment. A charming game called "A Literary Love Tale," created much amusement, and brought into use the results of the varied reading of the mem bers. The cutting of the birthday cake was a serious matter. Adorned with pink candiee, tho club color, it was placed in the centre of the ring. Mrs. Stone braker cut the cake and gave the pro phecy for the club future. Delicious refreshments were served, a club picture taken and regrpts expressed that all the members could not have been within the circle. Adjourned to meet with Mrs. Cooke April 27, which will be the last meeting of the year. A full attendance is wished. University Place Soroais was at home to their husbands and friends with Mrs McPherrin one evening recently. The invitations were dainty pink and con tained the names of the entertaining committee, Mrs. McPherrin, Rose War field, Robert Krinndick and Don Carlos. The rooms were beautifully decorated in club colors. Each lady wore a geographi cal emblem which the gentlemen were obliged to guess to secure partners for supper. Music was furnished by Miss Nellie McPherrin and Mr. Bower. Each person present was presented with a piece of paper on which was writ ten a title of some familiar song and re quested to illustrate in pencil drawing on opposite side. This proved a very interesting amusement. During the evening a flash light picture was taken of the company. 9 The city improvement society held its regular Eemi monthly meeting in the par lors of the Union-Commercial club Wed nesday morning w ith the president in tbe chair. Mrs. M. D. Welch for the com mittee on street cleaning reported that a sample can had Deen constructed which was as nearly perfect as any that they had been able to find or devise, and an improvement on those used in Kansas City and Denver. A spirited discussion arose over the t!P . r ' Vj" $" 'r -i i ft - mt' -W n- - (k lr AUegrctti (J Isolates CATVT i - Rector's gfyaFmac 7 sWsWssW$WWWWWWWWWW K XN . rr? mi K-SsttxdYfar. wxYr. rW-Z&M rww-Z7rM"v Yjham r ", -V-V 'ri v-vvuwb - - v w t a -.. i 6 ! MIIIIHMIMMMHIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIMMIHHIIIIHl THE CLUB WOMAN -SANDK- TJIE C0UKIER ONE YEAR FOR 125 i -"y -. i CLUB WOMEN: DO YOU want the club news of the United States and Nebraska? Then serd a dollar and twenty-five cents to he Courier, Lincoln, Nebr.. and receive them both for one 3ear. If you want a sample copy of the Club Woman send your name to THE CLUB WOMAN, 10 School St., Eg-leston Square, Boston, Mass. It is the best club paper pub lished. O0t0M0MMOOOOMMMOI0OOMMH)MtOC0M r-1L . -l.L ilwL -. .L - -l 7 AVj manner of disposing of the refuse which is cleaned from yards and vacant lots and allowed to accumulate to become the annoying playthings of the winds. Tho practice of many in leaving heaps of such refuse on the curbs to be scattered about was most heartily condemned, as was also the neligence of persons un known who are prone to detach old post ers from the bill boards and allow them to Hoit about the streets to the everlast ing shame of the cleanliness and order of the city. Mrs. Marshall commended the excel lent work being done by the authorities on the high school grounds in the way of grading, new walks and a general cleaning up. Mrs. Hartley on the committee for the formation of a program to be given in the public schools reported that such a program had been suggested for arbor day and copies were submitted. Papers were read on the characteris tic features of New Fork, Philadelphia and Denver, by former residents of those " cities who are now residents of Lincoln. Mrs. Nellie M. Richardson reported that postal cards bad been printed to send to the city officers whenever any violations of ordinances were observed. These were distributed among the mem bers of the society. Mrs. W. B. Ogden was appointed chair man of a committee to see to the con struction and placirg of seats at street car intersections. The Chicago Branch of the Catholic Women's National League is one of the strongest and most influential clubs in that city of Etrong and influential clubs. Organized in 1893, and duly incorporated it has up to tbe present time existed as a Chicago organization solely. From the first, however, as is evidenced by the