THE COURIER.
become. Young ladies, also in white,
wearing an effective insignia of their
office, did . usher duty, suppressed
talking, restored lost delegates to
their folds, and otherwise made them
selves most courteous and usefuL
The social features of the federa
tion were most brilliant. Denver in
a city of superb homes, and most of
them, it would seem, were thrown
wide open to the visiting club women
A series of luncheons and receptions
were given almost every day, the
guests hastening from a hospita
ble residence to another, deb'ghted
with the panorama of beautiful pic
tures which succeeded one another la
the glimpses of flower-trimmed par
lore, wax-lighted tea rooms, glitter
ing in the bravery of silver and crys
tal, and gay with the throngs of
handsomely gowned women.
By official report there were pres
ent eight hundren and forty-nine
delegates, which number was in-
creased by speakers, press delegates dame s Reeder, Geer, Jaeggi, McAllister
and alternates to one thousand and and Garlow, was appointed by the preai-fifty-three.
In addition there were a dent to prepare an outline of work, all
large contingent of visiting club work being laid aside till the outline
women and others, bringing the total waa presented to the department. Ibis
attendance of strangers to a number being accepted, work bgan oa Jan. 1,
variously estimated from two thous- 1898. The outline provided for chorus
and five hundred to three thousand Work for the firet three meetings of the
women. month and a program on the last meet-
The bearing of these women assem- fog of each month. The first of the t e
bled at Denver has been admirable, ries was held at the home of Mrs. Rred.
In the city and about the hotels they er, Jan. 25, as follows:
have gone about their bifsiness in an Piano Duo from "11 Trovatore". . .
unassuming and dignified manner Miss Geitzen and Mrs. Heintz.
that has impressed outsiders with the Paper General Development of Music,
genuineness of their motives of work. Mrs. Page.
On the floor, in discussion, they have
spoken well and to the point almost
invariably. The meetings, as a rule,
nave begun and ended on time, and
the various chairmen have filled their
posts most acceptably. Mrs. Henro
tin's burden has been heavy in this
regard, but her patience and gracious
tact have never failed. Mrs. Cornelius
Stevenson, of Philadelphia, made one
of the most graceful presiding offi
cers of the convention a distinction
she shared with Mrs. Philip N. Moore
of St. Louis. Nothing Could have ex
ceeded the dignity and charm of ..ie.se
women in the conduct of their meet
ings. The foregoing report is an ex-
ample of the best reportorial work
done in this country. It is a view of
the whole convention with the salient
points emphasized and trivialities ob
scured. Mrs. Welch's department in
the Bazar is the best in that interest
ing paper. Ed.
At the annual meeting of the Syracuse
Woman's club held on May 25, the fol
lowing ladies were elected to fill the of
fices: President, Mrs. Emma C. Page.
Vice President, Mrs. Elanor Home.
Secretary, Mrs. Eva W. Alexander.
f Treasurer, Mrs. Georgia B. Laisy.
The year just closed, the first of the
club's existence, has been very profita
ble under the guidance of Mrs. Page,
and the indications are good for an en
thusiastic and, prosperous continuance
of club work.
The last social function of the year
was a reception given club members,
husbands and friends, by Mrs. Laisy at
her charming home, "Woodland Hill,"
on Thursday evdning, July 7th. About
sixty guests were delightfully enter
tained with a musical program of unu
sual excellence, followed by refresh
ments served in the most excellent man
ner. Mrs. Kisser and daughter Maude,
of Lincoln were guests of Mrs. Laisy.
The Musical Department of the Col-
umbui Woman's Club began the year's
worb Oct. If, 1897. The work consisted
of weekly programs, which were given
at the homes of the different members.
un kov. 'it tne department was lnsiru-
naeotal in bringing Mica Neally Steves
to this city for a piano recital, which
scored a great success. Miss Par-
thenia Bowman of Omaha, rendered
come beautiful elections on this
occasion and Mr. R. W. Bond,
of Ord, Nebraska, delighted the
audience by rendering a cornet solo, ac
companied by Mrs. C. J. Garlow, The
department becoming ambitious to take
up a more systematic line of work, the
ioriu.n njBitm was uruugDt ueiuro
hem for consideration, but upon corres-
pondingwithMr.Derlhick.it was as-
certained that it could not be introduced
into the Woman's club.
The department having ueeJ the ro
tary system for filling the different of
fices, decided to elect a president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer for
the remainder of the club year. Mrs
C. J. Garlow was elected president,
Mrs. J. G. Reeder, vice president and
Mrs. F. H. Geer secretary and treasur
er. A committee consisting of Mes-
Vocal Solo "Ruth and Naomi".
.Topliff
Mr; Warren.
Piano folo-"Polka Briiliante"..Hoffman
Mrs. Geer.
Vocal Solo -"Ave Maria" Shubert
Mrs. Reeder.'
Paper History of the Violin and Noted
Violinists
Mrr. McAllister.
Piano Solo Selected
Mrp. Jaegg!.
Paper Evolution of the Pianoforte
Mrs. Whitmcyer.
Vocal Trio "At Eventide". . . . Mendel
ssohn Mesdames Garlow. Voss and Farrand.
On Fed. 22 the second program was
given at the home of Mrs. Geer.
Paper The Organ and Noted Organists
Miss Geitz?n.
Piano Duo "Rorido from Marsbner". .
Mecdaraea Voss and McAllister.
Pp?r The Orchestra
Mrs. Garlow!
Piano Duo "Haydn's Symphony No. 5"
Mesdames Geer and Jaeggi.
Vocal Duet "Itallia"
Mesdames Farrand and Heintz.
Paper-Invention of the staff
Mrs. Cornelius.
Solo Selected
Vocal
Mrs. Reeder.
Vocal Duet Selected
Mesdames Warren and Paze.
The third program was given at the
home of Mrs. Heintz, March 20, as fol
lows: Quartette "Welcome, Pretty Primrose"
Pinsut i
Mesdames Geer, Garlow, Whitmoyer and
Farrand.
Paper Lehant's Martgals and Chorus
es Mrs. Warren.
Piano Solo Selected
Kfltata nairiati
Paper-Rise of Secular Music
Mrs. Voss.
Vocal Duo Selected
Mesdames Page and Reeder.
Piano Solo "Tarantelle' Neiller
Mrs. McAHist-r.
Paper - Minstrels, Troubadors, Minnes-
iDKers and Meistersingers
m-, n.:...
Vocal Solo Selected
Mrs. Cornelius.
Chorus "Ave Maria ' Mendelecobi
At the close of the program the ladie
were escorted to the dining room by the
hostess, Mrs. Heints, where an elabor-
ate banquet was servrd. The surprise
waacomnle'eand our host's' renuta-
tion was fully sustained on this occa
sion. The fourth program meeting was held
at the borne of Mn. Whitmoyer April
26
Vocal Solo-"Flaxen-haired Lassie"
Koecbat
Mesdames Warren. Heiriz and Whit-
mover.
Papar Modern German Composer?
Mrs. Jaeggi.
Piano Solo Selected
Mrs. Byrnes.
Paper American Com pose-s
Mrs. Voss.
Vocal Solo Selected
Mrs. Cornelius.
Paper Music in the Early Church
Mrs. Farrand.
Vocal Duet Selected
Mesdames Page snd Reedr.
Piano Solo "II De elerio" Cramer
Mm. McAllister.
Piaro Duo "Hajdn Symphony" No. 3.
Mesdames Geer and Garlow.
Chorus "Lugo" : . . . Haendel
The last progiam of the year was held
at the home of Mrs. Jaeggi, May 24
Chorus Barcarrolle from "Idomeneo"
Paper Origin and Development of
Opera
Mrs. vcAllister.
Vocal Duet -When Life is Brightest"
Pinsut i
Mesdames Garlow and Farrand.
Paper The Mass
Mrs. Reeder.
Piano Solo "Rondo" Mendels-ohn
Mrr. Jaeggi.
Paper The Oratoris
Mrs. Geer.
Vocal Solo Selected
Mrs. Warren.
Piano Solo Selected
Mis. Page.
Vocal Duet Selected
Mesdames Corneliua and Whitmoyer.
Piano So!o Selected
Mrs. Heintz.
Piano Duet "Po'onaise" Gluck
Mesdames Voss and Byrnes.
"Angel Trio" from Elizafa
Mesdames Garlow, Geer and Whitmoyer.
In that notable gathering of women
which assembled in Denver at the Bien
nial was Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden,
who brought credntia's from the New
York Woman's Press club. Mrs. Alden
is editor of the woman's department of
the New York Tribune and fills her very
responsibleplace in a manrer peculiar to
herself. She is a woman of great exec-
utive ability and is manageing editor as
wu. c .a urp-r.iueu,,
S- Aan a a, mm rtAA am Alft ill! AAffinii ah 1 mjm. al AY
AM amaa 4 AJS VBb rfW A ShaMrih S. m A. S,
u..luKuUuIu..TC..uu.,.r(.0 mau
of women who cover all the news per-
tainingto the women of Greater New
York. Mrs. Alden herself is a hard
. j. . . ,
worker spending many houraeich day
atherde3k. Personally she is a very
attractive woman ta'I,dignifieJ, with a
stately carriage and a face t hit is not
only pleasant in feature bat unusually
expres-ive. Her charm of manner must
draw to her hosts o frienda. She was
charming even as eh) stood in line wait
ing to registe-, and greeting many Den
ver friends. "You know I an a Denver
girl," she said, "aid it is like comiug
home when I turn my face towards
Colorado. I went to echool to several
yT ,Mding c,ub wmBn.Dd ' t
dare to appear very wise here where I
studied Latin under Professor Baker,
who was dreadfully discouraged con
ceining my progress. After I left the
high school I went to the state Univer-
ty d (wonders never will cease) grad-
uated. though mathematics to this diy
is a bugbear to me. Then I taught
school in Boulder, and when I bad
earned some money that was really my
own, J went to New Yoik City to study
music" Mrs. Alden sung with marked
success for five yesrs. but naturally
drifted into e litnrial wo-k. From girl
hood she ha 1 wielded a faci'e pen. and
she not only et.j-yed the work but found
it more remunerative. She his been on
thestifTortheXi-w York Tribuni and for
five years has bean in an cditoriil chair
of that great paper. Mrs. Aldeo slid
that t'lis wa the first vacation she had
taken in five years an! that sbe had
tnorougnly enjoyed everything. Mrs
Alden had utilized h?r musical talents
and power of comoosition in a vrv .
tertainitg way en route. To the tune
or "I'll Bet My Money on ths Bob Tail
Nag" she eirefully instructed and led
the New York delegation in sinking the
following touching licp?:
Have you be3rd the latest n-ws?
Federations on the rail
To the great Bi-en-niale;
We'ro bound to ride all nigh,
IFe're bound to ride all day
In the Pullman car so bright and gay.
Mrs. Alden demurred to this tribute
to her talent as a chorus leader but ad-mitt-d
they had had a jolly good time,
which sentiment web echoed by every
delegation that arrive! in Denver. Mrs.
Aiuen nas claims upon our interest out
side of her ability as an editor or ber
personal attractiveness. she's the wife
of John Alden, ninth lineal decendant
of the John of whnm the demure Pre
cilia queried, "Why don't you speak for
yourself, John?" Mr. Alden is also
nephew of Professor Andrews of Brown
university snd of Henry Alden. editor of
Harper s Bazir
One delegate to the Biennial from far
away Idaho, rode eighty five miles on
hors-back to reach tne stage line, then
one hundred and twenty-five miles by
stage to the railroad. There is no doubt
of the ancestry of that woman. It is of
such intrepid courage and perseverance
that pilgrim fathers and mothers were
made.
THE SCHOOL, HOUSE.
The path to the school house led
through the wood?. A clear, rushing
little brook twistei Pself back and forth
beside tin path, tearing over rocks or
flowing swiftly ever a smooth, gravelly
bottom in a few places. Gren velvet
mosa was thick on both its sides and vio
lets and little star flowrra grew near.
Now and then a squirrel would jump
acrofs the at r, and, with frght-ned
chattering, scurry away into tho ferns
and spice bushes or up a tall tr-e.
Wild grap9 fines grew abundantly and
served as uic u rescue and liir,hfr..i
swings, some hanging acrosa the path
iHelf, othf ra forming a green cave or
falling low over the li'tl hrt
Maa a
rha achool hous was set in a little
b
opemnz. cut just large enough for it at
the east end of the woods, it was par-
tialy built with i be very trees that were
f?L?J? e lm !?r 0u,"de
"t was plain enough and inside also but
ah! the association which clurg to that
ugly little room!
As one entered the little door which
swung back loosely on its hinges, one
faced the large iron stove with its Ioog
many-j ir.ted stove pipe. To the right
was the teacher' desk, differing from
those of the pupils only in that it bad
once been painted red; and behind it on
a small ta'sed platform was a chair.
All around the room were benches or
seats of rough hewn logs with desks in
front. Nearer the center of the room
were lower benches where the rows- of
little ones sat squirming their bare tots
on theunpaint d floor.
The benches and walls weredecorated
with rudely-shaped figures and initials
cut deep into the wood. In one corner.
justnbovea high s col, hung a tall
dunce cap. its edges frayed and its peak
bent over.
There were three windows. Above
ally rVbuVeveV7earW bv D ?"
birds which flew back "and forth &?
lessly.u charmed by the nunil-
Below
.t'8 ndow was set the watsr
backet.
;de ju PP ang'DK
on a nail
Harriet Cooke.