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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1899)
THE COURIER. f Wbittior.s "HuekorB"' being the BuLject fur 6tudy. Tho class was required to respond to roll cull by quotations suit ablo for tbia eeaBon of tho year, and many beautiful "Autumn" stanzas wero given. "The HuakerB" is a boautiful piece of "word painting" and tho careful anal sis given by MisB Gaes, logothor with tho happy thoughts of thoso taking part in tho loason, made this part of tho pro gram instructive and gave ovidenco of careful preparation. Next Friday ovon ing "Current Topics and American His tory," led by Mrs. Waugh and Lieut. Utwls, promises to bo an evening full of interest, its boing opon to non-mem-b.Ts by tho payment of 10 cent, it is ex pected tho club parlors will bo will iilkd. Mm. I.N. Wish. Tho curront events department of tho woman's club hold tho iirst regular meeting October 10, with encouraging profpectB. Many now members joined tho department. Mrs. Doylo wub oloctod critic, and will report all tho grammat ical errors and miepronounciations. It is thought this will bo a vory interesting foaturo of the department. MrB. Pium mor, the ablo leader, announced that ten excellent papers on live topico will bo given during the year. Tho Indies answer tho roll call with current evonts, and then the different countries of the world are discussed. At tro next regu lar meeting MrB, James Manahan will road a paper on "The Boers." Jeannette Green, Secretary. A French class has been started by mombeiBot tho woman's club and will meet in tho rooms on Saturday after noon at 2:30. The next mooting of the club will idton t3 a Shakespearian re cital by Prof. EameB. "AUJptTBonB interested in tho homuaro cordially invited to meet in council with tho members o! the National Household Economic Aeeocihtlon on Tuesday and Wednesday, October .list and November 1st, 1801), at tho Lewis Institute, south east corner Madison and Kobay street?, Chicago." Such was tbo dignified in vitation 6ent out by the above Associa tion for its B&vonth annual meeting. On this occasion the following protitablo program waB londered: "Tho Child in tho Home," Mrs. O. H. Kerr, Illinois. "Sanitation in the Home," by Chicago women phjeicians. "A Potsiblo Solution of tho Problem of Cooperative Houfo'eejping," Miss Caroline L Hunt, Lewis Institute. Chi cago. 'Tho Need of Household Economics in Settlements," to bo discussed by workers from the variouB Chicago in stitutes. The Value of Household Economics in tho Public Sehoolt," Miss Alida F. Patteo, Wisconsin. "Manual Training for Girls," Mrs. Kate 11. Watson, Chicago. 'Simplicity and Economy in tLo Home," Mrs. Alice Lloyd, Illinois. "Comparative Value of Houaibold Economics in City and Country Life," MrB. S. M. Emery, Montana; Mrs, Jou uio liaauchamp, Arkansas. All papers limited to twooty minutes in length. Tho motto of this association is: IU UUIJ lb lllO VUIUU Ul IUU MOI, To provout is tho divino whisper of day." tJ- Tho following loiter from our stato president will bi of goner.il interost to tho club worn in of Nobrarku: Teeumeeh, NVr., O.it. 31, 1891). My Daar Mrs. Riekett8:-Ou the 20th nit not I viBltol Pawnoo City in re- b lunso to u lottor roques ing mo to bo with some of tho Indirs of that placo at ho lurmanoiit organization of their club. Tho ladies ot Pawnoo realizing that clubi meeting in privato homes muBt havoalitnit.havo wIboIj divided heir town into soctionB which will add nt loast two largo literary clubs to tho stato, In addition they havo a Hoot hoven club numbering i0 which has beon organized for several years and can boast of Bomo extraordinary musical talent in somo of its members. Wo will ho proud indeed to add thoso thrco clubs to our stato roster. Pawnee City is particularly adapted to bofomo ono of tbo strong club cont orBof tho state, receiving all Uiobo ad vantages peculiar to a collego town, us being a placo of weulth and culturo. Anna L. Aim'ekson, Tho department of pailiamonfary practice of tho Woman's club hold a dolightful mooting Tuesday, Octobor 31. Tho first half hour was devoted to tho review of tho previous Icsboii and a talk by tho loader, Mrs. Nolllo M. Richardson, upon tlin assigned lesson of tho day, debato and docorum. Tho last half hour was spont in parliamentary drill, and tho members demonstrated their capability in putting in practice their parliamentary knowledge and in ready debate. This department moets on Tuesday at three p. m. alternat ng with club week. Tho subject of tho next lesson is mass meetings and duties of ofllcors. Tho City Improvement Society will moot Thureday November 9th at 10 o'clock in tho Commercial club parlors. Mi6s Belva N. Horron, chairman of tho city improvement work of the sociul settlement and instructor or Political Eionomy in the University will give an outline of the city improvement work planned by tho social settlomont acd confer with the city society concerning important work. Other mutters of im portance will ba brought beforo tbo society for discussion Eiwy ono cor dially iovitd, Tho Child Study department of tho Woman's club with Mrs. Katharine A bol as leader have beon untiring in their efforts to secure a very instructive out lino for tho coming yoar. Lectures will bo given on the di Heron t topics by soma of our most ablo spaakorp. At the moeting Saturday October 28th tho following subjects wins taken. "Pro natal Influence" by Mr?. J. W. Johnson shjwed careful study and prac'icil knowledge. "Child's L'terature, Wbtt and How to Read" was given by tLo leader. Her paper was very instruc tive, emphasizing tho care required in the early stages of a child's reading. Mrs. Edith Hall told the valuo of good books. Tho next meeting will be November 11th. Topics 'Giowth and u-oof Muscles" and tho mythical and fairy tale element of children's reading. Mre. F. M. Hall will show how to cul tivate a taste for fine art in children. Tho Row H. Percy Silvor addressed the Omaha Woman's Club last Monday on "Martin Luther as a Historical Cbai acter," occupying tcgoihor with two musical numbers tho entire program. Mr. Silvor spoke under the auspices of tho dspurtmont ot Gorman History, Mrs. IJlancho McKt-lvey, chairman, a department from which tho club has loai. nod to expect programs of unusual value. Tho business included tbo unan imous acceptance of resolutions com monding the position of merchants who aro supporting tho oarly closing move ment and pledging tho club to refrain from making purchases after 0 o'clock on Saturday. A clever report of tho moeting of the stato federation at York was givon by Miss Mary Fairbrother, And tbo live cent per capita contribution asked for ty tho fidoration was takon, Tho Woman's Club of York mni Oc tobor 30th at tho homo of Mib. Sturgeon, llvo miles from tho city. Thuro wero llftonn membora and llvo visitors pros ont. After tho regular lesson In history and litoraturo an cxcolloni pnpor waB road by MrH. Oottroll, on "Woman Ar tists.'' Refreshments wero sorved by tho hostess at the cIobo of tho program. Tho ladies roturned homo feeling that tho third mooting of tho club waB a most ploaBant und prolltablo ono. Tho homo department of tho Fair bury Woman's Club bold lis second ranting for this full on Ojtobor .Jlt. This department, under tho leadership of Mre, Lotion, takoa up domestic Bcionce, education and philanthropy. "Education" waB tho subject for thin mooting, and tho paper for tho after, noon was by Mrs. It. D. Russell on tho eubjoct: "Modern Mothbds of Educa tion iib Compared with Oldor Methods." "Compulsory Education" was a topic wh eh was quito widely dlscuBsod by tho mouthers, as was tho Bubjoctof "Women us EJucator," whilo "Dutios and Op. portunitieB of Educatod Women" camo in for its slia'o of thought by thoso present. 'A 1 k wl '. '; 4; g Ms o $ & s s .-, -, M-, .-, -, , o M i JMotable Victory . , ImIbmuI Easily and Hon estly Won by the WEBER MAN ?(D. Tho Maurice Grau Opora Co-., of New York, havo recently made arrartgoraents whereby tho Weiieh Grand Pianos will bo used exclusively by them at the Metropolitan opora honso in Now York City, and in all their concerts throughout tho Unitod S'ates. This marked rosognitioo of tho morits of the Wkiik'i Piano easily places it above all other piunos in the moBt cultured muBicnl circlos. 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