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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1900)
THE COURIER i . !i i ! I ! h t! f oooomoocooooo oaooooocoooooo $ vHLfolDiJ' f X i""""-"' " "" "J presseu uv me Lincoln woman s cjud, ooooooo4oo(ocooooocoooooooooooo(oj published in their year book, as follows: CALESDAKOKSEIIIUSKA CLUBS. ''S,iDC A".0,!80.1 iS l h'P nd. helped, the following women aro invited March. become membprs: 10. Woman's c French Lincoln 1. The university graduate. 10 i N'-"eviow ami Artc.cui.io Kcnl 2. The woman of common school edu- ( l'alma Vecchlo ork 10. Woman's c. Child study North Ilend Cation io. Woman's c. KniriKh History., .stnimsburj; 3. The self educated woman. . jHNtorj-and Arte. Discussion of -1. The woman who belongs toother rotiU-miKiniry uoman authors. ..Seward . j Fin ile Sii-cle c. J. Fenimorv Clubs. i CiKir Seward 5. The non-club woman. 10 Woman's c.Hritish government... Syracuse . Tll , , j . , ,. , ... . .. Tii"- l"e woman who does not believe in 12, Woman s c Reception Lincoln ,., ( Woman's c. Parliamentary prac- Clubs. " ' ll"' Omaha 7. The woman who does not wish to ... 1 Woman's c. Political and social .i.j. '-1 science Omaha ila a department. .., ) Woman's c. Cleveland's adminis- 8. The woman who wants to attend ,;.' ;--; Stanton the club meefngs but twice a year. IS, W nmanV c. Napoleonic wars Mimlen " 13. Sorosis, Liht and vision Lincoln - rhe woman who wants to be a 13, Woman's c Home department .. Falrbury member for the name of it. 13. Woman's c. Current events Lincoln io. The tired woman full of domestic 13, Woman's c Current events Omaha 00;i,:i:,; .i. , . i ,r ... r, ... . responsibilities, who wants to be a 12, W oman s c. German history Omaha . 13. Woman's e, French conversation Omaha sponge, fold her hande, take in what the 13, Woman's c. Kthicsand Philosophy.. Omaha bright, tree woman, "who needs an audi- 13. i I,isti,r' ,a,nd, ArtJ RclKn of v,c".,. , ence, has learned, and then go home re- ( toria Hallam, G recti Albion , , 11. Woman's c. Oratory Omaha Meshed to her treadmill. .. i Century c.. Delft ibices and Dra- 11. The woman without, companion- "1 jeries of Holland Lincoln sn;n 15, Woman's c. History Lincoln ,, ,, is. Woman'sc. Art Omaha 12- Tbe Joung woman and the young- 15, Lotos c. Current events Lincoln old woman." ,- j Hall in the Grove, Art and sculp- The other federated clubs of Seward I turelnKome Lincoln io. Womansc Music Lincoln History and Art, iin deSkcle and lfi i Woman's c, Parliamentary Wild Rose clubs were invited to join '? '"l? -....Flattsmouth in this step, but they declined. There- 1 Self-Culture c, Auto-Hypnotic . , ' 16. 1 su.vestion Suet-fstion in thea- fore it was left to the Ninteentii Century ' 'T'? ,;;""."" VStIaU! club to project the movement. 16, XJX. Century c, I'alntinjr In Spain..Seward I". Woman's c Cliild Study. Lincoln ' 17, Woman's c. French Lincoln I History and Art c. Effects of the To the C,UD9 of Nebraska: ,T' 1 Crudes-Gothic in archit0CSeward Tne following program lias been pre- .. j Fin de Sieclc ' cV Hroofc Farm- pared as a suggestion for the study of ' t Hawthorne Seward household economics, and. may be elab- ,- Woman's c. Household econ- .tj .,: i..u . 4 m. ' omics Korth Hend orated to suit club require m-nts. The . jZetetic c Parliamentary committee will gladly give further assist- " ' pract!ce WBep,nB Watcr ance to the establishment of household officers OF N. F. w. a. 1899 .900. gnomic classes Please bring this up ., , r , in your club before another year' work Pres., Mrs. Anna L. Apperson, Tecumseh. . , , . . . J ,, V. P.. Mrs. Ida w. uiair. Wayne. is planned. The committee will use its Cor. Sec, Mrs-Virninla D.Arhup, Tecumseh. influence to secure a number of new Kec Sec, Miss Mary urn. York. books for this work in the traveling Treas., Mrs. H. F. Doane, Crete library Librarian, Mrs. G. M. Lambertson, Lincoln. n . 1 r. , Auditor, Mrs. e. J. Hainer, Aurora. Paper Arts and Craf tB E-npIoj ed m Household Science. A New Woman's Club. life giving agencies. The following report of a new woman's Tne Sun A storehouse of energy, club organized at Seward, Nebraska, is The Atmosphere ItB bearing on health furnished by Mrs Nollie M. Keefer, the and moralty. corresponding secretary of the new club: Water Pure and impure. The NineteeLth Century club of Sew- Chemical and physical functions. ard has been working the past year to Water Bupply. organize a club with unlimited member- domestic arciiitectukk. ship, based on a broader constitution. v:.:- r 1 i- . , ., . .. , Necessities Durability, in order that the advantages may be jjsabieneB8 opened to the rrany thinking women of -,,. .. ' ,... , . ....... Climatic conditions. beward, who are capable of enjoying the ,T-t , ,T ... .. ..- u- u t. 1. 1 j , Vital processes Ventilation, studies which have been planned, and t ,f who would, by interchange rt thought, ,, .. contribute to the pleasure and benefit D . of those around them. On March 3d, 0 -..- . . .. oewage. m response to invitations from the Nine- ti u u t, . . teenth Ceutury club, the ladies met H1"ho" ArJ"Etal principles. with Mrs. Nellie Anderson, and, in a P'ct'al a decorative furnishinp;. u t. 1 . j 1 Gardening Art out of doors short business meeting. agreed to let .,,. '.T,, the old organization lapse and, under the broader constitution, formed the Woman's club of Seward. Officers were elected as follows: President, Mr. Grace Porter Miller; first vice president, Miss Frances Mil- ler; second vice president, Mrs. Phoebe Calender; secretary, Mrs. Nellie Boyd Anderson; treasurer, Mrs. William Ked- ford; corresponding secrotary, Mrs. Nellie W. Keefer. The membership of the club, with the names of a number of ladies, made a nucleus for fifty charter members of the new cIub- The afternoon was pleasantly spent in examining many copies of celebrated paintings which adorned the walls, the ladies in the meantime explaining to the guests the purpose of the club. Refreshments were served by Misses Lu Bradley. EI va Cumminei and Flor- ence and Bessie Anderson. Itisan inclusive department club. We heartily entlnrso thessntiment ex- F"" "" "" anu rr- ,lACIAL influence on household, art. Household Indu6trias Evolution and development. Specialization, Household fceivice. Nutritive Value of Foods-Ch artistry of Cooking. Dietetics, Vegetarianism. Fruitarian theory. Educational Agencies Noted educators, Educational value of good literature, What shall a buBy woman remd ? Excretory System of Modern Hojuse- keeping Garbage, Bacteria and microbes, Antiseptics, Chemical cleanliness, Music Value of music in thefiomv Sketches of noted muiicailoomposerBV Christmas carols. Patriotism Historic mothers of the present century. Fourth of July observance. Noise essential to true patriotism. BIBLIOGRAPHY. HYGIENE AND SANITATION Practical Hygiene O. Gilman Currier. Women Plumbers and Doctors Mrs. H. M. Plunkett. Story of the Bacteria, Dust and Its Dangers, Drinking Water and Ice Supply Y. M. Prudden. Sanitary Drainage of Houses and Towns E. G. Waring, Jr. Homes and All About Them, The House that Jill Built E.C.Gardner. Household Economics Helen Campbell. Housekeeping Made Easy Mrs. Her- nck. rooKEiir. Chemistry of Cooking W. Mattieu Williamo. Lamb Prize Essay Mary Hinman Abtl. Science in the Kitchen Mrs. Kellogg. The Art of Cooking Emma P. Ewing. Trans-Mississippi Home Makers Oma ha Woman's Club. FOODS. Science of Nutrition Edward Atkinson. Food Products of the World Dr. Mary E. Green. Food Materials and Their Adulterat'onB E. H. Richards. HOUSE FURNISHING. Tne house comfortable. The house beautiful. ART. How to Eojoy Pictures Mabel Emery. How to Judge a Picture Vandyke. Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Painters Elbert Hubbard. Sketches cf Great Artists Jennie E. Keysor. (Signed ) Mrs. Mary Moody Pugh. Omaha, Mrs. Milton Scott, Lincoln, Mus. Mary F. Paul. St. Paul, State Committee on Household Economics. The following article from the West ern Club Woman, by Mrs. Sarah S. Piatt Decker, vice president of the G. F. W. C, and one of the clearest headed club women in the United States, will be read with much interest by women from all sections of the country. It is like b. voice in the wilderness, making clear many places that soptmtry had rendered obscure. I trust every club department in the United States will give spi.ee to this article, as the time is drawing near for the final decision, which mu3t be rendered by the votes of the delegates pt Milwaukee: The question of the reorganization of the general federation of women's clubs is so prominently in the minds of all club workers at present, that possibly it might be of interest to review tbe last biennial from the standpoint of a Denver club woman, who is able to nay: "All of which I eaw, and part of which I vas."' It was my privilege to act as one of tbe adviEory committee of the local biennial board throughout all the time of itB existence, and in that connection an opportunity was afforded for a knowl edge of the work of every committee which assisted in arranging for the great convention. The clubs and state federations which desire a reorganization of the general federation give as their chief reason for ouch desire, that the biennial at Denver was unwieldy the statements are made that the delegated body was too large, the convention cost too much money, the hall was too crowded, and fear is ex pressed that cities will not extend invi tations to the biennial because of the great work and expense entailed, etc. I have never heard a member of the local board in Denver make a statement which would bear out one of these charges. Let us, for a moment, consider "X tbe work of the various committees in this connection. The first in order is the press committee, which did heroic work, but solely with a view to increase the attendance of delegates and visitorp. The work of the bureuu of information, the next committee, was uuring the ses- sion and by making a large working force, the business was easily handled double the number of visitors would have made no difference; this also ap plies to the credentials committee, with the difference, of course, that its work ends with the opening session of tbe convention. A committee on hotels could, in a city of the size of Denver, probably accommodate from eight to ten thousand strangers, if nectssary. 4 The committee on place of meeting has j been criticised to some extent because of the crowding of the conventiou hall. If there is a mistake in the plan of the biennial, I believe it is that an attempt is made to confine the various depart ments represented to one or two meet ing places. The time has come when, at such a convention, an individual choice must be made. It isthuRwitb our daily lifo. We cannot have the whole; we must select the eepecial theme in which we are intrested. To this one repliep, "But what of the eve ning meetings ?" To be sure, they were fr grand and inspiring in Denver, but if good for one audience, they are bbtter for two duplicate them, by all means. The National Educational association in Denver brought eleven thousand peo ple, but sessions were held all over tbe city. As far as the regularly accredited delegates to tbe fourth biennial were concerned, there was ample accommo dation at all the business meetings. The theater has a seating capacity of eigh teen hundred people; the whole number of credentials issued, which included tho3e given to speakers, gucstf, frater nal delegates, press, etc, was not quite eleven hundred, while the largest num ber of ballots cast for any officer, accord ing to official report, was six hundred and seventy-four. Surely the complaint made reparding the inconvenience of the business session is not borne out by the figures. There is an unwritten law of the fed eration that only certain officers, chair men, guests, etc., shall receive enter tainment in private homes. That limits the number in every case, ai.d is in no sense a burden on the committee or tbe citizens. The only fear ever expressed by the entertainment committee web that there would not be enough visitors to fill the eight largo houses offered fur the receptions, and the matter was seriously debated of including the fif teen hundred Denver club women in these invitations. It was a joyful sur prise when it was found that nearly three hundred invitations would bo le- Y quired by delegates and visitors. Of the work of the transportation committee, only a few words need b) said. The larger the number of visi itors the better the railroad rates and the easier to obtain concessions. This is bIeo true of the committee on excur sions, and the constant prayer and plea of these two committees was for many people the more the better. The local program committee is almost wholly under the direction of the bien nial committee, and had no particular concern regarding numbers a few more programs or a few less being of little mo ment and slight expense. The finance committee in Denver was unfortunate enough to have one thou sand dollars left in the treasury. There has been more trouble and anguish of mind in disposing of that surplus than the committee had in raisirg the whole amount. The other committees, on decorations, badges and tickets, were not in the least K