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X THE COURIER 1 I niiiiMinmiiiimiiinMnii LOUISA L RICKETT8. IMIIIMHIMUMMIMMIHIIMIIMlt CALENDAR OF NEBBABKA CLUBS. ApriL , Woman's, c.. Annual meetlnc Stanton 0 ( Woman's c. Parliamentary prac- v ? tice Omaha n I Woman's c. Political and social science Omaba j Woman's c Parliamentary prac- " j tice Lincoln 9, Sorosis, History Stanton 10, Sorosis, Modern charity Lincoln p. Woman's c General meeting Falrbury 10, Woman's c Ethics and Philosophy'.. Omaha 10, Woman's c., French conversation... ..Omaha in J Woman's c. City improvement de- 1U "j partment Omaha 10, Woman's c. Current topics. Omaha 10. Woman's c, German history Omaha 10, Woman's c. Current events Lincoln ( History and Art c House of Com- 10, mons Wordsworth, Byron, Tcn- ( nyson, Browning Albion 11, Woman'sc., Oratory Omaha II, Woman's c. Music Omaha -, J Century a. Literature, music, r, drama and science of Holland. ..Lincoln 1 yrman's a Art Omaha 1 iVoman'fi " Education Omaha l Woman's cPtory Lincoln j Woman's c Parliamentary " 1 department -Plattsmouth 13, Woman's c.. Masic ;..,....Lincoln . - J XLX. Century c. Painting in Spain - J History of politics SewaTa ,- J Hall in the Grove. Modern Italian " "j life ....' Lincoln ., ( History and Art c The Luxem ' t baurg emperors John Huss.... -Seward 14, Woman's c.. Child study. North Bend 14, Woman's a, English history. ...Stromsburg 14. Woman's c, Child Study. Lincoln 14, Woman'sc., French Lincoln ,. J Zetettc a. Household econ- " omlcs WcepingWater ,. J Fin de Slecle c Compare Bret -" J Harte and Hawthorne Seward OFFICERS OF X. F. W. C 1899 1900. Pres., Mrs. Anna L. Apperson, Tccumseh. V. P., Mrs. Ida W. Blair, Wayne. Cor. Sckv, Mrs. Virginia D.Arnup, Tecumseh. Kec Sec. Miss Mary Hill. York. Treas., Mrs. H. F. Doone, Crete. Librarian. Mrs. G. M. Lambcrtson, Lincoln. Auditor, Mrs. E. J. Halner, Aurora. The Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs has issued a beautiful little year book. A book is interesting or uninter esting, useful or useless, according to its contents, but more than these quali ties are necessary to make it attractive. The outside or worldly appearance of a book is a source of great satisfaction a good binding, fine, heavy paper aad clear print are certainly worthy attri butes of a book. Both inwardly and outwardly is the Year Book of the wo men's clubs of Nebraska a success. It is printed upon heavy white paper with a handsome monogram upon the outside cover. The book, according to matter, is well arranged and compact, being full of much necessary information. After the names of club officers, of committees, and their members there is a kindly, in spiring greeting from Mrs. Apperson, the state president, and messages and words of encouragement from the various committees as to their respective work in the individual clubs of the state. Such a book speaks highly for the efforts of the officers of the stata feder ation. A smaller pamphlet, alec issued by the N. F. W.C., accompanies the year book. It is compiled by the House hold Economics committee and con taine in blue covers a greeting from President Apperson, a preface by Linda Hull Larned, president of the National Household Economics Association, and a program and biography for a season's study of the science. The credential committee has issued the following notice to the delegates to the Milwaukee biennial. This is offic ial and should be preserved for future reference: The credentials committee will be in session Saturday afternoon, June 2, from two until five o'clock; Monday morning, June 4, nine until twelve o'clock; Monday afternoon, June 4, two until five o'clock, Monday evening, June 4, eight until ten o'clock; Tuesday mor ning, June 5, eight thirty until ten thir ty o'clock. The headquarters of the credentials committee will be posted in all hotels, and published in the daily papers. The visiting card of each delegate must be attached to her credential blank. Club receipts for general federation dues for 1900 must be presented with credentials. All club women are requested to wear, upon arrival, a knot of light blue ribbon on the shoulder, for identification by the reception committee, members of which will wear yellow. On Thursday afternoon the literary department of the Lincoln woman's club met at the high school building. The subject under discussion was the second act of "The Merchant of Venice." The last meeting of Sorosis was held at the home of the president, Mrs. II. H. Wheeler. The subject for the after noon,"The Philosophy of the Vedantae," was very interestingly presented by Mrs. E. L. Hinman from the following out line: Introduction Tne nearness and the remoteness of Hindu thought. The Sacred Writings The Vedas, the Vedautas, the Upanisbads, the Ve danta Sutras. Characteristics of the Upanishads. The interior and superior religions; ethical requirements for knowledge of the higher. The fundamental principle of the Ve dantic teachings; the self. The different degrees of reality and unreality, Brahma, Maya, lsvara, Hiran yagarbha and Purusha. The relation of the individual soul to the self; Metempsychosis, and the re lease from Metempsychosis. The conspicuous defects of the Ve dantic philosophy. The influence of the Veiantas on English literature of the nineteenth century. The next meeting will be held April 10th at the home of Mrs. A. S. Tibbetts, 658 South Seventeenth street. Mrs. T. S. Allen will lead on the subject of "Modern Charity." To dubs of ten taking The Courier the annual subscription price is seventy five cents (75 cents). Regular subscription price one dollar per year. officers of the club, Mrs. F. C. LaSelle, president; Mrs. M. V.Nichols, first vice president; Mrs. H. A. Harden, Becond vice president; Mrs. Charles Blakely. secretary; Mrs H. E. Burch, correspond ing secretary, received the guests. The reception room and parlors were beau tifully decorated with large palms, and the dining room was lovely with the table banked with smilax and crowned with an immense crystal bowl of Amer ican beauty roses. Festoons of the smilax extended from the table to the chandelier and ceiling, and the effect was very beautiful. In the west parlor a delicious punch was served to the many guestB by Miss Alice Beachley. Mrs. Walter Scott, assisted by Mesdames A. H. Kidd, Charles King and E. C. Salisbury, was in charge of the dining room, and the ices and delicate cakes were thoroughly enjoyed. The music was furnished by Mrs. L. C. Parker, MisBes Agnes Kennedy and Alice Beach ley. The leaders of departments, Mes dames Maurice Deutecb, G. A. Murphy, A. W. Mickell and Ida Adamson, were present to assist in entertaining. The day was fine, the attendance large and the reception altogether a most enjoy able affair. to the material world, where "only man ia vile." The picturesque feature of the coast towns covers much misery, degrad ation and immorality. Miss Hayden spoke briefly of a quaint little town in Holland, describing the manners and customs of these Dutch people, their great cleanliness and their honesty. The next meeting of this department will be in three weeks. Mrs. Brock will ad dress the class on "Decoration in Pottery." Dr. Lowry will deliver an' 'address upon "Italian Art'.' boiore the Hall in the Grove on April 13. When I hear a club woman arguing as to the direct and personal good her club is to derive from membership in the general federation, or hesitating and debating about the expense of the ten ' cents per capita which goes to the sup port of an organization of which all club women are proud, I wonder if wo men have been unjustly accused of nar rowness and parsimony, and if they are really unable to take a broad, disinter ested view of questions of philan thropy and business. Not each mem ber can hope to be a delegate to the state or biennial meetings. It is an im possibility for many club women to be away from home duties the length of time required to attend these meetings. There is strength in numbers, and the work planned by the general federation for the uplifting of humanity needs the enthusiastic co-operation of every wo man's club in America. Do not ask what shall we receive, but what can we do to further this noble work. Remem ber that the giving is more ennobling than the receiving. The woman's club of Beatrice held its annual reception at the. residence of Mrs. F. C. LaSelle Friday afternoon from three to five o'clock, and a most delightful occasion it proved to be. The The art department of the Lincoln woman's club met ThuiBday, March 29, and listened to a delightful talk by Mies Hayden on "An Artist's Sketching Tour Through France and Hollaud." Miss Hayden told of the beautiful pal aces, galleries, museums and cathedrals erected by centuries of labor. Many artists find the villages the most charming and picturesque, beginning with Ecouen, the home of several of the older French artists, among- them Edouard Frere, whose charming pic tures of children and peasant lite have made his name a familiar one in every land. This village is but thirty minutes' ride from Paris. Few artists know of this charming place. Barbizon recalls at once a gallaxy of famous names. Tourists often drive over from the Palace of Fontainbleau, five miles distant, to see the home of Millet, the fields where he painted "A Man with a Hoe," "The Gleaners" and "The Angelus." The woman who poeed for-the latter was living there two years ago, but Blowly dying of consumption. The peasants work in the fields, and are more simple, moie primitive than the peasants of Ecouen. American women who see her sisters bending under heavy loads or harnessed in with the beasts of the field, give thanks that their lot haB fallen in a country where such a state of things is impossible. A complete change of scenery is found in Etaples, a snall hamlet on the northeast coast of France, half an hour's ride from Boulogne. It is a very old town, and when held by the Romans had a port large enough to admit a large fleet. Now the sea has receded two miles and Etaples lies on a tidal river, which is alternately a great bay and a shallow stream. The people here for generations have wrested their living from the sea, and the stranger coming from the interior turns bis steps naturally toward the shore. Every sum mer findB a large colony of artists at Etaples. It ia not too far from Paris, nor too expensive, and there is a great variety in the way of material. Louis Dessar haB an artistic home a short dis tance from the town, where he comes from New York to spend his summers. The bridge is the great rendezvous at sunset for both the artists' colony and villagers. It is a most beautiful right, but when one retraces his steps through the darkling streets, a burst of drunken laughter greets his ear, and a reeling figure crosses his path bringing one back 'The broadening influence of club life has nowhere been felt with more force than in the south, where social barriers are higher and more difficult to level than in the north. Mrs. Neil Carothere, referring to this subject, says: "Aris tocracj of worth is nowhere more em phasized than in club circles, and if nothing else good can be said of wo men's clubs, the beautiful club spirit pervading this Sorosis band is truly most wholesome in its effect and worthy of higher commendation. And 1 confi dently assert that of all the social, mor al, political and religious influences at worK in the land today none are eo po tent as women's clubs in their tendency to obliterate the old and heart breaking lines of social distinction among women and substitute in their stead those dis tinctions which look for their standard to the head and the heart. No prestige growing out of wealth, political position, or a long line of creditable ancestors counts for anything in club station. Any woman with a pure and refined heart and a desire to advance herself and humanity secures immediate recog nition, and can aspire with confidence to the highest honors attainable in club dom. At least this is true of Arkansas clubs which, the state over, boast of the culture, talent and refinement of its fair femininity. That 'God hands gifts to some and whispers them to others' is clearly understood by the executive committee of the-clubs, and a special niche is found for the development and use of each particular style and calibre." There is a reaction among club wo men, the large majority feeling that one club is about all they can do justice to while attending to their many other duties. There are still women .who boast of belonging to halt a dozen or more clubs. One Boston woman belongs to twenty -seven, a New York woman to thirty-three. To offset these the presi dent of the Chicago woman's club claims that a woman can be an acceptable member to but one club. The club women of Nebraska should take a larger interest in school matters. As commercial life becomes more and Spring gtle for Ladies ..Patent Kid.. Queen Quality OXFORDS This Special Style, $9.00 VERY SWELL. 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