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more complicated, the training of the
children is left more and more to the
mothers. For this reason women should
not only be allowed to influence the
selection of the members of the school
board, but a fair proportion of those
members should bo women, not only for
the sake of the children and the large
preponderance of women teachers, but
for the cause of education itself. The
federated clubs could do no greater
work than to evolve some plan that
would completely separate the public
school from political parties.
Mrs. Ada Brown Talbot, editor of the
Club Woman's Magazine of New York,
tells the following good story on wo
men's clubs:
"The most extraorditary club I ever
came across is conducted by a very de
mure and dignified little woman of
seven, the daughter of a club president.
I called one day and was received by my
little friend with open arms.
'"At last I've got a chair,' she said.
" 'I am very glad, my dear. I hope it
is comfortable and pretty.'
" 'Ob, it is not for me; it is for my
club.'
"'1 didn't know you had a club.'
" 'Of course I have; just like mamma.
My dolly is president and I got the
chair for her. You see," she explained
in a whisper, "there's only dollies in it,
and the dolly that makes the most noise
is president, just like mamma's club.
That's my dolly. She talks when you
push her back. I broke the spring, and
now she talks till she is run down. So
she's president, DoD't you think that's
nice?'
"I am sure I could do nothing less
than admit that it was all very nice."
The Arkansas federation is composed
of sixty clubs, including about 2,500
members. Under the wise leadership
of Mrs. Hanger, president for the sec
i ond time, much has been accomplished
educationally. Traveling libraries and
traveling picture galleries have been
. sent out by a number of clubs. School
books, tablets and slates have been pro
vided by clubs for children unable to
procure them. This active federation
is also working for the establishment of
a chair of domestic science in the Ar
kansas state university.
A prominent feature of the Denver
biennial was Mrs. Micah Dyer of Boa
ton. Mrs. Dyer, who was one of the
most active, energetic and enthusiastic
members of that notable convention,
celebrated her seventieth birthday last
September. She is a genuine "clubber,"
a member of twenty-seven clubs, and
claims that her clubs have kept her
young. One of the clubs of which she
is president is called the Wintergreen
club, to which no member is admitted
who will not own to being at least "fifty
years young." A similar club is one in
Vermont, called the "Seventy club," all
members of which must have reached
the allotted three-score and ten.
Colorado has set many good examples
for the club women of the United States.
One from the last state federation can
be profitably considered by those in
charge of the coming Milwauke bien
nial. The state officers and other re
ceiving ladies changed their street toilets
for elaborate reception gowns, but
within ten minutes after the reception
the officers were at the church again in
plain gowns ready to resume the regular
business session. Their celerity and
good taste are exemplary.
I wonder how many club women know
that there is a Jewish Chatauqua, simi
lar to the Chatauqua which was organ
ized by Bishop Vincent of the Method
ist Episcopal church. The annual
assembly of. thi society meets at At
lantic City. At the last meeting of the
executive committee it was decided to
push the organization of circles, and
Mrs. Minnie Louis of New York was
chosen for that work. She has already
organized circles at Altoona and Harris
buig, Pennsylvania, at St. Louis and
St. Joseph, Missouri. Mrs. Louis, for
eighteen years, has been identified with
the Hebrew tabernacle school for girls
in New York. This is a charitable in
stitution whose purpose is to take He
brew girls from the slums and teach
them higher things than the drudgery
of the sweat shops. Mrs. Louis, at the
earnest request of the Jewish Chatau
qua association, resigned the presidency
of this institution to aseumo her pres
ent duties.
By invitation of Mre. Woodford of
Weeping Water, the Zetetic met at her
home March 31. The following program
was the order of the day:
Instrumental duet Mesdames Dun
ham and Teegarden.
Ladies' quartette "'Annie Laurie,"
Mesdames Girardet and Keithley, Misses
Sackett and Breece.
Paper "Problems of Today in Amer
ican Politics," Mrs. Rouse.
Violin boIo Sixth Air Varied, De
Berio; Miss Elvira Geer.
Current events Mrs. Shannon.
Vocal solo "Forgotten You," Mrs.
Keithley.
Instrumental solo "Sans Lui," Mrs.
Teegarden.
Mrs. Woodford had previously caused
the arrangement of the musical part of
the program in honor of Mr. Woodford,
whose painful accident has confined
him to the house much of the time dur
ing the past nine months. He was not
alone, however in the enjoyment of this
excellent music. The numbers were
heartily encored, each member evident
ly bent upon enjoying to the utmost
the musical guests and members pres
sent. In the paper on "American
Problems," the writer set forth the im
portance of the temperance question,
showing it to be the leading one of to
day, and that all others sink into insig
nificance compared to it. An animated
discussion followed, in which it was
agreed that if women were given the
power to vote, she would use it to help
rid our land of this curse, and that she
is ready to die if need be, to save Amer
ica's fair boys from drunkards graves.
At the close of the meeting the hos
tess served delicious cocoa and cake.
The Fairbury Woman's club listened
to an exceedingly interesting program
by the Literary Department, on Tues
day afternoon, April third, Mrs. Mc-
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The music department of the Lincoln
woman's club is rapidly growing in num
bers and interest. At the last meeting
"Bach's Lifo and Compositions" were
discussed. Miss Ida C. Young read a
sketch of Bach's life, while Mrs. G. F.
Fisher discussed bi6 compositions, illus
trating his contrasting styles on the
piano. The next meeting will be held
March 13 at the home of Mrs. Thomp
son, 2424 O street. Subject, "Hadyn
and the Sonata."
Mrs. H. H. Wheeler addressed the
child study department of the woman's
club of Lincoln last Saturday afternoon
on the "Adoletcent Period." Mrs.
Wheeler's lecture was replete with val
uable information for mothers. This is
the last regular meeting of this depart
ment. A session will be held later for
the election of officers.
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