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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 24, 1900)
tSfe C0U33R. ? X . V M with eagerness. They were on the look-out, tho for facial slights and misunderstandings. One afternoon of the session was devoted vo a musl cale. Mrs Eamcs, a competent and very conscientious musician, delivered an illustrated lecture on the music of the American Indian and Negro. After describing the character and meaning of certain specific melodies, which she bad selected as examples, Mrs. Eames sang them or her assist ant played them on the piano. That evening the Federation held a recep tion at the Governor's residence. The two negro women went to the func tion and were cordially welcomed, but that is not the point. In speak ing about the musicale one of the wo men complained that Mrs. Eames bad not made a fair selection of Negro music. She said that the men and women of her race could now sing operatic selections and classical music. The fact that such music was not typical and bad no racial applies tion to the negro race did not strike her as an argument and it was, of course, impossible to urge it. The race, even its most cultivated mem bers, is not prepared to hear the truth. If negro women were admit ted to cluos the embarrassment of their presence and of the courteous necessity of draping and veiling every reference to slavery, and to the end less number of subjects with which the American negro is concerned, would be destructive of scholarly, un affected consideration of any subject. Racial development under the most favoradle conditions is the slowest kind of change that takes place. fMMMMMMMHHMIIMOOOIOC'0'M LHBS- MMtMMMMIOIOOOO Ol&Utt elected by the Nebraska State Federation on the last day of the sixth an nual icttion, October twelfth : PmUent Mrs. Draper Smith, Omaha. Via President-Mrs. Durland, Norfolk. the next bieDn!al expected, came up. Mrs. Liwe re quested that the expression of opinion be frank. The sentiment of the board was fairly and evenly divided, and there fore it was deemed wise to ask each club for an expression of their view. The club president is 10 report the mat ter to the state federation, where the question is to be considered and the state president is tben to report the de cision to the Board of Directors before nasium has boon built for her special use in tho palaco nt Tokio. and it is said also that sho rides extremely well. She has a great admiration for tho English court and her ideal among royalties is the Princess of Wales. Rtc Sec. Miss McCarn, Fremont. Corr. Sec Mrs. Neely, Omaha. Treasurer Mrs. Cross, Fairbury. Auditor Mrs. Page, Syracuse. Librarian Mrs. Stoutenborough, Plattsmouth. On Saturday, November 10th the Weeping Water Zetetic club met with Mrs. Miller. Elizabethan prose, under the leadership of Mrs. Beardsley was the Srst topic under consideration. Lord Bacon and his essays was the theme of her paper. A reading from Spenser's Fairie Queen added another interesting feature to the afternoon of Elizabethan literature. A feeling of regret as the thought was pressed upon all that this was the last meeting of the club with Mrs. Miller, owing to her contemplated removal to Plattsmouth. The hostess assisted by Mrs. Beach, served refreshments. Another interest ing feature of the club was a pronuncia tion test. The words were largely tak en from those heard at the federation and incorrectly pronounced. Mrs. Rebecca Lowe presented to tho directors her resignation, which. Bhe said, poor health made necessary. Her resignation however, was not accepted, but she was given leave of absence un til next fall. Mrs. Lowe will sail boon for Europe. Mrs. D T. S. Dannison of NdW York, the vice president, will act as preeident pro tern. The following committees were appointed by the di rectors: Executive and emergency committee MeBdames Lock rood and BuchTalter. Membership committee Mesdames The Basket ball team of Barnard Col lege, New York, lost in their game, on November 3rd, with Bryn Mawr, tno record beiug 21 to 0 in favor of tho lat ter. Men wore, rigiJly excluded, but there was much and great enthusiasm. Tho chief attraction of tho picture ex hibit in London is Whistler's new pic ture of his eieter-in-law, culled the "Lady of the Black Heart." The title is causing much excitement, but Whistler Bays that it has no personal al lusion to the lady but to her clothes. The Woman's club of Plattsmouth met Friday. November lGih. The af ternoon opened with a business meet ing. A request for papers from the Dennison, chairman; Van Vechton, Ken- chairman of the Reciprocity Bureau was drick, West, Hanger. read and it was agreed to send Mrs. Educational Miss Sabin of Milwau- Unruh's paper upon "Evangeline." kee, chairman, and Mesdames May Al- The program was as follows: The Chicago Woman's club was or ganized in 1876 and since its organiza tion it has accomplished marvelous re sults. It has been fortunate in it a list Forced development produces breeds of famou8 pre8idents to which Mrs. uuu particularly luugioeu.auuwiiu a CarcHne Edwards has recently hften sort of tangential connection with their environment that causes unhap piness. This proposition to project negro women into clubs whose mem bers do not warmly welcome them, is in the nature of crowding develop ment faster than the expanding germ is ready for it. However, Miss Jane Addams has more sense and humanity and knowledge than all the rest of us put together and her advice will con trol both the committee's report and the ensuing action of the Chicago Woman's club. Since the withdrawal of the Massa chusetts club from the Federation on account of the rejection by the bien nial board at Milwaukee of Mrs. Ruffin's credentials and because of the tactless insistance of the Massa chusetts delegates at the Biennial, upon Mrs. Rutlin's eligibility, the sus pection that Massachusetts is pursu ing her old policy of rule or ruin, has grown. Abraham Lincoln, the great est American, thought more of the preservation of the Union than the emancipation of the race- With loy alty to our own Caucasian race, and with due regard fur an inferior one, it is the duty of club women to pro tect an organization from disruption which is potentially the most promis ing of any association of women. North and South, West and most of the East are united, and as for the West it is for union first and last. Mrs. Brown The idea of coming home iu this condition! You're not yourself at all. Mr. Brown That's right, my dear; thatah right. Mrs. Brown What is right, sir? Mr. Brown Not myself at all. Stay ed too late at the club, and forgot my self .Town Topics. "Well, I've caught that Boston girl." "Then you've caught a cold. Town Topics. elected. The work of the club is done under six departments: Education, art, home, literature, reform, philanthropby and philosophy. As the club member ship is neatly a thousand and as each member is obliged to be active in one of the departments, the departments are large-sized clubs in themselves. The club has established kindergartens for poor children in some of the public schools of the city. Jt has rot only taken deep interest but was largely re sponsible for the compulsory education law, the parental school law, the juve nile court and truant schools. It was through the reform department that women physicians were appointed in the county asylums for the insane and by this means abuses were brought to light and remedied. The art and litera ture department has taken for its per mament work the improvement and beautifying of the city. The Public School Art Association also originated from this department. Various large sums of money have been raised by the club. $40 000 was raised at on time for an industrial school for boys. The club also bean the movement of rais ing $200,000 for four women's dormi tories at the Chicago university. The membership pledge illustrated the deep and earnest spirit that predominates: "Bolding my membership in the Chi cago Woman's club as something eacred and worthy of unfailing loyalty, I will sustain the club in its good work and guard its reputation as I am a mem ber." The Chicago Woman's club is indeed a worthy inspiration. At the council meeting of the g7wI F. C. held last week at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, the directors de cided that there should be fewer social functions at the next biennial, only one reception to be given. They also ar ranged for the day time to be devoted to business and the evening to pro grams. The Indiana Union consisting of 203 members was admitted to the Federation. The color question, as was generally den Ward, Dr. Lucy Wilson of Phila delphia, Coad of Deadwood.Miss Bloom ostein of Nashville, and Miss Somers of Chicago Industrial committee Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker, chairman, Mrs. Humph ries, Miss Howes of Boston, Mrs. Rich mond and Mrs. Levi Young of Oregon. Art committee Mrs. Brockway, Mrs. Montgomery, Miss Whittier of Boston, and Miss Newton of Cfncinnatti. Mrs. Priddy of Kansas was made chairman of the program commi tee. Mrs. Mary Lock wood suggested the procuring of a notional charter, and a committee was appointed to appear be fore congress Tho committee consists of Mrs. Lock wood, chairman, Mrs. Fair banks, Indiana, Mrs. Blount, Mrs. Trautman, New York, and Mrs. McNeal of Denver. Roll Call, responded to by quotations. Management of a Political Campaign, Mrs. Davis. Reading, Mrs. Stoutenborough. Review of "In connection with tho De Willoughby Claim," Mrs. A. L. Munger The next meeting will be a lecture by Judge George M. Spurlock. The Woman's Suffrage Bazar to be held in New York in the early part of December is constantly receiving in teresting and novel donations. A live donkey and a quantity of "open kettle Louisiana molasses" are among the latest attractions. The doll booth io al ready represented by a sizeable family. Among the Governors' wives who have contributed to the doll collection are: Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. Murphy of Arizona, Mrs. Stone of Pennpylvania, Mrs. Shaw of Iowa, Mrs. McSweeney of South Carolina, and Mme. Otero of New Mexico. Two Pennsylvania dolls, Wil liam and Hannah Penn, will point their own moral, as Hannah, performed Wil liam's duties as governor, for several years, owing to the invalidism of her husband. The Onio booth will sell autograph books by John Hay and Wil liam D an Howells, The Maryland booth will have home-spun Bilk cur tains for sale; the Pennsylvania booth has been presented with a handsome embroidered oriental hanging, and Cali fornia will decorate her booth with yel low poppies and sell the seed. The following was the program of the Woman's club of Fuirbury Inst Tuesday Instrumental boIo Miss Tolleth. Response Benevolence. Song Miss Maude Tolleth. Talk The Poor o! our Town. Music Mandolin club. Recitation Mrs. Showalter. Song Miss Cuykeudall. Instrumental duet Mesdames Perry and Kesterson. Talk, Practical Philanthropy Rev. Balch. Music Mandolin club. Grand march of the club, contribut ing donations, accompanied by Mrs. Perry on piano. This wa3 a donation party for the poor and the members came laden with comforting articles. The present Empress of Japan is the first Japanese Empress who has ever possessed any of the privileges of an empress. The Empress Haurko is al lowed to sit at the table of her lord and is often present at national councils. She was married to the Emperor Mut euhito when she was seventeen, and during the thirty years since her mar riage, she has studied Western ideas, and has introduced many of them into Japan. It is due to her example that shaved eye-brows and stained teeth have disappeared from the fashionable code. The Woman's Hospital of Tokio, which is most scientifically managed, was founded by the Empress. A gym- Art Notes. Paris Medals for American Artists. An official hat received from Paris gives the recompenses awarded at the Exposition to American artists exhibit ing in Group II., Class 7. This class iocludes paintings and drawings. The awards are as follows: Medals of Honor John S. Sargent and James McNeil Whistler. Gold Medals John W. Alexander, Edwin A. Abbey, George De Forest Brush, Cecilia Beaux. Winslow Homer, William M. Chase and Abbott II. Thayer. Silver Medals T. Noble Barlow, U.S. Bisbing, Frank W. Benson, Max Bohm, Frederick A. Bndgman, Walter Apple ton Clark (drawings,) Charles H. Fro mutb, Walter Gay, Charles Dana Gib son (drawings), Childe Uassam, J. Hum phreys Johnston, Arthur I. Keller (drawings), Wilton Lockwood, Walter McEwen, Elizabeth Nuurse, Robert Reid, Julian Story, H. O. Tanner. Fred enc P. Vinton and Lionel Walden. Bronze Medals Katharine G. Abbott. J. Carroll Beckwith, George U.Bogert, Robert Blum, William J. Baer (minia tures), W. Gedaey Bunce, Maude A. Cowles (drawinge), Bruce Crane, How ard C. Christy (drawings), Louise Cox, Henry G. Dearth, W. M. Darling, Ben Foster, Charles H. Davis, Louis P. Des sar, M. E. Dickson, August Frat-zeo, Lucia F. Fuller (miniatures), Robtrt D. Gauley, Seymour J. Guy, Charles II. Hayden (miniatures), Albert Herter,