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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1901)
THE COURIER. y Y " jectsof ridicule on account of their The yean paused on and the secre- practical results. Hefore the Trans- opinioDB concerning the enlargement of tary's books began to 811 rapidly. To Mississippi exposition ehe devoted much the suffrage. Consequently, the Mun- be a club woman grew to be the correct thought to the matter and evolvod tho cie women had a horror of the word thing; the struggle for existence had plan of cementing the insignia of tho "Club.'' At last, through the influence PBBBed Bnd through thn faithful mm nrrWtnnn nIH hroaatnSn Thin nin - f - ........... u.VU. w...V. .V MM W1M -T.W1MJ. . .&M.W f , was read and discussed. Considerable discussion as to what a reader would gain from the Ancient Mariner waa in dulged in and the ladies told of what it had meant to them. To some it was a ot Mrs. wcnae, xne wora ciud as a Ders, tne motto, "Progress" began to be which Miss Dutcher wore during the mysterious poem devoid of meaning, to part of the title waa carried by a small true in deed and in word. Today the exposition attracted much attention and others it contained tho themo, "Tho majority. The duties at the first meet- Muncie Woman's club has members many visiting Daughters expressed their punishment that comes from lack of ings were voluntary and the willing ones from the Atlantic to the Pacific, mem- hope that this idea micht be adopted by harmony with the law of love." At tho were selected by the committee to take bars of more than local note, part in the program. The meetings re- suited in one or two coming "prepared" At one of the recent meetiDgB of tho the rest of the evening being occupied Chicag0 Woman.B club( Amusements with charadee. The first anniversary was the topic of consideration. Mem- was spent by holding a sort of self ad- bers gave their idea of pleasures. There miration meeting, over the fact that was much d.ffrnnrnf nnimnn n , they had held together so long. At this time Mrs. McRae suggested "history" as a subject for systematic study. Id 1877, the membership fell from 82 to 44 and as the members began to realize they must take part or with draw, 1S78 rolled in with 26 active mem bers. The manner in which the club has carried out its motto, "Progress," is demonstrated by the subjects discussed in the twenty-five years, "ncarnation of Thought," "Our New Babies," were samples ot early topics. During this time interest in the meetings seemed to lag and nine months elapsed at one time between meetings. In several in stances it took the death of a member to revive interest, for then a called meet ing was held to draft a memorial. In 1877 Julia Ward Howe wrote a let ter to the club offering any assistance she might reuder. The.tirst verbal work introduced by the new activity was by Miss Jennie Neely. In 1878, Mrs. McRae attended the woman's congress and upon her re turn inspired the members by her report In 1879, Mre. fiattie Patterson read a paper on "What shall be done with the children out of school in Muncie?" and explained the need of a truaot officer. The Sret printed club programs were published in 1884. One of the interesting meetings of the club at that time was held at the home ways and means of obtaining pleasure as well as to pleasure itself. The opin ion however was general that American women do not enjoy amusements for amusements' sake but rather with the ulterior hope that some educational ad vantage may be gained therefrom. This then ib one of the causes for the inten sity and strain of American life, there being little time for spontaneous pleas ure and gayety, Honor has recently come to both the Deborah Avery chapter at Lincoln, and the Omaha chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mre. Stephen B. Pound of the Deborah Avery chapter has recently been elected state regent. Mrs. Pound wsb elected several years ago to this office for one term and reap pointed for another year. Her election again to the office is testimony ot the efficient and enthusiastic manner in which ehe has always performed every duty and furthered every interest in re gard to Nebraska chapters of the D.A.R. Miss Dutcher, a charter member of the Omaha chapter, has just, been grant ed the concession for the exclusive man ufacture of souvenir badges of the D. A. R. The D A.R. have heretofore had but one pin symbolic of their organiza tion. The design of the authorized pin is a spinning wheel and distaff and though an artistic emblem being five- the general organization. Mi9s Dutcher who is a ceramic artist, continued her experiments, making use of ceramic and jeweler's enamel until she finally made the design which has lately obtained such hearty app oval. The pin is about the size of a ten cent piece with an in signia of blue enamel upon a white enamel background, thus introducing the colors of the association. Tho spokes, stars and lettering are in gold, the whole being enclosed in a gold rim which doe6 away with the disagreeable tendency of the rough edge of the other pin to catch and tear laces and chiffon. The price of this pin is one dollai, the price of the other badge is eight dollars. The origi. nal emblem will doubtless be used for all formal occasions, but Miss Dutcber's device will permit many a Daughter for whom a pin was formally too great an extravagance, to indulge iu a souvenir ot her nociety. Ten per cent ot the cost of each pin will be paid as a royalty to the general organization, the amount thus made going to swell the fund for the Continental Hall which is now the fond hope of every Daughter. This pin was presented at last year's congresa, but its adoption could not be acted upon as the official manufacturers of the emblem claimed such an action to ba an infringement upon their contract and an amendment for it9 adoption this year was proposed. The manufacturer were immediately notified that their contract would expire February 1001. The pin was widely and favorably known before the last congress of the D. A. R. which occurred two weeks ago. The Omaha chapter and the Deborah Avery chapter passed resolutions before tne convention in wasnington approv next meeting election of officers for tho ensuing year will take place. The pro gram will bo in cbargn of Mrs. Hall a study of Shelly and Keats, and Doctor Marsh will estimate New England's debt to Whittier. Sorosia mot Tuesday with Mrs. Taylor Mrs. Sawyer spoke ot the Consumers League, bringing out the points in fav or of the League and the conditions that the League on the other hand did not seem able to remedy. Mrs. Sawyer said that she spoke from a non-partisan point of view as she had not yet been able to decide whether the use of tho Consumer's label would mitigate tho evils of sweat shops and other places of labor. Tho music department of the Lincoln Woman's club met Friday with Mrs. Eamee. Meedames Lucas and Williams were in charge of the program, French and Italian Opera, being illustrated by both voice and piano. of Mrs. Andrew Kennedy. The walls eights of and inch in diameter, surround- .Qg Qf tfae p.Q and petiUoD;Dg for it(J UBe ot me panor were covered with paper brought from China 33 years before. The paper represented the principal scenes as described in Sir Walter Scott's Lady of the Lake. The pictures were fully discuseed. ed bv thirteen five-pointed stars, for convenient every day adornment and use. Miss Dutcher has long felt the lack.of some simple, inexpensive symbol for the society and has experimented for some time until the has obtained The pin was also well known among the many strong chapters ot New York and Connecticut. Mis3 Dutcher should cer tainly receive an expression of the ap proval and greeting of Nebraska women, Mrs. Ella M. Uenrotin ex-president ot the general federation of Women's clubs has written a brief review of the club movement. She gives some interesting statistics in regard to riub growth. 1 1 is ten years since the organization of the general federation. In 1803, three years alter tho establishment of the general federation the Iowa federation of Wom en's clubs composed of clubs from all parts of the state, some members, but more not members of the general federa tion applied for membership in the gen eral federation. At that time as there was no provision whatever iu the con stitution for state associations, Iowa was admitted as an individual club paying a biennial due ot 810 and sending the president and two delegates to the bien nial meeting. In the early part of 1891, Maine and Massachusetts were admit ted on this same basis. Betwoen May as she is the first among thirty four 18D4 and May l80 Tjtaht Kansas, III! $1.50 "THE PEBBLE and THE 1 COURIER for One Dol lar and a Half per annum. The Pebble-an Omaha I monthly magazine-exquis- itely printed and an inter esting exhibit of literary Ortxaha. $1.5Q for JKe Pebble and THE COURIER. thousand D. A. R. to propose a pin that is acceptable from all points of view as an embltm of the organization. The Lotos club met Friday afternoon with Mrs. E. B. Andrews. Mrs. Bes3ey spoke of Dr. Asa Grey as a man. Dr. and Mrs. Bessey have been guests ot Dr. Grey, and Mrs. Bessey's reminiscencee were very interesting. The current topics department of the Lincoln Woman's club met on Tuesday with the largest attendance of the sea em, forty women being present. Mis3 Green gave a general history of the Pas sion Play; Miss Rogers, the architecture of the village of Ober Ammergau; Dr. Wood, the spiritual effect of the Passion Play. Miss Rogers exhibited an old man carring a bundle of fagots, that was carved by a child of twelve. The New Book Review club met with Mrs. Cornell, 1235 Q street Wednesday. Mrs. Cornell read from Nicholas Nic kleby where he leaves the Yorkshire school. Mrs. Cook read a biography of Zingjvill, and Mrs Baker reviewed The Mantlp of Elijah. The meeting ad journed to meet again in two weeks when it will assemble to heat Mr. Harry Shedd talk about new books. The literary department of the Wo man's club met Thursday in the club rooms to discuss Coleridge's poem of the Ancient Mariner. A short suxmary ot his life was presented and then the poem nois, Nebraska, New York, New Jersey, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Michi gan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennessee, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Washing ton and the District ot Columbia organ ized federations and were admitted as individual clubs, though even at that time some state federations comprised more than one hundred clubs. At the Louisville biennial held in Juno 180C, the recognition ot the state federa tion per se as entitled to a large recogni tion than individual clubs was estab lished. The influence ot the state fed eration has been constantly increased since that time. Between May 1S0G aud May 1808, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Ar kansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Florida, Vermont and Oklahoma were admitted as state federations. Since 1803 Maryland, South Carolina, South Dakota, Indiana, California anc Texas have been admitted. At the Denver biennial the per capita tax was agitated and adopted. This was the beginning of the demand for a reconstruction of the general federation, not as a federa tion of clubs, but ot state federations and other societies. Ohio possesses the largest state fed eration, 250 clubs, and Indiana the smallest, five; Nebraska 03, averages well, with the other state federations; New York has the largest per capita membership, 30,000 members; Illinois 25,000, and Massachusetts over 21,000. Statistics are rightfully acknowledged (Continued on Page 10.) ii il -1