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THE COURIER H3 V t I r HMIMIMMIMlllMIIIIIIIIIIIMIHj od. : Willi LHBS. Edited by Miss Helen G. Harwood. IHHHIMIIMIMIIMMMMMII Mrs. W.G. L. Taylor handled the subject tor the Fortnightly meeting on Tuesday of this week. The United States constitutional development; the rise of parties, material growth, social evolution; educational institutions waa the theme for the afternoon. The Athenae club will probably dis continue its meetings for the remainder of this year. The Lotos club enjoyed an interesting meeting on Wednesday at the home of Mrs. L. C. Richards. Mrs. Carria Hicks of Ashland, repotts an enjoyable meeting of the Woman's club on April the seventeenth, at the home of Mrs. Hayward, marking the clow of a year of successful work. Mrs. Von Manafelde, the president, waa reelected with Mrs. Camp, vice pres.; Mrs. Shedd, rec. sec.; Mrs. Harries, corr. sec; Mrs. Peirson, treaa.; Mrs. Johnston, librarian, and Mrs. Overholt, chairman of program committee. The Lincoln Woman's club held their last meeting for this year on Monday afternoon. The nominations had been received two weeks ago and as there was only one name presented for each office there remained only the formal duty of officially organizing the ballot. The officers elected were as follows: Pres., Mrs. H. M. Bushnell; first vice pres., Mrs.M D.Welch; second vice pree., Mrs. R.M. Herron; rec see, Mrs. W. H. Baguell; corr. sec, Mrs. A. J. Jackson; treaa., Mrs. H. P. Eamee; auditor, Mrs. W. C. Henry. The following delegates were elected for the annual federation meeting to be held in Wayne in October with the un derstanding that they furnish substi tutes it unable to attend: Mesdames Lahr, A. A. Scott, S. A. Atwood, A. B. Piree, C. F. Harpham, J. A. Piper, F. P. Lawrence and Callen Thompson. Miss Marian Camp played "Staccato Etude" by Rubinstein, in a pleasing manner. The leaders of departments read an outline of their work for the coming year. The French department as usual continues its work for six weeks. The literature, current topics and history departments each, have one more meeting in their curriculum, A goodly balance of $109 was reported by the treasurer. The address by Mrs. B. M. Stouten borough at the Bancroft school was an nounced for Tuesday. The club voted to extendi sympathy to Mrs. Rudolph Rehlaender acd Mr. Richard O'Neil in their bereavement The president caked Mrs. Wheeler for a report of the committee appointed by the club to push the library bill. Mrs. Wheeler gave a vivacious account of her interviews in behalf of the bill. Mrs. A. C. RickettB read the petition against prize-giving that is being circu lated among the clubs. A number of women signed the document. On April the sixteenth, the Minden Woman's club met with the president, Mra.Cline. The program was carried out in fall Current events, election of officers and volunteer program. Offic ers for the ensuing year: Pres., Mrs. Harriet Wimmer; vice pres., Mrs. Jen nie Dean; rec sec , Mrs. Mary B. Gaarde corr. sec., Mrs. Minnie S. Cline; treaa., Mrs. Susie M. Godfrey. The special edition of the "Ladies' Repository" was ably edited by Mrs. Kiogsley, assisted by Mrs. Strahl, home department; Mrs. Dean, club depart ment; Mrs. Gaarde, correspondence, and Mrs. Cline, fashion notes. Clippings: "We" are enjoying ourselves in the editorial chair. It is a Morris chair and very comfortable while "we" wait for the "copy" which has not been handed in on time. It is a strange situ ation and state of affairs to epeak of myself, I, me, myself as "we." Singular "1" am now plural "we," just because for a brief space of time, I, "We" are vested with a "little brief authority." It is so very comforting to feel that we can, between a window-washing, and a picture-rubbing, drop into that editorial chair for a bit of a rest and with a clear conscience, just because, until the mid dle of this month, "I" am "We." Edi torials: Lines to Nerissa and her Sisters on observing the peculiar manner in which they lift their skirts in order to avoid contact with the pavements. (With apologies to W. J. Lampton of the Philadelphia North American:) Say, Nerissa dear , Are you aware That the way you hold them Makes folks stare? Aad do you know That some folks say When you lift your skirts In that strange way That you have surely Caught a mouse For somewhere ere You left the house; So you grasp it tight For fear it may In its struggles Getaway. Buf, I am sure That can't be it, Because you do not Scream a bit. -A. M. B. K. The Mother Goose program of Jan uary the twenty-fifth, at Mrs. Stahls, waa decidedly interesting, as each mem ber responded with some original in terpretation of one Mother Goose Btory, most of them in rhyme, Mrs. Godfrey sang a "Chinese Love Sang" fn cos tume, witn auto-harp accompaniment. Club notes. The newest shapes in discussions are much decreased in length and very pointed. In this connection any evi dence of ruffling is bad form. Fashion notes. A few dope of ammonia in the water for washing windows, makes them clear and bright. Home department. Harriet W. The jersey is the best cow for family use in the city. The milk can be easily recognized as the cream is heavy and settles to the bot tom. Answer to correspondence. an outline of the plan and object of the Matinee Musicals, with a brief resume of the present season's work. Mrs. W. P. Harford and Mrs. Mary Moody Pugh have been elected dele gates from the Omaha Woman's club to the Mothers' congress to be held at Columbus, Ohio, May the twentieth. Mrs. J. H. Dumont and Mrs. Charles S. Lobinger will represent the club at the National Conference of Charities and Corrections in Washington, D. C. May the ninth! "The Mother or American Hospitals," as the Pennsylvania hospital has been called.wili celebrate on May the eleventh, its 150th birthday. In 1751 at the sug gestion of Doctor Thomas Bond, Mr. Benjamin Franklin drew up a petition to the -Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania for its establishment. Owing to lack of funds its founding was doubtful until four physicians offered their services free for three years and $2,000 had been pledged by private sub scription. The hospital has always been foremost in progressive ideas aince its establishment, a century and a half ago. ' An interesting and comprehensive ar ticle on the "Benefits of a Musical club," by Mrs. E. Lewis Baker, appeared in last week's edition of the "Concert Goer," The article is mainly devoted to Miss Josephine Wright Chapman, who is the only woman architect in this country, who has attained national dis tinction in her work, has discussed in the Saturday Evening Post, the subject "Women as Architects." Mies Chapman aaya that nearly every day she is visited by some young woman who wishes to make architecture her profession, Generally these young wom en have faint conception of the require ments of the work. They have gradu ated from a 'high school, have some talent in water-colors or drawing and wish to make architecture the connect ing bridge between building other homes and their own. They therefore lack earnestness of pure purpose and that grim determination that is the watchword and successful star of many men. When a young woman under takes this work, whether or not. she ex pects to make it her life work, if she desires any degree of success, she should put all her energy and talent to this subject. Miss Chapman eays that most young men who have ambition for this career, come either prepared from some ex cellent school of technology or are the eons of carpenters who have worked from childhood with their fathers and not having sufficient means for a tech nical education hope to obtain practical results from office work and instruction from the night schools. Toung women on the other hand have vague ideas as to preparation and the following outline of the work. When questioning a girl as to her ideas of the profession, Miss Chapman relates the following answer as frequent. "Oh, no! I never could be an archi tect; I only thought I might be able to do drafting or to make the water-color pictures of the outside of houses." She relates another incident of a young wo man who was going abroad, and not caring to study music, wished for some fad while across the water and thought she would choose architecture, as likely to make the greatest sensation among her friends, Another drawback to the profession for women is the different classes one is brought in contact with, from the client and contractor to the laborer. Then again Hies Chapman maintains that nearly all women possess an economical streak and that in order to save money one must spend money and that most women who have taken up architecture think that they can just as well do their work at home and thus aave office expenses, where a man would rant a good office and conduct his busi ness in business Burroundings. There are two sides to every question and women have some advantages in this profession. Men possess mechani cal instinct, but women possess the housewifely. Women have a far more practical idea as to the requirements of house, have more patience with details and therefore by their willingness to specify the different materials to be used in carrying out plans make it much easier for a contractor to figure at a glance the cost of a building. It is not Miss Chapman's suggestion and it may therefore be very imprac ticable, but the thought comes why not a partnership where men furnish the the mechanical genius, book but for the contracts and women plan the interior arrangement of houses. The Ohio federation has lately added a new committee by name Domestic Economy, to its working force. The committee has investigated school sta tistics and reports the discovery that before the fifth grade, half of the pupils first enrolled drop out and that but one fourth of all those entering the public schools ever reach the ninth grade. The committee therefore has decided that the question for them to meet is how to aid this large number of children who with so little preparation must earn their living. Another one also which is largely included in the first question, "in what way is it possible for us as women to improve the present eco nomic and social condition of our state." Some of the topics on domestic economy chosen by the committee are as follows: The air we breathe; Antis eptics and disinfection; Folk lore and games; Convenient kitchens; The pro fession of maternity; Fiat, club, hotel or boarding house; Qualifications for a good school trustee; A good teacher; A good mother; Use and abuse of decora tion; Hygienic value of varlouB kinds of bathB. Mies Lucy Gaston is the leader in the recent agitation against the cigarette in Illinois. All workers in the Anti-Cigarette League have been active and are awaiting the result of the bill which is now before the Illinois legislature. The greatest detriment to the cause iB the Tobacco Trust. The World's Fair committee of tho Missouri federation of Women's clubs is as follows: Mrs. Edwin Harrison of St. Louis, chairman; Mesdames Luella W. Wilcox-Clair of Columbia; Woodstock of Kansas City; Elizabeth W. Rothwell ofMoberly; Josephine Carey of Joplin; Ellison of Kirksville, and the executive committee. The World's Fair commit tee of the Wednesday club that insti tuted the movement against a separate woman's department at the coming Ex position in St. Louis is composed of the following members: Mesdamea Chase, Fischel, Green, Perry, Shapleigb, Har ris and Shields. The artist, Miss Martha Hale of Hoc ton, who has been a trustee of Phillips Exeter Academy foi nearly forty years and a kinswoman of Captain Nathan Hale, the martyr spy of 1776, has recent ly presented her celebrated painting, "The Puritan Girl," to the academy. Miss Laura D. Gill will be installed as Dean of Barnard college on May first. The Woman's Peace League, formed by Filipinos, held a meeting February the tenth, to complete their organization under the leadership of Senorita Poblete Many prominent Americans have joined in the movement, the purpose of which is to end the war. Mrs. Taft, wife of the president of the Filipino Commis sion and Mrs. Mann, have been elected members of the board of directors. Doctor Garnett, Keeper of Printed Books at the British Museum, has a theory that the cause of the rapid evo lution of ideas in regard tojwomen dur ing the last century, is the general ten dency to humanity in its broad and narrower sense of the term imply ing a greater stress, upon the gentler virtues and commiseration for the weak and suffering and even for the criminal. This proposition doubtless contains much truth for the development of women is confined to neither one coun try, continent nor religion, but seems to exiBt everywhere in a more or less limit ed and healthy state. In UuBsia much has been done not only for the higher education of women but for the betterment of the peasant class. The large middle class haB been chiefly responsible for this advance ment in Russia. The daughters of priests, professors and scientists being generally intelligent and progressive women and women coming from these environments are those that have done the most in behalf of the sex in Russia. Madame Davydou" who is well known by