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who believe they were cured of the
incurable by faith in Dowie, a fakir
of fakirs, a showman, a mountebank,
proves that people like being fooled
better than anything else. We are
waiting to be imposed upon and quite
ready to pay his price to a clever
charlatan who can fool us without
letting us see the machinery of de
ception. There are plenty of men who
say thev believe that a Hying machine
will soon be invented, and who would
take stock in such a machine if ap
proached by the right promoter. Mr.
Wells' audience is therefore a large
one. There is small doubt that when
his book is in print it will receive fa
vorable reviews from representatives
of the large contingent of modern
fairy-tale readers.
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Mrp. Charles F. Mandereon of Omaha
haB recently been appointed to the of
fice of regent of Mount Vernon. The
regents meet' once a year at Mount
Vernon, remaining two weeks on the
estate, during which time they plan the
work of the coming year and attend to
all details connected with the manage
ment of this magnificent property.
Mrs. Mandereon will add a curious plate
to the Mount Vernon collection on the
occasion of her next visit. It is a Bmall
blue plate made about the time Mount
Vernon was considered for the location
of the United States capital. On one
side is a picture of the capital building
sb originally designed by L'Enfant, and
on the other side are the words "Mount
Vernon, the future seat of government
of the United States."
Mrs. Draper Smith of Omaha will
leave Boon for a visit of Beverai weeka in
Boston, Buffalo and New York.
The Soroeis club of Tecumeeh held
its annual open meeting on last Friday
evening at the home of Mrs. Ellen
Seaver. Several invited guests were
present; the bouse, porches and lawn
were handsomely decorated and a musi
cal program was rendered, after which
refreshments were served.
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Following are extracts from the ex
cellent report by Mrs. David A. Camp
hell, vice president Western Section of
the National federation of Musical
clubs, read at the recent biennial meet
ing: "The approach of another biennial
makes one feel somewhat reflective.
.Wave we, as a federation, accomplished
as much as we bad anticipated? The
results are beyond the most sanguine
hopes, and the laborers are encouraged
to "toil on and in their toil rejoice."
A quiet, wise output of energy toward
high ends, a generous disposition to
sacrifice personal aims and ambitions
for the general good, a more than un
usual amount of executive talent in the
management, together with single
hearted loyalty and unswerving stead
fastness of purpose on the part of clubs
these are the factors that have pro
duced our federation, whose power is
felt from ocean to ocean.
One of the greatest achievements has
been to stimulate members and clubs
alike to more thorough and ambitious
work, thus benefitting themselves and
their auditors, to' Bhow that musical art
has its followers the world over; for as
we improve and understand, and as our
difficulties are removed, so do our aims
become broader and greater. By this
broader outlook upon life we escape
from the arrogant presumption and pet
ty selfishness which too often takes pos
session of our being; and of all things,
a selfish woman is the least desirable.
In the small town the musical club is
one of its most important features.
The public sectiment which it creates
is always for the betterment of society.
We believe therefore, that it is not nec
essary to say that the benefits to bo
derived by clubs in joining the federa
tion are many and real; and do not
hinder nor limit the work of any club,
nor do clubs pledge themselves to take
up any line of work. Tho federation
simply offers sympathy and co-operation,
and brings to them larger and full
er life. Clubs, like individuals, never
really grow until they have learned the
practical lesson of service to others. It
the clubs belonging to the federation
make use of its departments, practice
its principles of reciprocity by contrib
uting to its bureaus, extend club courte
sies to other clubs, they will never Bay
again they have not received benefit
from being members of the federation.
The Western Section is pleased to
report fifteen clubs admitted since the
last biennial, making thirty-six clubs in
this section, with a membership of
2,030 enthusiastic, conscientious mu
sicians.
The weBt has as progressive clubs as
any section in the general federation.
Bring your aims and enthusiasm to
bear upon the federation. As each in
dividual has something peculiarly char
acteristic to contribute to her club, so
each club has something to contribute
to the federation. All clubs can assist
in dictating plans and methods. They
can indicate their wishes regarding
programs, subjects for discussion, time
of meeting, or any other feature for its
improvement. It has occurred to you
all, but it is well worth bearing in mind,
"The more one gives away of his money
possessions, the poorer he is; while the
more one gives away or shares his intel
lectual possessions, the richer ho is."
In the club we pool our individual no
tions, and out of this common fund
comes, not your idea, nor mine, but,
like a composite picture, a well rounded,
beautiful whole. Our energies, as a rule,
can be employed to much better advan
tage in uplifting than in pulling down.
Thus creation of good, prevention of
evil, education for all, and the inspira
tion of a common hope, give us work
enough, and inventive enough for the
time which lies before us.''
The Monday club of Ottumwa, Iowa,
held the last meeting of the season last
week Monday at the home of Mrs. T. J.
Devin. During the past year the club
has been studying the Bay View course,
and will continue the same work next
year. The newly elected officers are:
Pres., Mrs. D. A. La Force; vice pres.,
Mrs. O. E. Stewart; sec, Mrs. Lambert;
treas. and librarian, Mrs. Mary B. Jones.
A college for the training of young
women in drawing, designing, telegra
phy, and other branches best calculated
to euable the students to earn an hon
est living, will soon be established iu
Boston. It will be called the Simmons
Female college, in memory of the late
John Simmons who left a large sum of
money in charge of trustees with in
structions to keep it invested until the
accumulations from it should reach a
half million dollars to be UBed in the
establishment of the college. The
principalis nearly two million dollars,
which will furnish a fund large enough
to carry on the work of the college with
out endowments or gifts from outsiders.
The aim of the college is to furnish
training to practical and intelligent
workers in lines not already covered by
other Boeton institutions. Four women
and seven men are the directors of the
enterprise. They are: Mrs. Fannie B.
Atuee, a state factory inspector who is
deeply interested in the welfare of work
ing women of the state; Mrs. Sarah
Louise Arnold, a member of the Boston
board cf supervisors of the public
schools; Mib. Mary Morton Kehew,
president of the Woman's Educational
Industrial union; Fiances R. Morse, a
member of the board of pauper trustees;
Doctor Edward II. Bradford of tho
Children's hospital; Walter E. Parker,
of the Pacific mills, Lawrence; Edgar II.
Nichols of the Brown and Nichols
school, Cambridge; Horatio A. Lamb,
chairman of the trustees for children;
Joseph Sawyer, one of the original ox
ecutora appointed by Mr. Simmons him
self; Professor William T. Sedgwick of
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, and Joseph B. Warner, a well
known Boston attorney who is also
president of the corporation.
The Assembly Council haB prepared
an unusually interesting program to bo
given at the twenty-third annual ses
sion of the Chautauqua assembly at
Forest Park, Ottawa, Kansas, June the
twenty-fourth to July the fifth.
Mrs. A. II. Thompson, president of
the Topeka city federation, will give
her views of "Woman in the Municipali
ty." "Cards Versus Clubs," will be
discussed by Mrs. W. L. Cowley of
Columbus, auditor of tho Social Science
state federation.
Mrs. L. B. Kellogg will answer the
question, "What shall paronts expect of
teachers and vice versa?"
An original story will lie contributed
to the program by Mrs. Jeanette Scott
Benton of Fort Scott.
Mrs. J. M. Miller of Council Grove
will talk of "Discrimination in Indus
trial as well as club life."
"Swapping Recipes," is the title of a
talk by Mrs. S. R. Peters of Newton,
ex president of the state federation.
"Club Day," of the council will be in
charge of Mrs. W. A. Johnston, state
federation president, who will also pre
side at all club conferences held during
the assembly at Council headquarters.
Mrs. George T. Nicholson of Chicago,
formerly of Kansas, will talk of the val
ue of the small traveling library in the
homes of the poor.
Judge Benson, president of the as
sembly executive board, will give an
address on the subject, "The making of
wills."
The Commercial club of La Grande,
Oregon, generously set apart, for joint
use of the two ladies' clubs, a large room
in their new building. This room has
lately been provided by the ladiee with
all the necessary furnishings, including
a fine Chickering piano.
The literature committee of the Des
Moines Woman's club was responsible
for the excellent program of the meeting
on June fifth. A paper entitled "The
Short Story and some Short Story
Writers" was presented by Mrs. W. W.
Wheeler, and a ebort story from life
entitled "Her Wedding Fee" was read
by the author, Miss Lillian V. Lambert.
A new club house is the object toward
which the Des Moines club will direct
its efforts during the coming year.
In the little town of Tarton Springs,
Florida, the woman's club owns and
controls the cemetery. A beautiful
custom was iraugurated last spring
when the women and children decorated
every grave in the cemetery with the
Mowers which had been used in the
churches the previous day, Easttr Sunday.
The Philadelphia Flower, Fruit and
Ice Mission meets every Wednesday in
the basement of St. Luke and the
Epiphany church. Last Wednesday it
entered upon the twenty-seventh year
of its existence, and during the day
1,700 bouquets were made up and dis
tributed among the sick and poor of
the city. Another important work un
dertaken by the mission during tho
summer months is tho distribution of
ico in the crowded sections, whero tho
groatert povorty is found.
A crusade against unclean slroeta
and alleys has beon started in Phila
delphia under the leadership of Misa
Imogens Pierce. Said Mies Piorco in
regard to the work:
"One of tho things I shall ondeavor to
stamp out is the exposing of food and
vegetables in front of grocery stores,
where it often stays all day oxposed to
the dust and dirt, and often in tho sun,
thus becoming not only impuro for eat
ing purposes, but even distasteful to
passersby from tho foul odors. Tho
gutters of the back streets also will bo
looked after, as in thoso many cases of
typhoid fever linger. This is a move
ment that should interest everyono, nnd
I would be glad to hoar from those who
approve my plans.",
Mrs. F. B. Little, president of tho
West Side Woman's club in Chicago,
will be one of tho leaders in tho fight
for clean streets. Through the efforts
of the club a mass meeting waa hold
last week to which all tho citizens of
the west side were invited to hear ad
dresses by prominent speakers. With
out doubt the result of this action will
be a decided improvement in tiie con
dition of the streets, parks and aMeyp.
The following officers were olected at
the National Woman's Suffrage Asso
ciation convention last week: Presi
dent, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt; vico
president at large. Reverend Anna How
ard Shaw; recording secretary, Mrs.
Alice Stone Blackwell; corresponding
secretary, Miss Kate Gordon; treasurer,
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton; first audi
tor, Mies Laura Clay; second auditor,
Doctor Cora Smith Eaton; honorary
presidents, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
Susan B. Anthony.
Mrs. Annette McCrea has beon reen
gaged by the Rock Island railroad com
pany as landscape gardener. Sho has
commenced the work of beautifying tho
grounds around the stations. Mrs. Mc
Crea has been employed in a similar
capacity by the Northwestern railroad,
and also had charge of Lincoln park,
Chicago. Miss Beatrix Jones, another
successful landscape gardener, assisted
in the arrangement of the new horti
cultural building in Boston for the
great Mower show last week.
Doctor Frances Dickinson was last
week reelected president of the Chicago
Social Economics club. This club has
gained much notoriety recently through
its discussion of "how a boy or girl
could live upon $2.50 a week." Doctor
Dickinson is the head of the Harvey
Medical college, an evening institution
for the benefit of students who are em
ployed otherwise during the day.
The new board of the Ottumwa Wo
man's club met for the first time last
week Monday. Several applications for
membership were received, and commit
tees were appointed for the coming year.
Mrs. P. D. Armour, Sr., has given the
entire equipment of the domestic sci
ence department of Armour Institute to
found a free cooking school for the
young women of Chicago.
Several new features will be intro
duced by the now president of tho Dos
Moines Woman's Press club next year.
Two meetings will be held each month,
one of which will be the regular after
noon business meeting, including open
discuseionB of topics helpful to newspa-