THE COURIER
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Before leaving: carnations in the club
colors, pink and white, were presented
to the guests who were Mesdames Clark,
Edleman, Evans; Gentzler, Hess, Hood,
Lane. Leitch; Masters Morse, Raymond,
Sherdeman. Steele.
Mrs. E. P. Brown has returned from
a month's visit to New York, Washing
ton, Baltimore and Pittsburg. Much of
the time spent In New York was de
voted to visiting the principal studios
for the purpose of getting new ideas in
China painting, at which Mrs. Brown
is an adept.
One of the pleasant social events of
the week was the luncheon given
Wednesday by Mrs. H. J. Wlnnett. The
table was decorated with red roses and
ferns, and lighted by red candles in
silver candelabra. A spicy red carna
tion was at each plate. Covers were
laid for fourteen.
At a recent social gathering partici
pated in by the two daughters of Mr.
James J. Hill, the railroad magnate, the
guests were expected to represent the
names of books. The Misses Hill ap
peared with their hair in a single long
braid down their backs an original rep
resentation of "Plain Tales From the
Hills."
The marriage of Miss Edith Jackson
and Mr. Paul Hoagland of Omaha will
be celebrated early in January. The
wedding will be preceded by a round of
galtles in which many members of Delta
Gamma sorority from Lincoln, will par
ticipate. The young ladles from here
will spend a week or more in Omaha
prior to the wedding.
The following complimentary notice
regarding Miss Burr's playing appeared
in the White River Herald, of South
Royalton, Vermont: "Miss Helen M.
Burr manipulated an elaborately
wrought and gilded harp, which gave
forth some excellent music under her
skilful fingers." Miss Burr is with the
Sammis Grand Concert company.
A delightful Informal musicale was
given Sunday evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Steckelberg. Those
who contributed to the pleasure of the
company with musical numbers were
Madame Alice Myron, Miss Marie
Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wurzburg,
Mr. Carl P. Steckelberg. Mr. Henry
Steckelberg. and Mr. Shellhorn. It Is
not necessary to add after giving the
names of these musicians, that the mu
sic was of a high order and splendidly
performed. About twenty persons were
present.
CLUB NOTES
THE WEEK'S REVIEW
Officers of Nebraska federation of
Women's clubs:
President Mrs. W. E. Page, Syracuse.
Vice-President Mrs. E. J. Halner, Au
rora. Recording Secretary Miss Minnie F.
Becker, Columbus.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Nellie
Beach Miller, Douglas.
Treasurer Mrs. Ella Bell, St. Paul.
Auditor Mrs. H. M. Bushnell, Lincoln.
General Federation Secretary Mrs,
t Belle M. Stoutenborough, Plattsmouth.
The Athenea club met yesterday with
Mrs. J. L. Kellogg. Mrs. J. H. Fawell
was the leader for the afternoon.
The Candlelight club met Monday
evening at the Lincoln hotel. Dr. J. M
Mayhew talked of "Our Antipathy to
the American Negro."
The art department of the Women's
club will meet next Friday. Mr.
Francis J. Plym will give an illustrated
talk on the "Development of the Amer
ican Home."
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Mr. H. M Bushnell entertained the
members of the Round Table at dinner
Monday evening. Mr. C. H. Gere led in
discussing the "Proposed Amendments to
the Federal Constitution."
The furniture purchased for the li
brary 'parlors by the Woman's club was
formally presented to the library board
at its meeting Tuesday evening, by Mrs.
A. W. Field on behalf of the club.
Sorosis will give Its annual banquet
Tuesday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Sawyer. This banquet
i has always been looked upon as one of
the most brilliant events in Lincoln club
dom. Mrs. Robert J. Burdette, of Los An
geles, the first vice-president of the
National Federation of Women's clubs,
Is In Chicago this week and the clubs
have vied with each other In doing her
honor.
Mrs. G. D. Follmer and Mrs. Stevens
entertained P. E. O. Monday evening at
the home of Mrs. Follmer. Mrs. Mat
thews read a paper on "Popular Maga
zines." A new member, Mrs. Deputy,
was Initiated.
Mrs. S. H. Burnham entertained the
Lotos club Thursday afternoon. Doc
tor H. B. Lowrey gave a very laterest
ing talk on Edinburgh. Plans were made
for the annual banquet of the club to be
given December fourth, probably at the
home of Chancellor and Mrs. Andrews.
Mrs. D. B. Brace and Mrs. Tuttle were
guests of the club.
The home department of the Woman's
club met Thursday afternoon In the li
brary parlors. Doctor May Flannlgan
read an exceedingly interesting paper on
"The Physical Development of the Twen
tieth Century Child."
There has been an appropriation of
$10,000 for the furtherance of traveling
library work in Ohio the coming year.
Besides this encouraging report the club
women announce that no less than 900
traveling libraries " are now" In circula
tion. Mrs. Henry A. Phillips, president of
the Chicago culture club, said last week:
"Before I became so Interested in club
life I regarded my other interests In this
manner: The home, the church, the
club. Now I find the order reversed. It
is the club, the home, the church."
The Monday club of Osawatomle, Kan
sas, is said to be the only department
club in that state. The club consists of
four departments, history, travel, art
and literature, the essential idea being
to suit the various tastes of the members,
and yet preserve the unity of th whole.
At a meeting of the civic study class
of the South Side club of Chicago last
week one of the members startled the
others by declaring the first necessity
of school extension work was the re
instltutlon In the public schools of the
domestic science departments. In the
course of her talk Mrs. Bright said that
the percentage of women who could not
sew, cook, darn or sweep was simply
appalling and that civilization demanded
that the fault be rectified.
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A large attendance is expected at the
meeting of the Woman's club Monday
afternoon, as the program will be of ex
traordinary Interest. Mr. W. J. Bryan
will speak on "Thomas Jefferson."
Miss Marie Hoover will play a group of
solos (a) Love's Dream (Nocturne),
Liszt; (b) Bird as Prophet, Schumann:
(c) The Lorely. Seeling. Mrs. Mark
Woods will sing "Nymphs and Fauns,"
by Bemberg: violin obligate, Mrs. Ross
Curtice. Miss Mary Smith will play the
accompaniments.
The Belmont Woman's club held Its
second meeting for the season this week.
The plan of the work has been changed
somewhat this year and henceforth the
club will have three departments lit
erature, home department, and mission
ary. Mrs. Thompson will be the leader
of the first, and American litera
ture win be studied. The Reverend
Laura Wild will be the leader for the
missionary department, and Mrs. J. M.
Day for the home department. The
meetings of the latter will be held at
the school-house and will be of the na
ture of patrons' meetings. Every other
one will be held in the evening, that the
fathers of the school children may at
tend. Sorosis met with Mrs. James T. Lees
on Tuesday, November fourth. Mrs. S.
E. Cook was the leader for the after
noon. Her subject was "Our Bird."
She described the bird's place in nature,
and the relation of birds to man. She
then spoke of the bird as a cosmopoli
tan. She mentioned the English spar
row as one of the causes of the decrease
of birds. She closed with some prac
tical suggestions in regard to educating
the public In the protection of birds,
the ethics of hunting and the game laws.
Mrs. M. D. Welch read a delightful
article on "How to Attract the Birds
About the House."
The meeting-was then adjourned to
meet with Mrs. Burlingim, 1810 Holmes
street, November eighteenth.
The regular meeting of the Daughters
of the American Revolution was held
yesterday at the home of Mrs. W. D.
FitzGerald. Mrs. W. C. Philips was the
speaker for the afternoon, the subject
assigned her being "The Beginning of
American Art." Mrs. Philips confined
her remarks to color, speaking of the
different way In which color effects were
produced in the pictures, compared with
modern canvases. She explained many
interesting color problems by the aid of
colored paper, showing the scientific
manner In which modern artists paint.
Mrs. Philips has seen many pictures
by early American artists In the east,
and she illustrated with colors their
dull, cold color' combinations, and their
oftlmes total disregard of the proper use
of retiring and advancing colors, and
ignorance of the simplest rules of har
monizing these old pictures, many of
them are very valuable today because of
their history and associations. Their
chief beauty Is due to the mellowing ef
fect of age which has converted them
into pictures of dominant use.
Mrs. FitzGerald served light refresh
ments. ,
The Nebraska branch of the associa
tion of collegiate alumnae met Saturday
afternoon with Miss Mary Tremalne.
Mrs. W. E. Hardy, the president, pre
sided. Miss' Alleyhe Archibald played
a piano solo. Miss Laura Puffer talked
on "The Desirability of Separate Col
lege Curricula for Women." Miss
Roundly told of co-educatlonal ways at
Brown, and Mrs. W. G. L. Taylor dis
cussed the controversy over co-education
against segregation at the Chicago
university. Mrs. A. J. Sawyer made a
few apt remarks, and Miss Annette Ab
bott sang two pleasing songs. Officers
and committees were appointed as fol
lows: Directors, Miss Mary Tremalne,
Mrs. S. O. Dorr, Mrs. A. W. Field: pro
gram committee, Miss Belva Herron,
Miss Louise Pound; social committee,
Mrs. Frank Woods, Miss Cora Smith;
membership committee, Mrs. A. G. War
ner, Miss Nettle Compton, Mrs. F. M.
Fling; educational Interests, Miss Bul
lock, Mrs. W. G. L. Taylor; co-operation
with college settlement, Miss Ellen
Franklsh, Miss Frances Gere, Mrs. A.
Ross Hill. The next meeting of the A.
C. A. will take place during the Christ
mas holidays.
The seventh annual convention of the
Missouri Federation of Women's clubs
was held In Kansas City this week.
Mrs. Philip N. Moore, of St. Louis, pres
ident of the federation, In her annual
address advocated the altruistic rather
than the personal (and hence selfish)
side of club life. Mrs. Moore said In
part:
"There Is an Intense uprising toward
better municipal conditions. In every
community there is something to be
done. Either the schools need attention,
or there is a demand for a free library or
there are city parks, rest rooms for
farmers' wives, or summer playgrounds
needed. So that every club, as an or
ganization, should have Its 'public In
terests' committee to meet its local
needs.
"The social and literary departments
have an Important place, but should not
absorb all of the club life; they should
consider their work as a stepping stone
to greater development.
"Culture Is a worthy end and one to
which we all aspire but whose culture?
Our own or our neighbor's?
"To grow Into more complete woman
hood is not enough. The giving of that
enlarged womanhood for the better or
dering of society must Inevitably fol
low, If we would that this organized
effort should hold the honor and respect
of our citizens as well as ourselves.
"The women of our country are taking
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Besides departing from all aristocratic precedents by going upon the
stage, the Earl of Rosslyn, who Is in this country, has shown himself to
be unlike hl3 fellow British noblemen b7 becoming engaged to an Ameri
can girl without a fortune. She Is Miss Beatrice Simpson and belongs
to the theatrical profession. The happv pair will marry around Christ
mas time.
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