THE COURIER
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CLUB NOTES
THE WEEK'S REVIEW
Offlcers 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,
j General Federation Secretary Mrs.
Belle M. Stoutenborough, Plattsmouth.
The banquet announced to be given by
the Lotos club on December fourth has
been postponed.
The society 'of the Hall in the Grove
will meet next Friday with Mrs. Ward
Richardson, 1611 Poplar street
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t Sorosls will meet on Tuesday with
Mrs. W. ij. Burlingim, 1810 .Holmes
street. -Mrs. W. E. Hardy will lead in
the discussion of "The .Royal Session"
of June 23, 1789, an event which marked
an important epoch in France.
The New Book Review club met Wed
nesday afternoon with Mrs. Joseph
Scroggs. Mrs. W. M. Wldener reviewed
"A Mississippi Bubble," in a painstaking
way and gave a short biography of the
author, Emerson Hough. The hostess,
assisted by Miss Wilkinson of Pennsyl
vania, served a dainty luncheon,
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The Fortnightly club met Tuesday aft
ernoon with Mrs. G. M. Lambertson.
Mrs. A. S. Raymond led in the discus
sion of treaty between the United 'States
and France concerning- the Louisiana
purchase. Fifteen ladies were . present.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Miss Belva Herron, 1226 J
street. Mrs. W. J. Lamb will be the
leader! theT subject' Treaties between
China, Japan, Hawaii, and' the United
States.
The Century club met on Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Ezra P. Savage. The
meeting was largely attended and was
of unusual Interest. Mrs. M. E. Van
Brunt gave an entertaining paper on. the,
writers of the south. Mrs. Atwood dwelt
in a pleasing manner on Victoria's
Laureates, Tennyson and Austin. At
the close of her paper Mrs. Baker sang
some of the poems of Tennyson, prettily
set to music by Sullivan. The last sub
ject of the afternoon was The Louisiana
Territory, most ably presented by Mrs.
Savage, who, without notes or manu
script, held the close attention of her
listeners to her scholarly exposition of
her subject. 'An unanimous vote of
thanks was tendered Mrs. Savage at the
conclusion of the meeting. The club
will meet in.two weeks with Mrs. W. C.
Phillips.
A new opportunity, that of studying
agriculture, has come to the Wellesley
girl.
-The well known love of the Wellesley
college girl for tempering higher educa-
tlon with the rustic Idea has found a new .
expression by her adoption of a course of
up-to-date farming. Arrayed in over
alls, cut to conform with feminine garb,
she may-be seen daily doing agricultural
"stunts" in the college garden.
.Farming is being taught scientifically
at Wellesley., While this branch of
study is somewhat of a novelty In an
American college for women, at one
women's institution in England success
ful graduates have been turned out for
fifteen years. The effort Is to raise the
humble occupation of the gardener to
the dignity of a profession.
) In addition to the spacious college
grounds, the Hunnewell estate. It Is said,
ylll be at the service of the fair tillers of
the soil.
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A club story worth repeating is told in
that she has made the acquaintance of
one such woman at least.
'"She the second woman, the woman
who doesn't understand parliamentary
tactics arose and flatly Interrupted the
class member who was already speaking
at a club meeting not very long 'ago.
The member who had the floor rightly
looked her astonishment and indignation.
The class leader felt called upon to re
monstrate with the woman who was out
of order.
" 'Pardon me,' she said, quietly, 'but
Mrs. B is speaking. You are quite
out of order, my dear Mrs. L .'
" 'Well,' said Mrs. L sweetly, 'I only
wanted to say '
M 'But you can't say anything now,' re
joined the class leader, with persistent
patience, 'for Mrs. B has the floor.'
" 'Well,' came the calm and serene-reply
of Mrs. , delivered with the"quletly
triumphant air of one who sees an ad
vantage, but refuses to press it, 'I won't
speak to the question, officially, at all.
But If Mrs. B hadn't had the floor be
fore me I wanted to say this '
"And she said it. Innocently, before
either the class leader or the discomfited
Mrs. B could grasp her purpose or
stop her. And then she wondered why
all the other women laughed."
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The following opera program will be
presented at the regular meeting of the
Matinee Musicale Monday afternoon:
PART I.
Chorus With Martial Music "Aida"..Verdi
(Solos by Mrs. Joseph Grainger.)
Arietta "Crlsplno e la Comare" RIcci
Miss Eleanor Raymond.
Trio A British Tar "Pinafore". ...Sullivan
Messieurs E. B. Carder. H. J. W. Sea
mark. W. E. Hubbard.
Reclt e'Cavatlna O mlo Fernando "La
Favortta" Donizetti
Mrs. Henry B. Ward.
Cavatina Dlo possente "Faust". ...Gounod
' tMr. Wilbur Starr.
PART II.
Selections from "Cavallerla Rusticana"
- " Mascagnl
Slclllana Turlddu
Introductory Chorus Blossoms of Oranges
Drinkihg Song Turiddu
Romania Santuzza
Scena
(a) Duet Turlddu, Santuzza
(b) Lola's Song Lola
(c) Duet (continuation) Turlddu, Santuzza
(d) Duet Santuzza, Alfio
Intermezzo Strings and Piano.
Santuzza Mrs. E. Lewis Baker.
LOla Miss Ada Castor.
Turlddu Mr. George Johnston.
Alflo-Mr. Wilbur Starr.
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When will the makers of club pro
grams learn to keep them within reason
able time limits, and when will women
assigned places on programs, learn to
confine their remarks to the number of
minutes allotted them? At a recent club
meeting In a nearby city, Cuba, Porto
Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, and. If I
mistake not, the Sulu Islands, were all
subjects for separate papers, and one
or two other talks were announced.
With such a wealth of Information
poured upon them In one brief afternoon,
how could the members possibly remem
ber and classify even the most Impor
tant points? I should think that their
overburdened minds would have been so
taxed with the potpourri of ideas thrust
upon them, that mental indigestion
would have been the inevitable result.
In speaking of the meeting of the
Missouri state federation, held last week
In Kansas City, the club editor of the
Kansas City Star says: "The perennial
fault of the program committee of the
woman's club convention Is crowding
its numbers and assigning persons in
many instances who persist in spinning
out a half-hour paper when the time al
lotted is distinctly understood to be eight
or ten minutes." What woman who at
tended the meeting of the Nebraska fed
eration, held here two years ago, has for
gotten the several long-drawn-out pa
pers and programs which were Inflicted
upon the suffering audience? There Is
at least one club In Lincoln whose mem
bers say that they never get through
with their programs satisfactorily be
cause there are so many subjects as
signed that no one woman 'has time
enough to present hers. Fewer subjects,
and shorter papers also, would not be
amiss.
The history department of the Wom
an's club will devote the year to the
study of American history. The leader,
Mrs. T. F. A. Williams, has prepared
the following outline for the year's work:
I. Parties: L Disintegration and Rein
tegration 1815-1833; Downfall of Fed
eralists Reasons; Era of good-feeling
Meaning; Local parties; Election of 1824;
Reorganization of parties: (1) National
Republican, (2) Democratic Republican;
Elections of 1828-32.
II. Monroe Doctrine: L Evolution In
fluence of Adams, Jefferson, Canning,
etc. 2. Statement by Monroe and con
temporaneous opinions as to Its mean
ing. 3. Applications down to 1860.
III. Jackson Money and the Bank: L
Recharter and election of 1832; Removal
of deposits Cabinet! crisis Duane-Cabi-net
letter; Coin vs. bank money. 2.
Censure and expunging.
IV. Jackson Tariff and Nullification:
1. Tariffs of 1816, 1824, 1828. 1832; Posi
tion of S. C. economists as to who pays
the tariff. 2. South Carolina's action
Nullifying ordinance Acts to support it;
Calhoun-Jackson struggle. X Compro
mise tariff of 1833 Clay nullification
withdrawn; Results. '
V. Crises and Panics: 1. 1819, 1837, 1857;
Causes: (1) Assigned, (2) Actual; Ac
tual conditions during period. 2. Phil-,
osophy of crises and panics.
VI. Rise of Abolitionists: L Garrison
and the societies; Compare with early
anti-slavery societies; Colonization Soci
ety. 2.' Manifestations: Incendiary pub
lications: Right of petition. 3. Split in
Abolition society; Causes for its decay.
VII. Tyler Annexation of Texas.
"Election of 1844: 1. Early history of
Texas; Independency of Mexico; Settle
ment of Texas; Texas Revolution Inde
pendency. 2. Attempts at annexation:
Treaty; Joint resolution. 3. Election of
1844; Influence of Texas question; Clay's
letters.
VIII. Mexican War Election of 1848:
1. Causes of war: Polk's dual policy
Oregon and Texas. 2. Leaders in the
war: Fremont, Scott, Taylor, etc. 3.
Results of war: Territory acquired. 4.
Free-sollers and campaign of 1848.
IX. Compromise of 1850 and "Finality":
1. Theories as to government of terri
tories: Congressional control: "Squatter
sovereignty": "Common property." 2.
Clay and his plan. 3. Famous speeches
Calhoun, Webster, Seward, etc. 4. Re
lation of compromise of '50 to that of '20.
5. Results bills passed vote; "Finality."
X. Kansas-Nebraska Bill and its Re
sults: 1. Douglas and his plans. 2.
Growth of bill passage parliamentary
tactics. 3. Results Struggle in Kansas:
Breach In party; Douglas vs. Adminis
tration. 4. Outcome Kansas free: Dem
ocratic party divides; Lincoln elected;
War.
The thirteenth annunl banquet of So
rosls was held at the hospitable home
of Mrs. A. J. Sawyer on November 11th.
After the Interchange of greetings and
the finding of partners by cards, the
dining hall was thrown open and the
guests were seated at the usual oc
tagonal table. The mural decorations,
however, were not as usual. These
were rich hangings, tapestry and pic
tures, game bags, fish nets, oars, guns
and other things indicative of out-door
sports and games, the full significance of
which was apparent later. The menu
had a strong flavor of game also. The
dainty programs represented the petals
of the wild rose. The apt quotation
"How gaily autumn paints upon the sky
The gorgeous fame of summer which is
fled"
suggested that vacation experiences
was to be the subject of the speeches to
follow. Mrs. J. E. Miller, the president,
presided as toastmlstress. She announced
the toasts In a very original way and
her brilliant sallies kept every one in the
best of humor, from the beginning to the
end of the enjoyable program. Mrs. M.
A. Bullock extended a most gracious
welcome to the guests, the husbands
and escorts of the members of the club.
Professor Lees responded In a happy
manner. He predicted all sorts of won
derful things for women and finally that
they would soar among the stars and
have everything under their feet, even
the men. A serio-comic retrospect of
the thirteen years of the club's existence
was given by Mrs. Bell.. Mr. A. J. Saw
yer spoke of "National Sports," begin
ning with the Olympian games and, com
ing down to the four-year-old cat of his
boyhood, baseball, football, and ending
with a realistic account of "mumbledy
peg." He no doubt would have men-
fA CIUU SIU1J nun
tne Record-Herald:
"Thero nrp some women who are to
tally unable to master 'Roberts' Rules of
Law and Order,' just as there are some
women who-can never learn to cook. One
of the Chicago club leaders who earn
gold and glory by Instructing other and
less gifted or highly trained club women
In the mysteries and learning of this in
teresting little volume firmly believes
BONNIE BOON CASTLE TRILL TEAM OF LINCOLN,
Which represented the Royal Highland ersin the State Fair competitive drill and won second prize.
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