The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-22
SOCIAL SCIENCE,
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS At HARTMAN's

| HALL.
The morning session of the Social Sci
encc yesterday was opened by report of
the Cairo work in that department by Mrs.
| I'D. Rittenhousc 1t was concise. II told of
| the efforts that had been made, and al
though more social than practical had been
OF real benefit. Mrs. Candce gave paper
on a subject that may seem to many minds
of small matter, although the fact is ap.
parent thar after marriage a woman must
then learn to be interesting to her husband
and family aside from chances of beauty
To prove against the danger Of losing the
| attention of husband and children that are
| 50 dear to her, she must cultivate mental
| and moral qualities that will render her at.
tractive. The best methods were spoken of
by the writer, whereby those Of little time
| could best secure these ends. A discussion
| followed, a member writing; then Mrs.
Root IN her inimtabe manner gave one Of
! her delightful readings. Miss s. A.
Richards, OF Chicago, gave an admirable
paper on "The Relation of Education to
Temperance This was shown TO be the
soil, water and air, that must g to make
a perfect tree. Educate the children in
good Nrecepts wisely and well, and save
the drunkards 10y and by. The
good in the paper was best dis.
played by the remarks made after.
ward. Whatever stimulates thought has
never been Given in vain. In the after
noon the ladies wore agrecably surprised by
the High School pupils attending the eXer-
ciscs The paper on Domestic Science 10y
Miss Lamed, was read by one Of the ladies,
the lady herself not being able TO attend.
It was made decidedly practical, by show.
ing what reform women could work, if
by II knowledge of chemistry they could
anallzc the sugar vinegar extracts, etc,
that are placed in their hands to cook with,
and thus expose the amount Of worthless and
poisonous trash we use, and cause a storm
Of wrath to be visited upon the heads Of
adultcrants of food. Rev. Benz. George fol-
lowed with suggestive paper on Organ
lied Charities" It WAS very entertaining
and wise IN its counsels. The paper on
"Practical Art" by Mrs. Root of Chicago,
was one that the young girls who listened
to it must have felt that whatever latent
taste they had for art, should be carefully
improved, and in the future if left alone
in the world, there was something besides !
teaching for them, and at the same time the |
writer made a plea for the girls to be al.
lowed chance now, and thus fill hands |
and brain with such pleasant occupations
that all worry Tor present or future will be |
done away with. The Association then !
adjourned to meet at s o'cockP.M
In the evening the exercises were more |
interesting, if possible, than they had been
before and It was probably intended that it
should be so because they were to conclude
the series Of meetings The principal
feature was the lecture Of Mrs. Helen Ekin
Starrett, Of Chicago, on the subject of THE
Future Of Educated Women The sub
stance of the lecture was generally acknowl.
edged to be the production Of fertile
brain, well stocked with facts and capable
of arranging them and clothing them
in attractive language. 1t was
read in a very captivating |
manner and listened to throughout with
profound attention.
After the lecture reception was given
the ladies Of the Social Science Association
by those OF the Woman's Club and Library
Association at which "a brilliant musical
and literary programme was gone through |
with. Miss Ayers opened the exercises
with an instrumental solo; she was follow
cd by Mrs. w. p. Halliday with vocal
solo; then recitation entitled, "Magdal- |
ena," which was to have been given by |
Miss Klttie Alvord, was well rendered by |
Mrs. Root, Of Chicago; after this another
vocal solo by Mrs. J, NJ. Lanslcn and an.
other recitation by Mrs. w. p.
Wright, closed the evenings programme
in manner TINT left deem
and pleasuroble impression upon all pres.
ent. The meetings of the ladies have been
emncntly successful and furnished profita.
bic entertainment to all who attended |
them. The public and the ladies more
Immediately interested IN them will have
cause to remember them with feelings of
satisfaction for many months to come.
"MY LIFE" said grateful lady, mad
been one of intense suffering and misery
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