The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-11-11
SOCIAL sC1EnuE CLUB.

A large Audience Presene EAST Even.
Ing ag Ghe Opening ExereEsss-To.
Days DOEnRS.
1Me Social Science club for Kansas and
western Missouri held their frat session
Last evening ~ the Congregational church.
The club was organized some three years
ego ct LsayenwcZsh, Kas.. and has since
increased vsry much IN the scope Of work
and in number Of members. Large dele
cations arrived yesterday and last evening,
end the opening exercises were attended
BY something over one hundred members
from Gll sections Of this state and Missouri,
worth being especially well represented.
The church had been beautifully dec
GRATED and was q bower of flowers aed
plants, the home branch of the club hay
ing spared no. tforts in making the ar
Ean0emenis not only for the reception and
accommodation Of their visitors, bat also
for the purpose of making the place of
meeting and the meetings sources of pleas
ure as we'll a. intellectual entertainment.
Probably no larger or more intelligent
audience was ever drawn together for q
similar occasion in this city than that in
attendance last evening ct the hour for
opening the exercises. The first thing on
the programme was an organ solo by Miss
StElbling, after which Mise Sarah Brown
Of Lawrence, president Of the club, intro
duced Miss Ellen Plumb OF this city, who
in short speech welcomed the delegates
to our city, which was responded to by
Mise Anna L. Diggs of Lawrence. on be-
half of the visitors.
Miss Anna Bigger then favored the au-
dience with an alto solo entitled 'tLast
Might" which was followed by the report
of the secretary, Mrs. @. N. sterrY, who
read an interesting and original history OF
the different clubs, giving reports from
Topeka, AtchisoD, Leavenworth, + t. Scott
and Paola clubs, and in modest way re-
counting the clubs of our own city. Mrs.
SteFTy's report and remarks we're received
with much applause.
A soprano solo by Mrs. Chas. Harris
was then rendered In such Q manner az ev
idently pleased her hearers.
The subject Of discussion for the even
ing, 'sThe Higher Education OF Our Girls, ~
was opened by an able essay read by Mre
Geo. KIDgE,y of Peols. The author
showed the necessity OF higher education
;or young ladies, and pointed out the nee.
cssary result of our present conventional
low standard in this matter, This essay
called forth many remarks. Short
speeches were made by Mrs. Uarruth Of
Lawrence, Mrs. Kellogg Of Emporia, Sen
ator Kellogg and others.
Upon invitation of the president, Chan.
cellor Lippincott. OF the State University,
gave an account Of the work by the NO.
men and for the women at that institute
The chancellor's talk was received with
much pleasure. He invited the assOci4-
ton to appoint q committee of ladies to
visit the university, stating that the su-
thoritles would give them access to all de.
partments, and would give them all infor
nation on any subject they might desire
some EXCELLENT music by the church
choir, composed OF Mrs Harris, Miss
Sterry, Measrs. Jones and Owen, conclu
ded the programme for the evening, sftel
which the members of the association
were invited by President Taylor Of the
State Normal to visit that institution.
The visiting members were shown to the
Normal AMI College, and over the city
this morning by the ladies of the home
club, the carriages starting from the church
at $50 O'Clock.