Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25
The Travellers Club.

When the Travellers Club was organized
| about three years ago none of the half dozen
ladies who composed it ever dreamed of il
reaching its present proportions. Mrs
Andrew Easton with some OF her lady
friends who anticipated trip abroad had
been discussing the pleasure and profit to
be derived from preliminary imaginary
tour. The result of the talk was that one
day each lady received q note to
spend a certain evening with Mrs
Easton to further talk of the proposed long
distance investigation of the Old World.
Every woman enthusiastically accepted the
invitation and was as enthusiastically in
favor Of permanent organization. For that
year the club met in ars. Easton's parlorS,
and It's members were restricted to the
mutual friends OF those interested. Mrs.
Easron was elected President and Mrs. ]. d.
The papers and readings wore of such
marked excellence, sueh spirit OF
1beralitY and progressiveness prevailed,
that women who know anything Of clubs
predicted successful career If permRnent
organization we're effected. At the end OF
the year the question of organization was
decided af1irmatively and Mrs. W. r. Glenn
elected President. Although Mrs. Easton
still invited the club to meet in her parlors,
aud several other ladies extended the hos
pitality OF their homes, the growth of the
quarters necessary. The Carnegie music
room was the place of meeting for the entire
second year. England had been the subject
OF study for the first year, Scotland for the
second, and for the third year, AS the Worlds
Fair makes interest center in the United
States, the club has decided to spend the
present twelyemonth at home.
The great event Of the second year was
the conference of women's clubs OF West
ern Pennsylvania which was brought about
mainly through its efforts. In the third
year. Miss jennie Hindman was elected
for the club, the use Of the Helping Hand
Society's cosy lecture room being secured.
printed programme containing an out
line of the years work was distributed to
the members, and other arrangements made
for mere thorough study. Notable among
these Is the parliamentary drill conducted
by that experienced parliamentarian, Miss
Matilda Hfndman.
Mrs. Easton, the founder and first Presi-
dent, is the wife of the well-known physt-
clan OF that name, and her home Is on Mont
gomery avenue, Allegheny. She is great
favorite with young people, and is never
happier than when writing something that
will please them. She has written much and
acce Otably for Eastern magazines, as well as
local publications. She has been always an
active worker in charities. Much Of her
time Il devoted to mental Improvement, and
how she manages to attend to social duties,
be, present at numberles5 board meetings
and besides keep up an extensive course OF
reading is n matter of conjecture TO her
friends. Unlike the homes of most intel
lectual women hers is one of the prettiess
and most CHEEKY in the city. She herself Is
young, handsome and charming in manner.
She has tall son, now az Princeton, who
thinks her perfection, and a pretty daughter
who adores her. Mrs. Eastoa is spending
the present winter in Florida-