Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-08

9ifg AND Gcunlp.
tUsaesr EVENTS clus
Hold an Interesting see.iag Al siss xichasli.'
luss6 y afternoon

The Current Events Club met, v .t.,d "
AFTERNOON, with Miss Mich,el,s. The
presence OF several NV ms mbrr. gave ad-
ded infereer 10 the meeting and pro nj ed
increa sed Strength to the club in the futur-.
After The u.usl opening exsrci er, Mrs
BraineTd rad parer entitled, TIE Clu5
Woman sDd Her Surroun iirgs,' p, pared
for the Sta!e F-d.r.ti,n m-e.i,g nv Mrs
Pro. Es:erbrook of Orono. The following
is an abstract.
Tie following ia an abstract of the pc.
written ny Mrs. Esab -ook Of O.oro, or
The Club Woman and He, Su,ro ladings /"
Somebody has sal that the greatest d1.-
| covery which man has m ,de dai the last
quarter century is woman; snd he might
have added wish tqu Il truth. tina, woman /.
greatest discovery during the same p-rlDd.
has been the power of 0rgsniz ri n, be-
;.u-e through il she di.c, v-red herself
| Men have been quicker to learn tn. t-n,h
taught in the fable of the bun1l-
f sticks. History i. full of evil
ianca of this. Who has MT read of
the Vehrn Gericht. the C,rbonsi and
greatest aud oldest Of ali the order Of Ere.
Ma'ons.
IT seems strange that women have en-
% Glow in Rratping an iles so promising in
results. 1t is unfortunate that there j.
| some Pr idice against w,m MS cluas. L.
| 'e- ms to 'e poppl.r oIinnn, that 4 club
s.mt3 must b. ~hu il called, in d.f.ut
+ II better term ".t-Opg m nded," thnugh
| shy IL should be thought more CON pljment.
Try tn be regardedas passive none nit,
| rath Than an active i1di,i lily is no,
| ct espi-irel. Ii i. wom.n's sacred dut,
10 make the mot she can If Ier.tlt
.nd to do tie moet good she can IL
hhers Individual work eaE arc0mp,iS,
| mich, blt united II ,rt can do more. The
Use ~oman viii heed ihi. that ,hs cal,
n.} e er work the most . fl. Give. The
hub can he a fitting school fr u.nv de
partmsn's of HE. F,r msry h1.y won. n
" /, almost tn, only p'st-gradu york
they can do. One objection which he's
pern u gid against ~o'nrn's clubs is inst
| hey absorb tlms s.t fort " bich belong 10
ne home. need net say that 'he i+sl
club woman vi not neglect her HON :;
ne will rsmemU. that the home i, older
thsn the club.
She viii he soci.'. Ahe will lie quick TO
'erogn y the fi-n'e for good #
\ refined and intell ttual so,ie,y
Ard 1t need net he said tat thu
| club woman mast never stand 8 i'll
i"t-llectu. lily. il .ne does not advance she
will recede. F.w uahz'd how mrch may
gained nv fay minutes read ug .scn
y,until the CT aut, qlan movement tanyt I
| eopie to ec' nmnK : nm nrd ss emsIlz
| lpeir work. In 81. sing, MIS- EIabrook bri- f.
~ sketcht the club woman ss follows: She
must be an earn st W. m n, r-sl Zing he
duties to God md msn; II q, M 8 won 81
t. whom d me i. a .acred ten pie; SYM
pathetic v.mu; social W, m, m, who be-
iieves that .u " next to h,ma, is mSI'-
greatest efnc"'' Progressive ". nan
and practical woman v no real 2 $ that she
can do mole for the worlb by wUrliog with
others, thsn she can by her own unai,ed
effort.
Miss M'chae,is made mention in a plsss-
sntly written psper of the book
published sirce IN, close of tie l.s;
,-a-on', work. and gave notes Oh
music and the drama tor the same time.
| tnform Il iscu .aion follpu.d the reading of
he p,7.rs. The items on current topics
svan by each m-n,b'r i, sn.uer TO the roll
! call opened uil- AL; for thought.
| The xtrr..trv will De held ut Mrs. A
! W. Philhr,ok's 81 Grove street, Nv. 81.
! rni "Oie,r Wenili Homes" Tie
members will he exp c'ed to bring q o'a-
| lions f..m ri, wriuogs instead Of the usual
| Items.