The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-02-14
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KENOsHA's CLUBS.
A Brief Sketch of Few Social organiza-
lions.

tions.
Although the classes and clubs in
Kenosha have grown so numerous as to
call forth smile when they are men
toned, it would be difficult to estimate
the good resulting from them. Their
influence upon the community is in
valuable. Take for instance the class
in English history, meeting every
Thursday, led by Mrs. A. Ell. Sheldon,
who comes from Madison for that pur-
pose. 1t has become fixture and is a
power for good in Kenosha. The work
of the afternoon centers in an essay OF
essays upon an historical parsonage or
event, around which are grouped series
Of events in different parts of the world
contemporaneous with the central event
of the afternoon. The work is volun-
tary and is enjoyed most thoroughly by
every member.
The Octagon club is another much
enjoyed organization. Meeting once a
week in the afternoon for reading and
| the discussion of current events or lit
erature in the most informal way, each
member carries home with her some
thing of interest to broaden and
brighten her life. Once each month
the eight husbands join the ladies and
the evening is devoted to social pleas
ures.
Upon the same plan as the Octagon
club is the young Columbia club, 3"
the members of which are just now de-
voting themselves to literature bearing
upon the French Revolution.
Another company of ladies are read
ing Emerson with Miss Howe.
OF the Woman's club Of Kenosha, it
| is hardly necessary to speak, so we'll
known has it become in it's four years
of existence. Meeting on the first and
third Wednesdays of each month, with
an average attendance of fifty out Of it's
| siXty-tWO members, it alternateS with
| it's continuous course in history, an
other series Of papers bearing upon i'm
portant questions of the day, music,
art and literature. For two years has
this club brought within reach of the
general public course of lectures such
as may be enjoyed by few outside the
larger cities. 1t is hoped that this
club will persist in this good work in
the line of lecture courses. 1t is a
great step in the right direction to have
even fifty people in our town attend
and enjoy lectures which link them
with the great thinking world. The
point of Importance is that these men
from the Madison University or from
the University of Chicago, who are
considered by these great institutions
to be Of sufficient strength add import
ance to represent them, are secured to
come to Kenosha and deliver course
Of lectures. 1t will be seen that their
audiences will grow in size and in in
t@est as the years go by.
These classes and clubs mentioned
are strictly women'S associations and it
may be safely said that in all Kenosha
there is not home less comfortable,
less neat Or less happy because one or
more of it's women belong to these or
CARNATIONS. On the contrary are they
not much better and happier that there
is, while doing tho weekly mending OF
any of the hundred and one mechanical
things to be done in every household,
something to occupy the mind a little
! higher than the numerous dresses OF
Mrs. Blank or the elegant furniture be-
longing to the new family just moving
in next door?