Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-15
CLUB WOMEN MEET.
The Club Women of the Black Hills Hold
An Interesting Meeting in Hot
Springs,

The Club Women of the Black Kills Hold
An Interesting Meeting in Hot
Springs.
The Black Hills Union of Women's
Clubs held their fourth quarterly meet
ing in this city on Saturday last.
The delegates arrived Friday even
ing over the B.& NJ, and were met by the
reception committee and escorted to
the Hot Springs Hotel where the clubs
had arranged to entertain them
Saturday morning at 9 o'clock the
members of the Hot Springs clubs, and
the visiting delegates, met in the par
lors of the Evans for their business
meeting. Mrs. A. b. Connor president
of the Shakespeare Club, called the
meeting to order, and spoke briefly of
the work of women's clubs, and the
great benefits to be derived from asso-
Citations such as these, then introduced
Mrs. Hammond, president of the
Union, who assumed charge of the
meeting.
The program opened with Il solo by
Miss Mayme Stanley, and was followed
by the address of welcome by Mrs.
Juckett, president of the Travellers
Club, of Hot Springs. Mrs. Juckett's
address was cordial and enthusiastic,
and was responded to by Mrs. Ham
mond, and also by Mrs. Vickers, of the
Lead City club.
Instead of the parliamentary drill
which was on the program. Miss Coe
gave a very instructive talk on on tine
subject of parliamentary usages. Then
followed the half hour devoted to dis
cussing the difficulties and perpleNi-
ties of the different clubs
A few changes were made in the by
laws of the Union. and the session ad
iourned to meet at the college chapel
at > o'clock. The chapel had been
beautifully decorated with quantities
of cut flowers and potted plants. and
presented IA very pretty appearance.
The club ladies also added to the
scene of beauty. each member being
decorated with their club colors. and
IL badge of the Union.
The program of the afternoon opened
with an eNquisitely rendered piano
solo by Prof l'oicourt. followed bya pa
per on "Woman's Relation to Some of
the Social Questions" 10y Mrs. Davis.
of the Deadwood Thursday Club. The
paper showed much careful study and
deep thought, and was given close at
tention. The solo. 'Sancta Maria. by
Miss Stanley. was beyond criticism.
Never did she sing with more power
and expression, and it was pleasure
one isn't often given to hear her rend
ering of this beautiful solo. Miss kel-
ley's paper ON "Nillage Improvement
was an exceedingly bright. interesting
paper showing much originality, and
was full of sensible suggestions and
reasonable ideas. Mrs. Kelly is in
favor of having women figure more
largely i'll municipal affairs. Mrs.
Vicker's paper on 'School House Dec
oration' was thoroughly good and
practical. and it is to be regretted that
all the school boards in the Black
Hills country could not have heard it.
Mrs Viclers has had many years eN-
perience in the school room. which
makes her suggestions the more val,l-
able. In the absence of Mrs. Pyle, of
Sturgis, who was to have given Il paper
on "Universi.y Extension" Mrs. Ham
mond called on President Lymer to
IL. Wat Nv
Lymer gracefully RESPONDED. saying
that he considered this Union dis
tinctly Il university eNtention. His
words were full of encouragement and
enthusiasm. and gave evidence that he
was thoroughly in sympathy with the
Women's Club movement. Miss Stan
ley then sang that ever pleasing solo
s.Bobolink.' Mrs Thornby selected
for her reading the conversation be
tween Portia and Brutus on the eve OF
theassassination. 1t is always Il rare
pleasure to listen to Mrs. Thornby. anG
this reading was one of the most de
lightful experiences of the day. The
program ended with the rendering OF
Gottschalk's Last Hope" by Prof
Boicourt. Mrs. Hammond announced
that the next meeting of the Union
would occur at Dea,lwood next Janu.
ary. on Tuesday. the llth.
Not satisfied that the day should be
remembered for its feast of reason
only, the members of the Hot Springs
clubs had arranged for Il tea to be
given at the residence os Mrs James
Bradley on College Hill.
Soon after the close of the exercises
at the chapel the club members re.
paired to the home of Mrs. Bradley.
The rooms were beautifully decorated
with cut flowers, and the little tables.
already arranged with beautifully en-
broidered lunch cloths and pretty