New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-04
THE AUTUMN CLUB WORK.
MRS. WILLIS LORD MOORE TELLS WHAT
SHE THINKS OF THE "WOMAN'S AGE"

ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS OF THE KANSAS CITY
AssocrATIoNs-rHE NATIONAL woMAN's
DENTAL ASSOCIATION.
The Minerva Club Of Madison. Ind. Is claimed by
its founder Mrs Constance Fluntleroy Runcie to
be the first organized study club for women IN the
United states. Mrs isunce also founded me Run
Gle Club of ST. Joseph. Mo-
The City Federation Of Women's Clubs in Kansas
City is almost four years OH. II has had a sue
cessful from the first, and II was determined.
for Its initial work. to place the public library OF
the city on permanent and reliable foundation.
The federation asked the city authorities TO turn
over to the library fund the tax levied on i'm
1undsd animals and i was done the I ne
filled the office of stock impounders. doing the
duties incident thereto in the most satisfactory
manner. The federation holds six meetings year
Mrs Willis Lord Moore time president OF
the Kansas Social Science Federation. writes thus
Interestingly Of women ana women's clubs;
"Esoteric scholars assert that this is the great
mother cycle Newspapers call II 'Womans Age
Give II what name you will. II means that the femi-
nine principle is developing that feminine principle
which is love. The motherhood spirit broods over
this great club movement in its effort TO infuse the
highest thought into matters OF every day. Person
and club must show practical reason for being
Every mother should know personally her chid's
teacher. She should uphold that teachers discipline
and supplement 1t. What focusing point the pub
lie school is for the varying phases Of our demo-
cratic life,
Here the child Of the cultured and rich and the
child OF the underfed meet upon !eyel II Is a
great thing for both. The public school does more
10 destroy class prejudice than all the political
movements in our country. Have you ever thousht
what the discipline Of the public school means in
rcorganizing chaotic homes? The fact that chill
dren must be sent 10 school on time is lesson IN
promptness households in which punctuality was
never before thought OF. Have you ever touSht
what influence the courtesy and culture OF
the unparented, shall we call them? The pot OF
plants IN the wndO% the the prs uPSa 'n are h
only aesthetic notes in the lives of many OF these
"The women's clubs are placing classcany fine. If
inexpensive. pictures in schoolrooms they are
having pleasing tints replace blank white walls in
planting fower-beds in some instances. where they
W hos eNey%Sr T to hep school boards
politics No party can equip an eaae ah n S
furnish an All Meh cuS
nnd Unite in according to our teachers
ciai consideration might not that be the lrst steP
&c due This great profession? Here the very
foundation Of NE we economic put we pay ,ne
formatory Institutions
Carthage. Mo, has twenty-one womens clubs and
said be the most h0rGgSShy @ edS cray
the STATE There IL y the CUBS ana Several Of the
other organizations will enter the federation AT the
Sas as ho1 ot in BEAUTIFULLY in the
Carthage ChautauQua Assembly Building.
Jefferson City has a fourishng Saturday CLUB
that has recently organized for the work Of 1878
1t proposes do sound work in the study OF gov
ernmental social and literary matters
The South Side Literary Club OF Kansas City has
for It's motto Nothing but Our Best Is Good
I,rough" Mrs s. s. Morehouse Is the president. |
and the new club year Will open on OctoDer .: Il
Course o. sound study has been carefully prepared
.rb. National Womans Dental Association now
has about fifty members. II was organized five !
,.aore aro In Philadelphia. where the first women
d.nt,ste were graduated All OF the dental schools
~ ,bat ctv except that OF the University OF Penn
sylvanIa are now open TO them In New-York
s,o.e they are not yet admitted to the dental |
soboo,e The BOSTON Dental College now admits !
49, as do many others, and women dentists are
nn In,ser regarded as freaks. Ihe oihcers OF the
~ ,onsI WoTnan's Dental Association are: Prcsi-
Tcnt Elizabeth II. Davis; vice-presidcnt, VI. hc-
becca Rauch recording secretary, riT e. 49, ~:
,Iaenrcr Emily Wyeth: vice-pres idents,ai-
Arc Edith Jewell Washington, d. Mary .i:d-
iup ach,iseits: Hester BakeT, Ino.s &c &c
: Ireland New-York; Sarah T.; Gardner Myo- |
l IRhad Island: Alice A. Graham. Missouri and
earoh Nav Townsend. Colorado.
An effort is being made to have one OF Two
women on the Vermont State Board o. Chaflues'
rbo subiect is TO be brought before the state f'i-
GRAFTON OF Women's CLUBS