New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21

man. we're only about $780, ana the cas-" '"''o v
nrodIce amounted to over UWo
Tho Reform Department is the smallest IL mas d
Legislative Committee OF seven ana as WI . 'a' 49,,
ConoDe one Of ITS directors. Is now menDe, ~ les
for direct work Civil Service Reform Dill an III n
determinate Sentence bill ana nln th conven-
lions are the three measures upon Wh r Cberter
ges concentrated this year oG With special
reference TO the proper functions OF tne s
the hest memGas Of TO secure THE rights Of local
veto upon the granting of saloon licenses men ~
Denver and the Reform Department Is aldnS ,
movement TO the utmost OF Us Pt, ins,itmtions
from this department. also WISH pup'0
and report upon them.
THE PARLIAMENTARY AUXILIARY.
A Parliamentary Auxiliary OF two hundred men,
hers Is new feature Of the club. II Is not regular
department, az outsiders are allowed to JOIN BIZ
backboards in the c:ubroom show specimens OF the
deep study bestowed upon this branch Such canal
istic phrases as ITO table,, ITO table subject to call
previous question:" main notion etc, are written
upon them while Resolved, That the entrance, OF
women into business Is detrimental 10 the pupLc
welfare" Is set down a subject for parliamentary
There is a club chorus OF 100 members. who hope
soon TO give free concerts in the poorer parts OF
Denver and quartet Is being organized 10 sing IN
the hospitals The club. by-the-way. fed 1000 poor
children at Christmas time and enjoyed it about as
much the children did There seems 10 De De- a., no
ence OF these helpful women Is not ready 10 now
and the benefcent work reacts upon the workrr,S.
and makes the club better one than II 1t ved ohiy
for itself This Is the central idea OF the president,
Mrs Sarah s. Platt-an idea insisted upon by
her a speech before the General Federation at
As yet. the Women's Club has no building OF IT'S
own Until LATELY It's rooms G rn nave rented pt the AR
mory. near Seventeenth-st, and Is busy painting
and paperns ana Maxine b5p p"T painted in Colonial
yellow, with a good auditorium ana many rooms.
suitable for committee work. The Daughters oi
L. ol,ttio hoya GI
iors from the club and fitted it up in bue ahf
yellow. pretty for their own use me o bc
ing Is not, however, d permanent nome ior t dnc
Women's Club convenient as IL Is lot WIN Ff.yVV
In the bank and an increasing membership, one
idea of a clubhouse becoming more ana more
popular. The men of Denver nave so many NAM 20
some cubhouses that the Women Cluo w In 'f ~
members, does not tnhk ISeIi uh'e"'0''""'0 ~
hoping for one soon
OTHER WOMENs CLUBS.
Among other noticeable women's clubs in this
CITY are the Fortnightly, a literary club, some
what exclusive which disputes with the Monday
Literary Club the honor of being the Oldest one III
Denver The women's Clubis really an outgrowth
of the Fornghty The Mittwoch, CLUB tor
studying German themes; and the Sevlgne, c ,h
for French work, are also most SUCCESSFUL, III
Clio IL "A first-rae club, and It's anhexeS Ior WI
Ing girls and poor children are new features. Inc me
civic Federation Is a strong and usetu OrSdhlHd-
ton with branches in different wards Inc lHt IN,
bers attack all the current political themes OF Ln5
day. and are already force 10 De I,h is
in municipal politics: The North she elup -, - %
large one, with various departments ana e,ne en
members The Nachmittag, the Deutsche tCaine en-
the Athenc Musical Club. the Colonial Danes me
ri ri Kappa, the Twenty-second Avenue Ciup, me
Round Table and the City Improvement society n are
among the other successful women's clubs OF Del
,nr sbere are about sixteen federated clubs in
the city and sixty in the state Federati3h; t,,,
Through the energy and generosy OF Gd,s' mn -,
bnve a fine building soon Mrs. Hill has already
collected enough to buy large ot near & W M
=, ana Sherman-ave and is now gathering IN the
funds for a building She is widely known as one
of the most philosophical and usetul women oi
the West