New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-07
CLUB DOINGS AND SAYINGS.
MRS. STEPHEN KINGS LOYAL CLUBS
MAKING GREAT PROGRESS
ENTHUSIASM OF THE ATLANTA woMANs CLUB
PREPARATIONS BY THE NETWORK MYCo-


ENTHUSIASM OF THE ATLANTA woMANs CLUB
PREPARATIONS BY THE NETWORK MYco-
LOGICAL. CLUB FOR HUNT
ING MUSHROOMS.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins stetson has arranged
number OF lectures for clubs and Iarlor meetings
OF which the following are the titles: THE Cluo
Conscience" Social Science" THE Responsibility
OF the Purchaser" What We Need to Know TO-
day" The Sense Of Beauty IN Women; d. Minds"
achiId Labor Domestic Service" and The Iiody.
the Dress and the House. Mrs Stetson Is noun
ing IL not original, and therefore never faiis 10 DC
entertaining.
The Loyal Club OF Italian Young Men, organized
by Mrs. Stephen King In Little Italy, Is prosper
ing beyond the expectations of its energetic round
err There ffty-hve members. ranging In age
from sixteen TO twenty lone years and Mrs. KING
Is determined that they shall be kept In line ana
vote the right ticket when the time comes Signor
Deagi, the president, Is a bright young man VINO
IS prepa ring to become a lawyer, and all the mem,
bers show n strong desire to learn Mrs. FREQ
Gooderson gives them instruction In Engnsh, ana
has assisted I'm getting books for me hucieus VI .,
library Mrs Cornea Stewart Robinson speaks 10
them simple social economic questions every
Sunday evening. George Shrady 1r. gave a iecaI
ure lately on THE Life and Career Of General
Grant" which deeply interested the boys ,..
II expect much from these boys In me future,
said Mrs King ''and am sure they will become
good citizens and intelligent voters In the land OF
their adoption 81,
Mrs King Is organizing German American club
of boys and hopes 10 &c on interesting the young
of the foreign population IN the prihcipres VI
the Republican party
The members OF the woman's Club OF Atlanta.
Ga recently startled the municipal chiefS
by their proposition to enter bid for the
contract Of street cleaning. They believed IL
possible have the work conscientiously per-
formed at less outlay OF money than previous
contracts had called for. and to have ielt
over a good many thousands 70 drop into me
club ha oil
clubhouse they have planned TO erect ,, 49,,
In their proposal they pointed to New-iork ana
Chicago having established the precedent OF put
ting women workers In the STRENGTHENING Depart
ments 49,. 80.
that a city is rather more difficult 10 keep ciean
than house-eyen mansion IN PeaG dar rIi
soon discover they had undertaken more IMAM tney
cSnd o., is sed To nave phrased
it. What The outcome OF the proposition VIII DE
remains to be seen
Mrs william FELTON,, who represented Georgia
in the National Council of Mothers in Washing
ton. and Mrs William King. who was the leading
delegate from the Atlanta WOTIan's CluD 10 the
same convention. worthy represent the highest or
der OF Southern women. Both are identified promi-
nently with the great cooperative movements tnat
have been made for women's advancement; botn
ha We done good work for the world in the fields OF
philanthropy and literature; yet they nave Pre-
gushed the Southern woman Of the old regime
Nor have their public labOrS and responsibilities
been allowed to interfere with their home duties or
the claims OF their families and friends ,lhey
and wise mothers to the children they have reared
to worth manhood and womanhood: on,,o,
Mrs FELTON, VINO occupied an important ofncial
place at the Chicago Worlds Fair and also at
the Atlanta Exposition. may be styled as regas rus
Tor the women of her State. She was the first TO
brave prejudice and fogylsm through her fearless
against political dishonesty. ntempersnce and re-
ligious bigotry and narrowness.
The Theological Club is preparing for an active
campaign The object OF this club is to study the
various species OF mushrooms and TO keep in mind
the best places where they may be found The
field son which the early varieties OF this escu-
lent appears is the early part of May so the MEM
bers are preparing for the active season. A. re-
the first year: President Professor l.. NJ Under
wood; first president Professor smn W. Ely JeI
ders. third yce-president. Robert Wood Johnson:
secretary, Miss Cornelia c. Bedford; treasurer. r.
c. Hazard: Executive Committee. l.. d. Alexander,
J. w Stotter Or. W. A. Valentine, Mrs l.. {.
Mygatt and DR.. Caswell A. Mayo.
The Ladies' Pet Dog Club OF Minneapolis Is the
name OF a new organization. made up OF the leading
ma irons and girls of Minneapolis who are the for.
tunate possessors of aristocratc pugs poodles ana
hounds The object OF the club is to entite the
ladies TO all the rights and privileges OF the COM
ing dog show.
The Atlanta Colored Woman's Club held very
beautiful memorial exercises recently In honor OF
Frederick Douglass and Antonio Maceo The
church was elaborat ely decorated with ferns. flow
ers and flags. In the centre of the platform was
large portrait Of Frederick Douglass. with a por-
trait Of Toussaint I.Ouverure. the lberator or
Hayt on the right. and portrait OF Antonio
Maceo on the left. Each member when responding
to the rollcal, gave quotation from Louga IS;
and papers were read on Mrs. Stowe. Douglass ana
LOuyerture. Extracts from one Of Wendell Phil
lips's great oratons were given ana then mere
was a discussion OF the question: who was the
greater man Douglass or Maceo?
Mrs d. Il. Howard il the president or this CLUB,
and ps regular meetings held at her home.
II Is due in a measure TO It's eXertlons that the
movement TO establish in Atlanta a Home for aged
and INDECENT negroes is being carried through IL
is proposed by its Inauguration, the Rev g. carter,
ttdt Inc large building of the Home shall also in
cude an industrial school for negro boys and girls.
chn mol 4 lianensArX. and a shop In WHOM -