The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-04
CLUB NOTES.
A Budget of Items Interesting to Club
Women and Others.

The Ohio State Federation will convene
in Piqua in October
Palmistry clubs are quite the fad. Mrs.
Frederic Burchardt, of Cincinnati has re-
Gently organized such Il one, with Miss
Madge Kennedy as instructress.
An English newspaper recently offered
prizes for the best definition of the new
woman" The author of "A Fresh Darn in
the Original Blue Stocking received first
prize.
The Jewish women Of Philadelphia sup
port union which maintains several kim
dergartens, a household school and a day
nursery for the children of Jewish emil
grants
The Indiana State Federation, which adj
Warsaw on June 2. For the first time in
its eight years history man was elected
to the presidency.
The next biennial of the General FEEDER
Denver, Col, in May. The Denver Won
ans Club, a department club of nearly
four hundred members, will be the chief
hostess on this occasion.
The clubs of Dela~are county. Indiana,
held their second annual convention in
Muncie June 8. The mornings discussion
was upon The Building Of Propylaeum; -
the afternoons upon The Relation of
Womans Clubs to the Public and Social
Life.
The American Pet-dog Club held a meet
ing at Wildhurst, N. j., June II. One hum
dred and ten members were present in
GLIDING representatives from st. Louis,
Philadelphia and Atlanta. Twelve new
members were elected and club badge
was adopted.
The Massachusetts State Federation met
in convention at Great harrington on June
10. The president, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe,
delivered the opening address. Mrs 'Jen-
ME June Croly and Mrs. Mary Dame
Hall, president of Sorosis, also assisted in
the programme.
The clubs of Miami county Ohio, met in
Troy recently and formed themselves into
q mi W will IA
as the Miami County Federation of WOm-
ans Clubs. To the Altrurian Club, of Troy,
which has worked steadily for the past two
months, is due the success of the new or
ganization The occasion celebrated
by musical and literary programme, in
which every club was represented, and by
dainty luncheon. which was served by the
hospitable women of Troy.
The New York State Federation has un-
dertaken the management of travelling
library, and has maze Mrs. Frances Hess
chairman of this department. New York
city club women have found that there is
a great demand for books on American his
tory, and they are putting forth every eff
fort to supply the need. Without doubt,
the numerous patriotic societies which have
sprung up within recent years have been
meritOriously instrumental in crea Ting de-
sire for literature of this kind.
''Mazamas" is the title of a club Of noun
tain climbers of Portland, Ore. 1t takes its
name from species of mountain goat The
club includes two hundred members, about
half being women Its vice president is
Miss May Fuller, the most famous woman
climber in America Eligibility in this novel
organization depends upon the fact that a
candidate has actually climbed a snow
capped mountain. The schedule of work
for the summer includes the scaling Of
Mount Rainier, 5,525 feet high, in the Cas-
cade mountains.
Mrs. Massinberd, who died a few weeks
ago in England, was d woman whom all
American club women travelling abroad
were DESTROYS of meeting. She was chiefly
famous on this side OF the ocean as the
founder and president OF the well-knoWn
Pioneer Clubs of London, but she was dis
tinguished at home for her activity in
much other progressive work. She was
recognized everywhere as a powerful lead
err in that she aVished, without stint both
wealth and zeal upon all movements with
which she vas connected.
New York city is taking steps to form a
local federation The title of this large or
ganizGion of women will be New York
City Council of Womens Associations An
open meeting is called for Nov. Z. This is
New forks third attempt at organization
the two previous meetings or May II ana
Oct. of last year accomplishing nothing
of Importance, because OF misunderstand-
ings. One of the features of the new con-
stitution which is now being drafted under
the workmanship Of Mrs. Eliza Newcomb
Alexander, is a plan TO do away with the
struggle for office
The Theological Club is the latest acqui-
sitioI. Its object Is the study of mush-
rooms Lovers of the esculent fungi would
do well to join the club. if for other
delicacy unalloyed by the fear of swallow
ing toadstools by mistake. 1t is said that
members of the Theological have become
so expert in the detection of the toad
stool that they are able TO smell one across
a ten-acre lot while mushroom is not
safe if it dares to show it's head in the
same county. Although organized but re-
Gently more than one hundred members
were present at the clubs public exhibition
of mushrooms held in New York on the
18th nit. Mrs. a. NJ. Palmer Theological
enthusiast, owns d mushroom farm in
New Jersey, and sells the product at 81
pound The club holds exhibitions and in
formal discussions upon the specimens
every Monday, while each Saturday is de-
voted to an excursion for fresh material
The Theological is regularly organized
with no less a parsonage for its president
than Prof. L. w. Underwood. Cf Columbia
University
Clubs which enjoy occasional social SEES
sons will be prompt in following the pre-
cedent established by the Professional
Woman's League of New FORK in celebrAt-
ing a Vice Presidents Day" At recent
occasion of this kind. Nine. Janauschekl
vice president of long standing, addressed
the league and urged. with dramatic carp
estness, loyalty and union. Mrs. .Jelnte
june Croly, third vice president attsr