Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27
WOMEN'S CLUBS.
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literature. science and social economics.
Each section has a rortnightly meeting.
led by one of its members. Then a general
meeting is held every other "Wednesday and
a special programme presented. There are
2l6 members. Mrs; Edwin Harrison is pres.
ident; Mrs. Frank * T; RRiehSsy; first vice
president; Mrs. Charles l.. Harris, record
ing secretary: Mrs. Oliver II. Greene, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. W. A; Harda-
way, treasurer. ON November 20 a gen
eral meeting will be held and Mrs. Louis
IL Mccall will read an essay. The Evolu-
ton of Women
The Sorosis of Springfield. No. has
eighty-five mernbers-all enthusiastic work
club aims. Thirty-three of these are young
girls VINO infuse the life and vigor of youth
INTO the council of the club. Saturday
afternoon is the time of meeting and only
once a month do ali the sections meet to-
gether for conference. The departments
are literature, current topics. the tourists.
art history. household economics. The
literary section is considering The oedipus
Story in literature, compar-pg the theme in
the old Greek plays and its modernized form
in King Lear" Next Saturday the paper
for the day will be read by Miss Stella Hin
ton. Its subject is Character IN the Three
Greek Versions" Mrs. Adelaide II. Tooner
VIII discuss the question.
The current topics section will have a
magazine review by Mrs. II. 3. Mcdaniel.
discussion by Mrs: E.S. M:nard and a paper
by Miss Emma McGresor, at its regular
meeting next Thursday.
landmarks OF Switzerland, Germany. Bel.
them in Berlin. Mrs. May Hubble will in
troduce the members to the royal family
and royal palaces. Miss Eleanor Holbrook
viii discuss Teutonic mythology. Mrs. W.
L. kendrick has for her subject streets
and POPULAR Resorts" and Mrs. r. W.
Stewart will lead 4 conversation on Fred
The art history section will study Span
lsh chapels' at its next gathering on
December ,gSl 3; The household eson9mies
tine. The motto Of the department is one
mat Is not generally supposed to be a
t%avorite with club women-"Homekeeping
hearts are happiest." Beauty, comfort and
utility in the home are ali considered.
Mrs. Adelaide H Toomer. editor of the
Teacups." is the president of the sorosis.
MIS-. Margaret ]. Phelps is first vice Dresi-
dent; Mrs. Annie n Stewart is second vice
p rorsins sc Mrs; Add die 5, Mcc1il0ugh is re-
ford is corresponding secretary; Miss
Emma McGregor, treasurer. Miss Annie
club historian. Mrs. Bessie Tarr Herndon
is auditor.
The Woman's Reading Club of Kansas
ior the years study. German literature
IS strictly adj cred to. and Il more scholar
~ Eb 4rosra nanId for OCCASIONAL study on this
weeks are given up TO the consideration of
Goethe and his dramas. On Wednesday,
a soy paper on ~ A aHam g.; i; Park1 Tbs will Iop read
Reqchlin. Erasmus and Ulrich Won Hutton,
VIII be given by Mrs. l.. A ostemeyer,
MIS- James NJ. Richardson and Mrs. L.
NJ. Miller. Luther in Literature is the
subject of a discussion led by Mrs. +. NJ.
The club was organized in 1889. Its Off
GERS are as follows: President, Mrs. ]. p.
K KbiTa first vice president, Mrs; J. ".
M HOPES q se seerata xise MTs. W y Mrs Fr J.; c.
Other members are Mrs. J. W. Armstrong,
Mrs. G. F. Ballingal, Mrs. R. R. Buchanan.
ham. Mrs: s.. Il. Farrar. Mrs. C. II. Futon.
Mrs. G.. |. Harvey. Mrs. L. T. Herndon,
Mrs. Carl HOFFMAN, Mrs. Julia N. John,
Lambert Mrs, G: B. Eongsn Mrs Mrs Robert 10 a;
Mas. Mrs. F. N. Masters. Mrs. L. N.
Miller. Mrs. Thomas Mcbride. Mrs. L. a.
RidgWay. Mrs: j. ii. Richardson Mds Mrs.
Jewell Smith. Mrs. George Stumpf. Mrs.
G W. Thompson; Mrs. Buford Webb and
Mrs. W. r. CowIey. of Columbus. Kas.
J by the public spirited women of her town.
| Recognizing the fact that a cemetery will
not keep itself looking cared-for the ladies
cred together a fund TO pay for keeping
the weeds dow and the tombstones up.
Then they offered a free dinner to all who
would come and do a days work on the
rounds. The call was responded to with
commendable aIacrity and a months work
was done IN one day. Such enterprises as
this should be more universally attempted.
Columbus has also a Book Club of eigh-
teen members. At the beginning of the
hook of her choice on n list and the eigh-
teen books are sent for. They are read.
passed around in regular order and thus
eighteen books are read for the cost of one.
At the end of the season lots are drawn for
the books. Hereafter. however. it is pro-
1 r0S.3 70 aaI-a tta H.. IT.
of a free circulating library for the town of
columbus. There is one man in this Or
ganization. He evidently, knows a good
Mrs. E. NJ. Tracewell, Mrs. w. e. Best.
Mrs. John Little. Miss Mamie Huffmeyer.
/. o. ScoviIi, Miss Amy Glass. Mr.. F. J.
crowell, MIS-. j: E. Tuition. Hiss Mabel
Frank Hoover and Mrs. Cord McSeil. MIS-
Interest is centered Just at present in the
Fortnightly Club o., Columbia. Mo. 1t is
Columbia's only federated club and has
taken upon itself to entertain the whole
f hedsFai next year: Judging from the
and curators of the state university which
accompanied the F~ortnightly's. invitation.
fhe club must be a factor Of great in
Ayres: Mrs. .Blanton, Mrs. Broadhead.
Mrs. Defoe. Mrs, Fitch. Mrs. Griffith, Mrs
Hicks, Mrs. Hoffman. Mrs. Jesse. Mrs.
Jones: Mrs; Lawson. Mrs; Lipscomb. Mrs.
Scott, Mrs. Schweitzer. Mrs. Stedman
Mrs. Thiily. Mrs: UpdsGraff. Mrs. Waters.
Mrs. Weeks and Mrs. Written. Mrs. Jesse.
wife of the president of the state universe
~, is president of the club. Mrs. Allen is
secretary. All of the members are wives
of professors in the university.
ira are the studies for this year. They are
supplemented BY such allied topics as the
development Of Roman law. social. politi-
Topography of Rome. Egyptian Civiliza-
ton. etc.
The next meeting, December a.. will
Mrs. Marleut will lead the lesson. a com
parison of S~hakespeare's "Brutus" with
the "Brutus'' of history. Mrs. Counoway
will read a paper on the subject.
The literary women of Pittsburg. Kas.
have begun the second year of their
cle.' United States history and American
literature are being studied in a thorough
manner. Music has a place on the pro-
gramme each week. Quotations, maxims.
TENS of interest. questions and names o.
prominent places and people are given in
answer TO roll call, and serve TO give added
variety The programme for tomorrow is
as follows:
Roll Victories in the Revolutionary
War.
History Ie.son-Mrs. Mathew.
Music-Mrs. Waite.
Psper-"Edwin Percy whipplc.'' Mrs. Porter.
Spelling lessen.
Yarcho. vice president; Lavon Lanyon,
secretary and treasurer. Other mem.
hers are: Minnie s. Swan. Emma
Wright. Lena Mayhew. Vesta Purdum,
Wright. Minnie F. Hamilton. Mary Bragneli
Emma i. Kidder. Lucy johnson. Sadie
Alexander. Ellen Willard. Julia Bowles
Ihella Porter. Louise Stevenson and Olive
/ Sanders.