The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17


At each meeting papers are read on kin
dergarten work and quotations given in
response TO roll call. On April u, Froe
bells birthday will be celebrated by a
soap bubble party for members and their
children. The club Numbers forty. five,
and has a library of fifty volumes on kin
dergarten work.
THE WoMAN's LITERARY CLUB OF Ho.
oUIAM WAS organized November 4, 1894.
1t has 20 members. The past year they
have furnished club room and own a
circulating library with good selection
OF latest books, to which all club members
have access
ST. HELEN's CLUB OF CHEHALIs has for
its particular object an attempt at street
cleaning. The high school boys were at
one time formed into brigade and did
some very efficient work. With the con-
sent OF the city council, the ladies expect
to place boxes on the streets for the pur-
pose of receiving waste paper, fruit peel
ings, etc. The club membership ia linn
tied to 80. 1t was organized February %,
1895.
THE ADVANCE CLUB OF SeATTLE WAS or.
ganized May %, 1895. under the name of
the NJ. l. Circle, it's object being the study
OF United States history and literature.
Its motto, "Study our own Country
First" This club numbers IA and meets
at the homes Of its members.
THE WoMAN's INDUSTRIAL CLUB OF Sc
ATrLE was organized July "a, 1895 It's
objects are self.improvement and better
ment of the social condition of working
girls. The work OF the club embraces
study OF the United States, current events
lessons in elocution, An occasional paper
calisthenics and singing lessons. The
club has IL members and celebrates it's
anniversaries with an afternoon picnic 10
which the mistresses with whom the
the young women are employed have
taken commendable interest.
THE LADIES OF THE ROUND TABLE was
organized at Centralia in November, 1895,
and numbers sixteen members. Its OBJ
ject is intellectual and social improve
ment. The club meets weekly, devoting
most of the time to some continuous read
ing. After adjournment, fifteen minutes
are given to Delsarte exercises under a
competent instructor.
THE EsTELLA BACHMAN BRoKAw 10 the
largest in Seattle, having a membership
OF fifty-four. 1t was organized November
p, 1895. for the purpose of studying sin
gle tax and the questions of social econ
omy. An executive committee of five
members prepares the yearly program
and all questions on club matters are re.
ferred to them. The program consists OF
papers on single tax, socialism. equal
suffrage and temperance. The club has
also been active in outside work, being
instrumental in the passage of the law
raising the age of consent to eighteen
years.
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY LITERARY
CLUB OF SEATTLE is a young woman's
club. 1t was organized by Miss Frances
Knapp in January, 1896, and has twenty
eight active and fifteen honorary mem
beers. It's chief purpose is the study OF
the literature of the nineteenth century.
So far the course has been English
American, embracing poetry, the essay,
and novel. This club assisted in the or.
gsnization of the w. S. F. w. c., whose
recording secretary WAS chosen from its
members. Its meetings are held fort
nightly. The club was the first in the
state to honor the federation by giving q
reception to its officers in the Queen Anne
club house. AT one OF its open meetings
the president of the state federation first
met the club women of Seattle.
THE WEDNESDAY p. M. CLUB OF FIRE.
MONT has two departments, literary and
household economics. In the literary
department the study of ancient Greek
literature in connection with modern au-
thors and magazine reviews forms the
main course OF study. The discussion of
papers upon general subjects and current
events occupies part of each session.
The department of household economics
consists of the study of child life, kinder
garten methods, health, cooking, dress,
and home decorations. The club was
organized January 10, 1896, with eight
cen members.
The WEDNESDAY MORNING SHAKESPEARE
CLUB OF TACOMA is departure from 9TH