The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-06
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: the lODls cLDTLS o. OLc HAAt1C A4-AAAO4 ,
viii ever be fondly cherished by the mem
bers Of Portia-Mrs. A. J. Alexander. and
she was chosen the first president; Mrs. z.
D. Taylor, vice president; Miss Edna
Buch, secretary, and Miss Fanny Nc
/ CIun. treasurer. The meetings being
parlor meetings the membership is limit
ed to thirty-five. The colors are Lavender
and white. Most OF the American au-
thors, and many OF the English authors,
have been studied. At present the club
IS working on The Transition Cor
Chancer) Period Of Literature" The
present officers are Mrs. Lavina Wood,
president; Mss Lucy McClun, vice presi-
dent: Mrs. Charles, treasurer; Mrs. Nellie
Histed Thompson, secretary.
Mrs. SaIlIe Toler has q story IN the
Springfield, Mass. Republican, Sunday
edition OF October g, called The Occult
/ Class at Oatville," which L. sub-titled by
the editor as a Prairie Episode, Showing
how Karma Worked IN the Career Of a
Fake Philosopher" The story is, in real
ity, a sketch founded on the advent %
the many peripatetic teachers Of occult
ISM and their credulous followers, and
Mrs. Shedd, for forty years missionary
to Persia, will talk 10 the Hypatia class
in literature on Monday afternoon The
class IS studying Persian literature just
now, and esteem It a privilege to meet
with Mrs. Shedd.
The Cooking club OF Wichita is etecting
soma interesting results this year study
ing the scientific value OF foods.
The Climax club, OF Fredonia, admits
only unmarried women as members. The
climax Is reached when they forfeit
membership by joining themselves il
matrimony.
Candida is a new recruit, a clubwoman
from Mars or some other planet maybe,
she is so iconoclastic in her attitude to-
ward conventional methods. She is al
ways causing some decorouS conservative
club woman 10 frown disapprovingIy.
Still, Candida Is such a living exponent
Of her name, that we must needs bear
with her unsophisticated remarks. out OF
order as they always are. The other
day. we were discussing the lamentable
I decline Of popular taste in music II
think il is something like can't" said
Candida, and an affronr 70 the great
public, 20 proclaim popular song trashy
( because It is a pleasing ditty. I admit
that q thorough musical education in a
person makes popular music appear as
rubbish TO his enlightened understanding.
/ but that. 1 believe. is the result OF strain
ing TO ind something in music which il
never possessed The most successful
/ song writer's, as 4 rule, are not thorough
musicians: thank heaven for that, be
( cause then their exalted views would
compel them 70 borrow themes from
/ GottendammsrunG and the word writer
I would adopt lines from the HAD % II
I he music. and the world would go crazy.
/ Candida Is also severe on the system Of
social economics that permits 50 many
girls and women to occupy. for small
! salary. the position which should b5
paving a man enough 70 support = fam
/ lily What IS 70 become Of your mem
she asks. AN advertisement for 1aals
F help brings an army o. eager men u
( your door. all OF them but the one who !:
/ accepted. narrowing your soul with their
/ look OF appointment. What answer ID
/ YOU have 70 an advertisement for q wo-
man 20 work IN your kitchs-2 A few
slatternIy-I0oki1E girls who know about
as much OF cooking and serving a simple
neal as an elephant knows ot etiquette
unless. aIack she happens % be Ted t,1s
woman. I mean. not the elsphan-) :,
! soma poor excuse o. a man. and they
! come asking 3 pace as nan and wife"
The annual meetings % the Seventh
ard Third District Federatious just -
Gently he'd. prove the success q district
| te5e-atiocs- They make II PosSlble foi
{ the large and small cIuhs-the ART. music
{ science. PaEznth-optc. civic and a. educa.
tio1aI clubs. % meet ard cone II touch
with each other; the exclusive unlitet
/ clubs and the broad unlimited clubs NEE
and report IN a friendly way. and The
district begins 20 know itself. Ind out l..
possibilities. and zck-owIeSise is SUI.
Prise al its own merit and Importance.
ore OF the pleasant features % the Sey-
eath District Federation. just held. ws,
its loyalty % the State Federation
sv.ncea by its vote 20 make Application
fo- membership. O. course II WE Z,
accented and most cordially welcome
L VIII ce the largest club II the STAG
organization. having 50 members. AZ
L IS a pleasure % contemplate how -auc.
o, new life and zeal Wiz Be brought hons
from the state meetings. attended BY on
national officers. aid distributed ovs< IL
DISTRICT By It's many delegates