The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-01-15

which are carried on under the auspices
o. the departments. There is general
meeting Of the club every two weeks.
and the club, again, has its program for
the year. One must 70. think, how
ever. that the members are dubbed to
death, with many meetings. and much
study. No one member Of thu club
takes a part in every line OF the club
work. But among 500 members there
are many minds and many tastes, and
the club offers something to interest all.
Aside from the passion for selt.improve.
meut aud intellectual culture. which
consumes the women OF Colorado no less
than their club sisters elsewhere, the
old, old work of women which they have
carried on sire, frat they emerged from
the philanthropy and charity
have a centre in the WOm3nis club Of
Denver. Let me tell you some Of the
things the club has done quite recently.
The club voted S75 to "Pdrson Tom
Uzzcll to give his annual Christmas din
ner to the poor children Of Deaver. Then
100 members OF the club went down to
help him serve the dinre. to the hun
dreds Of children. This ia an annual
func ion Of the cub. The club issued
the Christmas edition OF the Rocky
Mountain Ners, considered by compe-
tent authorities to be the best publca.
ton OF the kind ever issued by women,
and due much more largely t. tbs efforts
OF women alone than any other daily
paper ever published. 1t represents
creditably the intellect and talent OF the
women of Do1ver. Its pages are illus
trated with drawings from the pencils OF
her women artists, and sketches, stories,
book reviews, reports OF news. editorials,
and wit and wisdom in various TOMS.
from the pens OF members OF the Wo,
mems club. The cartcol was drawn by
a club member, Miss Ida de S.eigner,
the first cartoon by a woman ever
Irintej in Colorado pap-r. The club
did not have the proceeds OF all the
advertising in the paper, but only that
portion obtained by themselves. They
will make, however, about $1,000 from
the venture. This will lie applied to the
placing o. works of art in the pubic
schools of Denver. copies of the worlds
masterpieces IN painting and sculpture.
cast aud pottery. Thousands Of the
children of Denver who Otherwise would
never know the ennoblins touch of art
will feel it through the Christmas pres-
ent of the Woman's club.
Last summer the Hone department OF
the club gave" As You Like IT. out OF
doors. 10 a miniature forest OF Arden.
They made some $500, wnica is being
USED this year to conduct a school OF
domestic science, under the direction Of
a Pratt institute graduate. This school
has class:s 10th Of society maids and
matrons, and o. working giris, and has
become largely self-support:ns. The
HCme department had do!l-dressing
day Just before Christmas. and dressed
enough dolls to supply every girl in the
charitable institutions OF Denver, be-
sides making picture looks for the boys.
These are only "a few OF the things
the Woman's club dee, but fear my
report is already ad nauseam. Let me
saw that a warm western welcome awaits
every visitor to the biennial next June.
It will be the greatest biennial of the
General Federation yet held, and, espe-
cially. the greatest gathering of western
club women. Every day letters come to
us telling OF the special interest taken in
he Denver biennial by western club