Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02


with smilax. In the center rested an I'M
mense bowl Of red carnations. Th6se as
sisting We're Mrs. oicott; Misses Florence
| Reasoner Katherine Willard. Frances Ha-
MIR. and Mrs. Nofsinger will he at home
after October 10 ut the cnsMer Of Eleventh
and Flora streets. Kansas City. Mo-"
Kansas City's oldest and at the same
| time one of its most yirile literary orSanl-
cations is the well known Greenwood Cluo,
| which has just issued its year pooh LOT
| the coming season, its twentieth year, and
| in a measure, an anniversary ,
| The programme is one OF unusual ehcei-
| lence and its successful completion may
well be Il source of pride 10 the programme
| nell Jones' Miss Lima Gano. Miss Alice A
| Roberts. Miss Ida X. Greenlee, and Profes-
sor F. d. Tharpe. Professor GREENWOOD
| portrait occupies the place OF honor oppo,
| site the title page in the prettiiy bound
year book. and an admirable sketch of the
| history and methods of the the CLUB club pfecedsis pr .is
| the programme proper The plan OIL work
| as given in the sketch Us especially com
mendabIe and might be copied by women
| study clubs to advantage. To quote from
| the year book:
Just twenty years ago Professor ]. NJ.
| Greenwood and some friends formed Co
sOphcal systems. 1t was named the
| Philosophical Club After two years: the
| trend of study having been largely OF 1he
writings of Emmanuel Kant, 1t was decided
| to change the name to The Kant Club
Ten years later. the scope of topics hay
| ing widened. it became known as The Lit
voted to thorough study of philosophical
| systems. literary phases of the world ana
| economic conditions of different countries.
THE comparative method pursued gave a
breadth and depth to the Investigations
which insured completeness. The literature
and philosophy OF all the greater nations
Were reviewed.
-Four years ago, its name was changed
to The Greenwood Club in honor of its
founder. Professor j. NJ. Greenwood. who
is as active in its interests as he was
twenty years ago.
teachers. preachers, doctors. lawyers, busi-
ness men. make up the club. -,
Its plan of work is simple. There is no
| formality. A president and treasurer are
| the only officers. Subjects are assigned by
| a committee. A paper, from thirty to forty
minutes in length, is presented by an es-
sayst. After the paper. the subject IS be
fore. the club. and any one present pa1l can an
participate in the discussion. Speeches do
not exceed ten minutes in length. The
| sessions open at o'clock and close prompt
| ly at TO-"
An unwritten law makes it incumbent on
| any speaker who may happen TO have the
| floor to finish his remarks, however,
abruptly at 10 o'clock.
| coming year:
October 1+-'.savonaroa. J. NJ Greenwood
October 2l-"our Mother Tongue" Miss Maggie
October 2s-"The Myth and Poetry of Rudyard
| November 4-''The Coming Dramatlst and His
Work. y: Austin Latchaw.
| November ll-''Obsccrity OF style IN LteratuFe'
November 1s-"M "Mahomet.'' Noble Prentis
TTsiRine HHTeROsr srhoai." F. me D. A'''' TSarpe " ~
December 2-"our Manifest Destiny James U.
| December s-'The Character and Genius of Robert
Burns Mrs. Jeanie NJ. Frank
| December l6-Scientifc evening.
| January 6-"Magna Charta," Jesse Vineyard.
| January 1S-"The Brain-a Palimpsest and Sem
January 2oN"sir Walter Scott" Miss Mary o. Lat
| shaw.
February a-"Trial and Death of sOcrates.'' J. C.
February 1O-'Byron." Hugh Roberts.
February 1.-THE Anslo-saxon ctviiizer'' w.
March 3-"old Hymns and Old Hymn Writer'S"
Mrs. Josephine Heermans.
March iO-"The Setting of the Oriental star" Miss
March 1.-THE Trojan War and Its Historians"
March 24-"sOne Great Women of History" Thom-
A. Witten.
April MARTIN Luther and His Times" Mrs.
saIIie T. Mckinney
| April 21-Shakespeare evening
| April 2S-''Personnei of the Armies John slavens
The noble work of the Mothers Union
will be begun on Monday at $3.50 o'clock in
room A of the Central high school, corner
of Eleventh and Locust. Mrs. E. r. Weeks
Congress of Mothers. and the new pro.
gramme will be distributed. The kinder
garten will be open to the children and
the meetings VIII be free to the public.
How often one hears woman say, How
I should like to belong to club! But
have so much to do. l cannot see how l
can give the necessary time to it. L could
not attend the meetings regularly. Oh,
know how much ] am losing. but can
not. 1 really cannot join club" These
women are generally the mothers. The
Mothers Union has recognized their need
and generously opens all of its meetings
to anyone who is interested. They can
freely enjoy the advantages of the lee
| lures and the club work without joining
the club. and with no obligation to be pres
ent except when they choose. Mothers
may even bring the children whose care
| would otherwise keep them at home, and
a kindergarten is provided for these little
| ones.
Mothers have only to keep the pro-
gramme of the years work and arrange
to attend when the subject to be discussed
is of especial interest to them. The sub
jects for the year are given below:
October 1O-'Food For the Invalid" Miss Eliza
beth Cushman. OF scarritt hospital
October 1.-THE Moral Value of Regular Habits
| Miss Almira Hayes.
October 2i-'How to Live $500 year." Mrs.
James Massa
October 31-Child study monthly.
| November 1.-THE Critical Period in the Girls
i | Physical Life DR.. Dora Greene Wilson
November 1.-THE Five Food Principles" Mrs.
November 2i-"Christmas Stories. Work and Pres
ents.' Mrs. H. 4. Brecklein and Mrs j. T. Dwyer.
November 2s-Child study monthly.
| for Home Occupations Miss Katherine Beebe and
Mrs H. C. Fellows.
December 12-"Homs Development Agency
of Social and Moral Progress" Mrs. L. E Wolfe
| and Mrs. S. Hirsch
December 19-Chid study monthly.
January 9-Rev. Mr.. W. F. Richardson .
January 16-"outdoor Occupations for Children"
| Mrs. l.. Crosby.
January 2a-''Teaehing Obedience"
January 3O-ChiId study monthly.
| February 6-''How Teachers and Parents May CO.
| operate'' Miss Gertrude I. Green.
| February I3-"Don'ts for Mothers Of Boys Miss
| Mahle L. Conkin and Mrs. II. Schwitzgebel.
| Mr. Jenkins L. Jones and Mrs Elmer Williams.
| February s7-ChiId study monthly.
| March 1s-''Ventilation Walter F. Root.
| March oO-''Warm Weather Food: Its Care in Both
| Home and Market Mrs. ]. l.. Nofsinger.
| March e7-Child Study monthly.
| April 3-''Songs for the Nursery ,
| April IO-"Games for the Nursery
| April IT-"Occupations for the Nursery"
| April 2i-ChId study monthly.
The Twentieth Century Club will
| hold its first meeting for the year on sat
| urday October s. at the residence OF Mrs.
| a c. Brundage 101 Olive street. Ihe meet
| Ing will he n business and social one, ar
| rangements for the years work belns COM
pleted and greetings exchanged after the
summer vacation he following programme
has been adopted for the winters work:
KING RICHARD Ill"
PoIitica1-Power of the crown ana parhanent'
Commercisl-The trading and commercial classes OF
London; yeomanry.
Socia-The queens Of the period.
Religious-The church; clergy; monasteries; sor-
LIterature-Caxton printing press; literary produc-
tions ~ wv, ,,,-r -.
= Art and literature OF the fifteenth ana slNeentn
centuries Florentine artists; Venetian artists: mo-