Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-08

east and west.
Forty books have been reviewed.
Many other interesting things might
be given, but, as the writer knows by
experience, in a woman's edition there.
is no lack of subject matter. and brew.
ity is more to be appreciated than
many finely worded sentences. and Sc
this brief resume will be ended with
the statement that the GLIB has had
few purely social meetings-a picnic
being perhapsthe only one. The mem
bers have, however, joined with on
thusiasm any effort to be social with
the members of other clubs in the
Hills and enjoyed such meetings when
possible to attend.
ALICE r. GOssAGE.
Rapid City. June 2S.
H ROUND TABLE CLUB OF DEADwOOD
The Oldest woman's club in the Black
Hills,::if not in the state, was organized
Feb. 14th, 1886 and Joined the General
Federation in 1896.
Mrs. Marie j. CASTOR, Mrs. Sarah
Gee, Miss Clara Coe,lMrs. Sarah Morse,
Mrs. Minnie Fox, the latter two of Chi
cago, were the charter members. Ow-
ing to repeated applications for ad-
mission it was found necessary to limit
theImembership to fifteen, as being q
parlor club nc more could be we'll ac-
commodated in most of the parlors of
those days. The number has recently
beenoincreased to twenty-five.
The club year embraces nine months,
meeting weekly on Wednesday. It
convenes the second Wednesday in
September and adjourns the second
Wednesday in June.
Every fifth meeting is for the strans-
action of business with social features
added, at which tea is served.
During the life of the club several
anniversary banquets have been given,
the husbands of the members being
invited.
Mrs. CASTOR, the founder, was the
first president and Miss Coe the first
secretary. Mrs. King, the newly elected
president, was one of the earliest mem
Der.
The club has encountered lthe num-
erous vicissitudes to which all clubs
are subjected. With it all. many good
lessons have been learned and much
experience gained.
The work done during these years
has been varied and manifold, from
history and science to fiction and liter
allure, to parliamentary rules and
mythology, to Milton's "Paradise LOST
and Browning's "Ring and the Book,
The work for the ensuing year is
Shakespeare and his plays, considered
historically, scientifically and philo-
s%ophically, including a forty minutes
discussion at each meeting on current.
events.
The club colors are royal purple and
gold; the flower a pansy and the mot
to "Sapere Aude."
THE THURSDAY CLUE OF DEADwOOD
Was formed in January 1895 as a
Current Events Club. to discuss sub
jects in sociology, science, literaturs
and American and foreign politics.
AS membership increased until the
limit of twenty-five was reached. it be-
came the desire of the majority to pur-
sue a systematic course of study.
which for the year now closing, has
been directed to English history and
ancient art; a part of the time, how
ever. being still given to "Topics of the
Day." The club year begins the first
Thursday in September and closes the
last THURSDAY ;of June. While there
have been some social features con-
nected with the clab. the main object
has been intellectual development
through a united effort and free inter.
change of though. The Thursday club
appreciates and enjoys its association
with the other clubs holding reciproc-
ity meetings in this locality Sc geo.
graphically distinct from the rest of
the state. Besides it's membership in
tbs b. H. +. of w. c., it belongs to the
General Federation and the club is
now represented at the Biennial, in
session at Denver, by Mrs. Samuel
Cushman and Mrs. Edwin VanCise.
The work contemplated for the COM
ing year promises eve more than the
one just past: being principally the
study of American literature and Ital-
lag art. No more interest could posi-
bly, be shown. as every paper assigned
during the past year has been written
and presented. and the membership &C.
tually numbering twenty three, has
shown an average of twenty.
The direct aim and motto of the
Thursday club is Progress" its colors
are white and green, symbolizing the
snow and pines.