The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-30
Rmone
the Club
Women

The Tourist department. through It's
conservatives. Mrs. f.. Frakes and
Mrs. +. p. Holbrook. furnished an IN
seresting programme at the
.lub on wednesday afternoon. Alaska
Was the subject. Mrs. Frakes con-
fined her remarks to the biographies
features of the country. it's size ana re-
sources: Mrs. Holbrook describing the
varied scenery. quaint old dwellings
ana churches and the interesting peo-
,le which were brought to her notice
while on a trip through that wonder
land with a party OF friends In i've
The discussion related chiefly to the
,onr-disputed boundary line
The British and American possessions
and the varying fortunes OF the klon-
alike region.
THE current events department took
mn the Paris commission and short talks
upon the men composing II and points
in international law, governing the N"-
ban debt, followed.
The literary department VIII nav
charge OF the programme for next
week. Mrs. George 7. Colyar Will pre-
sent q paper on Literature IN tne
SOUTH" There will also be a tnree-
minute D10EId1nltdt Chft1h
thorne: The E.1.cs and Morals OF .ne
scarlet Letter and Marble Faun,' MIS-
q T.. TURNKEY will write upon. Mrs'
y Reimel. chairman of current events
for the day. has submitted the Hollow
ing question for decision: "What BEN
NJ would the Annexation OF the fnlip,
nine Islands BE TO the United states!
The meetings of the Social. Domestic
and Literary club of Bozeman are well
attended and interest in Its work ana
object Is steadily growing. A line OF
study for the next three months u at
present under consideration.
Mrs. Philip n. Moore OF st. Louis.
treasurer Of the @. f. w. c.. has been
spending the summer months al VIZ
cinia City, Mont. She has sent the
state chairman a clipping from the
standard. containing n full outline OF
the work mapped out for the year
by the woman's Literary club OF Ana
conda. with the personal
"a club that ought TO be a MEMBER OF
the General Federation"
Mrs. f. r.. Could of st. Paul was a
guest at the woman's club OF Butte
on Wednesday. also at the Browning
recital in the evening.
IL may be a vision. but l viii cher
ish IL. See one vast confederation
stretching from the frozen north. in un-
broken line to the glowing South, from
the wild pillows of the Atlantic west
ward TO the calme waters or the IA
ciic MAN., and I see In every city a
woman's club house. so that anv wo,
man travelling over our fair land N
carrying with her the open sesame. Il,
too. am a club woman" will find every
where at least one Hospitality open door
within which she Is sure to ind a well
come and friends.-Fanny j. Taylor. In
Club Owl.
We are Indebted To Mrs. Jeanne :.
fuller. Fargo. president of the state
Federation of North Dakota, for a copy
OF the programme of the second annual
meeting was held at Wahpeton. Oct.
meeting was held at Wahperton. Oct.
Is and IS. by invitation of the Book and
Thimble club. The details OF the pro-
gramme show that the North Dakota
women are up-to-date in their club
work, n that the practical side Is con-
sidered as well as the social. louise
hold economics, education n reel
procity lead. Their comes Echoes from
Denver" by the state president. who
was there. Symposium. Home. School
and State: Club Women from thu
Standpoint of a Governor. Minister,
Lawyer Doctor and Editor are some ri
the interesting topics for the first dav
Public Libraries. Phases Of Club Work
Department Clubs, Social Life of Club
Pbilanthropic Work and the Rclaticr
of Clubs TO the State Federation are
scheduled for the second day. The ev'
ening session was devote to music
the musical clubs of Fargo and James
town in charge.
There was held a special session o.
the Woman's club on Wednesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. +. w. Black
ford. 607 West Granite street. The oc
casion was n literary treat. a Brown
ing recital by Mrs. Hannibal A. vii
liams OF New York. Mrs. T. ". Buz
20. president of the club. In i~ntroiucinl
Mrs. Williams, said that the Woman
club prided itself upon being abreas
of the times: that IL is the aim OF tn
clu TO be progressive In its studie
and work. but in one thing 1t Is wofu.
ly behind the times. and that Is In tn
study of Browning. for the Brownln
IN or the club studying Browning !
considered quite correct just now an
such clubs are fourishing in all parts O
the country. This is the American yea
the year of war. therefore the beautie
and mysteries of Browning caopoi oc
cupy the attention OF the cluo. but
was with pleasure the club members in
vited their husbands and escorts TO en-
Joy with them an evening with Brown
ing.
Mrs. Williams prefaced the reci:s
with an interesting biographical sketc
OF Robert Browning. his mstc'age an
the charming companionshlp Of hu
band and wife. Her rendition al sever
al poems delighted the audience.
Mrs. Williams has an attractive lei
sonality and a finely moduia--i vote
and her portrayal of Brown:rs was :
clear n intelligent that even those M