El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-22
SeIfishness of Men

SelItSuntSS W NhN
Men, in their club life, TANK most OF
themselves. IL is true, there ar social
outcasts among men, who know they
80 % in s,yrlI clubs aud put in even
ings nl.vipg cards, Grinktng, smoking,
ljs,entng to doubtfrl stories or scan
dsis that NAV not 90 repeated where
hetter psonIs are listeners. They are
iu-tin, q In a way. But the average
mao makes - mistake when be allows
tue male .!ushuess that clubs beget
20 cine over him. Sometimes
tnare are grand and expensive stag
dinner " ven at hotels or restaurants
bv associated goOd liver, to W. ich the
sSesthearts aud wives supposed 10 he
dear TO many oftne PARTICIPATE may
DOT b. invited. The Cea- creatures ~
home may read Of the good things saii
and aten,in tho mUrrigg paper. some
of toe great DO ie- oi wealthy aud ELI
i-h men la New Nurs havH the nerve
20 give splendid hanq lets IN
opera houses. 10 which, when
specially amiable, aud as great
treat, they invite their ladies'
aud give them seats 10 the dress circle,
where they can see the eating that l.
going on about the tables, on the stage
and nlored .arqu,tte. This IL insult
added TO gall. Imagine lady wanting
10 witness such an exhibition OF man .
selfishness, Or wanting TO sit through
A long session Of table service, wa'ch-
ing men eat, drink and smoke, TO be
rewarded at last by the speech
es that mako sober people weary.
A Jolly dinner among men
IL one where one man drinks as much
as another mas, aud all laugh loud at
all things sald with the expectation of
g, eating laugh. Thai makes alter
dianer speaking dead easy. Any
speaker who can stand up VIII make q
hit. aud those who slide under the
table are courteously recognized and
given the privileges Of the floor.
Mems dinners grow out of men : clubs,
and clubs OF men are designed to
promote the comfort and pleasure OF
men who belong 10 them Men seldom
get up Do-GOod club, or
Helping Hand club. II is.difTereut
with women. When they wish TO have
a real good time they want two or
three good men along, and e. many Of
themselves rs are congenia al and tao full.
When they band themselves together
in great numbers il is to do some great
good. The big convention OF women :
clubs recently ~ ID nver has brought
one fact very point eddy TO the attention
of The general public, and that Is the
purpose OF the va ious organizations Is
serious and elevstlnR, esys one who
scarcely one of the 595 clubs rep E.
sented Ut the meeting but has some
definite aim, educational or otherwise,
which IL II endeavorinR to approx
mate. IL is q remarkable fact that
whereas the large majority OF mems
clubs are organized for tue specific |
purpose of relation and eniryme Mt, wo- |
women organize tbs ir clubs for the bet |
termeut OF humanity along literary, |
educational, phil anthropic, economic |
aud fuancial lines. So true has this |
become that upon hearing of new
women's club the first question asked |
is: What do they do!" showing the |
RECOGNITION OF a unitarian mot ve
There are, IL is true, in al big cities \
clubs that are devoted TO relaxation i
and amuse ment where new women ape /
their brothers as devotees OF garette. !
cocktail and ctrd-tahle, but IL can /
thankfully he said that these are
few In uumber and are rather inclined |
to hide their light than otherwise,
while the other kinds OF clubs are the /
ao.ftive fnrtO-s IN fEe world = work
IL l. the broad platform that Is the |
"a walton of the wCmen's clubs. Al
Denver the one word or everyone's
lips was education not OF women |
alone, but of children, youths a. |
grown people. L. was The rtllytng cry ,
OF delegates represent 100 OOO men, |
bers 10 thirty one states. This ts a
good sign, FOR even should the cub |
woman of today fail 10 reach her ideal, !
she L. C caring a path Tor some one
who will come after Now let some
men club together for good, gene rous,
eIeva,ing ard unselfsh purposes .-
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