The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18
Women's Clubs
+. S Grow in Montana


the widely scattered population and the
which is common to all new communi-
ties. There are. however. some wide
awake. energetic clubs in the state.
thoroughly organized and working with
definite aims M purpose. while others
have not yet grasped the broad spirit
of fraternity among women and are
content with the narrow limitations of
their own little circles and work away
in a haphazard manner. During the
past two years there has been marked
improvement. There are now five clubs
belonging to the general federation. the
Homer. Atlas and woman's club of
Butte. h Fortnightly Of Helena and
h Nineteenth Century of Kaiispell. AT
the fourth biennial. which is better
clubs were represented by five dele
gates: two of Montana's club women
were invited to appear as speakers at
the convention. Since then the first
step has been taken toward organizing
a state federation.
Butte has six literary clubs composed
exclusively of m namely: The
Homer, Atlas, The Woman's club of
Butte. Physical Culture. Household
Economical club and The Martha
washington Reading club. Three other
organizations. the Associated Charities.
the Needlework Guild OF America and
the Daughters of the American Revolt
ution, though working along different
lines. may be sale to have had their
inception from the influence exerted by
the older societies n which have so
L. o~1
practicability of organized efforts.
tn. uou.r Gin,
Inc iionneI c'uo c.aliis ,ope ~ oio
est clup IN the state anu its rlsht 10
that position mas never peeh olsputeu'
IL is known mat nterary cIups were or
ganized prior 10 tne ffomer, put some
included men IN n membership ana
otners alo not i've Iong ehougn 10 I'M
press their existence upon the rleihory
OF any save tnose VINO were meihpeIs;
history recorus ohiy sucn eNent' anu
movements as nave peeh iuentlnea WIN
some portIon OF anu nave
peen an Inspiration TO those WHO ioi-
low AFTER.
FROM .ne tIhe %. the nrs' meet
ING reoruary, 1881, Wneh a rev
congenlai friends met at the nome
OF Mrs. :. M. Saspa 'he iounu-
er. up 10 the present gay. ,ne
ing elgnt montns OF tne year. MIS-. ..
M. Caspar waS Originally from Massa-
cnusetts anu a "oihan oi euuca,ioh,
IKE many otners' circumstance wiieu
ma. TOT soh,e years ner rome snoulu pe
III the Iar west rIhulhs herseil re-
Inovea rom ,ne au.an'ases OF olneI
re',ieu I'M es - iIeS Siuo
OF some klho LOT mutuai heipiuihess
anne 10 ner miho anu sne spoke apout
neo soiie u " Ii'eho ~ ~ hre'
step 'owaru LoSusnhs her IueaS' sne
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Mas eiuo' 'hu',
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Iieru nu ~
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a Us. oi pooAs az nay
IN reoiuaiy, ioSi; NlIs' oaspa, inNi'so
severai Oh ner lrienus o her mouse 10
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q. =. nah,nhonu, Ar,So.A ,,oy'' nov
OF SoIorauo' MIS-, ~; roI,er, Nrs,1. NJ
wn,,e. ME. WIZ. laient II hIs. =
DIachls.on; u cousse . stu9s oi
.ne Dp os.oon cIup was auopeeu "a II
WIN pesan WI en,nuasm. Mohuas
was cnosen as .he Jay ., mcs.ins anu
~ "a neNei oeen h..seu' ineie W.
no omcers excepu MIS-. Saspar' VINO
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