The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-18
THE CLUB CORNER.

The l o b e desires to make it's club cor
ner clear and faithful reflector of Mime
sofa organizations and to this end extends to
them an urgent invitation to use it's space
as an open parliament. The roster of clubs,
which Is about completed, shows that many
have taken up the same themes of study for
the year. 1t will be helpful to the clubs
themselves and instructive and interesting 10
others to compare the results Of these va
rious discussions and researches If each or
ganization will forward to the department the
questions discussed at its meeting and the
decision reached the information will be Civ
en- Its proper setting by reference to this
club roster. This work will be further IA
cilitated both by the club secretaries and the
department, If those who have not done so
Will send to us copies Of their current pro-
grammes.
Ihis morning the Illinois federation meets
In the first session Of its annual convention
1t is only within the last year OF two that
these assemblies have undertaken to deal
with serious questions-such as industrial diff
heu!tes and educational problems; but this
year not only will much time and discus
sion be given to the Industrial condition as
affecting women and children but the fedora
ton Is likely to pass resolutions asking that
the law makers of Illinois adopt measures
relating to parental and much-needed schools
Tomorrow there will be an exhibit Of house
hold furnishings, and Thursday Will be Civ
en- over to cub reports and revision of by
laws. That evening the Cook County club
VIII give a reception at the Grand Pacific.
Friday will come the election of officers.
Miss Lucinda Daniels will represent the
paramount Mimi, Travel class at the an
nuaI convention. Her constituent club was
organized five years ago this month, for the
purpose of mutual Improvement through
literary pursuits.
me Castilian club, of Boston, is devoted
to the study Of Spanish. This is not a freak
born of the war, for the organization is ten
years old, and has never deviated from the
study of Spanish language, literature and
! history. More than all, It's researches have
been so thorough and original that their
results have been summed up in nineteen
volumes which have their place in the pub
| lie library.
Miss Margaret ]. Evans, president of the
Minnesota federation, has just been elected a.
member Of the American board, being the
first woman to be so honored. She is prin-
clpal Of Carleton college, Minnesota, and has
| been president Of the Congregational wom-
/ ans board Of domestic missions for fifteen
years. She has studied at Oxford, Berlin
! and Heideiberg.-New York Tribune.
I'VE want to have the show properly
benched, said Mrs. Leland Norton, presi-
dent Of the Chicago Cat club which is at
present preparing an exhibit 1.-The trouble
with so many shows has been that the cats
have been benched with poultry and pigeons
| that they have been pet animal shows in
stead Of cat shows. We want to make this
show a society affair. We shall bench the
cats nicely and have the hall in such con-
dit1on that women wear their best
gowns We want to make it a parlor show.
We shall secure. probably, a large storeroom
downtown. The cat show ought to be a
success"
The Chicago Cat club Is said to be the
only one in the country. There was New
York club which lived long enough to give
two shows, but has since gone out Of ex-
istence.
Distance is no longer guarantee against
quarrels- at least among women-for a Lon
don woman is having a lusty squabbe with
woman in Philadelphia, and all over the
Lendon club of Bachelor girls. Says the Eng
lish writer:
Time when we should have fiat
ly refused to believe that women volun-
tarilY gave up their chances of becoming
wives and mothers in order to live the selfish
and useless life of the bachelor about town
1t Is still difficult to believe that the bachelor