The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

and with this book in the home one can
| easily come 10 know all the birds that
visit that locality where one lives. The
introduction tells in very interesting lam
| guage how to find birds name, where
to find birds, how TO watch them, how
they affect village trees, gardens and
lawns, how to keep birds about the house,
and gives a general key, with illustra-
tons. to what comes after. In the chap
ter following are descriptions OF all the
birds in this country, their habits. song.
etc, with profuse and handsome pictures.
No woman who would read this book
would ever be guilty OF wearing the dead
body of a bird on her nat afterwards.
A woman arithmetician in the east has
figured out the income that viii be derived
by the proposed general federation per
capita tax, and announces that it viii be
so large as to burden the treasury But
il the general federation officers have
their expenses paid, as they must unless
these places of honor are reserved for
wealthy members of the organization, the
outlay can be only Appropriated in the
estimate. Why not endorse the per CAPITA
tax for given space of time and tnen
apply the surplus fund for a year free of
taxation? If the federation never has TO
cope with a more serious problem than
an over full treasury It will sail on smooth
seas.
It may not be generally known that a
supply of visiting cards is kept by the
corresponding secretary. Mrs. G. W.
Puett, Newton, Kansas. There was de-
mand for these cards by club women who
wished to visit other clubs, and clubs in
other states, and wished for proper ere
dentials of introduction. To supply this
demand the State Federation had a num-
Der printed, which can be obtained on ap-
plication and the small fee of ten cents.
Are announcements relating 10 Fedora
ton interests and club help read before
your club at regular meetings? A place
should be reserved on the program for
this purpose and a file of the papers or
club columns carefully preserved They
will be of use to future program commit
tees, and of permanent value as a record
of the growth of the club movement.
Clubs are earnestly requested to send a
copy u tHtlT year DOOhS " MIS-. cltl
so that mention of their work and special
days may be made in this column from
tome TO time. Items OF club interest, too,
are soliciteG-short, concise, and writ
ten on one side of the paper. so as 70 re-
lieve the club editor of needless revising.
Mrs. Ella ]. Mann will give Sorosis Of
Winfield, Kan, ner views of the prepara-
ton and serving of a typical Christmas
dinner at the club meeting I -; week.
The nutritive value Of cereals will be pre-
sented by Miss Lizzie Kline Greer and
Miss LISA P. Short contributes & paper
on Sunshine, the Light and Life Giver."
The program concludes with a discussion.
HAS club life been Of benefit to woman
in her character Of home-maker?"
The Library Committee reports that
there are now only about 300 books in the
central station TO select from, and the
committee hopes that the clubs that have
not yet made their donations will hasten
to do so. that the variety may be kept
up. The fiction and Juvenile class of
books are especially needed.
The Library Committee sent out three
more libraries this last week. making
nineteen now in circulation. All libraries
are sent out as freight, prepaid.