The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-29

states, literature invariably claims a lead
ing interest almost in every state, though
in New York music seems Of first import
ance to the club women. Fifty-one clubs
alone are absorbed in the study of harmo-
MES and melodies, when for music Massa-
chusetts comes next, with twenty-sX mu-
steal societies; Illinois with twenty-one and
Wisconsin with fourteen. Iowa leads in
literature, having fifty-nine circles; New
Jersey comes next. counting thirty-six to
her credit, and Maine confesses to twenty
five. Beside music, the Wisconsin woman
most dearly prizes a knowledge of Shake
speare, and eight clubs give to the works
of the great bard their almost exclusive
attention.
The motto of the Georgia women's clubs
Is "Wisdom, Justice and Moderate ton" and
the travelling library and cub reciprocity
The topics of study embrace literature, the
home, education philanthropy, social eco
nomics, finance, music and currer. topics.
The Atlanta woman's club, with 300 men,
bers, has sections like the Soross clubs
on every one of these branches. The Wo-
mems club of Rome has also many DEPART
ments. The lines of study are as follows.
Two clubs, French history; three clubs,
American history; three clubs, general his
tory; two clubs, current events; five clubs
literature; three clubs, music; two clubs
art; two clubs, Shakespeare; one club, civ
les; two clubs, field and garden work, and
two clubs, town Improvement. The fedora
ton colors of Georgia are green and white
and their badge the state seal in gold
surrounded by wreath of Cherokee roses.
Pennsylvania work lies in village i'm
provement, public health, and civics. There
are a number of good citizenship clubs,
political clubs, college clubs, press clubs,
and clubs that range from literature, which
takes the lead of all subjects, social eco
nomics, current topics and the drama. The
Monday club of Warsaw studies the kitch-
en- garden, a quite unusual topic.
New Jersey is the only state that pos
sesses a women's forestry club, while in
the District of Columbia the bent of the
club woman's mind is largely in the direc-
ton of prison reform and all things edu-
cational and philanthropc The club wo-
man of Kentucky also possesses mind of
large benevolence, and a great deal of at
tention is given to the aid and establish
ment of public libraries, also to the widen
ing of the public school influence.
Kansas takes for its work a number of
practical and educational reforms, and for
its study topics literature far outweighs all
other subjects, there being twenty-four
clubs devoted to it. History comes next
with sixteen clubs Shakespeare next, with
five clubs, Egyptology two clubs. current
events four clubs, travel two clubs, while
architecture, science, sociology, educa-
ton, child study and cookery each have
one club. There are also seven clubs de-
voted to music in Kansas.
Michgan's club woman is chiefly occu-
pied with education and household eco
nomics, Nebraskas with educational and
village improvement labors while West
Virginia has three music clubs and no 9TH
ers.
Going to the Pacific states, we find CAL
ifornia with great number OF clubs whose
worM is political. Among them are the
Women's Parliament of Southern Califor-
mia at Los Angeles, which alone numbers
1000 women.-Kansas City Star.