The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-22
In Woman's Realm.
The CLUB CORNER.

The o b desires to make its cub corner
a clear and faithful reflector OF Minnesota or
CARNATIONS. and to this end extends to them
an urgent invitation to use its space as an
open parliament.
In response to a request much interesting
information has been received with reference
to the organization, purpose and methods of
various clubs This matter has appeared from
time to time in this column, and we wish now
to urge club women to continue their CORE
spondence by sending the Club Corner the
salient features of their study or work and
also to forward any interesting points of dis
cussion which may arise in their club meet
ings. Such comparison of results and inter-
change of ideas cannot but be helpful to the
clubs themselves and instructive to others.
While it is essentially a club column, it is
nevertheless open to communications from
women who are not club members, and bear
ing on matters of interest generally.
There is a sorry incongruity in a company
of people studying art and architecture, mod
ern and medieval, and then making no effort
to apply their added knowledge and culture to
the home the community. st. Paul has
large aesthetic possibilities and it also has
many men and women who are interested in
art both decorative and creative. The art
schools and art classes have done much 10
awaken the artistic spirit of the town. bur
to make it really effective there should be a
league organized for city Improvement pur-
poses.
Among the Federated Clubs of Minnesota
there are many art clubs. some Of them so
organized as to make practical application Of
their requirements, others confined to art
study alone. One OF the latest to be formed
for study purposes is the Ruskin Art Cub
of Winona. organized last September, with a
membership limit of forty.
One Of the newest clubs to be organized is
the Press Club Its object is the mutual
help and good cheer of all writers and artists
in the Northwest" Membership is confined
to paid women workers. The club meets
monthly and is officered by Miss Jester, OF
Duluth. as president; Miss Statham, of the
same city. as vice president, and Miss Paul
dine, of West Superior. as secretary.
1.-The Lotus club is a rest club, but not
an idle one says a member, in Harper S
Bazaar Most Of us believe that woman's
strength does not belong to a club; it be-
longs to her family and home. The club
should be place where she can gain strength
not expend ii and receive in return tired
nerves and argumentative hysteria."
This is an organization in Biddeford, Me.
and was founded by two women who had
the courage of their convictions. Their idea
was to have a membership Of 100, and to
make the dues 81 per month"; payable in
advance, with entrance fee OF IS. They
rented house. and within two weeks had 81
women pledged for six months. The club
is open every day in the week. and while
there is no detailed outline for work, every
Tuesday afternoon a musical and literary
programme is given, after which refreshments
are served. On these days one of the mem
bers acts aus hostess and makes up the pro
gramme from topics in which she is inter
ested- The gentlemen OF the town look upon
it as a most rational expression of the club
movement among wom2n. 1t has come tx
be regarded as a sort Of clearing house In
the community Of all the individual good
ideas and good things that might otherwise
remain locked UP in the family of each mem
ber."
The Ladies' Literary club, Of Grand Rap
ids. Mich. has again received hattering no
tice this time in Harper's Bazaar. The club
is a department club. with splendid study
classes and a magnificent club house.