Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
WOMEN'S CLUBS.

cess IN every way. As hostesseS, first of
all. the women OF the various Springfield
clubs proved themselves adopts: the literary
features We're quite up TO the usual stand
ard of excellence. and more than the usual
number of opportunities for social inter-
course We're found.
The Kansas City delegation left home oil
Tuesday morning at 1910. \ special car
was reserved for the women and a journey
which might otherwise have been some
what tedious, was greatly enlivened. Visit
ing back and forth and getting acquainted
was the order of the day. Most of the
delegates had brought lunches along SO
that a basket picnIc of the most delightful
the Fort Scott & Memphis sent waters
TO the car at Fort Scott bearing cups OF hot
coffee as an addition to the luncheon.
Delegates from Nevada. Clinton. Marion
vile, Greenfield and PIERCE City Joined
the party before the destination was
travellers at the station and the party
separated TO meet at Stone chapel the
next morning.
Promptness marked the proceedings of
this convention. Meetings We're opened
exactly on time. Papers were concise and
to the point and, strange as ii may seem
to the cynic, oral dissertations were any
thing but rambling and pointless. Two
minute reports from the clubs We're in
reality two minute talks-not tive minute
or ten minute discourses.
In the presidents address some inter-
esting statistics We're given. Since last
January the president has sent out loo
letters. 800 postal cards, 100 circular letters
and TO state directories. There is no COM
pensation for this labor. except the knowl-
edge of the advances made through her
work by the clubs Of the state. Mrs: Scam
the progress of the Federation. and has
visited many of the Missouri cubs. espe-
cially new ones and those in isolated places.
Mrs. Scammon's inability to be present at
the meeting was d deep disappointment
TO every delegate.
The establishment of the state board
of charities in Missouri was the result
of the first meeting of the Federation. three
years ago. The friendly relations now eN-
listing between the public schools and col
ieses and the women's clubs We're in
augurated at the second convention.
The report of the travelling library COM
mittee. read by the chairman. DIR. Martha
satisfactory, showing a wonderful growth
in the work for the first year. There are
seventeen libraries in use at present. and
two about to be placed in the hands of the
committee. Mrs. J: c. Van Blarcom. of
ST. Louis. gave 500 for the purchase of
three libraries. The Wednesday Club of
ST. Louis gave Sl2o from its treasury. The
Forest Park Alumnae of St. Louis. the
Tuesday Literary Club of Webster Groves,
ated Clubs of Kansas City. Mrs. NJ. V.
Parker. Mrs. F. S. Wing and the Womer's
Club of Hannibal have each donated one
library.
The committee prefers to have donations
of money rather than books. for too many
duplicate copies are apt to be sent in.
sonal efforts of those interested. Mrs. w.
X. james. of ST. Joseph. told of a district.
near her home. called Woodbine. Here she
placed a library in the school house and
urged the farmers and their wives and
children to meet to talk over the books
after reading them. Iney have acted or
the suggestion and are about to form a
culture club with serious aims.
Miss ss Perry; OF St; Louis, placed a library
I brary for one of the thirty mining camps
{ near Joplin: The other camps are anxious
! a library at Lees Summit. The Century
: Club at Carthage has placed two libraries
Inquiries as TO the success of the H.
q braries have been made of the recipients
and most enthusiastic answers tell of graf
4 flying results. Fifty books were placed a
; f fnrminf fn the T6 Giseus we5e w s1ksn f SI5 q:
t DR.. Dibble's report much enthusiasm wa:
E aroused for earnest endeavor in the con
: of St. Louis. advocated the per capita ia,
, TO secure money to carry on the work
1t was also suggested that an appeal nigh
I be made to the legislature some time II
: the future.
i Abundant opportunity for renewing ole
: acquaintance and making new ones wa:
= given on Wednesday evening. The recep
ton to delegates that was given at the
r metropolitan hotel was attended by nearl!
every hostess and guest. Mrs. Homer T
e Fuller and Mrs. Virginia Holland met thu
r newcomers and gave them cordial welcome
o Ladies Mandolin Club. played during thu
4 evening. The club includes about sixteeI
: talented women. and is led by Mr. Michaels
The members are: Mesdames Robert Por
ter. Stearns. Houser. Mcclure. Louis, Ben
der and Garlick and Misses Beulah Hall
Florida Stonebraker. Fowler, May Jones
ems and Rebecca Graves. Frozen puncl
was served by a number of daintily gowne,
young ladies.
The luncheons that were served in tn
gymnasium of Drury college each of TIL
three moons of the meeting were proc
C club women has not made them forge
:: what satisfies the appetite: About 20
attractively laid. This feature of the meet
: ing proved an innovation which met tn
appreciation of everyone.
f If anyone doubts the breadth and scop
n of the reform work done by club women
h he need only go to Springfield and take
a ride on the street cars to have his idea
revolutiOniZed. A town where red poke
y chips have become SO highly respectful
as to be used for %carfare checks could /
n list. 1t is not a little surprising to tn
chance visitor to see these reformed sym
e bolS of games of chance occupying a plac
in the club woman's pocket. along wit
tracts on Spiritual Advancement an
Higher Education"
The club women of Missouri made a col
/. lection of the good looks and good clOthe
in the state. and took them to Springfield
Not Il more distinguished looking bod
could easily be found.
Aletter was read from the Saturda
Reading Club of Carytown. Mo. 1t toll
e of an organization of farmers wives an
- daughters, some of whom drive four mile
to the Saturday afternoon meetings. l
o August a request was made for a travei
d ing library. The one donated by tn
10 Carytown. The books were well take
care of, diligently read. and greatly appre
ciated. The club studies American author:
taking up one author each week. The pres
e ident is Mrs. Robert McCarty. the secretar
Miss Kate Flower.
II The Saturday Club of Springfield is tn
s Oldest club in the state. having been organ
lied twenty years ago. Ii has eight de
rartments. meets weekly in the parlorS q
McCullagh cottage of Drury college. l
is studying France this year. Thirty dol
e TO the library of Drury college.
. The discussions on Literature and Art
on Thursday afternoon Were full of goo
suggestions. Mrs. Prewitt. of Nevada. lie
the former and Mrs. Lucy Bartlett. q
ST. Joseph. the latter. Mrs. Ritchie. O
"a Nevada. read a Study of Modern L,itera
e ture.' and Mrs. Bartlett set forth an idea
n for American art. She advocated a middl
course between the realists and the i'm
ing point of the aspiration of mar and tn
y condescension of God. Mrs. Blakeney, I
Cameron. described the art gallery at tn
Omaha exposition.
d The club exhibit room was attractivel