New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
DENVER is DESERTED.
THE TWO THOUSAND CLUB-wOMEN HAVE
GONE TO EXPLORE THE MOUNTAINS.

MRS SARAH 8 PLATr GIVES HER OPINION OF
SELECT LITERARY CLUBS" AND THE MORE
USEFUL DEMOCRATIC ONES.
Denver June 2e.--The city is deserted OF Its TWO
thousand club.women visitors and their blue badges
They have not left the State, however. but nave
simply gone to explore the mount aims. The exodus
began early with parties bound Tor f1kes feah'
where receptions Will be given them by the people
O, Manitou. Other delegations LETT for dip al
Glenwood Springs Last evening one Of the largest
excursions. managed by Mrs. Nora Grdley. OF Chi
cago left for Salt Lake City. There were l5o
women In the party. including some OF the proh'-
nent speakers OF the convention. who VIII par
t.cpate IN the Womens Congress In salt Lake.
one OF the most notable parties was given by Mrs
Edward Staitzer Of Denver. who took party or
.,shteen In her private her castle az Silver
ION In the party were Mrs Alice Ives Breed OF
Boston: Mrs. Edward LonG5treth. OF Ph.ladepiha'
Mrs c. P. Barnes. OF Louisville; Mrs. fhilp
Moore OF St. Louis Miss Ann Laws. Of Cincinnati;
Mrs Cornelius Stevenson. Of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Esther Osgood. OF Portland, Me. and Mrs Mar
garet Yardley Of Orange, y. j.
The new council OF the Federation has appointed
Miss Margaret Evans. % Minneapolis chairman OF
the Education Committee. II was also DECIDED 10
have an art department added 20 the Federation
The place OF meeting for the next biennial IS left 10
the new board Invitations have come from Bos-
ton New-York and Milwaukee.
COLORADO wOMAN's OPINION.
Mrs Sarah g. Patt the bright and popular presi-
Gent OF the Denver Woman's Club. when asked 70
give her views regarding the small select literary
or study club declared such clubs necessary beau
tiful and benehcent IN their results. making pos
sole the larger organizations. As illustrative OF
her meaning she gave the following passage from
a sermon preached by Or. John Henry Barrows.
president 0. the Worlds Parliament of Religions
High I'D among the perennial SHOWS. a thousand
little ruls are born Of the kisses Of the sun, ana
roll their sparkling and musical waters down the
sides OF the great mountain wall. These are
mingled with torrents that rush from natural iouh-
tains bursting from beneath the shelter OF mighty
rocks flowing from the bosom OF some temple
covered cavern all uniting In one mario" channel
along whose course profuse and wonderful vege-
tation springs up. in striking contrast with the
harrenness OF the hisiies through which IT passes
Willows poplars. hawthorn walnut growing along
this rushing volume OF crystal water
she then asked. But what would you say OF this
s,arIlinr mountain stream IT, when Il reached The
base Of the rugged mountain. instead OK pouring
rs crystal waters into the great river 20 make
green and gao hundreds Of acres II became
C5mmen,ing on iot,sr received from an Eastern .f
woman. asking Ms Plat 70 des siine 10 I.I ~,
work Of the Womans club o. DGnEeE- nov thd'
] shall ever belong 10 such club TIC letter ran.
Il belong TO select literary club. which IS twenty
one years old and We have never had but t"eniy-
FIVE members. and never snail increase our mem
bership We are exclusive."-Mrs Plat said: 80
II Yelt Ike replying. You poor. narrow SOUL
VIVA; would De the Of describing the Beulah
LAM
than twenty-five there
II c,ran YOU tnet IL f. much pieasanter 70 SIT in
comfortable easy-chairs IN well-furnishd draw
inc-room with twenty-five Of ones chosen friends
gni chat pleasantly exchange IDEAS about the
beautiful things OF NE than 10 attend meet
;rgs where possibly disagreeable subjects may be
mentioned poverty sin. sorrow. misery, maVhap-
and where the company IN 8ttcndance may NOT, iOr-
sooth include one Of our own set'-indc 3D. i may
he composed OF some do not even know A. all
]. would have been far pleasanter for Jesus OF
Nazareth TO have consCI-cd with the rich and the
great 10 have accepted their hospitality. 20 have
cpt each night upon soft couches ana been clothed
g. purple and fine linen-far NOR" agreeable But
81 SUCH had been His lfe The problem o. he worii
today would 10 unsolved. and We should be noth-
Ing better than the beasts o. the field
Think how much Of fragrance. OF blessing OF
graciousness OF education. broadening influence we
may give out from years OF study II we are
ONLY wiling 20 exert ourselves ! wish could
have The time TO tell You instances Of women who
have ,olI ne how ihev have been helped and com
for,cd and ppnfcd by the one clqotay IN ne
week-sometimes the Only day oi brightness III
otherwise dreary commonplace lives.
II you have only time for one club" counses
this woman who knows whereof she speaks. "Jo!n
the great clut-organize the great club. because
Of the blessed help and inspiration YOU may give 10
Others and to the worlds work. We are not meas
ured by what We get nor by what We keep. but by
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