The daily sentinel., 1899-05-13

The American Art day entertainment
by the Womans club Of this sity, filled
the auditorium Of the Presbyterian
church last evening with the members
Of the club and their friends, a repres-
entative audience of this city.
Members of the organization acted a.
ushers and comfortably housed all.
There was no attempt at floral decora-
ton, other than several palms and few
potted plants on the platform.
Mrs. A. r. Wadsworth, the retiring
president of the organization, in a very
happy speech presented the aims and
objects of the club to the audience. She
paid particular attention to the pres
ence of the husbands and male friends,
Of the club. whose presence had never
before graced club occasion aud in a
deprecatory way hattered the gentle
men on their superior ability, which was
beg ,ing the question great deal.
Mrs Wadsworth has made an able
president Of the Womans club and her
remarks were listened to with wrapt at
tention Under her administration Of
affairs the club has grown constantly
and instead of being at present a close
organization admitting only a selected
few to its benefits, it's doors have been
swung wide open to all women Of this
city, who feel desire to better their in
tellectual condition and to improve on
the lines adopted for culture by the club
She thanked those members, through
whose hearty cooperation it was made
possible for such an extraordinary
growth and asked for her successor,
| Mrs. Samuel G McMullin, equal sup
port from them.
The remarks were we'll timed and ap-
preciated
A piano duet followed, by Mrs. Price
and her daughter Dora. Mrs. Price
was to have been assisted by Mrs. Boy
er, but owing to sickness Miss Price at
a late hour was compelled to take her
place. The duet was charming and
thoroughly appreciated.
Mrs. James H. Baker, president of
the Federation OF Womens clubs of Col
orado, was then introduced Mrs. Bak-
er has fine womarly presence, is well
poised and is a fluent talker. She re-
ferred to the printed program as chron.
icling her for an address, but she laugh
ingly insisted that it was to be a plain
talk
She introduced her talk with the story
lCf ho ah ipb
does not deceive US, we have heard be-
fore, regarding the fact of the travelling
shoe being taken to the boot maker with
a request to sew in the tongue. How
ever, the public speaker has the license
| to appropriate any little joke to their
own application.
1t was Women's clubs, aud especially
the clubs OF Colorado which occupied
the attention of the speaker. In point
of population Colorado has the largest
without population considered it stands
third in point Of influence and numbers.
Mrs. Baker garnished her talk with
many trite sayings, some of them being:
mo politics in womens clubs;" "Wom-
ans place is at home, il the home needs
her; whenever the club interferes with
the duties and cares of the home, it
should be abolished;" "Women can be
trusted to not go off on tangent more
frequently than men; men go off on q
tangent as frequently as women;" "Wom-
ems clubs have taught women to be
beautiful; have taught her to be pure;
how to grow old gracefully" "They have
plenty Of ideals and beautiful ones and
know how to use them"
In speaking of the benefits OF the
8 tate organization Mrs. Baker said that
its uses were misunderstood by the ma
jority Of the members of the subordinate
clubs. ut is not" said the speaker,
created for the glorification Of the ON
GERS, or for the purpose Of having those