The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15

recognized it's duty with respect to in
dustrial conditions. Thousands of Wo-
men and children are suffering from
lack of intelligent sympathy as well
as from scanty wages. impure air, inl-
proper food and all the other things
that are attendant on grinding poverty
Shall we, because fate has cast our lot
in happier conditions. ignore these sis
tiers of ours? Shall we not, rather, set
about the earnest study of our duty in
the premises as club women? The Cen
eral Federation asks it of us. Every
woman's heart should respond to the
call.
Are we ready to create the new politi-
cal economy?
After a vacation during the holidays
"The Montana State Housekeepers' -
society of Bozeman held its first meet
ing Monday, January 9TH at the
Guild" rooms. The society devotes
the first, second and fourth meetings
to domestic economy: the third and
sixth to literature, and the fifth to child
culture. The latter was the subject
for January 9. The attendance was
! large. Mrs. Charles Fell was elected
v!ce-president, to fill the vacancy caus-
| ed by the resignation of Mrs. E. A.
! Maynard.
The following programme was rend-
| cred:
THE Eastern Border of Montana"
| February, 1876, by the historian; "Apti-
| tudes,' Mrs. Williams; Home Discip-
line" Miss ]. Miles; Child Culture"
/ Mrs. McHargue.
| Much interest is taken in the sub
ject of child culture, and Mrs. McHar-
, CUES talk and paper We're very enter
| tanning as well as instructive.
The society will meet again on jan
uary %.
The social and domestic science de-
! partment of the Woman's club of Butte
certainly deserves unstinted praise for
| the vigorous way with which, a t a few
days notice, they worked up a good
| attendance for Colonel Parker's lecture
! on THE Child" The lecture was ad-
dressed more particularly to parents
than to teachers, and. of the parents,
| more particularly to the mothers than
to the fathers, for, as the colonel i,ar-
| moniously remarked, THE mothers rule
the world, and the fathers are too large
a proposition for me to handle The
lecture was highly entertaining to this
department, in which child study has
recently been discussed. The lecturer
made an eloquent plea for the Children,
and entreated teachers and parents to
| treat them less like children and more
like human beings. He heartily indOrs-
ed nature study and manual training,
and with witty sarcasm, condemned
the percentage system of promotions.
He told his audience that the womens
clubs in the Eastern states were al
ready a power for good, and that ow-
ing to their vigorous efforts, partisan
ship and politics were rapidly being
| divorced from our educational system
The Woman's Social. Domestic and
Literary society of Bozeman met on
Wednesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. S. Fowler, two miles south OF
town. There were two sledloads OF
members and a jolly time was had by
all participants. The usual order o
business was gone through with ano
a programme mapped out for three
months in advance. Mrs. Fowler serV-
ed a most delicious lunch, which every
member appreciated after the jolly ride
The society is in a flourishing condition
At the last meeting four new members
were balloted on and admitted to mem
bership. After a pleasant, profitable
meeting, the society adjourned to NEE
in two weeks at Mrs. Humans.
/ Three papers were read at yesterday