Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-15
AMONG CLUB WOMEN
Marshslltown's Numerous Literary
Organizations Ready for the
Years Work.
Increasing Number Of Clubs Indi.
cate That Their Being is Not a
Passing Fad.
Lines Of Study to Be Pursued Dur.
ing the Year by the Seventeen
Organizations.

Ing the Year by the Seventeen
Organizations.
Along with the saying that Mar
the opinion has gained belief that when
the delightful novelty of club life had
worn away the women would drop the
work as some worn-out pleasure and
the club movement would prove to have
been only the fad of the hour. But in
vestigation has proved this has not
been the case. On the contrary, many
of the smaller clubs, which at their in
ception We're mere reading clubs, have
and study, oftentimes, of the hardest
nature. That the club work is improv-
ing one can not doubt if time is given
for investigation. Habits of research
and expression have been formed, which
once seemed we'll night unattainable,
and every student knows the first rudi-
ment Of learning is the knowing how to
System of having the study of the year
so related TO that which has gone be-
fore as to make the women we'll posted
on one subject rather than half learned
on many topics. has proved a wise one.
The clubs in Marshalltown are out
growing their infancy, but it must not
be supposed that they have put away
all the play days. Social days inter
spersed through the year show that en-
Joyment and amusement are not rele-
gated to the rear, but have their full
share in the various organizations. But
better than the knowledge and the
pleasure gained, perhaps, is the spirit
Of fellowship and good Will which pre-
walls. Those who strenuously denounce
the forming of cliques may see in the
growing intimacy of the twelve or fif-
teen women tendency to selfishness
and exclusi.eness: but there is another
side TO the matter. Even the person,
endowed with the most social and gen
|erous nature. can not possibly be an in
innate friend to all her acquaintance.
In friendship as in everything else the
law of selection and fitness holds good
and influences both physical and
psychical determine who shall know
and love one another. 1t must be a
pessimist who can find aught for alarm
in the growing friendship of those who.
year by year. come to know one another
better and see the good and forget the
bad.
THE CITY FEDERATION.
AS the organization which includes so
many others. it is fitting to mention
| first the City Federation. The consti-
tuition specifies that the first meeting
of the year shall be held on the last
Friday in October. The plan. inaugu-
rated last year. of holding meetings
every month, with speakers from the
various clubs, will be continued. The
federation will devote time and infu-
ence to charity and it is probable that
one or more entertainments viii be
given for the success of the ladies' min
strels Is not forgotten The officers are:
President--N1rs. A. Janney.
Vice President-N1rs. c. Click
Secretary-Dr. Pauline Townsend.
Treasurer-Nrs. I. j. Fletcher.
Corresponding Secretary-Miss Agnes
Thomas.
Auditor-Mrs. c. G. Cottle.
THE WONEN'S CLUB.
AS the largest individual club in the
city and with the most departments of
work, the Women's Club still holds
sway The meetings will be held again
this year in the Odd Fellows building
and will be in charge of the chairmen of
the eight departments The first meet
Iing-directors day-will be held in the
evening of Sept. 81. and as in the past
the anniversary day will be celebrated
-,
issued. but when they are they Will re-
lveal many good things in store. Some
/ of the departments will present speak
lers from abroad. Notable among these
will be Miss Mary Wadsworth. of Bos
ton, who will speak for the history de-
APARTMENT on the historical plays of
Shakespeare, and DIR. Josephine Wet
more, Of Grinnell, who will speak at the
Invitation of the philosophy and science
department. The years officers are:
President-Mrs. l.. w. Robbins.
| First Vice President-Mrs. H. p. Duff
field.
Second Vice President-Mrs. Helen
Clarke.
Secretary--Mrs. F. w. Hargrave.
! Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. D. I.
Denmead.
| Treasurer-Mrs. w. F. David
| Federation Secretary-AIrs G. F.
kennedy.
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB.
| Next in point of numbers to the Wom-
ems Club and unique, in that the men
are not debarred from participation, is
the Twentieth Century Club, which will
be differed as follows:
| President--Mrs. f. b. Garvin.
| Vice President Mrs. HI. l.. Getz.
| Secretary-Mrs. NJ. L. Meickley.
| Treasurer, Mrs. T. j. Fletcher.
Corresponding secretary. Miss Maybel
French.
The membership has been increased
| from twenty-five active and twenty
| five associate members to thirty-iive In
leach. The three departments. art,
4 literature and young peoples, will be
continued, as will also the delightful
evening meetings with prominent per-
sons for speakers.
WITENAGEMOTE CLUB.
/ Ever proud of the fact that 1t is the
oldest club in the city and one of the
oldest IN the state, the Witenagemote