The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-19

will leave about the first of the month
for Arkansas to make her home. The
club was also entertained Thursday af-
ternoOn by Mrs. Robert Steele Mrs
Russell has long been an active mem
Der Of the Chaldean club and for some
time was president of the club; she Will
be greatly missed from club and social
circles.
A Minneapolis Club.
Fifteen young women Of Minneapolis,
Kan. have organized ciub Tor the
study OF Shakespeare They have ar
ranged a very thorough and systematic
course of study for the coming year
and meet each Wednesday evening IN
a room rented for the purpose from the
Columbian club. Their meetings are
conducted as follows; First, lesson;
second, current events; third, minutes;
fourth. business; fifth, roll call, TO
which each member responds with a
quotation from the play under discus
sion, and sixth, critics report.
The plan of the club is to study first
the life of Shakespeare and the cOndt-
lions of his time Then his plays VIII
be taken up separately in chronology
cal order. and each one studied both
analytically and alphabetically. At first
each play Will be read aloud in the club,
with care as to word analysis and poet
ical worth. Then, as dramatic uni
ity the play will beb criticized carefully
from every point Of view; its strength,
significance, and dramatic possibility,
customs and sentiments of today, OF
Shakespeare time, and of the time
which it was supposed to represent.
The history of the time at which it
was written will be studied. Those
great actors and actresses who have
played each drama will be noticed. A
critic viii be appointed each week TO
serve the following Wednesday, Every
fifth meeting will be given to other
writers than Shakespeare. Some of the
modern authors, especially the late
dramatists and nOVelists, will be read
and criticized and, too, current events
Will have their share of attention. The
play under consideration for their next
lesson is Two Gentlemen of Verona
This next meeting viii take place at
the club camp on the Solomon river,
where they are passing a week with
number Of their friends during this hot
weather The roll of members is at
present: President, Miss Mary Cough
lin; vice president, Miss Laura Rees;
secretary, Miss Stella Cole; treasurer.
Miss Grace Murphy: Misses May Sex
ton. Lou Havens, Bella and Ollie Jones.
Edythe Parker. Bertha Campbell, Es-
telle Riddle, Nora and Olivia Rees, Ella
Durham and Cora Agnew.
Two Oberlin Clubs.
Oberlin. Kan, is the proud possessor
of two social and literary clubs. After
a two months vacation these two clubs
viii begin the season work early in
September There is a good natured
:
which tends to keep the interest of
both up to the top notch; they are com
posed of the wives of the business men
of Oberlin.
Both clubs have bylaws which are
strictly adhered to- In one, the mem
bership is limited to sixteen and the
other shows its freedom from super
stlt1ous beliefs by limiting its member
ship to thirteen. If one drops out the
vacancy may be filed only by the IN
animous vote of the members.
The first club organized was the
Monday Evening club" in 1885, and
federated in 1897. The object is for
knowledge and social pleasure; the
motto is, Learn to live, and live to
learn
The officers are: President, Mrs.
Adah Larrick; vice president. Mrs.
Julia Smith; secretary, Mrs Elizabeth
Mix treasurer, Mrs. LOella Tilden; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Eva Strong.
The other members are Mrs. Mollie Dill
worth, Mrs Ruth Einahizer, Mrs. Alice
Leib, Mrs. Dee McElrOy, Mrs. Julia
MCGEE, Mrs Maud Mead, Mrs. Ida Pal
matter. Mrs. Joanna finder and Miss
Alice Frazey.
The 'sWoman's Keep Pace club" was
organized in 1897; the object is for cul-
ture, Information and social pleasure.
The club motto is. knowledge is the
treasure of which study is the key"
The officers are: President, Mrs.
Maud Benton; vice president, Mrs.
Hattie Scott; secretary. Mrs. Carrie
Taylor; treasurer, Mrs. Marguerite
Stevenson This club has an 1nitia-
ton fee and annual dues. the constitu-
ton also provides for other assessments
when necessary. The members receive
on New Years and give an annual ban
quet in January.
The members are: Mrs. Maud Ben
ton, Mrs Agnes BOrfa, Mrs. Francisco
Gefger, Mrs. Margaret Marks Mrs
Eliza Miner. Mrs. COrnelia MOser, Mrs.
Nina Osborn, Mrs. Leila Page, Mrs
Ella Parker. Mrs. Anna Scott. Mrs
Hattie Scott, Mrs. Mertie Steel Mrs.
Marguerite Stevenson, Mrs. Carrie
Taylor and Mrs. Lolita Vawter.
Fads and Fancies.
Sleeves are gradually growing small
er and If they keep on in a short time
they viii be worn wax tight, as they
We're ten or twelve years ago. Nearly
all dressed are trimmed over the
shoulders and this relieves the plain
ness little. but the new jacket sleeves
are perfectly plain and many of them
have no fuIlness at all.
Polka dots are the rage this season;