Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-05
CLUB CHAT.

Though the club women goes a sum
mcrlng. she keeps her most Intellectual
eye open FOR a hundred little charities.
In the beginning Of things clubabie
she a. religlously divided time into two
seasons as did dear old David Harum,
who said;
The want but two seasons o. the
ycarc with me-them OF chilbiains an
stun In the "chilblains' sea-
son the club woman devotcs herself as.
tiduously TO the problems Of the unit |
Nersc,and TO uninterrupted rcpoac In the |
stun biulHe" season
These days, however along with her |
own relaxation during the summer, the |
club woman In pleased TO pass along |
few good things. particularly for the |
imnecunious atay-ut- homes. all Of |
which " 20 much better than 'iazlness |
unullnyvd"
Take theBrookiyn club women Tor adj
mlrable Instance. and their park plans.
Not only have they turned vacant lots
forty OF thcm-into miniature parks
where the working people can at least
get one good breath on a Hultry night,
but they have planned another clever
thing Into those forty tryHtlng places,
most OF which have the ulluring shade
OF the trees. they viii place libraries
made OF interesting summer reading
/ There viii be a amall-8lzcd hoskH with
| the necessary book shelves and space
/ enough 20 turn around These kiuaks.
| II u proposed. shall be octagonal with
/ "A CuniCnl roof.
Thus they-thc people viii get q lit
crary inning along with their outing.
out In Denver the ever acting club
/ women are carrying out an interesting
| little scheme with the children. Under
/ the auspices Of the Council Of Jewish
/ women packages OF seed are given to
] To- NHI
/ poorer districts IN the spring. Two
| packages contain flower seed and two
/ Vegetable seeds.
| The committee on inspection has just
completed trip among nifty Of these
small gardens They were delighted
] with the results. where the little ones
/ did not have 40 much ns q few square
| feet uf ground Tor their seed they utll-
ICED wooden boxes iillod with earth. Ia
Ovvry case, however, the small garden
/ ur was enthusiastic over His aesthetic
/ summer diversion, II gave him both
/ pleasure and employment. which after
an u the secret of nnybUdy'H happiness
| Ia the summer.
Another summer Instance Of the club
woman's activity il the trolley ride for
/ the poor.
The women Of Middlcsex. Mass. for
example. have asked Tor the consider
] able number OF 10000 free tickets from
! an electric road. which they wish To use
In connection with the summer play
HrQunds they have provided for boys
and girls.
Taking Of Fairgrounds. they are
sptlnglng M an over the country like
the most aggressive mushrooms. phlla-
dclphia club women. acting with the
board Of education, have opened up
thirty Fairgrounds. and every city Of
any protentions IL making a lively pro-
vision FOR the children. Chicago has a
few. fortunately.
Then there are women's clubs every
whore that are interested In outings
FOR the working girls, onc-day trips into
the country for worn-out mothers san
ltariuma for sick babies. vegetable gar
dens Tor the poor. flowers for the hos.
pltuls. nnd dear knows what In the
helping hand line.
The club women who belong 10 VII
laEa Improvement societies are also get
ting In good work In Denvrr-thc wo-
men are always doing something out In
Dcnvor--thc women are criticizing the
ntif- looking flower beds IN the parks,
and have likewise announced they pro-
pose 10 soon take - the study OF land
ucape gardening, doubtless to give
backbone 10 their criticism.
The saltwater. MINI, club women
have added several mites 10 the Inn
provemcnt Of their town by donating
fountain 10 the public square and
planting vines In the courthouse.
So one might run on forever. like
Tcnnyaons brook. trying to tell what
the club woman " doing In the summer
all along the Improvement line.
Now that the kissing bug 10 engag-
ing the attention Of the summer girl.
Il ~ not amiss 10 know that the club
women nru interested In worms.
Massachusetts women. the bane OF
whose life IA the gypsy moth, have Of
fercd prizes 30 children who will secure
the most nests or coocoons Ten cents
a hundred ~ the price paid, and the
two who secure the most get Il few dol
lars as extra reward,
out In Denyer-hcre goes Denver as
usual-thc club women have futly put
their feet down on the miserable little
worm that lnfcsts the cottonwoods aud
box elder Through the papers they
are calling for the destruction OF tho
infested trees-und trees are luxurles
In Donver-in order to be rid OF the
pest.
Even tho worm viii turn when the
club women gets after Il.
You want an idea for a scmi-soclnl
clubf You nrc right IN line with many
other sisters with intellectually
strained nerves.
The other day one OF the most prom
lnent club women OF the country told
uf Just such club In another city
once a fortnight the membcrH--they are
few In number-meet over the luncheon
table As they linger over the coffee
cups, each one " expected TO tell her
most Interesting experience ~ the past
two weeks As the members are all
wide-awakc women In some special
line OF work the stories, you may be
sure are worth hearing
In this club there are no dues. though
OF course each one pays for her lunch
con at the hotel There are no officers.
hostess being chosen at one meeting
20 preside at the next her duty being 10
keep the conversation ball rolling and
60 sandwich IN u bit OF a story ever 80
often. Certainly II Is delightfully."- infor-
mai, and the members say with an eN-
panAiVe smile that Il IL great fun"
A good name for II would be Coffee
club don't you think? II sounds re-
freshing, az any rate.
FEMININE nj pTsAM