Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-21

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Sixteen young ladies of Saltwater have
organized a club for study during the
winter months.
The Japheth Club of Portland is taking
up Fiske's United States history for TINS
seasons study.
| The st. Rose Literary Society of Bidde-
| ford. opened the season, with an autumn
party, this week.
The Machas Village Improvement So
ciety has resumed its meetings after
three months vacation.
| The w. 5. c. Club of Madison. at IT'S
last meeting, discussed the interesting
| subject, How to Keep House.
| The Union Circle of Willimantic at its
last meeting, voted to purchase an organ
for the town hall. for use at all puohc en-
| tertainments.
| The Great Expectation Club of Thorn
aston, met recently with Mrs Richard I'll
liot. Sculptors and their works formed
the subject for discussion.
A Ladies' Choral League, composed Of
Portland's leading musicians, has been
organized for the study of music and mu
steal literature.
The Columbian Club of Bethel. has en-
| tered upon the work of the year with Mrs.
f1errick president Flemish art Will
| be the subject of study.
Several young ladies of Portland have
| formed a class in German and are study
| ing that language under the direction of
| Miss Dorothea kOtzschmar.
Vinalhaven, recently, plans We're made
| for a physical culture class for the young
| ladies of the club, and Swedish gymnas-
| tics will be taught.
The Womans Club of Orono, has
planned for an exceedingly profitable
| years work having arranged with Prof.
| Estabrooke of the University OF Maine to
| give Il course OF study lessons in Shakes
| peare.
The beautiful gold mounted savcl Of tho
Maine Federation was presented To this
organization three years ago by the three
| clubs Of Orono. who have been foremost
| in the State in advancing the best inter-
ests of the woman's club movement.
The entertainment committee on hos
| pital work. connected with the Maine
| Central hospital of Lewiston, has made
| arrangements TO give another series OF
whist parties. this season. The series,
last year, was a success, socially and
| financially.
| At the annual meeting of the New York
| Federation which occurs at Rochester
| early next month two hard and fast rules
program has to talk instead of reading
| No woman outside the State shall be
| asked to speak.
| \ party of Lewiston club women recent
| ly visited the Lewiston poor farm, and
| made a thorough inspection of it. This
| is a good suggestion for other club WON
en- to follow. as there is no PUBLIC institu
| ton in the State but what would be ben
| Gifted by such visit.
The Shakespeare Club of Lewiston gave
a delightful luncheon recently in honor Of
| Mrs. Fred Kelley of Watervile. The me
nus We're the work of Mrs. Ezra White
| as We're tiny dishes for the sailed nuts
| both being daintily decorated by Mrs.
| White with autumn leaves in water co..
OrS.
The Saturday Club of Brunswick, one of
the most prominent clubs in the State
opens the year with reception on No
vember 4th. November 18th, +. Hopkin
| son Smith, who has written many Well
| known books. and also done some good
| work in water colors, Will lecture to the
club.
The Professional Woman's League of
New York has a membership of 500 WON
en-. 1t is made up, as its name indicates,
of women in the professions, and includes
the leading actresses on the American
stage. 1t is said to have the largest
membership Of any club in New York
City.
The Whittier Club of Orono. has elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: President. Mrs. VIM Head; vice
president. Mrs. W. s. Averill; secretary
and treasurer Mrs. S r. Newman. This
club has been studying general literature
for some time, but a new program will be
taken up soon.
The young ladies of West Sullivan have
organized a literary society called the d.
l.. Literary Society which is to meet
Tuesday evenings. The officers for the
winter are: President, Alice Farnsworth;
| .
Cora NJ. Thomas; treasurer, Grace Cor.
don. At the next meeting the study will
be on Clara Barton and Harriet Beecher
| Stowe.
| 4 pleasant reception was given by the
Randolph Clothing Club recently at the
home Of Mrs. Edmund Conner. in honor
of Mrs. Caleb stevens. the promoter OF
the club and whose absence from it this
winter will be much regretted. Mrs. Ste
| vens has taken a warm interest in this
work, and in many ways its success has
been due to her efforts
| The present opening Of the fall club sea
son marks the 10th anniversary of the or
| ganZation of the Woman's Literary
Union of Portland. which comprises 90
clubs and numbers 500 individual mem
bers. Seven clubs, the d. l.. s. Willis,
| Crockett. Cosmos. Faneuil. Wayside and
Pilgrim, have joined this fall. This prom
ises to be brilliant season socially for
the clubs as the anniversary year will be
celebrated in many peasant ways.
| One of the effects Of Mrs. Beedy's in
teresting report of the Indian Women
. club. called "WabanOckie, at the recent
federation meeting in which she stated
that they did not know how they were
to meet their annual dues to the feder-
alton was the gift of the necessary
amount by the women of the Portland
delegation. This is a practical iliustra I
| ton of the fact that club life brings its
members closely in touch and strengthens
the desire to be helpful to each other.
| Now the federation is done and past
open. The first meeting of many clubs 5
a federation meeting with music and de
: tailed reports. The Old Orchard Club held
such a meeting Friday. when Mrs. Field
and Mrs. Smith reported very fully. 1t is
| only by coming into touch with the fed =
| Grafton in this way that the stay at
homes are able to answer the question
| "What good do we get from our member
ship"
| The Murray Club of Lewiston at its last
meeting enjoyed the following interesting
and Instructive papers: Music of Ger
many and Musical Composers, Miss Nose
| ley; The Berlin Congress and the States
lmanShip of Bismarck, Mrs. Haskell; Ger
man Literature and Universities, Miss
Ida Getchell; The Poetry of Goethe and
Schiller. Mrs. Wing. The roll of the club
was called. the members answering with
quotations from favorite poets. Some
very helpful poems were read.
| Mrs. George ID. Armstrong, president Of
the Literary Union of Lewiston and Au
| burn. has brought out something new in
the way of acquiring knowledge. 1t is en- .
titled First Steps in Art" and may be
used as a game. having questions and
answers. or as reference on art topics.
1t is a series of cards. each one treating
Of one of the old masters of painting, and
,anyone who familiariZes herself with the
contents of one card will have all the
leading facts regarding the artist IN
mind.
| The report of the Shakespeare Club Of
lCamden at the recent federation meeting