The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-10
Among Women's Clubs.
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many interesting questlOuS were the
following:
/. Give brief description of Manila.
2. Iloilo. its location, for what inn
portant?
3. Description of surface, CLIMATE
and seasons
4. The great leader OF the natives;
what has he done for them?
5. Describe a native market.
8. Describe cemeteries; when and
how is Decoration day celebrated?
SO far as possible the questions were
illustrated and explained by pictures.
The subject of the last meeting OF the
Mothers club was "Our Duty as Moth
ers 10 Grow" The same was dwelt
upon briefly by Mrs. T. Heffernan OF
the club, who treated il from a mental
and spiritual standpoint. Mrs. Alex
ander Bevan followed, reading extracts
from Sir John Lubbock and others.
Mrs. Jackson also enlarged upon the
same subject and Mrs. James NJ. South
wick and others made supplementary
remarks
The president, Mrs. Sam Bullock. ad-
Nised extending ihe influence of the
club, through the different sections OF
the city, by cooperation with the teach
ers In the various school centres, thus
To join forces with the Mothers club
opening way for other mothers
In its labor for the physical and men
tai uplift Of the children.
The Ardirhebiah club Of this city met
at the home OF Mrs John Backus on
Wilson street. on Tuesday afternoon,
April 4th.
A large representation OF the club,
including several visitors, were present
To listen 10 Mrs. Ira Winsor's complete
and most delightful description Of
Yellowstone National Park, as she saw
II.
In beginning Mrs. Winsor described
the geographical position Of the PIX
and it's enormous extent OF territory,
referring To II as "a region the counter
part of which exists nowhere i'm this
wide universe. n land OF enchantment
where the giant forces Of nature are
unclaimed and the elements OF fire and
water have been warning with each
other for centuries in a struggle for
supremacy"
Continuing. she spoke Of the utter
futility OF attempting To reproduce with
pen or pencil the wonders OF the yell
lowstone and said that she should make
no attempt 10 describe the Park seem
cry as a whole.
The entrance TO the Park and inter-
esting incidents connected with IL: the
majesty Of the Rocky Mountains with
the omn!present Devils Slide" were
briefly dwelt upon. when continuing.
the speaker led her hearers into the
region OF the Mammoth Hot Springs,
the most important OF the kind now ac-
tive I'm the world Following n brief
reference TO the grandeur of this re-
gion Mrs. Winsor said:
Turning lathe greater wonders
the Hot Springs themselves my atten-
tion was called to what seems 20 be n
white chalky hill, rising upward three
hundred feet, formed by the deposit
from the springs Of carbonate of lime.
Gaining a point of vantage from
which TO view the scene. a glance shows
three principal mounds, Jupiter, Pulpit
and Minerva Terraces.
"As the sun shines brightly upon Ju-
piter Terrace. the rich color effect IL
most beautiful.
From distance II looks like a huge
waterfall. dashed with color, a cataract
held in abeyance by some magic spell.
n portion OF II the purest snow white
and the rest Ike FURNISHED bronze or
copper.
Minerva Terrace was spoken OF as
a gem OF perfection. i'm detail. in form
and in color, with rows upon rows Of
with sparkling clear water. The ex-
terror OF the basin Is like mass of
icicles welded together and covered
with silken floss OF a crystal color. n
bright orange bronze or some inter-
mediate shade or a combination OF
these.
THE overflow of hot water adhering
to the basin gives a peculiar wavy eff
feet and from each little reservoir a
ole staA H..
waited away by the light breeze"
A long and interesting description OF
the marvellous natural phenomena OF
these springs was given when passing
on, the Golden Gate. four miles from
Mammoth Hot Springs, was reached
This was mentioned as one OF the
most picturesque points i'm the Park.
ITO picture this place" said the speak
er." one must imagine a great tract Of
country covered not with natures garb
of verdure, but dead primeval forest
with tall, gaunt. gray masts for trunks
Two miles from the start we come tn
Obsidian Cliff. or the Mountain of
Glass. The highway here" continued
Mrs. Winsor enjoys the distinction az
being the only glass road I'm existence"
Proceeding on the journey four miles
farther on the speaker fingers at"Roar-
iHg Mountain and still eight mites far
tnef on, at the DeNiIS Frying Pan,
which was described as 20 feet i'm di-
ameter with the liquid I'm IL stewing and
sizzling away in the most comical
Continuing II miles more the Norris
Geyser Basin" was reached and a de-
scription OF this wonderful region was
most entertaining.
The Upper Gyser Basin was described
as comprising no less than 440 springs
and geysers. the whole revealing such
a cluster OF wonders as is seen nowhere
i'm the world.
Mrs. Winsor gave so vivid an ac-
count Of the natural phenomena OF the
more important OF these geysers. that
imagination could almost picture the
scene Continuing. she pictured the
beautiful and extensive Yellowstone
Lake and Yellowstone River with it's
towering cliffs, majestic cataracts and
canyons.
The description Of the Grand Canyon
is as follows. This wonderful gorge
itself as a scene Of enchant-
ment surprising every expectation
which the imagination has conjured up
ere it's remarkable features are Wit
messed.
For n distance OF eight miles down
the stream. the Grand Canyon OF tho
Yellowstone reveals the most varied