The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-16

Homer club to be guests of the Dillon
club women on next Friday and Satur-
day.
The Social and Domestic Science de-
partment of the Woman's club of Butte
furnished the programme for the
Wednesday meeting. This department
has an established reputation for good
papers, so that when it is known to
be social and domestic day it is a fore
gone conclusion that the afternoon will
be one OF interest and instruction. The
business of the meeting consisted of re-
ports from various committees The
chairman of the industrial committee
reported communications received from
the similar committee of the General
Federation of Woman's Clubs, and an
nounced that in all probability there
would be plenty of work for the COM
mittee to do. The committee from the
Woman's club was appointed to help
carry out the principles to which The
general federation has pledged itself,
the betterment Of the industrial condi-
lions of women and children. The chair
man of the advertisement committee
reported that good balance had been
turned over to the treasurer as March
earnings that additional advertise
ments had been secured and that the
prospect for a club house in the near
future is good. During the time set
aside for current events, echoes from
the Thursday evening, April 6, recep-
ton were heard more echoes We're
heard during intermission. 1t is safe
TO say that there are no prouder wo-
men in the universe than the members
of the Woman's club, since all of the
husbands who were present at the
evening session of last week are now
firm believers in the Woman's club of
Butte and those who are not yet hus-
bands-well, when they are, they hope
TO arrange it so that they will be num-
bered with that honored band of silent
partners" Three excellent papers were
read. THE Ideal Sick ROOM" by Mrs
George Stevenson; Recreation, Indoors
and Out" by Mrs. I. N. Symons, read
by DR.. Sara Harris, and Montana In
dustres,' by Mrs. j. r. Wharton. Mrs.
Wharton gave in detail the varied in
dustries of the state and her paper
proved to be of such value as clear
statement of facts existing in Montana.
it was suggested that the paper be sent
to some club outside of the state for
reciprocity day. Mrs. Symons' paper
was equally interesting, and contained
many wholesome truths about change
of occupation and exercise. In conclu-
sion she advocated a gymnasium for
women. especially for Butte women,
since the surroundings are not favor
able to outdoor recreation INDUCED in
by women of other cities. Some one in
the back row. just here, broke the rules
and whispered wen have a gymna-
stun in our new club house" Mrs. Ste
Room was freely discussed. In part.
Mrs. Stevenson said:
1T would not be necessary to have a
room labeled sick room,' or where
space is limited used for that purpose
entirely, but we should have a room
prepared, where all the sickness of the
family can be endured with some de-
gree of comfort, from the old common
every day mumps and measles to the
more dignified pneumonia or modern
and select appendicitis. A model sick
room is spacious, light, airy, clean and
quiet Space is an important consider
alton from a hygienic point of view.
The larger the room the better it can be
aired, the more airy it is. the cleaner it
will be. and the cleaner it
is, the more favorable to the recovery
of the patient. 1t should be located on
the sunny side of the house, with Win
dows of which there should be at
least two. reaching nearly to the floor,
that the patient may easily see out of
them If from any cause the patients
eyes need to be shielded from the light,
it can be done by means of screen or
colored glass, but only in exceptional
cases should the room be darkened. We
should remember the old Italian pro-
verb: Where the sun does not enter
the doctor does We can recall in
stances where we have entered a sick
room where the light was almost en-
tirely excluded and the darkness could
be felt, stumbled over to the patients
bedside and after suffering with the
invalid for a time CROPPED our way out
into the glorious sunlight and wondered
how long we could survive in such an
atmosphere.
The essential furniture Of sick
room is bed. bedside table an easy
chair, a lounge and a movable screen.
Convenient tables are now made with
the point Of support very much on one
side, so as to reach we'll over the bed
They may be raised or lowered to any
desired height. The palmer the furn-
ture the more easily kept free from
dust, but everything should be in
good state of repair. A disjointed rock
ing chair is often more trying to the
nerves than disjointed limb.
Perfect order and neatness should
prevail. and food served as daintily as
possible, In such a bright, orderly
cheerful room the chronic complainer
and even men. could endure sickness
with some degree of amiability
THE friends of the occupant of the
sick room should see to it that it is
furnished with smiles, flowers and kind
words. People so often quench the
smile at the door and adopt a funeral
expression, but why not scatter flow
ars and kind words in the sick room and
not keen them to be condensed into
floral Gates Ajar' and broken col
umns' and eulogies for the funeral
oCcason?"
Next weeks exercises nrOmise to be
particularly enjoyable. Mrs. F. F. KEEL
ley will present a paper on "The Prog
reSs of OratOriO and Its Leaders,
which will be illustrated by music Mrs
George Clark will represent the art de-
partment, with paper on some Fa-
nous Water Coorists." Current events
will also be discussed, With the close
of this month the regular programme
of the clubs work will be completed
The month of May is given M 10 -
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