Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-10

'Ns Il being considered by the club wo.
men OF tht larger citica-the Efforts OF
some OF them being In the line Of per-
s9hsl missions into the districts peo-
Iieu Win the poorer classes. but the
plhn above proposed would seem to Of
Icr much more practicable and easy
way OF solving the problem,
Some New York club women make
UNIQUE and alluring offor To their dear
dubbed sisters TO the one who viii
pass the best examination on ''J<Ing
Lahr and write the best essay on the
play they viii give free trip to Lon
England l. the objective point be.
cause these women-they belong TO the
Mary Arden Shakespeare ciub-propoae
20 do another out-of.the-ofdinary
thing. At stratford-on.Ayon II IL
| planned 10 inuugurate annual Pilgrim
ages With splendid shaiaapenrcnn
program. Any Shakespeare club may
| send dclcgatcH
A. the frat pilgrimage n TO take
| place IN July, doubtless many OF the
| shakcspenrean souls al the information.
] ~ council convention will be glad to
fan in with the procession.
Don't you believe FOR one little minute
that there are many club women who
! get on an oNtcmporc speech The ao-
called cNtemp1re " usually carefully
| thought out az home. n not actually
wfitten.and when the proper time comes
~ the club the Hilvor-tounscd lady
arises ma easily has her say" This IN
not only true ~ most club women but
oven our Cnngrcasmen are often accrc-
diiod with preparing speeches long be-
fore they are delivered. 81 don't dca-
pair Simply have something 20 say
HoncthlnE You have carefully thought
oui-nnd then say Il.
Aurop1H N this subject are some
verses IN the club Woman. In which
one II our fair friends describes the
fccling with which We nro an familiar.
one verso goes like this;
How painful that moment. to club wo-
men known.
When the president. sweet a. a peach.
whispers low IN your ear. After sup
per. my dear,
VIII you make an extomporo apccch7"
on then CONSERVATION mounts high In
your breast.
Your temples are pulaatlng hot.
You can scarce make reply there's n |
tear IN your eye
And you'd rather expire on the apoti |
Speaking ~ summer plans Of women |
u 10 Interesting 20 know of the National |
Plant Flower and Fruit Guild. This Or
ruulEutiun N women-thr president IL
Aira. John w. stewart OF Glen Ridge,
y. J.-iH spreading over the country In
lu encouraging way
The unique purpose u this guild can
best hr told IN % quotation from the
constitution. II On the collection and
Erltultuuu distribution ~ fruits. now
gra, vegetables. pottcd plants and iel-
lies among hospitals. tcncmenta. diet
kitchens. kindergartcna. public schools.
day nurseries. nurses and lnvaiids
NfUnmL the md fMMFINuNNas mat. I
tuti0ns % an kinds. and the encourage
mcnt NJ the cultivation Of plants aud
flowers among the poor"
''Thc idea % the work." says Mr.
stewart in liarper's iiaEur, rs 10 rcgu-
late the distribution and Increase the
supply We know that hundreds ~ per-
sons would BE- willing 10 gather bowers
from their door yards and make them
into small bouquets, ready a. call where
one could spare time 20 take them TO
miHslon-room. We DO not anywhere
conflict with any flower mission already |
established. We always Try nrst 60 co..
operate with such " ID exists. and N
this o. not possible we DO not Interfere |
with % in any way; merely supplement-
Co. work
The plan IL simplicity itself. a
branch ~ thg guild may be started
anywhere and by anybody Directions
that child can follow may be had By
Addressing the general ONCE. 20 Firth |
avenue. New York city,
Arrangements are made with ait the
express companies OF the country by |
which the flowers are transmitted free
ana promptly when presented. Ia this /
way persons living In small villages are |
able 90 give N their garden flowers. ana
often 60 Include potted plants. fruits
ana lcllica, because the means ~ trans
poftntl1n and the particular avenue ~
need are indicated 10 them. Flowers
are sent 90 no Institution that has not
nllei out n written request Tor them.
aud the demand L. Tar beyond the pre-.
sent supply
Now. Isn't that a beautiful ideas u
ls only ln keeping. however. with the
oluhswnmnn movement all over the
country. whereby un ofort n made 10 |
DO pleasant things Tor the less forum
ate NJ earth. In the summer time this /,
work o. largely iu connection with tho I
city ut town Improvement clubs
There are In brooklyn club women,
'ur Instance. who have assumed an orr !
Flnhl role They have secured vacant
.nu=not for vegetable gardens Tor the !,
poor nH have the Denver club women. l
but 90 turn them into recreation parks
A carpet 81 grass few simple Hover
lclH sand u plenty ~ garden chairs
have transformed these unnlghty lots | %
nlu attractive spots Tor poorer people. u
Then thero are the Philadelphia club q
/. "IW'If VINO VIII 20 clever ming | "
'huy have arranged Tor q series ~ pop. n
llnf concerts on one ~ the piers ~ the u
River the pier 20 be- trans IN
ormed into q beautiful wntrrside park y
" "a place Tor recreation on hot SUM "
nrr nights there h no doubt u will be M
iupunr "a
over ln Lincoln. Ncb.. the club wo- n
len not only do Improvement work In ~
he summer through their weeds M
nmWliire,' which u death and de- n
trucil0n 10 weeds along tho thorough. ~
ares. like our own Cook County sisters, ~
90 "nrln" tho hlll posters Ia
These are only samples u the sum IN
ier plans ~ club women What are ~
ou going 10 DO In your town.
TiiE Gun WOMAN.
lhrarus. bo-h the public and ha
Her private one nt home Il.