The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

mentary moments, would never have
cared to see a chairman quicker her lips
and erect her head stiff1y and act as If
the process of holding meeting was one
off par with the ordinary uses of life.
Until the woman is perfectly at ease
she can never be truly dignitied in a
presidents chair or in her own drawing
ROOM
There comes a time to nearly every
club woman when she has to do some
very hard thinking indeed to convince
herself that her club, after all, is worth
while A time, even. when she cannot
argue herself out of the unwilling be-
lief that it is not worth while, and that
while its principle of life is healthful,
a clubs mode of life is unwholesome
and bad, and when such time comes
she is face to face with the ugiest as
pect that the federation and the clubs
outside have to faCe-the side that
makes any good from club study and
club philanthropy and club generosity
seem hundred times offset by the club
temptation to otfice-seeking and wire
pulling and pettiness. But since there
is this side to all club life. shut ones
eyes as one may, it is a good thing to
face it now and then, and to argue it all
out and to give it, it's proper place and
no more. For black cloud as it is, after
all. it can only cover a very little bit of
the blue. Think of it! A woman wide
enough awake to see the value of club
who is stupid enough to be dishonest
about her attitude to it! A woman who
will give little teas to choice selected
members. send violets with care and
discrimination. write little suggesting
notes and work in a dozen ways to in
gratiate herself and get popularity
and ultimate votes. And who does this
mot to be in power so that she may
,IpI II,v1N y..,fn
simply because she likes the feeling of
being a leader. and being known about
in some scrap of a town. Isn't 1t appall-
ing when you think of the bigness OF
things, that a woman who oStensibly
joins a club to help it to good should
not be above SO disgracing herself?
There are women like this to right and
left. There are women who VIII even so
further, ana make door to door cam
vasses-or reception to reception ones
to bring about an end in an election.
Women who. therefore, have not the
smallest knowledge of the meaning of
their clubs who do not see that they
are not institutions of to-day or next
year. but factors in life. and that trl-
fling with the insignia of club member
ship is treading lightly in sacred
place Some time it will work itself out:
some time people outside will judge by
purpose and frSt fruits. rather imam Dy
the false opponents nearly every club
knows. But until that time comes Wo-
mems clubs ought to let the libraries
and directors day programmes wait a
little and set themselves to making
clause in their constitutions which shall
punish with public expulsion the m'm-
Der convicted of bribery.-Evening Wis
COnSin.
At the Anaconda Woman's club Sat
urday, April % Mrs. D. j. Macdonald
read a very interesting paper on
'"Character and Ideas on Government
of Louis XIV" An excellent paper, en-
titled Industries. Commerce and Pub
lie Works Under Colbert was read by
Mrs. c. S. Richardson. The art paper,
on ''MoretO-M oroni." was ably handled
by Mrs. Dorchester. Current Topics
under the able management of Mrs.
Cox, was unusually interesting. Mrs.
Sherwood. whose name was proposed
for membership. was admitted to the
club. A communication from the Butte
WOmans club was received inviting the
Anaconda club to send a paper to be
read on Reciprocity day, May g. Reso-
lutions We're adopted expressing sympa-
thy for Mrs. Lyman on the death of
her mother. Election of officers will
take place May g.