Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01

WOMEN'S CLUBS.

g WOMENS u @
One OF the most commemorate moves
made by any Of the organizations OF women
phiianthropists was the adoption of Christ
mas shopping rules by the Illinois, Consum-
ers' League 1t was deemed j deploraDie
fact. by the women who constitute this
body. that the season which commentaries
the birth OF good VIII toward men should
bring such a period OF overwork 10 SO
many people as Is necessitated by lncon-
siderate Christmas shoppers
Women constitute the great majority of
this class and TO them the shopkeepers are
subservient. If they demand being waited
or after hours. and the Immediate delivery
Of purchases, the merchant must require
more work OF his employees.
The Consumers League adopted the foi-
lowing rules in order to obviate this diff
fculty: l. Shop early. = Go with CLASH
he'd lists. 3. Do only the necessary shop
ping before Christmas. J. Do not ask to
have goods delivered the same day. 3.
Do not ask to have goods delivered after .
o'clock p. M
q~uirements for business houses. y stand
ard house Is one in which no child is
kept at work after 6 o'clock p. m; all child
laoor requirements are met: payment Tor
equal value work is equal for both sexes:
minimum ages for adults OF six months
experience are 50 Il Week; seats are pro-
yided for SaleSwomen; overtime work is
paid
These reform measures attempted by the
league are of great sociological import, and
should have their advocates wherever the
abuses aimed at are practiced.
Chicago club women are looking forward
with great pleasure to a visit from Louise
Chandler Moulton. Mrs. Moulton is a cous-
in of Mrs. Caroline Corbin. president of the
A~nti-Sufrage Association. Mrs. Corbin and
Mrs. Moulton were close friends as girls
and the former was the latter's bridesmaid
when her wedding was celebraed in 1850
Mrs. Moulton's stories and poems have
Cl-rad Tar ride rA.rD1fTTnTn as n re
Lazy Tours Through Spain and Else
where" is perhaps the most delightful and
artistic OF her writings. She herself cares
most for her sonnets.
When Mrs. Moulton first went to Eu-
rope in 1876 she carried a letter from Long
into the life OF literary London Robert
Browning became a great friend Of hers.
The Chicago Cat Club was incorporated
is to provide homes for all the INDECENT and
neglected cats of Chicago's alleys. Mrs.
Leland Norton is president; and Miss Jen-
ME Van Allen n Miss Gertrude Esta-
brook, are charter members.
An issue of national interest to women
Sarah S. Platt, president of the Denver
Women's Club and vice president of the
G.. F. W c. The Chicago & Northwest
ern officials decided recently to dispense
with the services of female employees on the
Eround of incompetency.
Mrs. Plat proposes TO enlist the services
of each individual club member in securing
a retraction of this order. Mrs. Lowe,
national president of the women's clubs.
has signifed her sympathy with the pro
test. and so also have the local clubs that
Mrs. Plat has interviewed.
The Denver Ciub is preparing a circular
letter setting forth the grave consequences
which would result in case other railroad
companies followed the lead of the Chi
cago & Northwestern Many women who
row make an honorable livelihood would
be obliged to resort to questionable means
The often-asked question. DO Happily
Married Women Join Clubs2" has bobbed
as usual, though the majority of answers
would indicate a balance in favor of the
happily married club woman
MIS-: Monaehesc OF the American Assc-
see no reason why a happily married woman
should be disqualified for club work: nor
indeed how domestic ~unhappiness or hap
piness enters into the at all
The happily married woman is better fitted
mentally TO do club work. and it must be
q very incompetent woman who could not
be loyal to home and to club"
Mrs. Margaret Yardley thinks very u
happy women are too much absorbed III
their misery to care for clubs, though many
| possibly succeed in forgetting their trials in
the distractions Of club work.
Mrs. Theodore Sutro says: dc men
| neglect their business because they join
| cIvbs? The Nineteenth Century Club. the
Patr6 Clu and Manuscript Society have
made e move in the right direction by in
Guiding women in their membership. The
true club is founded on the principle of an
| enlarged home circle"
DIR. Antoinette thinks if clubs are COM
posed of women who are %unhappil. married
then America must be 4 nation of unhappy
| wives.
The South Side Literary Club held no
sad death Of one Of It's number Mrs. Carl
Ade. Mrs. Ade had been a member of the
many offices. A business meeting was held
on the 18th at the home of Mrs. SeachriSt.
Club. of Joplin. Will continue its studies
in Colonial history. The French and In
dian war is the sgbtsct of the lesson za, for Or
told of in a paper by MIS-. Black. miss
Donnan WI review L9ngfe!low,s New
Mrs. Porter will recite Brvants Legend
of the Delawares' and Miss Leard will
furnish vocal music. Mrs. Landreth will
be the hostess for the afternoon.
The old adage "a man convinced agains.
his will is of the same opinion still'' is
fPf ! Eef IN Gonneii tS St spr TemeR by Each set
week a topic for debate is assigned to one
woman and she must present the argu,
Lear and Gloster show selishness in theiI
love of their children? Is Lear's division
of his kingdom a sacrifice for his daugh,
baugh will read a paper. "Fatherhood as
Represented in Lear and Gloster.' Mrs
Laura J. Dunning will present some item:
of interest about noted American educa'
tors
The Alternate Tuesday Club has on it.
programme for January ) a lecture by Rev
mestic Life of Ancient Greece" The clut
holds its meeting with Mrs. E. l. Sway
Sit Broadway
Miss Lillian Price will be the hostess ans
leader of the Study Class Of Sc on Wednes
DAY. January 1. Paris" Will be the sub
tect under discussion.
The Social Science Round Table was melt
last Wednesday afternoon at Topeka, II
citation. From 20 until } y. m, in Unit!
church. Interested teachers and club WON
en- discussed questions OF mutual interest
Mrs. :. K. Peters. president of the Kan
Miss Minnie McMurtrie opened the pro
gramme with a piano solo, BY the Mount
ain Spring" Mrs L. D. Ellis. OF Burling
ton. aroused the interest of her hearers j
the object of the meeting with her paper
The Home and the Public Schools" Mrs
Agnes Grove Amos. of kingman, followe
with an excellent paper on the Club Won
an and the Public School" The Bib
and the Public School weS the title O
/ Mrs. 7. F. Garver's address,
| All papers Were short, and to the point
The ten minute limit was observed.
Discussion was entered into by John Mac
Donald. W: NJ Dayiison and other teach
3 Ware. Mrs. ]. c. McClintock. Mrs. G.. A
l Huron. Mrs. ]. l.. Senior. of Waverly. an
Mrs. John A. Hale. of Kansas City.