The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-26
Hm0mg the Club W0mnem.

| On Wednesday the Womans club of
| Butte celebrated it's second anniver-
sary. Beginning with three members.
| the club has grown until at the close o :
| rs second year the membership num-
bers 10. From the first the club has
been governed by pure democratic prin-
ciples. Regularly, once a week, women
representing different natonalties and
religions. women Of wealth and those
of slender purses. women of social
prominence and the quiet home woman
| meet upon a common plane. Reciproc-
ity is the fundamental principle. We'd
nesday being tourist day, the members
of thai department had charge of the
refreshments and furnished the two es-
says of the afternoon. Mrs. Holbrooks
paper dealt with the people of Mexico
and Mrs. Reuger followed with a sum
mary of the wealth and resources Of the
country. Following the literary enter
tainment came the social part of the
programme. After a thorough canvase
it was found that January was the ia
| vorite birth month and to the January
| members was presented a birthday
! cake which they generously agreed tC
| divide with the others. but before the
cake was cut it was announced that in
| it would be found fourteen sterling sill
| Yer souvenirs of the occasion and those
| who partook of the cake must agree to
| speak a piece, tell a story sing Song
| or pay fine of 80 cents if one of the
souvenirs fell to their lot There were
| a few invited guests and they entered
| into the fun with as much zest as the
regular members. When the time came
for the fulfillment of the conditions it
| was a surprise to everyone to find how
much originality and talent some of the
| hitherto silent ones possessed. On the
whole the afternoon was one CT the
pleasantest of the many social func-
| tons given by the club. AS one new
member said: Every time l come to
this club l feel greater pride in hay
| ing joined" The club has reason to
| congratulate Itself upon it's prosperous
condition.
The Benefits of Federation.
Il am told that in spite of all the
! signs of the times there are still
| thoughtful, earnest women and clubs
who disapprove of federation. And
| there are others who have never
thought of 1T at all, either to approve
| or disapprove, the Indifferent ones,
hardest of all to reach or influence.
Better a thousand times strong,
healthy opposition to a cause one loves
than langud Indifference.
| Then there are the new club men,
|
bers bright. eager and interested, who,
| perhaps nave never hedrd 'tne sup1ect
| discussed ana VINO are ready TO vel
.oi'ie any !iSnt Which may Ne thioWh
| upon IT, And when we come 10 this'
az llot we oiuer ones eager lor .ne neip
| members can give us? l will not con-
slider the abstract principle of fedora
ton, for no true born, patriotic Ameri
can can doubt it's good for one moment.
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stanu; di'lueu we lal. are aAioihs ana
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