The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-08
After the Weeks Of Vacation
the Women Take Up the
Topics That Were
Chosen for the
Season.
THEY MAKE A GOOD START

Yesterday the Woman's club of Ana
conda began the club year for 1s99-190o.
After. the reading of the minutes of the
last meeting reports of the various
committees. We're called for. The club
boasts the ownership of an ebony gavel
which was placed in state on the presl-
dents table by Mrs. Moore, who con-
stituted the gavel committee. A vote
OF thanks was extended to Mrs. Dor
chester for her successful work as
chairman of the programme committee.
The programme for the day was then
taken up. AS president. Mrs. Peckover.
in her address had four suggestions to
MAKE tnSfhe CLUB. These were: Con-
slant attendance, faithful study, free
discussion and a study of parliament
airy law. Her remarks, which We're.
brief and to the point, ended with an.
expression Of thanks to the members
of the club for their loyal support last
year, when she served them faithfully
in like capacity.
Vacation "reminiscences were then
taken part In by various members who
have been out of town and by some
who have not been so fortunate.
Among those who made the subject IN
teresting were Mrs. Maiden, who gave
"a brief description of life in a cabin
as lived by some people, Miss Black
stone told of meeting some gentleman
in Minneapolis who had charge of
noted paintings by famous artists and
who sent different collections to var.-
Gus places where the copies were put
on exhibition as a means Of diffuSlng
a knowledge and love Of art among
those people who form by far the larger
part of each community, namely, those
who have not the opportunities to view
az f1,< i1tr Mo
tlemani was DESTROYS Of sending a col
lection to Anaconda, STIMULATING only
that the necessary expenses be met by
Anaconda people and that an effort
should be made by them to make the
exhibition successful.
At the next meeting the club will act
on the matter. Growing out Of this
arose a discussion, led by Mrs. Dor
chester, as to why most religious paint
ings are the product of Catholic coun-
tries, especially Italy. After.a short
time given to current events the club
adjourned to meet againNOct. IL, there
to prove how well they have laid the,
suggestions of the president to heart,
full compliance with which will. GER,
tainly do much to make Of the Weman'st
club of Anaconda an ideal ely ps1s;1zz I PSI.
The Atlas club of Butte held its first
meeting of the year Friday in the art
rooms of the public library. 1t was
we'll attended. After the business rou-
tine was gone through with the after
noon was very pleasantly spent in re-
lating summer "reminiscences. AS
great number of the members took I'M
usually long trips some very interesting
things were talked about. Especially
entertaining were the talks of
Mesdames Hinkle, Wardell, Passmore,
Miss Reznor and Mrs. Slater, the latter
being in verse. The club began the
year auspiciously by additions to its
membership.
After the long summer vacation the
members of the Woman's club assem-
bled on Wednesday to greet each other
and discuss the first topics of the
years work. The large club room was
filed and enthusiasm was rife among
the members. Owing to the rapid
growth of the club and its necessary
ramifications, progress and changes
are it's constant factors, and therefore
the address of the president, Mrs. Hol-
brook, dealt largely with suggested
notifications in present methods. The
members listened with pleasure and
earnest attention to the result of their
presiding officers careful analysis of
existing conditions, and will no doubt
profit by her suggestions. Mrs. Buzzo,
one of the club travellers described
an interesting occasion in Salt Lake,
when the council of Women's clubs.
gave a public reception in which our
former president participated. me
San Jose Woman's club was also vls-'
tied this summer by Mrs. Buzzo, who
Is to be envied as having had the
pleasure Of meeting there the poet
Edwin Markham, author of The Man
With the Hoe" Mrs. A. S. Legs Chris
tie gave an account of number OF
New York clubs, which she had Wis
tp6 M "a
success of the many ventures they had
made. The field for work in the West
is as broad as that Of the East. The
study for the year centers in Sunny
Italy, some of whose heroes and her
pines were given their need of praise by
Mrs. Beer. Both mind and heart al
ways respond to tbs names of the
great and noble, and such heroes as
Mazzini, Cavour and Garibald could
not fail to awaken the admiration of
the club members and at the mention
of Columbus the bond of sympathy
between reader and hearers was COM
plete. Miss Turnleys paper on "Ital-
Ian Mosques" gave an insight into the
beginnings of modern comedy and took
up in detail Tasso's beautiful little.
pastoral drama, .'The Aminta." BY
means of extracts, such as Aminta's
Lament to Thyrsis and the lyric, THE
Golden Age" clear idea was gained
OF tne beauties potn OF style ana SET
ting that are to be found in these
lyrical dramas. Next Wednesday Mrs.
Heidrick and Mrs. Hogsett will present
Clippings and Comments,' which they
have concerning the International coun-
Gil of women, and what other wo-
men are doing. A paper on, Economic
Society in Ancient Rome" viii be read
by Mrs. Newill, and Mrs. Schilling will
give 1.-The Story of Germ Life
AGNES-S IEYS CHRISTIE
Corresponding Secretary Woman's
Club.
The Montana State Housekeepers' So
ciety held it's first regular meeting of
the season Oct. . at the home of Mrs
Thomas Lewis in Bozetnan.% The at
tendance was good. The officers for
the ensuing year are: President, Mrs
S. NJ. Emery: vice president, Mrs.
charlaS IEall. racnrdiusr secratary Mrs