Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

The regular meeting of the Household
Economic club was held at the home OF
the president, Mrs. Martins, sol Platinum
street, on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Thomas Bryant read an interesting paper
on The Domestic Problem" She went
into details and showed that something
was vitality wrong with the modern house
hold. Mrs. Bryant said:
whether or not the domestic prob
lem be considered worn out and hack
neyed, the ~indisputable fact remains that
II is today the most important factor in
the duty of home-making and home
keeping. No matter. therefore, how
much may have been said or written,
this subject is one very much alive, and,
like Banquo's ghost, will not down" It
rears its ugly head in the path of every
young housekeeper and enters the Joni
established home with a fine impartial
ity."
The work of the club is becoming so
extensive that the members have decided
beginning with the new Year, to meet
weekly instead of semi-monthly. as
heretofore. They intend adding to their
present work literature and child study.
The members Of the club invite the
club women to visit them. They will
hereafter meet with the president at COL
Platinum street.
THE Man With the Hoe" by Professor
Markham, and THE White Mans Bur
den," by Rudyard Kipling, were the top
les discussed at the Woman's club on
"Wednesday. Mrs. W. J. Christie treated
the members to an interesting paper on
THE Historical Novel; To-day the his
torical novel is at the height of popular
ity, and SO far there is nothing to indl-
cate the waning of it's influence said she.
The recent war with Spain will tend to
strengthen the hold it has upon the read
ing public, for war has furnished in all
lands and in all tongues numerous themes
for the historical novel;"
Mrs. Amos paper on Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe was greatly enjoyed. Mrs. Rus
sci gave an interesting talk on ."Kate
Field
Next week the club will hold an open
session at it's rooms in the Presbyterian
church. The session will begin at $50
o'cloc on Thursday evening. Husbands
of the members have been invited and
each of the young ladies given the privi-
lege of inviting an escort. There will also
be invited sevral persons who have shown
an interest in the work of the club.
Miss Mary ak gave a very pleas
ant entertainment last Wednesday night
at her home, No. 734 South Main street,
The party was given in honor of Messrs.
Jud and Roy Basch, two members of the
West Side Mandolin club, on the eve of
their departure for Salt Lake City, their
future home. The evening was very
pleasantly passed with music. singing
dancing and rotations. The mandolin
club members eXcelled themselves on this.
their last appearance as a social organ
1Zatlon, and won well merited applause.
The party. broke up at a late hour. after
what all present declared had been the
most pleasant entertainment Of the sea-
son. Among those in attendance were.
MT. and Mrs. Robert 7. Walker, Mr.. and
MRS. William Mitchell, Miss Mollie
Mooney, Miss Carrie Smith. Miss Acpi,
kelleher, Miss Mayme Nevin: Messrs,
Cliff Bfven, Fred Orem. Roy Basch, Jud
Basch, Harry Mitchell and James NnCar.
roll.
This is the last day of the Lenten seq
son-the period of the year in which all
IestIvl.ies are supposed to be either
suppressed entirely or kept so CLOSELY
bottled up that only those who partici-
pate know they are out" Eyervthino
OF a gay nature, however, was not done
away with during the last forty DAYS,
Indeed, some of the greatest events soci-
et9 IN butte mas ever known have taken
place within the period stated. So far
as known no events of particular mo
ment save a few swell weddings are
booked for the immediate future.
Last Monday the Homer club was
charmingly entertained by Mrs. e. B
Weirick. at whose residence in West
Park street the members of the clut
met. The literary programme for the
day was particularly entertaining. Mrs
Christie read an able paper on "the self
made woman" and the other subject
Famous Women Singers was handled
IN such a way that each singer received
especial notice. Mrs. Weirick had
Jenny Lind as her subject and in re-
spouse recited a beautiful poem much
to the delight of her hearers.