The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-07
WOman'S Club

There was a large attendance of the
mothers department at the home 81
Mrs. ]. J. Mccormick, March 2, All
interesting paper was read by Mrs. j.
3. Herford, also one by Mrs. Stebbins.
Miss Pitcher and Mrs. McCor-
mick read articles. Each was thorough
y discussed and an increasing interest
was shown. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. Rowley March 8.
The literary department. is meeting
this afternoon with Mrs. H. F. Gle
ment. @
The musical department. of the
Woman's club met last Friday with
Mrs. j. D. Matheson. The session was
a most interesting one. Papers were
read on Handel by Miss Matheson,
Bach by Miss Talbot and Beethoven by'
Mrs. Barstow. following the pap
on Handel Miss Denham gave a selec-
ton by the same composer; also after
the paper on Beethoven Miss Talbot
played a Beethoven sonata. The depart
ment will meet with Mrs. Barstow on
Friday next.
The first general meeting of the
Woman's club was held in the parlors
OF the Congregational church last even
ing. A large number of the members
were present. The literary DEPART
ment had charge of the meeting and
rendered a very pleasing african
programme. Mrs. James Mccormick.
as president of the club, called the
meeting to order. The first number on
the programme was a song, "From
Greenland's Icy Mountains" BY the
club. Mrs. Kailsback then offered a
very appropriate prayer, after which a
business session was held. Mrs.
=. Free played a cornet solo. AMI
review of the literary meet
ings, showing that they have thus far
proven a great success, was read by
Mrs. 81. s. Hammond. "The Ancient
African Cities'' was a splendid paper
by Mrs. Paul Mccormick. She spoke
Of Damascus, the most ancient of the
cities, from which We first obtained the
damask; of Alexandria, with its
situation, which became a !,
magnificent and renowned city. con-
the largest library in the world: :
nd OF Jerusalem, the Holy, noted prin- |
for the magnificent temple I
which was built by Solomon. Miss '
)enham sang Nearer, MY God, to
n a pleasing manner. Miss I
Anna Rixon's paper on CLEOPATRA, q
vas a splendid production. She told
q such a pleasing manner of that beau. e
lful and intellectual woman, Who'll
hough an Egyptian ruler. was more a f
than an Egyptian, Of the many r
'ays in which she successfully tried to a
ain favor with Caesar; she also spoke V
the infatuation Of Mark Antony for
leopatra and the willy means in which
le latter ruined Antony; and lastly,
the tragic death which was more toll i
able to the proud and naughty Cleo CT
atra than captivity. Mrs. Barstow s al
10. Dear Heart, I Love YOU, .!
very appropriate. following the {,
story OF Cleopatra, and was nicely p
ndered. Miss Edwards spoke Of u
aker, Livingston and Stanley as Afri- p
n explorers and. showed in a forcible
amer that much had been accom-
ished by those brave men. The last
lmber on the programme America, " ~
sung BY the. club and the meeting
en- adjourned, everyone being we'll y
eased with the interesting entertain.
ent afforded them by the literary de- Q
rtment. The mothers department
III have charge Of the programme at
9 next general meeting in April.
ex
The club at it's general business meet it's
9 last night decided to disband the wi
partment Of domestic economy. AS on
1t department is similar to the thu
'fhers' department., the latter will sol
some study occasionally to it. y
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