Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

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women at minimum cost and hopes
when the figures are announced
the amount will be pleasureable sur
prise.
Review Of Calendars.
The year book of the Iowa Fedora
ton is out and makes fine showing.
The name of each club in the I. +. w.
G. is given, with the officers and mem
bership. There are also circular letters
from standing committees which the
president requests be read before the
clubs. The following summary is Civ
en-: Number of clubs, 1874. Approximate
number of members, $500. Number of
towns, 1913.
The Arkansas Federation of Wom-
ems clubs has also issued handsome
year book. The president OF the state
federation is Mrs. Frances Hanger, OF
Little Rock. There are fifty-seven
clubs in the federation, with a MEM
bership of about $500.
To begin the review of calendars,
the Thirteen club of Manchester, with
President Mrs. II. NJ. Hawley, former
auditor OF the I. F. w. c., and Mrs.
NJ. L. Ram, secretary, has a program
devoted to miscellaneous topics in
American literature,. science and art.
The club was organized in 1856 and is
a charterbmember of the 1. F.W.C.
The Review club Of Des Moines was
organized in 1902, joined the state fed
Grafton in 1893, and the general in
1894. The president is Mrs. T.. B. Sam
son; secretary, Mrs. A. B. Morse. The
course of study is A Year with Essay
lists, New and Old. Emerson, Lowell,
Holmes, Ruskin, Bacon, Macauley and
other writer's will be reviewed and dis
cussed. There are four social evenings
planned, including a chatting dish
experiment. The club numbers thirty
members.
A green back program is that of the
North Side Women's club of Esther
Vile, and the topics for study include
the Best Homemaking MUSIC and Art,
Current literature and Miscellaneous.
The president is Mrs. John Woods; sec
rotary, Mrs. Z. R. Woods.
The Holly Press club, of Belmond,
has its program in royal purple colors,
and on the title page is I, the motto,
'.Step by Step We Gain the Heights; /"
emblem, holly berries; founded, $780,;
federated, 1895. Mrs. e. NJ. Amory,
presidents; Mrs. E. j. Stapley, secre-
tary. Roll call is answered by brief
original thought. A club story is a
feature of the program. Club Topics
include such subjects as Sensitive
Children, How to Treat Them. Who is
Your Favorite Poet and Why? My Ear
ly Experience as an Author. Arbor day
story. There is much original work
done in the Holly Press club, and
damongl the members are number OF
i writer's of short stories and poems.
The Clio club, of Carroll, will study
the Netherlands, aud the work is care
il fully planned, making an exhaustive
study Of this interesting country.
Meetings OF this club are held every
week. 1t was organized in 1884. FEEDER
ated, 1893, in the state, and in the
i general fedora ton, 1894. The motto Isl:
"Quanti est sapere.'
| The third annual announcement of
4 the Council Bluffs Women's club is an
attractive booklet, The club is de-
partment one, and the heads Of art,
fcurrent topics, city improvement, Eng
lish and American literature, and par
liamentafy Jaw. THE questions are ar
ranged to the best advantage. The
president is Mrs. Helen C. Montgom-
cry, and the secretary, Mrs. Mabel F.
| Towslee. The club haseits own rooms
at ,4141a Broadway. The club joined
| the general federation and the state,
also, in 1898. rs ri
The year book Of the Hall in the
Grove graduates of G. L. S. C.), Cres-
ton, has for it's course of study
shakespeare, interspersed with other
| topics, such as paving and, sewerage,
streets and alleys, postal service, One
number Of the program Is a debate:
Resolved, That the study OF Shakes
peare is of more benefit than that OF
modern authors" Mrs. Chris Win
hafer is president; Mrs. Newt Grubh
is secretary.
The Clio club, of Ottumwa, has for
its study, literature, history and art OF
Italy. The lectures of John Lord will
be discussed at a number OF the
meetings. The president is Miss Emma
.J. Holt; the secretary is Mrs. II. P.
Colt.
In the year books there are three
clubs named Sorosis. The calendar from
1 Ou6 I'll lllISc 10 buS AArAhNS wv % tAhS
name of the town is not given on the
program, it might be difficult matter
4 to locate the club accurately. Usually
4 the club calendars are for the use Of
members, but for exchange among 9TH
er clubs or for reference for the
4 Journalist, it would seem that the
name of the city or town might be an
added convenience.
4 The Oakland Avenue club is praba bly,
i located in Iowa, but the name is not
i given on the calendar. In the year
book we find it located at Council
Bluffs.
4 Committees Transposed.
] In the federation notes which APP
peared last month in the various papers
Of the state, the members Of the educa-
tional and those OF the library commit
tee were inadvertently transposed. The
educational committee is as follows:
Chairman, Mrs. Lymna NJ. Hurd, Du-
buque; Josephine D. Remley, Iowa
CITY; Flora <. Sammis, LIE Mars.
]. Library committee: Chairman, Mrs
Flora S. Barkley, Boone; Mrs. D. w
Norris, Grinnell; Mrs. Ora Burleson,