Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16
CLUB CHAT.

The Reapers' club met in the
Exponent office, Templeton Build
ing, on June 18th. An inter-
esting paper on the Early History
OF Canada, was given by Mrs, Margaret
Y. Taylor This was followed by the
mention Of current events. Club ad-
journed for two weeks.
American club women abroad this
summer will be particularly interested
In the Ladies club in Paris. the only
club OF French women like unto our
own. This club, which has attractive
quarters on the Place de la Madeleine,
Is arranging to entertain club women
from all countries during the eXposi-
ton. There will be the eternal tea on
tap every afternoon, OF course, the
weekly salon. the biweekiy club dinner
and the usual lectures ever so often
The club now numbers several hundred
members, but the membership dues
are not sufficient to meet the expenses
OF their elegant apartments, so the
deficit Is met annually by Nine. de
Marcy, the founder OF the club.
This same Nine. de Marcy will put
up a pavilion az the exposition TO stand
as a model club house for visiting club
women. As one French woman writes
about It: 1T Is to show the women OF
France are, after all. not far behind
their foreign sisters In anticipating the
spirit OF the twentieth century
As the woman's club movement does
not flourish In France, this 'ladys
club" as may be imfained was the
target for hostilIties. II was even called
"disreputable" in the beginning, but It
has since won prestige among the So
cial and literary societies Though
alone in It's glory, IL Is certainly not
lacking In the spirit Of hospitality, as
attested BY It's exposition plans.
Speaking Of peregrinating, the white
ribboners will also be afflicted with the
wandering foot this season. They
are going to Edinburgh 10 talk shop
It's the worlds convention Of the W. G.
T. U.-and VIII then devote themselves
10 travel on the continent The plan was
for the official party, headed by the
national president, Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Ste
yens. 20 sail June 8, arriving at the
convention city for the first official con-
ference on June 20 There will be 200
delegates from the United States, and
IL Is expected this number VIII be
doubled by the "go-alongs." Among
the delegates will be the vice president
al large. Miss Anna Gordon; the cor
responding secretary Mrs. 5. NJ. ID.
Fry: the recording secretary, Mrs. c..
c. Hoffman. and Mrs. Minnie B. Horn
ing.
The annual moot-polnt OF the white
ribbonets-the avoidance Of Sunday
travel-crOps out in an interesting way.
The steamer which has been chartered
for the trip VIII take over seven days.
IL has been suggested, however, that
the strict Sabbatarians stop on Satur-
day night on a coral reef and wait Tor
the next boat
That the new National Federation OF
Musical clubs Is a good thing Is eyi-
denced I'm a communication from the
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Thomas
Il. Ellison, Of Fort Wayne, Ind. The
federal ton claims 70 be a musical mis-
'slonary," aiding its thousands OF
members to broader musical educa-
ton. This Is done by furnishing them
with courses OF study and with star
performers from time 10 time at less
price than they would have 70 pay were
they not federated.
This Is what Mrs. Ellison has 20 say
OF the practical work Of this musical
federation: THE club year Is drawing
10 It's close and the federated clubs have
tested the value OF federation. The
clubs I'm small cities and towns have
been especially benefited, and are very
enthusiastic over the opportunities
which have been given them, while 10
smaller and more or less Isolated CLUBS
lacking opportunities OF coming into
contact with the best IN the musical
world the federation offers Invaluable
advantages. To all clubs, In fact, the
benefits are far IN excess Of the small
membership fee required.
Large clubs. az the Schubert, OF ST.
Paul the ST. Cecilia. Of Grand Rapids,
the Fort Wayne Morning Musical and
the Tuesday Musical OF Denver. are
numbered among those that have had
more recitals than they could possibly
have compassed had they not been fed
Grated.
CLUBS that for lack OF financial sup
port had decided TO give up the strug-
gle. reorganized last fall on learning
what the Valde OF federation would be
to them, and in addition TO the regu-
lar programmes given by active members
have had as many as Ave artist re-
citnls
CLUBS decorating thlsspring have
the advantages OF engaging their art
lists for the fall season, and VIII re-
ceive programs, year books and mu-
sic from the federated clubs, 20 assist
them In arranging the work for next
year. The federation also provides a
verv fine constitution for club use.'
Musical clubs OF women In this part
Of the country that aspigs 10 federate'