Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-29
THE WOMAN'S CLUB.

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from its programme for the balance of
the year, leaves the afternoon of each
week after the business session to one
of the departments. the chairman presid-
ing and the members of that department
supplying the afternoons entertainment
for the entire club. AS will be noticed
there is nearly always on every pro-
gramme a musical number, either vocal
or instrumental. The club always de-
votes twenty minutes to a discussion of
general topics, participated in by all the
members. There is also a discussion of
every paper called for. i
The Woman's club enjoys more social
days than the other clubs at which re-
freshments are served and guests in
vited. Another feature it does not share
with the other clubs is the lecture on
topics of general interest by some spec
ialist in the line of the subject matter.
This club is determined to have a club
house of its own and the prospect
grows brighter for it every month. The
club has the largest membership of any
OF the clubs. TIL manner of electinS
new members is to write name. address
and the department the applicant wishes
to join on a membership card. This is
handed to the chairman of the pro-
gramme committee. The ommitt
meets once a month ana passes on the
names submitted by members. If they
are passed by the committee they are
read aloud by the recording secretary at
one meeting and voted upon by the club
at the next meeting. The ballot box and
white and black tball system is used.
Article Y of the constitution and by
laws Of the club says that any women
Of Butte OF vicinity in sympathy with
tho ohjaat nf tho aly,J IL a1iuihla frr q =, -
bership. Any member who wishes to
proposes a new member must have been
a member in good standing herself tor at
least four months. Two other members
who are personally acquainted With the
proposed member and with the member
who proposes her. must sign the appli-
cation card. The membership is un-
limited.
The object of the club is mutual inn
provement in literature, art. music,
household and social science and the
vital interests of the day. The club will
incorporate Immediately after the LIST.
On January 9th the social and domestic
science department will have charge and
several surprises have been intilnated.
The title In an Indian Tepee.' suggests
something out OF the ordinary. There
will be a contralto solo by Hazel Hines,
and a paper on Our Governments
Wards by Meta G. BuZzo.
The next Wednesday, January 18th.
the art department will have an exhibit
of reproductions. The programme will
consist of a vocal selection by President
Margaret Grace Holbrook. katherine A
Canty will have a paper on "Giorgic
Barbaretti." and Agnes Leys-Christis
one on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The current topics department viii
Ia an interesting programme on Jan
uary 2Sd. The department will havt
New Poetry quotations. There will b
a question box With impromptu reptile
by the club members. Magazine com
ments will follow and a piano solo b,
Annie Henry will close the afternoon.
The music department will open tn
programme with a discussion on musica
topics by the entire club on Januar
30th. Ida Belle Winchell will read a pa
per on Robert Schumann-Song Cycl,
Pianforte Works and Orchestral Work
Violet Allen will read a paper on "Th
Pianistic Art of List, Tausig, and Hcr
Won Bulow.'
The literature department will hay
the first programme in February, tt
9th. The first paper viii be on "Goetl
and His Mother by Georgiana Y
Smith. Irene Hamann will give a viol
Sbio anu Jessie L.. hllOA VIII give Il clld
acter sketch of Marguerite in Faust.
The social and domestic science d
rartment will have the first lecture
the new year, one on 'Traveling Lib
ries in Montana to be given by a we
known enthusiast on the subject. Cattle
inc Heidrick will read a paper on 1T.
Mothers Congress- Lallie E. Charl
will have for a subject "Tradition
Methods in Cooking" Katherine FIJI
Kelley will give a vocal solo.
February goth will be a gala day,
joint department day to celebrate t
birthday of the club. 1t will be a I
letter day. The members and th'
friends will give birthday presents a
enjoy a social session. Some of the {
partments will combine and give
handsome gift from that departing
So many things are needed which no G
member would feel like giving alone,
by a department combining the eXpel
to each membe is very little.
The art department will make a fe;
ure of the discussion of current eve
on February 9th. Agnes S. Leys-Chl
tie and Nora Robinson We're to hi
given "a piano duet, but as Miss Robin.
has removed to Milwaukee some one '
be asked to substitute for her. The t
remaining features of the progTamm
"Timboretto, II Furioso,' M. Verl
OLeary; Paris B~ardone," Mary
Gallogly.
The current topics department
have discussion on up-to-date matter
March 6th, one member taking sciel
another politics and another refor
belle LIE Beau will give a piano s
Helen c.. Harper will read a paper
.Recent Biography and Jessie