New-York tribune., 1900-08-17

Not one club in this civ can boast of owning
its own home while Boston Philadelphia Lowell.
Mass. and even cities of less Importance take
pride IN their artistic cIubhouses for women. No
reason can be assigned for the deficiency, unless
The Professional Womans League, which prob
ably has as large bank account as any goTa otnep
permanent home. and yet hesitates at the venture
Down in Mexico City there is a fourishing
woman's club. confined 10 the English speaking
contingent, however. The American Womans
Club was started after the Columbian Exposition
by Mrs. John B. Phipps. who brought back an ac-
count of what she and heard at the Womans
Congress in Chicago, and spurred her audience on
to forming a local club. The aristocrats were at
first Mortified; the press amazed. and sconed
at women organizing and joining in debate ana
looking for things do outside their homes. Sew
eral Of the tinid Americans dropped out L hot
about dozen members held fast to the orga1iza-
worked by this club with the friendless pris-
oners in the big prison of Belem who were nene-
The chief aim Of the woman's Club is the pro
among the English speaking women Of Mexico
tme m al all The rep
resent many nationalities. American, Irish. lana,
Clayton wife Of the United States Minister TO
Mexico. is honorary president OF the club
Ottawa. Canada. has schoolgirl club which
meets fortnighty and talks about current events.
The youngest member is fourteen and the eldest
eighteen. Fifteen minutes every meeting are
devoted to parliamentary drill, and of the feat
being written by different members and 9asea on on
and has the names of twenty-five girls on its roll
book.
The mountains of Kentucky hardly the place
where would look for Social Settlement work
and yet the Kentucky State Federation has taken
1t up there with great success. a year money
was raised by private subscription to send Miss Miss
Petit and Miss Stone to make the experiment. The
ton and kindness of these isolated people their de,
sire to learn to cook better and sew better and ana
live better is interesting. This year includes
kindergarten work and travelling library
AS a suggestion small literary clubs the fol-
lowing, which the plan adopted by club with
only a few members, may be accepted: Each took
author to study and TO report upon his life and
work and by this means all became thoroughly
turn learned something of the others. Much in
the Others in the amount Of research and the
number Of anecdotes and unfamiliar stories she
could obtain about her author.
One of the most interesting clubs in Connecticut
is the Hearthstone Club OF Hartford. A body Of
women met in 1898 and organized parliamentary
club. which proved great success. In December.
one year later a meeting was held in the rooms Of
the librarian of the Hartford Public Library. and
plans, for new club were agreed upon, which , re
the name being chosen rom 6uotation from
Charles Dudley Warner; I want my hearthst%one tone
president the instructor Of the Parliamentary
Club Mrs L. p. Forbes
The Woman's Club house of Boston now seems
assured fact Plans have been submitted for
permit to erect four story brick and build
ing BeacOn-st., near the corner OF Somerset-st.
II Will have frontage of hfty-seven feet and
depth Of nnety-one feet, and Will be equipped with
elevator. steam heating and ventating plant.
One OF the delightful clubs OF the West Is the
South Side Study Club Of Chicago. OF which Mrs.
Edward Roby is president and the meetings are
held at her home every Monday afternoon. The
third Monday Of the month is Poets Day. The
meetings opened with our Father and the
singing OF America" Then come the reports OF
officers, after which each gives O quota
tion and then current events discussed After
a concluding hour a cup and an in
formal interchange of ideas and a discussion OF
The latest a-Lsn nr,a LIZ L.