Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-15

ticeable that in each club the attend
ance was the largest of the current
year. All things seemed to move with
a snap and good will. Perhaps it is
forerunner of Christmas but whatever
it was, many club women remarked:
II never enjoyed a meeting before as
have this one" Now, why cannot ev
cry meeting be like unto these?
With the approach of the holidays
each club takes a weeks vacation,
though not all at the same time. The
reception to the teachers who will at
tend the state association meeting here
Will be one Of the events of the year.
While the Woman's club first suggested
1T, the other ci lbs will no doubt join
in heartily, although one club has not
been interviewed as yet.
There was in nearly all the clubs
some reference made in current topics
to Christmas and suggestions made by
various members. The great difficulty
seems to be to know what to get' for
the dear ones
One of the best things to remember
about now is the imperative order of
the great apostle of our ancestors: LET
every man give, according as he is able,
not grudgingly or of necessity" That
by many of the club women One re-
marked that she had so many presents
to make--oblieations incurred by gifts
of last year to her-that she thought
seriously of leaving town for few
weeks. With her money is not plenti
full article, and the dollars she will
spend on others could be we'll spent at
home.
Once year all thoughts turn toward
giving, and it is strange, but true, that
wealthy people as rule have a higher
appreciation of money than their impe-
cunious neighbors. In any case they can
do exactly as they please But it is to
those slenderly lowered that the old
apostles words apply. The only reason
for giving is because you feel such goot
Will towards a friend that you lust
naturally express it with gift at
Christmas-tide. Otherwise your gift is
an impertnence or a charity. Be both
discreet and unseiish. Give your best
gifts to your poorest friends; and do
not choose some edition de luxe for
wealthy friends who have and to spare
OF the luxures OF life. A gift really
requires suitability to be either worth
giving or receiving. Love and thought
fulness are the only guides required in
selecting gifts.
Give the best you feel you can and
then. be it much or little. make no
apologies for or with it, Three great
big donts should be put down at the
head of your list of gifts to be pur-
chased. First, never go in debt for any
present (unless it is for your husband.
and you know he will pay the bill on
the 1sD; second, never give a more
costly gift than you can afford; third,
never give trash.
And tiowers-it is not, as many think,
waste of money. No one knows how
many refined women long for their
sweetness and purity and yet feel un-
able to buy even one American Beauty.
Not only for the young are they most
suitable gifts. but for the dear mother
upon whom falls the burden and work
or Christmas preparations. I saw just
such one this week, and she was so
tired that the tears fell upon her tired
hands. She has three girls, two in
stores and one a teacher. She spoke
of flowers with oh, such longing in her
voice. When she dies those thoughtless
girls Will cover her with flowers, but
noW-they never think.
There was the largest attendance of the
year at the Woman's Club last Nednes-
cay MRS. Charles Copenharve an
g.
partment with her, at 4O3 West Granite
next Tuesday at 10 a. m. The president
announced meeting of the Social and
domestic department with Mrs A, C,
Newill on Thursday of next week at 81,
u. m., instead of on Tuesday as usual.
There was an informal discussion re-
gardinS the entertainment of the teach
ers from all over the state who will at
tend the State Teachers Association
which convenes in Butte the 26th, eth
and 2Sth.
Superintendent Young was in favor of
the club women of Butte giving a recep-
uion to the teachers, only club women
and teachers to be the guests. President
Holbfook appointed a committee of three
to notify the other clubs of the proposed
reception. ,Mesdames John Forbis, Jesse
W2rdell, and A. H. Whitcher If the
other clubs Will cooperate with the Wo-
mems club, and they ,proba bly, will, the
aftalf Will be most noteworthy one.
There was some discussion on incor-
poration and other matters of business.
Then came the current topic discussion
and it was unusually interesting. Mrs. r
R. Russell spoke of the Tooth anniversary
OF the National Association which was
being celebrated that very moment in
washington, d. C. She told of the first
meeting there, of the complaint made of
nhills and fever and of Washington's S pre-
iiction that Alexandria would be the
metropolis of the nation and yet it has
grown but little in the hundred years
while Washington is-well Washington
Mrs. Russell told of the form of govern
ment, no mayor, no city officials, just the
three commissioners governed by con.
gress.
MIS- c. c. Reuger told of the famous
Little Billy from which the serum is
taken for diptheria and which is grad
hally dying. martyr to science and she
thought. like other martyrs he ought tc
be if not canonized, to at least have 8
monument erected over what is left Of
him. Miss Pettibone spoke of the unsan.
itary condition of Butte and there wa.