Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-27
THE WOMEN'S CLUB
First Meeting Of the Year Most En-.
couraging in Interest and At.
tendance.
"reminiscences Of Summer Travels
Presented and Lively Discus
sions Brought Out.


and with few exceptions the members
were present to talk OF the summers
happiness and the work which the new
year is to bring The club room was
decorated with the gorgeous fall flow
ers Promptly at 2:3O, as IL to show
that the work this year is to be we'll or
ldered and we'll managed, the president,
Miss Mertie Halbert. brought the gavel3
down and called the club to order. The
inaugural address proper is delivered at
the annual ting in the spring. but
Miss Halbert made welcoming speech
which was beautiful in thought and
expression alike.
Miss Alice Stirer. OF Altoona, accom-
panied by Miss Madge Kelley, whistled
"A Lady of Quality" and responded to-
an encore with a pretty two-step. Miss
Stirer's Whistling is of q very high or
der. and more so when 1t is taken into
account that she Is still a young school
girl. Her notes are clear and strong
and the melody is very good.
The newly issued calendar told that
the afternoon was 10 be one IF Sum
msr "Reminiscences" Not all the ladies'
Who had enjoyed pleasant trips talked,
but those who did had many things to
relate. Mrs. /. L. Cady, whom the club
is always glad to- present as its found
Ser. was the first one called upon and
she told of her visit to Alaska. TIE
grandeur of he scenery, the cities in
the far northern land and the villages
and lives of the Indians as she de-S
Bscribed them We're very Interesting.
Mrs. Cady had With her number of
Kodak views of her own taking and
these added greatly to the effect of her
talk. The wit and humor which always
Ienliven Mrs. Cady's speeches or papers
We're not lacking and combined with
the Information given to make her mar
5rative bright and Instructive.
"A Song Of Sunshine was the selec-
Btion that Miss Martha Mcmillan sang
and her encore was an old Scotch ball
lad. Miss Mcmillan, who has recently
retaurned from Chicago, where she has
been studying, has not been heard often
IN Marshalltown, hut her singing Is ex-
celIent ard those who have heard
her will hope for other opportunities.
Her accompanist was Miss Theresa
Jones.
or a morning spent in East Aurora,
with Ebert Hubbard and the Roycroft-
ars, Miss Lulu Huffaker told and when
she had finished the president called
for an informal discussion as to the
man and his work. Mesdames l. Il
Cady, s. p. 1Snisely and F. II. Boucher
seemed inclined to criticise some of the
striking sayings of the editor OF the
Philistine. but Mrs. Henry Stone ex-
planned what some Of them meant and
Mrs. w. r.. Smelling made splendid
little appeal for him.
The last speaker was Mrs Henry
Stone, who enjoyed the great privilege
this June of attending the reunion and
commencement of Oberlin College. It
was notable occasion in the history of
the college reunions, for 1t has been
looked for to for years and the students
scattered to the four corners of the
earth were back to visit together Mrs
Stone dwelt largely on the class of 'I75.
of which her husband was member.
She was made an honorary member of
the class and on being called upon for
an impromptu speech made such an im-
!nression that she was declared to be
the class orator. Mrs. Stone told many
touching little incidents she witnessed.
but OF course she could not make q
speech without referring in some way to
the subject of domestic economy and
cooking and SO her account Of q ride
abe was allowed to have in the kitchen
IF diner was very enjoyable. She evil
IDENTIFY impressed the chef as one who
knew all about such things, for in all
solemnity he asked her for what hotel
she cooked and was surprised to hear
that she had but two boarders, her hus-
band and her father.
The program was closed by Miss
Stirer. who whistled "Suwanee River
and variations. But the ladies did not
hurry home, instead staying for q
merry chat and to partake of the ices
and cakes served.