Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-24

working women in your locality to study
these subjects?" 33S clubs replied in the
affirmative Responding to the question
(which is preferable-for working wo-
men to enter existing clubs or to form
separate organizations" 3SS clubs
thought it wiser for working women to
enter existing clubs; 423 clubs favored
forming separate organizations
DIR. Harris went thoroughly into the
subject, giving the reasons why working
| women and girls could not join afternoon
clubs. She also dwelt at length on the
| good done by auxilaries to the different
women's clubs. DR.. Harris went on to
speak Of the congressional district as
unit and how influence could be
brought to bear upon legislators. She
spoke OF the way in which women
in various club departments could mould
| public opinion and influence legislation.
Through their efforts the schools have
been improved. kindergartens and manu-
al training added, training schools for
teachers established, libraries founded
| and extended, works of art collected and
preserved, public health safeguarded.
better managed and better organized and
| public sentiment aroused against
| abuses"
| DR.. Harris spoke of a call for assist
ance from the Butte public by the Asso-
| ciated Charities in the October issue of
! the daily papers. She thought the Wo-
| mans club in it's different departments
could take up the work, adding an auxil-
iary if desired. She thought the Wo-
| mans Club could become mighty factor
| in the allaviation of suffering amongst
| the poor, being of assistance and SER
! vice to the Associated Charities, the
members of which are now taxed to their
utmost. She spoke of the lax laws of
Montana regarding women and children
| and ended:
| Here is where the Woman's Club of
| Butte should become greatly interested
and affiliate With our Associated Char-
| ties as this is the plan that has been
adopted in the larger eastern clubs. And
| when the next legislature meets with the
united strength an effort can be made to
right some Of the wrongs spoken Of"
! The Atlas club met for the second time
| in the rooms of the Business Mems Asso-
| citation. The secretary was instructed by
the club to send to the association the
heartfelt thanks of the club for the gen
erous donation of its rooms for the clubs
meetings. The current event discussion
was unusually interesting, every men,
| Der contributing something, from Mrs.
| Majors on direct legislation to Mrs. Ric-
ker on the theory that the world was
once flooded. She spoke of the efforts of
DR.. Wright, the famous geologist, to
cover the Central Asian plateau in his
! journey. He intends to explore the
Ararat range where the Bible says the
Ark of Noah found a resting place. While
it is known that America and Europe
We're once under water and the greater
part of Africa also, it remains to be
| proven whether Asia too was once sub
| merged She spoke of the different books
, written on the subject and of the works
also of DR.. Wright.
Mrs J. M. Hinkle read an entertaining
| paper on the History of the Carolnas,"
itot aelving into the musty ncyclopae-
Gias and bringing up an array OF sta
tistics. She began with the quotation:
/ Whoever thinks a fautless piece to see.
Thinks what ne'er was, nor u.s. nor ne 'er
shall be.
In every work regard the writer's end,
Since none can compass more than they
intend. 9tE' ftEf
And if the means be just, the conduct
true, .Jl IS =t
Applause, in spite of trivial faults is due
The West Side Shakespeare club
met with Mrs. A. e. Stevens, 913 West
Copper street. The answers to roll call
were varied and interesting as was the
discussion of current events. The nj M
bers signed the constitution. Mrs. Muck
oils gave a recitation: "Our Guide in
in Genoa and Rome in her usual inti-
mitable style. The club read the Ill "
ard V acts of "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" Miss Alice Lindsay read a pa
per en- the History of the Play" She
Sto cd yyi 10 hot ol
though "A Midsummer Nights Dream
was registered at the stationers the sth
of October, 1000 the play was really
| brought into prominence in 1898. She
gave the history if it's first performance
at the house of Sir John Williams, Bish-
OPP of Lincoln, and of the punishment
inflicted on the actor who played the role
of Bottom. She detailed the men and
| women whom the characters in the play
were supposed to represent, dwelling
| especially on the inception of the play
founded on the intrigues Of Queen Eliza
! beth. the Earl of Leicester, countess of
Essex etc, Mrs. Lindsay's paper was
altogether too brief, considering the in
teresting subject.
Mrs. Hinl1le gave the early history of
the Carolinas in pleasing narrative. OF
the trouble with early mails the Indians,
| and the Spaniards. She alluded to the
proprietary government and the fact
that the people in control only gave to
the common people the lands, and Offices
they did not want themselves. 1iae
thing she brought out str,na,y: "A
principle to which the people Of South
Carolina have devoted and c'uns to With
determined persistency is hat o: the in.
volatility of the family relation. No
where has the family bond haen more ef-
fectually guarded and etactuall, IRE
served. 1t has been part of the consti-
tuition of the state-unwritten it is true
until 1895, but nevertheless fully recog-
niZed and enforced-that div..rce should
never be allowed. There has never. been
a divorce in South Carolina, except dur
ing the reconstruction period after the