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over 200 of the ladies of Butte and
Anaconda began, on the first of the
month, courses of study designed to ac-
quaint the different members with in
formation in generous quantities, and to
develop culture in various directions.
This club work is not new with the
ladies of the two mountain cities. One
club, the Homer. has had a full decade
of useful experience. while the Others
have been in existence from two to six
years. The membership changes some
each season. but enough of the early
members remain in each club to retain
the original features of the organization.
while every season there is a liberal in
tluX of new fife that adds to the fresh
ness and zest of the work.
The largest of the clubs is the
Woman's club of Butte, which has over
125 members. Among them are many
who also belong to the other clubs OF
Butte, to the mutual advantage Of the
larger club, and of the club of more
limited membership. The other clubs
that are most fully organized are the
Atlas and the Shakespeare clubs of
of Anaconda. Besides their literary and
social manifestations, these clubs take
an active interest in the Cosmopolitan
life of their home. ana consider other
matters from time to time that do not
come to the knowledge of the general
public.
An examination of the various pro-
grammes shows wide range of literary,
historical, artistic, musical, social and
practical subjects The record of the
past is overhauled and investigated for
its own sake, and as Well for Its bear
ings on present conditions. Those VINO
are eligible to the membership of any
of the various clubs will obtain wider
range of thought and information by
Systematically following the work from
year to year, as we'll as derive an addi-
tional interest from the helpful inspira-
ton that comes from association in the
study of the great minds of the ages.
In most of the clubs the programme is
outlined by a special committee, but in
two of them the subjects for the year
seem to be divided among several COM
mittees, each of Which is assigned to the
prepara ton of a special topic. Thus
special committees in the Homer club
and in the Woman's club of Butte con-
Woman's club has additional committees
on social and domestic science, and on
current topics, the Homer club dividing
the work of it's other committees among
the subjects of foreign news, domestic
news, science club news and miscellany.
While almost all other departments OF
human thought are embraced in the
years work of the clubs, the foundation
of all is history-the history Of the past
and the history of the present. Amerl-
cam history is the theme of the Atlas
club and important epochs are touched
upon, special attention being given to
the extension of our historical interests
during the last two years.
The Won1an's Literary club of Ana
conda takes American history back
ll.t.e farther and considers the record
OF our ancestors in Britain's bright little
isle from the Wars of the Roses to the
DAYS of the Georges, and of our English
cousins to the present day, While tine
work of the Shakespeare club neces-
sarily runs parallel to the Anaconda club
in the early period and touches other
important historical topics. For a
knowledge of the Wars of the Roses, OF
Henry VIII and Elizabeth, as we'll as
special periods of general mediaeVal and
ancient history are essential to "a COM
prehensive knowledge of the greatest
literary artist of the ages.
The WUmans club of Butte and the
Homer club move off another step IN
considering our national kindred ana
discuss those who may be called OUT
second cousins, or perhaps more correct
ly, our first cousins once removed, whose
genius has been exercised in producing
masterpieces of literature, art and
music by the shores of the North Sea
and the mountains of central Europe
In respect to the Homer club this SUD-
iect is a continuation OF last season
Wnen they devoted their thought to a
consideration of the life and actions OF
our distant ancestors, whose best traats
are perpetuated the Teutonlc ana lAe
Anglo Sa Non people OF today.
1, has been we'll to dwell on the KIN
SKIP that exists among the people whose
tns,ltut.ons and achievements are the
subject of investigation on the part OF
hne literary women of Butte and Ana
conda and added interest and results
Will be achieved if the ladies will pear
the Thought continually in mind II his
tory is ..philosophic teaching by exam
p,e,' the value of that philosophy IS en-
HANGED by such application as can ps
made to ourselves. The great apostle te
the Gentiles called attention to the rela'
.ionsEaip that exists between the di1ef'
emit peoples, at a time when this tie tallee
of recognition, in the words, God tha'
made the world and all things therein
hath made of one blood all ma
tions of men for to dwell on all the 1acs
of the earrh," and in any study or ms
tory the great past must be recognized
The people Of the United states are
COSMOPOLITAN race, drawing their char
acteristics directly from all races or th'
earth, more particularly from Aryai
sources and more particularly stlll iron
the countries inhabitated by the German
and the English. Hence their history
q part of our history; their art OF ou
art; their achievements in every depart
n,ent of life a part of our achleVe'hehts
What they have done is for US TO lhVes