The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-19
The Woman's Club.

Aue WOman'S CLUB.
A second change was made in the
place of meeting for the woman's club
this time to Pythian Castle on South
Main street. Such a delightful change
1t proved from the Easements Of the
presbyterian and st. PauIs churches
that every member on entering voiced
her satisfaction over the change.
The room Is very light, sunny, warm
and large enough to hold the Woman's
club for some time to come. Upon being
put to vote there was q unanimous
affirmative that the club engage the
Pythian castle room for the winter, or
until it has its own home. In addition
to the room for meeting purposes, at any
time the club can engage the banquet
hall for serving refreshments. They also
have the use of a committee room and
for a less sum than the same quarters
could be secured elsewhere. In fact moth
ing SO satisfactory was found at any
price.
Clarence McKanna, an advance repre-
sentative of the Chicago Symphony
orchestra, appeared before the club with
proposition that the club take charge
of the appearance of the organization in
Butte. His offer was not liberal enough
to tempt the club and it was promptly
voted down.
Mrs. Holbrook of the club house COM
mittee made a thoroughly satisfactory
report as to progress. giving facts and
figures which moved the club to applause
1t was decided that until the club house
and incorporation affairs are thoroughly
settled to hold special meeting every
\. ednesday at 1s0. before the regular
meeting. Mrs I. N. Syn,ons al chairman
of the Social and Domestic Science de-
partment presided while the program was
being given.
The papers were of unusual merit
Mrs. Nettie NJ. schillingsAad the first
paper on Public School rfay Grounds"
She said that when the subject was first
presented to her it sounded like Greek.
Her earliest recollection of school was
dark basement in Boston, an ideal spot
for all sorts of ghosts and of this she
lived in deadly terror. fearing every day
her most dreaded ghost would pop out
Of some dark corner. To her mind real
genuine play grounds were a problem.
And nowhere such a problem as in
Butte. Children We're forced almost to
play on the streets or not at all. Pedes-
TRANS know this to their sorrow when a
and on turning to see where it comes, a
baseball catches them on the other SIDE
She had just read that the law declaring
it unlawful to play football and baseball
on the public streets was to be rigidly
enforced.
She considered the play instinct part
Of every normal child's nature. She went
on and described the first kindergarten
and play ground in Leipsic, Germany. in
1864. OF their progress and the great
good done in Germany while there they
have just commenced to connect the
ideas of Kindergarten and play ground.
She described the one in Los Angeles
and of how much child learns in such
an environment. In America Boston had
the first kindergarten, New York falling
in line 10 years later. The kindergarten
work and play ground work in that city
Of the poorest poor. New York. was in
terestingly detailed; those belonging to
the board Of education. the college settle
ments, the charities, etc. And also the
good accomplished by the free open air
gymnasiums and bathing places. ending