Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-05
ATLAS CLUB.

The Atlas club met Thursday after
noon at the rooms in the Kingsbury
block, the attendance being very good
for day Immediately following the
holidays. A mistake was made IN an
nouncins the social day. Instead of the
10th. it YVES celebrated yesterday at the
residence of Mrs. j. H. Hinkle, 154 West
Broadway.
At the meeting Thursday the current
discussion was animated and the club
had for a visitor Mss C. L. Turnkey. one
of the most active workers of the Wo-
mans club There was some discus
sion regarding the dictionary used By
the club, the Standard, and Miss Turns
ley spoke in Warm praise of PhTfe'S
Compendium of 1000 words There was
some talk regarding the filing OF vacant
places on the programme.
In current topics discussion Mrs. Mar
thus spoke of the short skirt. ana of the
germs found on one long skirt, and gave
the opinion of physicians. one and all
OF whom declare the short skirt to be a
blessing to not only women, but thei.
households.
Mrs. Kicker spoke of the higher edu-
cation of women affecting thei" domes-
tic life. Miss TURNKEY discussed the
question at length, very interestingly.
Mrs. Slater spoke of the new Ma
tional park Of Colorado and of the cliff
jewellers.
Mrs. Blanche Holmes concluded the
programme by reading the paper Of
the afternoon. Battles of Lexington and
Bunker Hill"
Yesterday was social day and the At
las club members We're each entitled to
invite one guest, a privilege which many
of them awaited themselves of. The af-
ternoon was spent with Mrs. j NJ Hink-
Ie. 134 West Broadway. The features of
the programme We're the guessing con-
tests, handsome prizes being given to the
successful guessers.
Mrs. Jesse Wardell arranged the con-
tests and they We're highly successful.
The first series of guesses was merely to
stimulate the MEMORIES of the ladies,
no prizes being given. Questions and an
SWere We're:
The most cheerful author-Samuel
Smiles.
The most hoWery NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The noisiest author-HoWells
The tallest author-Longfellow.
The hottest author-Pope.
The most amusing author-Thomas
Tickell.
The happiest author-Guy.
The most fiery author-Burns
The most talkative author halter
The most distressing authoritarian
side
The guessing contest prizes We're three
handsome plates and a dainty cup and
saucer. Mrs. Charles w. Paine guessed
Two more correctly than any of the 9th
ars so had first choice and took the cur
and saucer. Mrs. ]. r. McCracken and
Miss Ballou cut for first prize, Miss
Ballou winning. For the second Mrs. j
l.. Carroll and Mrs. Charles Passmore
cut the latter winning. For the thirt
prize Mrs. c. II. Moore and Miss Reznol
cut Miss Reznor winning. The contest
ants We're of course highly elated. Th'
contest was over a list OF authors non
de plumes, the guessers trying to Civ
their correct names, writing them dow
opposite the fictitious name. The lis
was as follows:
Octave Thanet," Mark Twain: AN
thony Hope" Marion Harland ''Ouida
Martha Finley; John Oliver Hobbs,
George Edgar Craddoc; "Olive Shriener,
The Duchess; Edwin Castodin,' tSorg
Elliott; John Strange Winters Pansy
EDNA Lyall," Boz; Gail Hamilton,
Ian MacLaren; Josiah Aliens Wife,
Henry Seton Murrimen; Mrs. AleXan
der" ana George Sands" James Oti:
The afternoon was spent in general Sc
ciability there being no literary PR
gramme. The residence was prettil
decorated with smilaX and pink ar
white carnations. Refreshments We
served during the afternoon and it W;
an unusually late haur when the Ia
farwell was said.
Those present We're: MeSdames +. Y
L. Bishop, Mrs. w. w. Wishon, j.
McCrackin, NJ. Slater, J. l.. Carroll,
NJ. Hnkle, Jesse Wardell, W. a. Die
son, Charles w. Paine, j. D. Siemol
Charles Passmore, Isabella Montei
NJ. A. Mclaughlin, c. II. Moore, A.
Daum, A. H. Whitcher, G. II. Monr
H. r. Kicker, f. A. Gilbert, f. A. G
bert, James P. Patterson, Miss Ball
Miss S. Dena Peters, Miss Reznor, NJ
Clara Hinkle, Miss Alice Passmore, NJ
Emma Kicker.