Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-18

THE woMEN's CLUBS MET.

THE WOMEN'S CLUBS MET.
Block Hills Federation Had q Happy Time
At Rapid City.
The Hot Springs ladies who attended
the Black Hills Federation of Women's
clubs at Rapid City last Friday and Sat-
urdsy speak in glowing terms of the
meeting and their treatment by the
club women of Rapid. The Journal in
giving an account of the meeting says:
Delegates from Lead, Deadwood,
Whitew6od, Hot Springs and Rapid
City were present at the opening of
the session of the Black Hills FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs here Friday
morning, and last evening seven more
came from Lead and Sturgis, making
twenty-f five in all. The business meet.
ing was called to order by Mrs. w. T.
Coad, president.
In the afternoon the delegates were
welcomed by Mrs. w. NJ. Cox, presi-
dent of the Current Events Club. Her
remarks were fitting and beautifully
expressed, her manner being easy and
polished. She was followed by Mrs. A.
j. Kellar, of Hot Springs, who respond
ed to the cordial welcome in her usual
witty and original manner.
Mrs. W. T. Coad then gave her annu-
al address. This, while not lengthy,
abounded in beautiful thoughts and
suggestions. She believed women's
clubs should have for their object the
protection of children, upr aising and
encouragement of the fallen and op-
pressed among women, respect and
care forage and suffering of all kinds. =
She closed with the great Christian
motto: "In essentials unity, in nom
essentials liberty, in all things charity. "
'sInteresting reports from the various
clubs were given, after which Mrs
Loomis s. Gull read an excellent pa
per, boiled down, and to the point, on
Libraries. Miss Winifred Lemon fol.
lowed with discussion on the same
subject in which she advocated travel.
ing libraries. Her remarks were ex.
temporaneous.
ga vocal solo by Mrs. I. r. Grow, of
Terry, was then given to the satisfac.
tion of all. She is favorite among
Black Hills singers. "Village improve.
ment" was the subject of a paper by
Mrs. w. T. Robertson, of Deadwood
that was decidedly practical and well
written. Mrs. James Holmes, Of
Whitewood, followed with some further
instructive remarks upon the same
subject.
SIN the afternoon, Mrs. John Stanley
in the chair, the meeting was opened
by piano solo by Mrs James r. SHARP
which was followed by paper OF
"Child Study" by Mrs. Fred Whitney
of Keystone.
"Miss Mary Bigley, of Lead, contin
ued the consideration of the subjec
by giving few we'll selected addition
al points.
"Mrs. John Westphaling, of Dead
wood, favored the ladies with two beau
tiful vocal solos.
"Following adjournment came tn
reception given by the Current Event
club to the delegates and other clu
members at the home of the Fedora
tion president, Mrs. w. T. Coad. Th
reception committee was composed G
members of the entertaining club, th
Fortnightly and Tourists clubs, VIII
received, ushered and introduced wit
an abandon born of good feeling and
desire for good fellowship for all.
punch bowl replenished often wit
ambrosial nectar was presided over b
Mrs +. H. Whitfield, of the Fortnight
ly club, and further refreshments wer
delicately served in the dining rool
: by handsome and beautifully gowne
young ladies, a part of whom are {
,, the Tourists club. The rooms wei
made fragrant by boquets of roses, Ca
nations and sweet peas. The occasio
was a fitting finale to highly satisfa
tory meeting of the very creditab
Federation of Women's clubs of I'll
Black Hills"
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