Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-26
respect of the vicious he was not solicit
tous He died in 1859.
THE WOMAN'S CLUG.

The Current Topics department had
charge of the programme Wednesday
afternoon, and it proved a mos inter-
esting one. A letter was received from
the Homer club similar to the ones sent
to the other clubs. inviting the club to
attend the lecture which was g:vea yes
terday by Professor Traphagcn. On mo-
ton Of Miss Turnkey the invita- ION was
accepted with the appreciation Of the
club. There was some discussion over
incorporation matters, and it was laid
over for one week.
The matter Of Cheating a delegate to
the proposed council of women's clubs
was taken up. and Mrs. T. w. Buzzo
was unanimously elected delegate from
the Woman's club.
The first thing on the programme We're
quotations from new poetry by mem-
bers of the department. Among the Sc
lections read We're the following:
Mrs. J. Fl. Hail. nierpreiation." by
Bertha Genereux Davis; Mrs. A. G..
NeWill-"A Passing of Tragedy" by
Bliss Carmen; Mrs. Newill was asked
10 give short sketch of his life and
complied; Miss A. Nj. Reznor-"The Chill
dren," by Virginia WOODBURY.: Mrs. j..
d. Slemons-"Can You Spell kitten?"
anonymous; Mrs. G. j. Schatzein-
When the Birds Go North Again. by
Ella Higginson; Mrs. A. II. We.hey-
THAT Cat" by Ben King; Mrs. f. G.
Atwater-"An Unbiased OPINION by
James Whiteomb Riley; Mrs. r. w.
Buzzo-"The Longest and Shortest
Day" by Edith NJ. Thomas; Mrs. G. c.
Reuger read an original poem which
created SO much merriment that she
was forced 20 submit to an encore and
repeat it. 1t was as follows:
There is q Mrs. Buzzo, who lives on the
Last week she made us come up for a
1t was there decided to hunt up new
rhyme,
time.
Divers books and inonthlies laid there
galore,
Our problems to- solve or points to
score.
So to work we went with a mighty
will,
Witt, rhyme and poetry our minds to
fill
AS was not asked to join the force,
I had to pursue another course,
So home l went, detected and sad,
And busted myself like good little
lad. ~
Among my books of poems I fumbled,
- A1
My own power I'd try in the newly.
made part,
And surprise you all with my poetic
art.
Thus l decided and followed The ways.
OF all poets who rhyme well now-a-
days.
They put down the words that nicely dc
rhyme,
Then verses are formed in due course
of time.
NV 'poem'' is done, and you all can SET
| What glee comes of dabbling in new
poetry.
| Mrs. Reuger intended the poetry G:
| as a joke, and it made the hit OF th'
! afternoon.
/
| number-a descriptive piano solo, ISL
YER Springs" Her selection was en-
! Enthusiastically received. and she is with
! out doubt one of the best local pianist
| that has appeared before the club.
| The next thing on the programme wa
the opening of the question box. TIL
first question was taken out by Mrs
| Buzzo, who alternated with P;esiden
| Hollbrook in reading the questions. I
was, rs corporal punishment :nflicte,
on a child ever justifiable?' There wa
some discussion, and Mrs. ]. D.. Stem
ons said that she had always helieve'
in the biblical injunction. Spare tn
rod and spoil the child" The mex
question was. WAS Queen Elizabeth
greater queen than Queen Victoria?
Some Of the members thought it was
sacrilege to even mention the tw
queens in the same breath. Others con
tended that it was question OF great
ness and not of morality; that environ
| mont in different centuries eSfaDliShe