Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-31


: community view point, and woul
have known that they cannot shir
: social service without danger
themselves and all that they hol
: dear. We are shortsighted when W
fail to see that the interests Of th
home cannot be fully conserved ea
cept we take an intelligent and ei
fective interest In state, which i
but the larger eommunity-our HON
expanded. Club women are some
times charged by penny a liners AM
individuals Of a class that has Away,
feared that domestic interests woult
suffer from woman's advancement
with neglect Of home. | protest tina
they are far less guilty Of neglec
Of home han OF neglect OF com
munity. One club woman forgets
some home duties where a hundred
forget or utterly repudiate all duty
to the community Of which they form
a vital part Indeed the average
woman is without sense Of personal
responsibility for the common wealth.
Not so in the matter OF the home.
Woman is home lover. That love
is ingrained in woman"
She closed with an appeal to lift
higher the social standards, saying,
"No grander work than this can we
DO, and no women are better equipped
for the service than our club women. "
In the discussion Mrs. Goddard
said that for real missionary work
the unlimited clubs could do the best
work.
Mrs. Thompson of Topeka said all
the clubs in Topeka we're limited
but she hoped soon to see an un.
limited club, as there are many WON.
en- of ability that would be helpful
were left out. Mrs. Ware and others
took part in the discussions.
Mrs. l.. G. Humbargar, Mrs. Peck
ham and Mrs. Winterbotham were ap.
pointed committee on credentials.
THE EVENING RECEPTION.
The members Of the three literary
clubs Of the city gave a delightful re.
ception last evening at the home Of
Mrs. G. W. Hurd for the visitors. The
spacious rooms were filed with club
women and their husbands. Mrs.
Hurd and the district and state fed
GRAFTON officers received the guests
formally in the parler. About 1920
were present. A dainty lunch was
served, the following young ladies
being in waiting: Misses Carrie
Johntz, Lolita Northcrait, Mary Giles,
Rachel Malott. A punch bowl was
in the library, trio Of little girls
serving
The decorations we're varied with
each table: first, violets with white
and violet ribbons for the l.. l.. L.;
second, pink and white carnations
with pink and white ribbons for the
Columbian club; third, white and red
roses with white and red ribbons for
the Twentieth Century.
During the evening was given in
the parlor short program, Mrs. H.
J. Hodge presiding.
The program was: A chorus,
Bridal Of the Birds" was given by |
Mesdames Hodge, Young, Smith,
Gulick, Alexander, Moore,
Barber, Humbargar, Elston and Har-
ris; G. M. Harger read a ballade and
Mrs. Charles Harris gave
vocal solo, "Song Of the Heart" Mrs.
J. A. Young, solos, "Asleep, Adream,
Awake" and always" with flute
'bligato by Mr.. Young; Mesdamss
Ranney, Humbargsr and Els
ION, a quartette, "Legends;" Mrs. R.
1uflin, vocal solos, "Welcome Pretty
Primrose and "Wild and Sweet"
Yrs. 6. D Kieffer piano solo, "Cho
bins Waltzes Nos. and Ill" Mrs.
l. J. Hodge, vocal solos, "a Day
)ream," and cloves Old, Sweet
'ong;" Mrs. j. F. Elston, vocal solo,
Cradle Song;" the ladies chorus
losed with Twilight"
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