New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
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No womans club in this country probably has
accomplished more practical work during its ex-
istence than the Woman's Board Of Trade OF
Santa Fe. ". NJ Started at the time of the
Columbian Exposition. II has since established
free library and reading room. maintained A vis-
fling and relief committee. which looks after
strangers and gives them welcome "a boon In
city 10 which so many victims Of tuberculosis
bend their steps annually; carried on a work for
the prevention OF cruelty 10 animals and ef-
fected many much needed improvements in the
named line has been the restoration and beauti;
Tying OF the plaza which throughout@ - Ne5o4 M }oa ana
The plaza OF Santa Fe Is OF especial historic in
TERRITORY having occurred there. The board Is
titled to no public funds. but because OF It's min
organization finds no difficulty in raising money
for its work
Women are Just beginning 10 realize that the
habit Of biting OF odd bits OF thread silk when
sewing IS important factor in the size of the
dentists bill The saving off OF the enamel which
results from this practice has given rise 70 a
branch OF dental work In repairing the damaged
portions OF thread teeth"
unique debating society IS that known the
De TEpee Pacific Lyceum League. whose member
ship is made up of the deaf and dumb The head
quarters are at Berkeley, Cal. and the name DE
rEpee" adopted in memory of Abbe de rEpee.
the French priest. who invented the sign language
Tor the dear ana OQmD. The chairman preserves
order by means OF big drum for, although they
deaf, the members feel the vibrations and
how heated ' the discussion. the only sound that
breaks the silence is the occasional rolling OF the
drum
The members OF the Klio Association. OF Chi
cago. are congratulaung themselves on the fact
that their permanent club quarters at No. Il Mon
roe-st.. nearly ready for occupancy. and will
be formally opened the last day of this month
The programme for that day while not yet com
pleted. viii. IT is said. include addresses by the
president. Mrs. Albert ". Holmes and several OF
the ex-presidents. The club meetings have been
held in Apollo Hall. Central Music Hall for the
building necessitated a search for new quarters
These will include an assembly hall and a d.
rectors'
One of the most successful stained glass artists
in the West is woman. Miss Marie Hernd OF NIL
waukee. She has completed five in a set Of six
stained glass windows for St. Francis's Chapel in
that city. Miss Herndl first attracted attention at
the Worlds Fair. in Chicago in ls93 where her win
dow, The Fairy Queen exhibited. The
managers Of the Woman's Building refused IT, on
the ground that the subject was treated too realis
Syi put tne e!ectIicsI people acGepted II ana
candescent lights picture Of IT was included in
An association just formed in England is known
the League Of the Children Of the Empire.
Among the objects OF the society will be the train
ing OF children to become good and useful citizens
and the establishment of comradeship between the
children Of the United Kingdom and those in the
familiar with the customs of the colonial homes
ana those in the colonies VIII De instructed IN all
the manners and usages Of the mother country
The Young women's Christian Association Of Bos-
ton. in its recently published annual reports gives
some interesting statistics regarding the work ac-
complished by It. Two hundred and eighty pupils
entered the educational and industrial classes last
year. and l.o72 persons enjoyed the gymnasium
The Domestic science and Christian worker schools
He'd ,rfN 1rf1S and fO-
domestics hfty-eight instructed, The mercan-
with 225 members, complete the class department.
Although Colorado has smaller population than
the older States. it ranks fifth in the number Of
its women clubs
Mrs Mabel Looms Todd. OF Amherst. Mass.
and her daughter Miss Millcent Todd student
at Vassar. have started from Borneo their way
from the South Sea Islands. having gone there last
Juno - witness the midsummer eclipse Of the sun
Mrs. Todd brings home photographs which she will
in lectures
The women Of canea. in Crete it is said. have
formed a society 10 oppose the IuXurioUsness of
dress The members Of the society wear onl, tha
simplest of costumes and mathematics jewelry and
ornaments.
Several of the women's clubs Of Massachusetts
have done effective summer work The Middlesex
Woman's Club Of Lowell, prepared plan for four
vacation schools. requiring a total expenditure of
8 500 and presented it 10 the City Council The
scheme was carried out. The sloyd plant Of the
/ Newton Centre Vacation School was provided by
the womans club Of that place, at cost Of SIS.
! The Endorsement Of the Springfield Womans Club
and contributors OF its members assured the sue
! cess of a vacation school in that city.
A school OF practical gardening, which has been
! established at the Royal Botanic Society, Regents
| Park London by the Technical Educational Board
gives a three years course of instruction in prac-
| deal work as well IN elementary science and
| botany Free tuition and maintenance grant OF
from siOO TO sl25 year offered TO boys between
| the ages OF fourteen and sixteen years whose
parents resident within the County OF London. are
/ in receipt Of incomes not exceeding NZ50 a year.
/ No entrance examinations required, but pa
rents are obliged 10 sign statement 10 the effect
that their sons intend to devote their lives 10
dentng-