Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-12


ing meeting OF the National Household
Economic association has been issued.
In addition 10 the speakers already
enumerated In this department, there
viii be talk on Home Science In the
Granary OF America by Mrs. Harriet
s. MacMurphy OF Nebraska, and one
on Domestic Science as a Correlated
Study" by Miss A. l.. Marlatt, Of
Rhode Island. Mrs. Helen Campbell's
subject Is ARTS and Crafts In Relation
10 Household Economics" and Mrs.
Sarah Platt Decker OF Colorado, viii
present "a Common Sense View OF Do
nestle Science An interesting adj
dress should be that OF Mrs. L. b.
Craig of Nebraska, who will tell What
Household Economics Have Done for
the Colored Women Of the West" one
of the evening sessions will be devoted
10 the address OF Prof. w O. Atwater,
on Food and Household Economics"
and the illustrated lecture on Life In
Farm Homes" by Miss Van Rensse-
laer Of Cornell university. A discuss
sion, in addition to those which will
follow papers, will be led BY Mrs Hood
less OF Canada, and will be upon the
subject, THE Value Of a Scientific Edu-
cation in the Household" Women
prominently Identified with the house
hold economic movement will partcl-
pate In this discussion. including Mrs.
Whltmore,. Of Colorado, Mrs. Hughes
Of Canada, Mrs Shaller Mrs. Kuich-
ling and Mrs Dunn, OF New York, The
meeting viii be on Tuesday Wednes-
day and Thursday, october Is, l6, and
II the sessions to be held in the build
Ing OF the Womans' Educational and
Industrial Union, No. So Delaware Ave-
nue., with the exception of the Wednes-
day afternoon sessions, which will be
In the New York State building at the
exposition. An election for the gem
eral officers Of the association and four
directors will take place on Thursday.
The annual convention of the Ma
tional Women's Christian Temperance
Union is 10 he held from November Is
to 20 in Fort Worth, Texas.
a valuable function Of the patriotic
societies is 10 bring into deserved prom
inence bits OF history not generally
known, For example, only the special
student OF history probably is aware
that declaration Of independence"
was made by the women Of Edmonton,
~ c., nearly two years before the ma
tlonal outhurst at Philadelphia. The
North Carolina Society, Daughters OF
the Revolution, will erect a memorial
to the women of the Historical Ed
monitor Tea Party Of October %, 177i,"
and as a means to this end is publish
ing a magazine setting forth, chiefly,
local Revolutionary history. An early
issue of the North Carolina Booklet.
as the publication is called, will be
devoted TO the story of the Tea Par
ty,' and II should be interesting read
ing.
Some OF the topics included IN the
program for next season OF the Social
Economies Club OF Chicago are sug-
gestive. Among them are. rs the
Abolition of Caste Promoted by the
Women's discussion may not
be limited to color question; Are Men
and Women Diyerging in Sympathy
Because OF the Economic Conditioner"
why Are There SO Few Schools In
the Poorer Districts of the city,"
What Public Utilities Are Necessary
to Raise the Standard Of Living?"
This club has a way of getting at the
root OF questions which ii discusses,
and It's meetings are invariably spirit
ed and valuable.
The big Woman's Club Of Denver,
Colo, has for some time been cherish
ing an ambition for a clubhouse This
has now taken shape, and plans are
being made looking TO an early realiZa-
ton of the clubs desire. An appeal
has been sent out to friends Of the
club which Is signed by Mrs. James G..
Whitmore, president, and Mrs. Sarah
Platt Decker, eX-presldent The APP
peal Tor financial aid is frankly adj
dressed especially TO those gentlemen
who are members by marriage" The
clubs statement Of its present condl-
ton makes q good showing. 1t has on
hand now $1,000 In certificates OF de-
posit, and an open account of $500,
q good beginning for its club. house II
proposes to Issue 5000 shares Of stock
at 20 share, constituting $4,000 of |
per cent longtime bonds. A sgnn-
can't paragraph OF the statement of the |
finances shows that the society, since |
rs organization seven years ago, has |
received in fees and dues 1000 The |
difference between this sum and the |
relatively small amount now to It's |
'redt has been spent almost entirely |
Tor philantrophic purposes, The au- |
peal includes an all too modest list of |
he good works accomplished by the |
Hub, list, however, that should war
amt a generous response TO its present |
Mort for a clubhouse.
The Farm and Garden Committee OF |
he Georgia State Federation is work. |
ng TO have the State Legislature desig- |
late February 2S as school Garden |
Day day TO be set apart 20 improve |
md beautify the surroundings Of ey-
ny school house OF the State
An important announcement is made |
~ the Twentieth Century club Of Bos-
on, an organization that has obtained /
vide fame for It's pioneer and original |
work Tor civic betterment. II has a
mixed membership, which includes
many men and women who are spec
alists In the discussion Of social prob
ems and have had much experience
n the work Recognizing the value
which this practical knowledge viii be
o civic and town Improvement assg-
iations and departments, the Boston
lub has organized a lecture bureau, 10
make II available 90 those interested
The first announcement seems 10 linn
the benefits Of the bureau 10 Massa-
husetts alone. but undoubtedly clubs
4 other states, certainly those adia-
ent VIII not be turned away. n an.
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