The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-03

Rhode Island state federation Is at hant
and a number OF the clubs will hold meet.
mgs during the coming week
The opening Of the Rhode Island wo-
mans club in the Mathewson Street NJ
+. church yesterday was most delight
full occasion from every point OF view and
full report of the proceedings was pub
lished In The News OF yesterday.
The Pawtucket Womans club, OF wnich
Mrs. George III. Thornton is president
VIII hold the first meeting OF the season
In Masonic hall next Monday afternoon.
The meeting will be In charge of rha
department. of sociology. OF which Mrs.
Osmond II. Briggs is chairman, and the
distinguished speaker will be Rev. Geo.
Hodges, dean of the Cambridge Theologi-
cal school, and his theme, Christian So
cialism."
The Ardirhebiah club, OF which Mrs.
Charles A. Russell is president will meet
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
summer residence of Mrs. Emerson p.
Blake, at Shawomet Beach.
The AFTERNOON will be spent in an in
formal manner. A short program has
been prepared. however, and this will
consist OF "reminiscences of biennial and
summer travel by those members who at
tended the biennial and others.
EMBREAso CLUB.
The Embreaso club S this city. Of
which Mrs. Charles II. Beach is presi-
noon. when the topics under discussion
will be Embroidery and Reminiscent
ces OF the Biennial
THE FoRTNIGHTLY CLUB.
The Fortnightly club of this city
of which Mrs. Louis L. Angel
is president will inaugurate the sea-
son of 1923 at the home OF Mrs. Samuel
A. Howland, at Meshanticut Park, on
Tuesday next at o'clock. when a course
In English literature, which will continue
through the season, will be opened The
course will begin with the Elizabethan
era and the topics for the opening meet
ing are as follows:
Revival OF Literature" Poetry of the
First Half OF the 18th Century," Prose
Writings OF the Same Period" Develop
ment Of Historical Literature"
RHODE ISLAND woMAN's CLUB.
A lecture to be given under the auspices
OF the department of civics OF the Rhode
Island Woman's club IS announced for
Wednesday evening next in Sayles Me-
mortal hall. at o'clock.
The distinguished speaker OF the occa-
Baltimore and his subject "Civics." This
is free to members of the Rhode Island
Woman's club and their friends.
Two new departments are ennounced in
the Rhode Island Womans club for the
coming year, Civics and Home Econom-
ics.
In the department OF Civics, Prof. ]. Q.
Dealey. OF Brown University, will deliv-
er a course of four lectures.
Mayor Granger will also deliver a lee
ture on "Civics" on the date OF oct. 10, at
o'clock.
other noted speakers, who will appear
before the club during the season. are DR..
TX. H. Powers, OF Boston who will speak
on some subject pertaining to art.
Prof j. Irving Manatt OF Brown Uni
versity, who will lecture under the aus
pices Of the department OF literature and
travel.
Miss Mary Il. woolley. president OF
Mount Holyoke college. who will lecture
under the auspices Of the Bible study de-
partment
Under the auspices OF the department
Prof. w. o. Atwater. OF Wesleyan Univer-
sity and Prof. Thomas ID. Wood OF Co.
lumbia University Will lecture.
These are but few Of the many liter
airy treats which are promised to the
members OF the Rhode Island Womans
club during the coming months. In light
er vein. there will be teas. musicales. etc,
and, altogether, the season promises even
more than any previous one.
LOYAL WOMEN OF AMERICAN LIB
ERTY.
Mrs I. c. Manchester. president OF the
Providence branch OF the Loyal Women
of American Liberty. left today. for
Washington, II. c.. as q delegate to the
Patriotic federation. which opens there
tomorrow. Mrs. Manchester reports that
every state and territory IN the Tnion
will be represented at this convention.
During her stay I'm Washington she will
visit Mrs Kate Waller Barrett. the ma
tionsl president OF the Crittenton mission
I'm Alexandria.
The first meeting OF the season OF the
Providence branch OF the Loyal Women
OF America, occurred on Tuesday after
noon. with Mrs I. G. Manchester I'm the
chair a brief business meeting occurred
when reports from the secretary and
trea surer were presented, after which n
letter was read from Rev. Mr. Lambert OF
Aricebo. Porto Rico. acknowledging the
money sent him by the Loyal Women OF
the Providence branch 20 carry on his
mission I'm that place. The letter stated
that the mission has n territory OF Is
miles I'm length and - miles In breadth.
and in this territory are seven missions
besides an orphan asylum. Mr.. Lambert
has been IN this work for two years and
has now over 400 probatloners and mem
bers.
Mrs. Gertrude Rugg Fields classes. in
current events. which were so popular
turing thel ast session. will soon be re-
.uncd.
Mrs. Walter Stokes Irons, the well