, 1902-02-24
Meeting
OF THE WOMAN's CLUB AT THE
GRAND ARMY HALL
SATURDAY..
Address by Judge Groesbeck on Col.
lectivism-woman's Club Recon-.
mends No Action on the Color Line
in Federal Meeting-committee TO
Visit Council.

There was a good attendance at the
general meeting OF the Woman's club
held in G.. A. r. hall Saturday after
aeon and considerable business was
disposed of. The club has formally
taken control of the free reading room,
and the committee in charge Of its af-
fairs consists Of Mesdames Knight,
Crawford and Corthell. An a]ppropria-
ton of 50 to buy chairs for the rooms
vas voted. and additional literature is
solicited.
The club also expressed its opinion
that 1t would be inadvisable t o discuss
the race question at the biennial con
v~ention Of the National Federation of
Woman's clubs. which is to meet in
Los Angeles in May. or this matter
Mrs. Robert J. Burdette, president of
the California federation. has recent
ly said: 81 sincerely hope the ques-
ton will not come up in this conven-
ton" n it is the opinion of conserv-
alive everywhere that a dis
cussion Of the topic at this time would
be disastrous to the best interests of
the federation, and of individual clubs.
Mrs. DR.. Stevens rendered "Old Ken
lucky Home" on the violin. Miss Ida
Langheldt accompanying on the piano.
She received an enthusiastic encore,
but did not respond.
Mrs. Houghton. chairman of the So.
cial Science department., which had
charge OF the afternoons program. in,
t-oduced Judge H. v. S. Groesbeck.
who addressed the club at length upon
"Collectivism." The orator held the
close attention of his auditors, and the
picture his fancy painted was indeed
a fascinating n for in the ideal com
munity which his theories outline. the
familiar old hymn will have to be re.
written and read thus:
Where every prospect ~pleases,"
And not even man is vile"
| When the Judge stated that he would
just as soon work on the roads as he
a lawyer, (of course there will be no
need for that profession in his Utopia)
his hearers smiled perhaps a trife too
broadly. Vexing questions of detail
the speaker disposed of by a wave OF
the hand and the assertion that such
things can be decided later. AS there
are such widely divergent opinions
expressed upon these matters by &C
cepted leaders in the socialistic faith,
| one is forced to wonder. when and by
whom? Be that as it may. however,
many of the sentiments expressed by
| Judge Groesbeck were noble and Gle
waiting, and the discussion of such mat
tiers will be productive of bene1t, as
extremists and alarmists are ordinari
ly held in check by the sober toilers
who are too busily engaged in doing
the real work of the world to have
time to wrestle with windmills OIL
chimerical plantoms.
Dean Cope was present and vas call
ed upon to speak. In his opinion W {
are all slaves, and are the most King
ridden" people on the face Of the earth
IT. extolling the advantages of Eng
land, he stated that on the railroads In
that blessed free country he rides &C.
one cent per mile, and his listeners in
ferred that it is his habit to trave
third-class when on his native soil
He advanced many other ideas very
disparaging to his adopted county, ant
while his remarks were counteousl,
received. there were several "daugh
tiers Of the revolution" present whose
blood felt again the sacred fire which
burned at Lexington and Bunker hill
The women of America and Wyoming
need never sigh for higher, holier free
dom than they now possess.
Mr.. Chaplin. who was also asked t.
address the club. spoke briefly snd Il
a enthusiastically practical vein. urg
ing the club to go on with its good worl
for the betterment of the city. and sug
costing that 1t devote a part of its en-
ergies toward municipal improvement
Streets need to be cleaned. the parl
should be beautifed, and the dead
trees along the boulevard to the city
springs should replaced by thrifty
specimens. planted by responsible par
ties.
Mrs. Knight moved that q commit
too ~ thnoa SrOro tho cl,h he ~opDoinf
ed by the president to confer with the
city council to see what can be done
along the lines suggested by Mr.. Chap
lin. The motion was carried. and Mrs
Bellamy appointed Mesdames Chas
Harris. Erickson and Gardiner al sucf
committee. 1t was suggested that the
club accompany its representatives II
a body when they visit the city fathers
to give the necessary weight to theil
remarks.
The members OF the club. accom-
panied by their husbands or gentle
men escorts will spend an evening with
Mrs. Brown during the second weeh
in March. at which time the hostess
will speak upon Alaska, and her muse
UNI OF curiosities will be inspected. The
program closed with q pleasing piano
number, a~rtistically rendered by Miss
Ida LAnsheldt-
The next session of the club will be
that Of the Literature department,
which will convene March Sth. The
hook to be discussed n that time u