Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-10-31

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This department will not be salts
| factory unless all clubs respond to the
request for club calendars and item.
of interest pertaining to their clut
work.
Ishall give due attention to all civ bt
reporting to me. believe this work
will be beneficial to the members OF
the various clubs, as it permits Of
topical ideas of club work, thereby
tending to enlarge the field of thought
OF those who follow the outline of the
work of the different clubs. regret
to say have heard nothing from .
number Of prominent clubs this month.
The reputation and sometimes blame
women get in both churches and clubs
for running things" is the natural
result of the inactivity of the majority
of the members. They conplacently
sit back on the cushions, while the
animated ones are doirg the work
This is unfortunate, for club work is
intended for individual development.
The easy going and in many cases, the
backward ones need to be brought to
the front. Otherwise the club serves
to exploit only a few clever ones-s
sort Of stock company, as it were,
with regular set of actors. On the
other hand. If every member had some
thing to do she would not only serve
the club but serve herself. Real inter
est in a thing only comes by doing
something for it. Doubtless every
woman accepts club membership with
good intentions. bnt soon Il nds herself
pushed to the wall by the self-choseu
few But good intentions don't amount
to much unless put into execution.
There is very-warm place you know,
said to be paved with good intentions.
OTTUMWA.
With the early coming of the tints
of the autumn leaves, there is always
a rustic in the leaves of the club calen-
dar. even though they are not of
russell tint A number of clubs beg n
active work this month and as conse.
quence club life is all aglow and on
the alert.
The Ida Wells club weekly meetings
are of the most interesting character.
Negro History is the study for the
winter.
Tho Benevolent club opened the sea-
SON Oct. Is. Domestic Science is their
study for the winter. Their first meet
ing partook of social nature and no
special program was given except the
address of the president Mrs. NJ. A.
Strother on 'sHousehold Economics"
AS was expected Mrs. strother made
the happiest kind of impression as
speaker. Her ease Of manner and the
precision with which she
finds just the word she needs are r.S
markable. Then her charmingly sweet
air of genuine interest in her audience
aud her contagious enthusiasm are
most attractive. Her address, was full
Of deep thought.
1T seems 10 me" said Mrs. Strother,
I'VE can never teach our girls and
women, too much of the necessity of
the knowledge needed in the home.
Our women are familiar with almost
every art. except the art ofright living.
homes realize that we are to blame for
many of our most dreaded diseases by
our ignorance of few simple sanitary
laws and the proper preparation of
healthful foods. What must be first
last and always are proper foods prop
erly cooked"
The subject for the next meeting of
this club is proper food for school
children
This club has applied for admission
in the State Federation.
The Art club held pleasant and
profitabl meeting Oct. 81. Roll call
was answered by each member with u
current event. An interesting paper
on the effects of the club in the
home" was read by Mrs. Harry Owens.
Miss Matte Bates sang solo accomp-
anied by Mrs. Downey. The business
of the meeting was short, the principle
topic being to arrange to take up lace
work which will be taught by Mrs. a.
Owens. A paper will be read at the
next meeting, subject Embroidery as
an art" by Mrs. Dodd,
This club viii, also become memb Der
9 the State Federation.
DAVENPORT
The club women of Davenport real
izing the strength and help to be de-
rived from sunion, have decided to
organize city federation and there
was meeting held recently for that
purpose. largely attended bv represen-
tatives from the Silver Autumn Leaf,
Violet, Toussaint L'Ouverture and
Young Ladies Clubs, when permanent
organization was effected. The origi-
nator of the organization was Mrs.
Ruth Richardson. The business of the
meeting was the adoption os the Cons
titution ond the BY Laws.
es KEOKUK.
The F. E. H. club is doing good and
efficient work along the line of self
culture. Their study for The winter is