The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-15
STODDARD
CLUB IN PRINT
ARION ANCHOR GIVES THE
CLUB A LENGTHY WRITEUP
Change in Name Said to be Cause For
Publicity. Hilarity Among the
Husbands.

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nent ladies' clubs of Denison:
As the editor of the Anchor was pas
sing along one of the streets in Deni
son few days since, he saw a number
of gentlemen in rather earnest and
| hilarious conversation, and joining the
group, ascertained that the subject un-
der discussion was the newly organ
| lied ''Stoddard club"
| 1t seems that some time since num-
Der of the ladies of Denison organized
what at first was called the MONDAY
Club" but not being suited with that
name by vote of the members it was
thereafter to be called the ''Stoddard
Club 1t seems, however, that for
some reason unknown to the editor
and the gentlemen before referred to,
the name Stoddard is not acceptable to
number of ladies in the club, and a
continual effort has been made to have
the name changed until it has become
a Joke to at least the husbands OF
the members Of the club and to
many more who have been taken
into the secret. Several of the gentle
men stated that after the change was
made from the Monday Club" to the
"Stoddard Club" they had made it a
point to indulge in a great deal of
criticism at the expense of their wives
and the members of the club generally
on account of their fickleness in chang
ing from one name to another, and it
seems that bets have been made on the
side that the name will or will not be
changed. One gentleman stated that
his wife was not member of the
Stoddard Club. but was a member of
the Friday Club, and that he had
wagered her new silk dress that the
name would not be changed from the
Stoddard Club, and he said that now 1t
looked as though he might lose it. as
he had found out that his wife was on
the quiet urging certain members of
the club to have the name changed
without indicating to them that by the
change of the name she expected to
receive new silk dress, and he hard.
ly thought this fair, and said that when
the wager was made he did not expect
to have his wife take hand in a club
OF which she was not member, but he
had ascerta ned that she was manipu.
latlng the business, and that she ex-
pected that at the next meeting, or
soon at least. the name would be
changed.
One of THE gentlemen present thought
the club should adopt the name of the
John Brown Club" on account of
marching o from one name to an
other, while others thought it should
be called the Lydia Pinkham Club''
and another thought that they should
simply adopt the ''No Name Club"
Each OF the gentlemen discussing
this seemed to feel that it was a mat.
ter for a good deal of sport later on,
providing the name is changed, and
they dispersed resolved to quietly
await the future actions and make life
simply unbearable to the members of
the club if any more fckleness is
shown.
One of the members of the club, late.
ly married and who, of course, is very
sensitive to the jibs and jeers of her
new husband, stated that the only
fault she found with the name of the
club was because her husband was
calling her 'Mrs. Stoddard" and max.
ing fun of the club and the name, and
for that reason she wanted it changed
and would be satisfied with any name
from the "Mrs. Nation Club" down.
From what the editor could ascer-
tain, it would seem that the suggestion
to call the club the "Mrs. Nation Club"
might be very appropriate, but would
suggest to the ladies that if a change
Is to be made that they call it after
this paper, the "Anchor Club" and
then anchor to that name and stay by
it,
The editor of the Anchor will take
great pleasure in keeping tab on the
proceedings of the "What do YOU call
it, club. and shall look forward with a
great deal of interest to future meet
ings of the same.