Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-24
CLUB CHAT.


The leading event In club circles next
week VIII be that given under the aus
plccs OF the Ladies' Literary club on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday eve-
nlngs, In the lectures TO be given by
Mr. Preston A. Perry. MIR. Perry is a
notable parsonage In His field, and his
lectures are said to be eminently valu-
able and interesting On Thursday Mr..
Perry VIII talk upon the subject OF
Some Authors | Have Known" on
Friday Homes and Haunts OF Some
American Authors" viii be his theme,
and on Saturday night he viii speak
upon S'Books and Their Makers" illus
trating his lecture with specimens of
choice books gotten up In the most
beautiful style and form of the book.
makers art
The series promises a treat to lovers
OF literature, and students OF the sub
jeot in general and win no doubt have
most generous patronage.
At the Ladies Literary club yester-
day afternoon Rev, Elmer Goshen gave
an entertaining talk on Dante and The
masterpiece OF the great poet, and de-
lightful music was furnished BY Mrs
Alfred Peters and the Misses Isabel and
Amy Robinson, Miss Jessie Kenyon be-
ing accompanIst.
a new section has been added TO the
Ladies Literary club under the name OF
department of Home Decoration, Mrs
j. H. Frankyn has been chosen chair
man, and will give the opening paper
AT the initial meeting next Monday
morning her talk 10 deal chiefly with
me subject Of Properties and Func-
lions OF Decoration, and MlsapplIed
Decoration, The work Of the section
VIII be watched with interest.
One Of the cases Of the Free Travel
ing library has been sent to Kimber-
ley at the request OF Miss Elizabeth
Fitzgerald one Of the teachers there
The Daughters Of the Pioneers mot
this afternoon at the home OF Mrs. M
y Dougall and listened TO an entertain
ing program, including vocal music by
Miss Edith Grant and the following
numbers: Hymn, There's a Feast az
Fat Things by w. w. Phelps; Chan.
ter II. (a) Kirkland. the First Harvest
by Isabel M, Whitney Sears; hymn "I,et
Zion In Her Beauty Rise. by W w
Phelps; CD Zlon's Camp, by Isabel NJ
whitney Sears; hymn. THE Spirit OF
GOD Like a Fire is Burning" w w
rhelps; tcl Brigham, the friend of the
Prophet, by Maria Young Dougall,
Notes from Private Journals Written
DuIlng the klrtland Period, by Eliza
beth Wood Moyle; "Reminiscences OF
Kirkland, by Pioneer Robert T. Burton
AT the meeting OF the Womans cluh
next Tuesday, Mrs. George Gatreu viii
give a review Of Bellamy's Looking
MISS Catherine Gunner gave an inter-
esting paper on Thomas Hardy M tho
Cleofan this week. the club being en-.
tertained on Tuesday by Mrs. Susie n.
Wells.
The Wasatch Literary circle met this
week with Mrs Oliver.
INQUIRIES have been made concerning
the Chautauqua Woman's club. The
cub was organized In 1888 to accom-
modate club women visiting the Chau-
tauqua assembly, and during it,T IL
years OF existence has numbered yo.ne
thousands Of members. The president
OF the club Is not elected but is am
pointed by the board OF directors. There
nave been only two presidents. Mrs.
Emily Huntington Miller. dean of
SOUTHWESTERN university, and Mrs. II.
y. Vincent OF Colorado, who holds ,hn
once az present. Mrs. Vincent is n
sisIer-in law Of Bishop John Heyl Vim
cent. Three hundred women were en-
rolled this summer, They held one-hoiIr
meetings every week day for ak weeks
during the assembly, one week being
devoted to clvics, another to the pro.
gress OF women, and still another TO
matters OF general reform.
Miss Jane Adams of Hull House
made novel suggestion 10 the mem
Ders of the Federation of clubs OF the
second Congressional district of ma.
hols one day recently. She urged
each club to establish series OF schol.
hrshlps that shall be as dlenifed as
the university OF Chicago scholarshins
TO enable as many children OF the fac.
tories to attend school as the women az
Chicago can afford TO educate" IL was
special plea for the children OF wild.
ows mat Miss Adams made and she
cited the example OF Switzerland. where
such scholarships We're established
and maintained by the government In
Chicago, she said II was a work thai
must be left TO the women's clubs,
Inc labor problem, Miss Adams
SAID was the problem or the age. and
one which the womens clubs could NOT
A regrettable death was that OF Miss
MORGAN. bead OF the American Wo-
mems club az Rarlln Mia xfa,-r.,.. -.