Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-05-05
WEDNESDAY CLUB
SPECIAL OCCASION AND ITS
PROGRAM. OMMENDATION
FROM ENGLAND.

jamestown has two clubs that
speak for the culture and high am BIZ
tion of it's ladies-The Wednesday
Club and the Musical Club. TO mark
the close of the years work, each
have special day, known as $50
cial Day" and "Open Meeting.'
Yesterday, the former club was en-
tertained for the eighth social day.
by Mrs. Chapman. who started it and
by Mrs. Bliss, one Of the charter
mem bers. The house was beautifully
decorated with yellow and. white. flow
ers, the club colors. All members
were present except the president,
Mrs. Lutz, who is in Europe. Mrs.
Phillips and Mis-. Hastings were in
vited guests.
.All the year the program is ar1ang-
ed and allotted, but on this day each
is given the chance to do that in
which they excel, or prefer and much
credit is given for originality.
The. program consisted of readings
from favCrite authors, instructive
guessing games, solo each by Mrs.
Faircllild and Mrs. Sifton, two mum
be1s by--a Qua1tette-Mesdames Mont
gomery, Adams. Fairchild and DR..
Hill; an original poem ':The Vision"
by Mrs. Chapman, an original story
by Mrs. Allen. a letter from abroad
by. Mrs. Bolinger, while Mrs. Graves
interspersed Sousa's music through
the afternoon. Mrs. Chase surprised
them by reading the following from
a newspaper of England, The Tor
quay Directory and South Devon
Journal. The. .article..is entitled can
American Womans' Club and the
writer says:
l have before me dainty booklet
bound in yellow and tied with
white silk-Of club of enterprising
women in far Jam ostown, North Da.
kota. The club is called the "Wed-
nesday Club for the reason that it
meets in the afternoon of that day.
The object is mutual mental i'm
provement. Each member prepares
a paper on some historical or social
theme accepted by all. just now. and
for some time ahead, the topic chos-
en- is "England-its history. litela-
ture, etc. Very interesting are the
various topics announced. and they
are sure to be treated in a thorough
manner.
Busy as these ladies are in their
home. social and other dutles-one OF
them is the efficient president of a
great limited company thov yet find
time to study, write, and speak upon
81 bjects OF culture and information.
Some of the ladies were from Eng
land originally, Or are of English de-
scent i neir ''W edlesday Cluo' is d
decided institution in the busy. ac-
tive city where they live.
commend this sort of club or As
sociation to English women at home
as a means of Improvement, sociaI
and friendly intercourse, and away
of filling lonely ur unoccupied houls.
This "WednSday Club is worthy
Of imitation and tIa! over here.
1t could be fOrme4 in such Il way
that those of ordinary intelligence
and education could joint. 1t would
develOpe mental capacities now neg
lected or unsuspected, be a very use
ful method of passing time that now
hangs heavy ON ones hands, and be-
come a source of real pleasure.
Who knows that the Wednesday
club may not some day be as famous
and well knoMn- as the "Gridiron'' OF
old.
After the program delightful four
course luncheon was served by the
hostesses, assisted by Mrs. Phillips.
The study for next year will be
India. The officers chosen are Presi-
dent, Mrs. Chapman: Vice president,
Mrs. Allen; Secretary, Mrs. Mont
gomery Referee, Mrs. Sifton. Two
new members were elected, Mrs.
Bureson and Mrs. Burt. The club
recently lost a valuable member by
the removal of Mrs. Taylor to Man.
kato.
The open meeting of the Musical
club will be held next Monday even
ing in the Presbyterian church.