The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

all having the same opportunities and
the same acute need Of money.
Another enterprise Of the Chicago
Woman g club is plan to establish a
fellowship in the John Hamline school,
public school in the stock yards dis
the fellowship is to he trained social
worker. She will live in the neighbor-
hood and devote her entire time to
suppleme1.ting the work of the school
by organizing parents meetings, moth
ers clubs, boys and girls clubs and
other associations looking to the So
cial betterment Of the inhabitants Of
the district.
The Current News and Art History
clubs Of Marshall, Mimi, have petit
toned the mayor and city council to see
that the ordinances are enforced for
bidding owners Of billiard or poll
tables to allow minors to take part in
any game and prohibiting the sale Of
fermented drinks to minors.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe is president Of
the Papeterie club OF. Newport, R. T.,
which has fourished for eight or nine
summers. It is club Of women who
lend each other their paper covered
novels, and meet to talk them over.
They have. q glossary Of terms by which
they express their opinions of a book.
3: means that tot they think < it was
wholly delightful; and the severest con-
domination is expressed by the letters
F. A. O. I.-fell asleep over it.
The, Woman s club of Lead. s. D.,
reports an excellent outlook for the
year g work. This club Joined the On
| Dakota federation in 1900. There are
three departments, literature, history
and music, all Of which are doing good
work, with full membership. The open
meeting is on Saturday evening, and
zach club member is privileged to bring
i two guests. ia IS
It took the women Of Indianapolis,
! both club women and others, to success
! fully close up the saloons in that city
en- Sunday. Every woman who Oula
made it her business to watch the sa-
looms on that day, and as result seven
arrests were. made. Before noon five
j violations Of the Sunday closing law
were telephoned in to the police by
women and the law enforced.
! Committees representing the Indiana
Federation of Women's clubs and the
! Indiana Union of Literary clubs will
meet in Indianapolis early in January
for the purpose of ascertaining whether
the two organizations shall amalga-
/ mate. Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker Of Den
I yer, Col, who is president Of the ma
tional federation, will meet with the
committees.
The Federation Of Women s clubs Of
!, Sioux City, Iowa, will organize loca;
& branch Of the Outdoor Ait League OF
: America, which is an auxiliary Of the
] American Civic association. During the
winter plans will be prepared and with
the coming of spring the club will wage
an active campaign with the "city
beautiful idea as it's aim. The school
house yards and Fairgrounds and TIT
yards surrounding the homes will com,
within the scope Of their work. as wei
as the parkways along the streets.
I The Current Event club Of lola, Kan.
:. has adopted resolutions asking the may
or and council to establish the office Q:
police matron and appoint some well
known woman to the position. This i
, the first formal step taken to secure sig
, natures to the position, but it will b,
brought up before all the women
;. clubs of the city during the next few
days, after which it will be presente,
to the council.
3 It will doubtless be interesting t
many clubwomen to know that Mrs
3 Webster Glynes, president Of the So
:. ciety Of American Women in London
: which cherishes the much discusse
: scheme Of establishing scholarships i
q English universities for American girls
. was for five years president Of Sorosi
!, Of New York. AS Mrs. Ella Dietz ely
! mer, she was chairman Of the advisor
board Of the General Federation o
: Women IS clubs from 1883 to $780, an
did much toward perfecting the organ
cation Of that body.