Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-27
CLUB CHAT.


an inlcroftiur meeting this week M the
homo of Mrs NJ, J.. Dougll The pro.
gram consisted of two papers one by
Mrs IT, " MoSlc and one by Mrs Apr
tha Ridges both dealing with the lNcs
Of their mothers, who were among the
pioneers, Events connected with their
joining the church, were de.
tailed the narration being most inter.
csting, BESIDES these papers was u
plano selection rendered hy Miss Chlrc
Dougnll and the tflur was altogether
a most entertaining one, \ feature
of the afternoons business. was the
election al Mrs. Sugn Young Gates is
prcsldont IN place of Mrs ~ T. Duu.
gan who win be- unable 10 perform lbn
duties The next meeting win be- hul
nj culdorg Park In celebration NJ lho
entrance of the pioneers
There was special meeting yoslcr.
duyday Of the new directors NJ the b..
dies Literary club at the club house.
The new standing committees also met
FOR 'ho purpose ~ clcotluE chllmpn
for the oneulug year.
Representatives. Of many uatlmaliDlrs
are working amicably together ap
members Of the Horny Booth House
Womuns club This organization has
the distinction Of being perhaps the
only ono In existence IN which women
of such widely divergent racial origin
meet Tor the advancement # them,
selves and for the consideration Of mat.
tcre pertaining To the general good.
such body would no doubt bp mpos.
siblc anywhere hut IN cosmopolitan
chicago, Miss Emma plschol Is the
leader
Tho Henry Booth social settlement
Was oponod iu lNnN, product and pro
logo Of the chicago Ethical society at
l3b West Fourteenth place. rlphl I'm the
hoult Of the ghetto district get In a
region whore many Irish families have
also gathered, with Grumms ana num-,
hers ~ other naiionulitiog, The Wo,
mans club was begun come time later
about four years uRu william NuNrf
WHg the nrsl head resident succeeded
10y Miss Gertrude Raruum Miss Mary
Icnnry temporarily took charge of the
work after Miss BnWm lofl ID for
other dutics, then cnmo Miss ply,hCl
who haa been hrnd resident two yours,
An these women have hnl am effective
SHIRE IN the uphuldng ana roRoncMls
ing influences of the Henry Booth
House Womm'H club, and Mrs llntlio
Morse, the lllst vice president nnd Soc
and president Of the club N credited by
her fellow workers with having accom-
plishod much IN behalf Of the 0rRuniHa,
ton ana Nv members,
In Illinois the clubNomcn have
lonrned that, while petitions sometimes
have effects II ~ unusually necessary
10 follow up the petitions The Illinois
State Federation has appointed a new
committee which II calls the Wcuryug
committee The object Of the commit,
tee a 10 hring about better conditions
IN state charitable institutions AZ
described IN a local noWHpa per II win bu
"a reserve force of experts In the gontlo
art of wonrNIng whose services VIII be
called into reputation only when local
club workers nnd that they can do
nothing, Then the committee VIII div.
cond upon lhot institution by day ana
by night In season and oul Of season,
IN good weather and In had weather II
win haunt that institution until rs
oniclals succumb from sheer exhaustion
ana promlgc TO be- good - Wcarylng
committees arc needed IN every fed
Grafton,
Educational, industrial and "ln,n
chest" committees now are AucoosHlul'N
maintained IN the club good work boz
INK done IN al departments The odu'
catlonnl committee pledges Itself ~
nee that three OF The club mombors visit
each week one or moro Of The public
schools OF the vicinity Prior ~ the
commencement OF the club work spirit
~ nnlRgonIsm ~ the school work ami
teachers prevailed In the nolghborhood
This has been almost entirely removed
by the visits, talk and influence Of tho
educational committee members, TINS
committee also provides music, neigh,
borhood talent usually being employed,
AT one OF the nolghborhood night schools
every Friday night II N hoped also 10
establish ana Keep open public bath
M the Washburno school shortly, the
school puplla tn have tho use Of ms
bath every day ana the adults Of the
vicinity every night,
The industrial committee has not yet
completed some Of Nv most interesting
plans, but ~ working well toward their
progress The members Of the Inca
chest committee make tiny, nont gor.
menis for the uHo of the very youthful
members and the less financially fortu'