The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-01-24

. CLUB NOTES q


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
"A meeting has been called for dele
gates from the several women's clubs
OF Idaho to meet in Boise, January 30.
ior the purpose of organizing a state
RECREATION Of these clubs. TO this
meeting Mrs. c. w. Shaff was eiectsd
as delegate from the Tsceminicum
club Of this city. g..
me Tsceminicum club held its rex-
ular meeting last Saturday ut the home
OF Mrs. Killing. Mrs. Oreenburx dis
cussed "Germany's Place a. a World
POWER" Mrs. Moore narrated the old
German legends and dipped into the
folk lore stories in way that made
the members wish that they could re-
view their childish faith that reposed a
glad belief in every thing. As a cur
rent topic Miss Allen reviewed the life
work of Theodore Thomas
The Bethel parliamentary club will
be reorganized this week. A meeting
for that purpose will be held at Mrs.
Barnett's on Friday afternoon where
officers will be elected. This club did
excellent work under Mrs. Halves di-
rection last year.
The Time was when a club woman
was not just sure herself that she
wanted 1t widely known that she was
such, and even her friends spoke of it
quietly and guardedly. There were wise
misgivings concerning the home, the
husband and the children of this Mrs.
Club Woman.
But the time that looked upon the
new woman" with mistrust is gone
just as the time that said that slavery
shall exist between such and such lines
has gone-just as the time that doubt
ed achievements in any line has gone.
1t is not so remarkable-the place the
club woman holds today-as it is re-
markable the place she did hold twenty
years ago, and the wonder is, why were
minds then so narrow?
Farmers had their meetings and
discussed their farms and exchanged
plans and ideas. Merchants met and
fixed prices and salaries. Politicians
wrote and spoke and persuaded and
pied, but mothers were expected to
learn to rear their children by rearing
them. A mothers congress was made
light of not only by men but by the
women themselves. How could a
woman look after her children and be
dressed up presiding at Mother S
congress" but it was never asked
How could man look after his wat
ermelons or apple trees and be presid-
ing at farmers meeting"
1t is remarkable that a country SO
progressive as the United States was
so long recognizing the needs of its
women. 1t has long been demonstrate
ed that intercourse between nations
and states and cities is necessary, else
why the cables and steamers, telegraph
lines, telephones, railroads and electric
car lines? An exchange of thought
and methods is necessary, else why a
cabinet and congress and the several
departments of government?
Then why not organizations for
women to educate to develop to broad
en- their view? Every force that fills
a woman's mind and soul with keener
spirit makes her better home maker
and better mother. Contact with
other minds develops her own, while
an undeveloped mind narrows and
stunts the growing child mind in
trusted to her keeping by the duties OF
motherhood. Mastery of self Is
learned by meeting other natures and
dispositions and until woman Is
master Of herself abe is not capable Of
directing household. s-@ g.
Just as the man who was interested
and alert at the farmers institute vas
able to put before the meeting in an
intelligent and scientific way his ideas
and. meshods-who saw something
worth while in the attempts and re-
suits OF his fellow workers-was the
best farmer, the best neighbour and the
broadminded progressive citizen. Just
so the woman who has energy enough
to provide for her children for an aft
ernoon and can dress up and be an in
telligent, active and harmonious part
of a woman's organization for the up
uplifting. broadening and strengthen
ing of her woman's soul. will be bet
ter wife and mother, a better, kinder
neighbor and more inteihgeht anu