The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-12
SOME OLD LETTERS
Mrs. Mary Louise Strong Reads
an Interesting Paper Before
the Woman's Club
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION

The Kenosha Woman's Club opened
the new season of 1905 and 1906 with
their meeting at the pretty club rooms
in the Gilbert M Simmons library on
Wednesday afternoon, and large
majority of the members of the club
turned out to attend the opening ses-
sion Of the club. During the last few
mittee under the leadership of MRS.
C. H. Hurd, had re.decorated the
rooms of the club and they presented
a charming appearance.
The essayist for the first meeting
Of the year was Mrs. Mary Louise
Strong, and she presented a very
charming paper on the subject:
ssSome Old Letters" The paper of
Mrs. Strong told especially of the life
of Harriet Beecher, as shown in the
letters written and received by her.
There were many letters from Eliza
beth Barrett Browning, John G. Whit
tier, James Russell Lowell, and host
of other literary people who had been
friends of Mrs. Stowe, and all of these
letters showed the life of Mrs. Stowe
and the hard work she had given to
her work. The discussion of the
paper was led by Mrs. Charles G.
Brown, and during the discussion of
the paper many quaint old letters
we're brought in by members of the
club. These letters had great local
interest.
Preceding the regular literary meet
ing business meeting was held. AS
it was impossible for Mrs. Simmons,
the president of the club, to be pres
ent at the meeting, Mrs. James Cav
anagh, the vice president, presided.
In opening the meeting Mrs. Cav
anagh made short address to the
club members. She said:
sLadies:-You are all acquainted
with the details of the most unfortun-
ate accident which prevents your
president from being with you today,
and places the vice president in the
chair. None can regret this more
than /, yet am glad to assist her in
carrying on the work of the Woman's
club.
Except for this sorrow, we stand
today on the threshold of particu-
1arly bright and interesting years
work,
With the pleasing subjects given us
by the committee on miscellaneous
work, we have the fascinating sub
iect of Russia in the Historical
course, and the convention of feder-
ated clubs.
This is a great opportunity for us
and our friends, whom we are to COR
daily invite to attend the meetings.
We shall listen to high and progress
/ sive ideas that will enlarge our men
tai horizon. Only as we become in
terested in others and their work, do
we grow gracious, broad and SYM
pathetic. So let us make this time
to show our hospitality and make our
convention a success. Hoping that
we shall not have many meetings
without our president, | give you all
a welcome in Mrs. Simmons name
and my own.
/ At the business meeting the dele
gates to represent the Kenosha club
at the coming meeting of the State
Federation we're elected. The dele
gates will be Mrs. James Cavanagh,
Mrs. Charles G. Brown and Mrs. Sam
ue1 Reynolds, with Mrs. n. A. Rowe
and Mrs. Frank Lyman as alternates.
| A proposition was presented to the
club asking that fund be raised for
Uses in extending the benefits Of
higher education to the women of
Wisconsin, but no action was taken in
1.-THE matter.