Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-04
CLUB CHAT.

Mrs. Charles O. Plummer gave her
Illustrated address, on japanese art for
the Womans Home Missionary society
at the First Methodist Episcopal
church this week.
The Woman's club met this week
with Mrs. A. j. Johnson on Third East
street. Mrs a. T Sanford read a pa
per prepared by Mrs. V, II Pease on
california and Her old Missions"
The Ceofan met Tuesday with Mrs.
Charles Wells, Mrs W. d. Ritter gave
critical comments on the play Of
Henry "" and Mrs, II. l.. \. Gunner
a study OF the character Of Henry "
There was called meeting OF the
Daughters Of the Confederacy this
week I'm the parlors Of the Kenyon ho-
tel. at which important business was
considered.
The current events and current liter
allure section OF the Ladies Literary
club met yesterday afternoon at the
club house Mrs. $. w. Merrill read
n paper on "Diaz and his Country
and Mrs. Aaron Keyser reviewed lie
That Breaketh Bread with Me- by
Mlh' IL W. 4hi'N'.
Clubwomen In general, and members
Of the Mothers congress m parucu-
lar viii be interested In the follow
ing clipping from a Washington, ID, c"
| paper:
Ii is an announcement Of uncommon
interest to women generally and especi.
! ally TO the constantly widening ana
inclusive cldcle Of those who have the
/ training Of the children and the better
| ment Of child conditions at heart thaI
President Roosevelt has acceded to IN.
request Of the National Congress OF
Mothers 10 deliver an address before
the coming convention OF the congress
In Washington This viii be, 1t is stat
| ed, the first time that the chief execu'
tive OF the nation has delivered a for
| NAL address before a gathering or Wo
men only. and their success is some
thing naturally on which the Natlona
Congress Of Mothers are felicltatini
themselves In order to assure th'
presence Of the president, 1t appears, |
has been necessary to hold the event
little earlier than planned. the date be
ing fixed for the week from March i
to II. and the presidents address I,
be given March is. The subject OF tn
chief executives discourse at this hap
by event has not been intlmated a
yet, It seems; but In view Of his wei
known ideas In the line Of the society
propaganda IL is not difficult to hazart
a guess as TO the trend Of his utter
ances on the notable occasion when h
faces for the first time I'm his otiicia
character an assembly chiefly com
posed Of mothers and homemakers. An
other noteworthy feature Of the com
ing congress, and one that Is lndicativ
Of the broad outlook Of the leaders.
the observance for the first time Of a
international day" when the amba'
sailors Of foreign nations viii speak o
the subject OF childhood conditions /
their respective countries Anothe
day II should be noted is TO be apprc
priately given to the consideration &
moral and religious training In Oh
home, with eminent prelates and lead
, ers as speakers.
Massachusetts, clubWOmen are show
, | ing commendable interest in tho art
and crafts movement, a moyemer
which made its American debut In IN
! | Bay state, The state federation pres
. | ident also is chairman OF the organza
, tons committee on arts and craft
/ Among the occupations studied by III
clubwomen are rug and mat maliInI
basketry, beadWork, sewing, knlttln
, and embroidery, as we'll as the require
J ments OF artistic articles Of furnitur
Above all things else the endeavor
being made 10 impress upon the clu
, members, and through them upon IN
: community at large the truth whic
a Millet expresses In these words, 18th
! suitable is the beautiful"
II is generally conceded that Massa
: chusetts has the best chld labor Law
OF any state In the Union: New Yor
takes second place and Illolnos, WI
! consln and Colorado, whose laws q
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