Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-07
CLUB CHAT,

Al the I4A0ltS l4lltlhl9 NANF
dav the Federation committee ON Tor
uStrv discussed the subject, Mrs. G, 3.
1Slnney opening and number of other
following In an interesting discussloh'
On Tuesday afternoon the WasatCh
Literary circle met with Mrs w; Is,
white. A large number OF members
and guests were present all or Whohh
listened with much pleasure to the pro-
gram of the afternoon. Mrs. FINER
Ieatherwood gave a comprehensive re-
srme of THE French Drama IN the
seventeenth Century The paper
treated Cornolle as the father or the
.asslc tragedy Of France, and the ere
ator Of the drama OF tragic situation
"The CID" and It's beauties were dwelt
vnon. IL was contrasted with later
,rorks by the same author, Corneille
and Racine were contrasted, as We're
slso "The cid" aud "Britannicus.' Ka-
zinc was considered as the writer or
character tragedy and introducer OF
love as the greatest and most uhlVersal
of all human passions.
Az commedians Moliere and Shake
sueare were compared. Inc paper
limited itself 20 Molere, the reiormer,
as seen In the plays Don Juan
oZaruffia" aud 1.-THE Nrlsanthrope'
Mrs. Byron Cummings assisted MrA'
Ieatherwood by reading portions from
these plays. Miss Emma cummings
gave a ten minutes talk on 'Ihe NORM
Sea Blunder" Mrs, Hall and MISS
Iauxhurst rendered musical selectois'
The Cleofan met Tuesday with Mrs
II I, A. Culmer at n G street. Mrs.
William Boothe read Il paper on the
"Uundred Years War" and Mrs Frank
Roberts gave sketch OF Joan OF Are
The Woman's club held no meeting
This week, but will meet next Tuesday
ot the home of Mrs IL, V. Pease.
The first biennial convention Of the
Catholic Women's National League
was held in Chicago recently, Mrs D.
u. Thorndke, who founded the league
Two years ago, presiding Nineteen
states sent delegates. and more than
100 women took part In the sessions,
The league Is the most modern and pro-
gressive organization Of its kind IN ex-
istence. Seemingly unhampered by us
eectarlan limitations, Il early became
afiillated with the general federation,
and has since been active In many or
That body. The league Is working for
the betterment of conditions surround
ing the insane and epileptic. and for
the protection of orphaned children. At
the convention two resolutions were
adopted, one pledging the influence Of
the league against the publication and
sale of bandit" literature. cause OF
so much crime among boys, and the
other opposing the offensive wording
Of the proposed state bill for oklahoma,
Indian Territory, New Mexico and ART
gona- Mrs. =. ]. O'Keefe, a former
member OF the Chicago board of edu-
cation. was elected president Of the
league for the next two years.
The women's clubs OF Boston set an
example to New York clubs IN the gem
erous interest they are showing IN the
newly established trade school for girls.
Several clubs, notably the Dorchester
Woman's club and the Tuesday Morn
ing Fortnightly, also OF Dorchester
have sent gifts OF money TO aid the
work. The school follows closely the
lines laid down by the Manhattan
trade school for girls In New York.
and gives free tuition 20 girls in the
sewing trades This does not mean
that It teaches girls to make their own
shlrtwaists, or even other peoples
shirtwaists; 1t means that the girls are
trained to the sewing trades, as carried
on in shops and factories, this being
the only practical method for large
numbers OF girls. Surely the indus
trial training OF girls is a subject that
should deeply interest clubwomen. That
II does in this state has been claimed
but the interest so far has been rather
theoretical than practical.
Amrican women view the English
club movement with certain disap-
proval, the English idea OF club be-
ing purely social. However, the social
club may be needed In England rather
more thsfl II is In this country. wo-
man correspondent OF the London Ex-
press throws light on this phase Of
club life for women: Ever since can
remember" she declares. "the compan-
ionship OF women has been voted a
nuisance by men. Men always like to
escape 20 the society Of their own sex
TWO men can sit together and enter
tain each other, but II Is supposed 70 be
iearfully dull II two women have 10
support each others company for an
hour even when that hour Is occupied
IN the agreeable task Of eating
Ihe enormous growth OF women's
CUBS has consolidated her lndepend-
ence and turned Il from a theory into
comfortable reality. There may be
some clubs which are centers for Cos
SIP and idling, but the clubs which are
composed Of women of Kindred inter-
ests open up n new field Of comarader,e
tor women With this comaraderle wo-
man enters into a new realization OF
her own worth.
III a man desires woman's society be
~ always free to come as n guest 10
her club, for women are far more hos
pinble than men. and do not lock their
clubs against the intrusion OF alien
guests. only In her club the woman
Iielsns. Man IL no longer cora.lled into
lne precincts as an envied prize. Tho
most luxurious couches, the library
me papers. the quletest and brlrhtest
rooms are reserved for members onlyi
ana woman has her sanctum In which
man Is not only undeslred. hut where
a.s presence would be a positive nuIs-
naturally this Is changing the as
peGt or society little. | know NJ Ieas,
inhlt dozen men who are OPENLY anx-
lous to get married, who want q corn.
P'hlon and friend In their w,.e and
40 not know OF any OF NV eirl no,
Iualhtances who are POSSESSED nv Inc
Salne desire for matrImony. AS women
conR self-gufilcing, man natnrati,,
wants them more ''' any