The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-13
Club Women and Simple Life.

The Club Woman and the Simple Life
with the remark. among other things. that
the simple lfo in the last analysis is found
TO be anything but simple. Miss Buckbec re-
sponded to the toast, saying that nothing ap-
parontly could be further apart than the cub
woman and the simple life The club woman
hereelf wes admittedly complex and as for
the simple life. sho had no faith that club
women could succeed In returning TO that
rolio Of barbar1sm, because club women like
10 do things and do them well. She thought
greater simplicity and Increased frequency IN
entertaining might bc good thing, but in
the simple life OF the past she club
woman expressed no faith
Future of Our Club.
Mrs. Powers prefoced the next toast with
an exquisite little poem entitled, Tho Years
s TSo fird L. eoTm9nn ~ o P TesPonded r to fsS toast
prefaced her toast with the story OF
fter-dinner speaker who apologlzed for his
'Demosthcnes is dead, Cicero has also passed
away md really I'm not feeling very WE'LL
The speaker outlined briefly tho historical
growth OF women's cluho and thought their
mission had been largely educational With
n fow antcipatory remarks preparatory to the
coming years work her toast was concluded.
sour City"
Mrs- Powers. In introducing Mrs. Peare who
Senator John Allen of Mississippi and his
homo town. Tupelo. as being equally appn-
cable to Salt Lake. Senator Allen. like tho
Denyoritcs. cXtols his town upon every occa-
sion, until 10 oil the old-timers II is ''old
story" A new Senator, however. wos i'm
pelled by tho Senator's enthusiasm to inquire.
How largo place is Tupelo, anyway. SEN
ator Allen replied. "oh, about tho size Of
New York City. II ien't entirely built up Yet.
Mrs Pease looked back TO q fow years ago.
when our city was not 30 beautiful even as
now. and then forward TO Zion. tho Beau
tiful.' and tho many improvements she fore-
cav would be made, and detailed the beauties
or the valley as seen from our new boule-
ward and city 1t will be In 1870 with
q population OF 10000.
"The Men, Our Lords and Masters"
Mrs. T. w. whiteloy responding to the
toast. The Men. Our Lords and Mnsters"
i don't feel equal to IT." She outlined briefly
woDan.e historical relations with her better
half and followed with very appreciativc
talk upon the given subject
What My Club Means.
Mre, Helen Kimball responded TO tho toast,
What Ny Club Means TO Me- and the
timent What We Give. Wo Have" Her
clubs. not only as means OF education but
because the club PLACES women In their right
ful field OF public usefulness
Sermon by Charter Member.
Mrs. clesson S. Kinney was given "A Ser
mon by Our Charter Member Mrs Kinney
said that although she officiating in a
new capacity as tho club preacher, she was
resolved TO follow the motto of the clubwoman
which is always 10 do what you given to
do She took Two texts. tho hrst being Sec
related several exceedingly witty original Isi
stories. illustrative OF her first text Her sec
ond text was Have Strong Opinions. but Do
Not Be Too Fixed In Them" She told a very
entertaining story OF Scotch minister who
was remarkably successful in his parish. and,
when asked tho reason, eaid. ''All you have
10 do whom things go right Is to say. Well
done. but when things go wrong don't say
anything" Mrs. Kinney pictured tho typical
cluowoman as frm In her opinions. but not
dictatorisl; sympathetic. resourccful always
gracious, ond particularly that does not
bear tho burden heavily that It keeps her
awake at night Like Cato who constantly
and at cvorY opportunity predicted the de-
structlon OF Carthage by the attitude OF the
members. confident Of the result OF their ef-
1orts. VIC should have a successful. restful
and happy club Mrs. Kinney concluded with
pledge OF service from each club member
to the new president,
Club Dues.
Mrs. L. S Deane responded TO the toast
Club Dues. She wrought out In Imngina-
tion an Ideal club session. in which all was
just as IL should b. II replete with
humor and many bright hits and references
TO the past years exporiences
Clubwoman Of 2OO6.
Mrs. Stowc closed the programme with
very clever original poem, which pictured IN,
clubwoman of 3n6. The poem told tho story
OF her complete grasp of the world which is
now mans, and her ultimate return 10 the
home as representing tho greatest OF her ON
portupittcs. Tho poem exceedingly hi,
morous, and yet strong in portrayng the best
lifo OF woman.