The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-11

The Ladies' Of the Leaf met last
Monday with Mrs. J. y. Wall. Az this
meetins the club took up the first oil
series of interesting programs on
Adam Bede. Mrs. Dexter was leader
for the day and read most excellent
paper on the moral teachings Of Geo.
Rliot's novels. by some mistake Mrs.
Dexter was assigned double duty on
the program. but the mistake was a
fortunate one for the club. for II would
have been difficult to find one who
would have added more interest 10 the
talk on Historic Background % since
Mrs. Dexter Is OF English descent, her
fathers boyhood home having been In
England near the plan OF action oi
Adam Bedc He had attended the
church Whero the Evans family at.
tended and his father played tho pipe
organ in the same church. "Hetty Tor
ref was roally Hannah Rocking a
servant girl In Derbyshire. and Mrs
Dexter's ancestors had known the ma.
kers Of the dress IN which Hannah
was hanged aud had seen the unfor
tunate girl ON her way TO execution
These and many other intcrcstinr
facts Mrs. Dexter told In way as
realistic as II she had been upon the
scenes. and closed by showing the
club photograph OF Dinah Morris
All other numborr Of tho program
we're creditably presented Mrs. Van
Dcnborg was elected delegate and
Mrs. Foster alternate to the Biennial
at ~. Paul. MINI. and after out
lining the course OF study for next
year. the club adjourned to meet on
the ninsteenth with Mrs. G. l. Ander.
son.
Mrs Sarah Plat Decker who is-wen
known among the club women Of Ard.
more. having attended the meeting OF
the Federation OF womens Clubs in
this city. has decided views on wo
men serving on iuries, Said Mrs.
Decker recently:
1T Is a remarkable thing that, al
though the women OF Colorado vote.
they do not serve on juries. | am not
quite sure that women shonld serve
on juries." said Mrs. Sarah Platt
Decker. president OF the general fed
GRAFTON OF women's clubs. Women are
untried In this particular she said.
Perhaps they would not lave quite
the necessary courage - cona't
But there is one thing OF which am
certain. No one could ever bribe a
Jury of women. In all my experience
I have neve- found woman who
would take a nickel" Sometimes the
initials do not make II clear whether
the taxpayer is a man or woman, and
In this way women have been served
with Jury summonses. and they always
ignored Il and the deputy returning
from trying to summon the belated
juror merely remarks; 1T was a lady,
your honor" and that ends IT, There
are few women in Colorado who think
that women should serve as Jurors
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rho nrto ct,,h mot NTH Mre Tupv
Friday afternoon, from two thirty un-
Ill fve O'Clock The meeting was well
attended and was among tho many
interesting meetings that the club has
held The roll call was answered by
each member giving a quotation from
Fate. Mrs. Hudson was leader for the
afternoon and read a carefully pre-
pared and interesting paper on Muril'
10 Mrs. Juny. the hostess for the club,
gave a character sketch of Nancy. The
selections were unusually interesting
Ohio was taken as the theme for Ia
BILE talk. Art galleries was the topic
OF discussion and many interesting
and instructive things were brought
out under this head. Mrs Ruth Ben
nett was n guest OF the club. Miss
Daisy Nichols was critic for the at
ternoon. After the regular pro'ran
for the afternoon had been rendered
the proposition Of preparing an ar
exhibit to take place in the near IN
ture was taken up and discussed. The
proceeds derived from same to hC
used IN buying pictures and other or