Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
WOMAN'S CLUB
WORK FOR YEAR
Is OUTLINED
Program of Meetings to be Held
During Season is Issued
by the Committee.
GOOD ROADS ONE THEME
Solomon Versus Modern Woman" An
other-Take Up the Domestic
Problem in Detail.

club for the coming year has been
outlined and is full of interesting fea-
lures. In addition to the program as |
here printed the committee has ar
ranged to give civic day luncheon |
some time in March will will be in |
charge of Mrs A. l.. Moore, chairman
of the committee on civic improve
ment. Good speakers from out of
town will be present and one of the
principal topics for discussion will be
Good Roads and How TO Get Them.
the program in full will be announced
at a later date.
At least two open meetings will be
held during the fall, the first in the
early autumn by the noted author and
editor, Mrs Kate Epson Clark of New
York, on Solomon Versus the Modern
Woman" and the other which will be
held in October will be n mass meet
ing to be addressed by Dr. J. w. Pet
tit. founder of Ottawa tent colony. who
will speak on The Cure of Tuber-
culosis."
There will also be a musical during
the year by some musician of note
Each meeting viii be opened with
music by some composer and sketch
of his life will be read.
The Domestic Problem.
r One of the principal features of the
program will be a discussion of the
, domestic problem. which. by free ex-
IpressiOn of opinion from both sides if
possible, the ladies hope to discover
why this form of work is avoided as
long as it is possible to find anything
a else TO do. The members of the COM
mittee. of which Mrs. Frank Gates
i Allen is chairman, are anxious for
e suggestions or additions to the out
lined program and will be gladly re-
4 ceived.
!. The program as outlined is as fol-
lows:
Saturday Afternoon, Oct. 10.
= Presidents day and payment of an
. rual dues.
Greetings from Norway and Swe-
i den'-Mrs. George Arthur Stephens,
t president 190S-09.
What 100000 Women Are <Doing
e "a report of the biennial at Bostom
W Mrs. Frank Gates Allen president
k 1904-05
"a Word from the Shut in Society -
n Mrs. Julia Mills Dunn, president
r. 1905-OG
E. Willing Service"-Mrs George H
Huntoon. president 10000 and 19O6-O7
"a Summer on Lake Michigan
IN Mrs. Harry Ainsworth. president 1907
IN 0S
G.atus
Address, "A Career What Is Ito
~ Madam Qui Vive. journalist.
- Saturday Afternoon, Dee. IL.
Holiday Problems
Christmas Shopping (a) "Wha
u Shall We Buy?"-The Consumer.
e League. OBJ when Shall We Buy?'
" The Tardy Shoppers. Co 9TH,
Clerks Point of View"
IL The Ethics of Gifts. (a) "Weddin:
I'll Gifts'-Are they burden or a bless
lie ing? OBJ christmas Gifts"-To Civ,
ne or not to give.
General discussion.
I'd Saturday Afternoon. Jan. o.
We Address, Oriental Rugs (as deliy
81 cred to the Chicago's Woman's club
~ Illustrated by choice examples from
the collection of Pushman Bros. &c
e. IT. Pushman.
of SATURDAY Afternoon. Feb. II.
in Program in charge of Mrs Croswell
ell to be given by the study department
n Saturday Afternoon. Feb. IA.
Us Every Day Problems.
H. ''The Relation of the Woman's Gu
o. to Employed Women"
'The Problem of Hospitality"
Good Housekeeping Out of Doors.
~ l-ta) Clean Streets; CD Disposal G
Tn Garbage.
IL, 1.-The Domestic Problem"
ho General discussion.
TX Saturday Afternoon April H.
% "How Can a Women Earn Her Ii,
10 ing?" (three minute talks) TIL
all teacher. stenographer, dressmakins
musician, writer, telephone operator
housekeeper, home baker, milline
=. social secretary, lawyer, librarian
nurse. physician. dentist, minister
bookkeeper, telegrapher, interior de,
orator, artist, caterer. clerk. actres.
oil lcarvasser, governess, typesetter
nd General Which do yo
a choose?
he saturday Afternoon, May o.
ilk Annual meeting with reports fror
irt chairmen of all departments an
of standing cimmittees.
ngl General discussion on work for con
rk ing year
Election of officers by Australia
ballot.
June or July.
Garden party for members at AlIel
ny dale.
ed Husband Was Cruel.
to Mrs. Catherine Barker of this cit
- has filed a suit In the circuit clerk