The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-07
Echoes Of Woman's Clubs
"E.ndr.eht n..h. n. oht.--A United Give.

ed with Mrs. Butterfield, but with
yourself as we'll. II she chides you
for something she does 1t SO grac-
iously you feel like repeating the of
Tense that you may experience anoth-
er such Gliding. You know, criti-
cisms that never offend, and praises
that never iatter, are everywhere &C.
ceptable when they are taken in the
spirit of fairness and good humor in
which they are expressed.
Mrs, Butterfield Is not second to
our national president, Mrs. Decker,
In gracefulness 7of manner, and per-
feet ease as a presiding officer, and
an intimate acquaintance OF hers
who was classmate at school, for
she Is Idaho bred, told me 1t was ev-
er thus with her. That all this ease
and graciousness was ITO the manor
born" and that our state president
knew nothing else at home or abroad
| Indeed we are to be congratulated
on our choice OF president, and we
should endeavor to follow her foot
steps in this respect, for truly it is a
quality we should cultivate.
| Mrs. Decker, our general fedef-
alton president says all club women
i must be good natured all the time.
That they should never give way to
temper no matter what happens and
when you meet and know Mrs. Deck
err, you can readily believe she is a
/ woman who puts her sermons into
practice. She is indeed a most charm
/ ing person, who believes that cour-
tesy not only benefits the person to
whom it is shown, but the one OK
| tending the courtesy as well, and
/ that it is the little courtesies that
make the most lasting Impressions
/ Victor Hugo says we should feal
ourselves, that the greatest dangers
are from within US, and this / fully
believe to be true. Obstinacy and
prejudice discomfort and fault-find
4 ing are weaknesses from within thai
we should fear.
Sometimes when you say woman
has strong character, 1t means thai
she Is obstinate and self-willed, sht
positively will not be convinced, re
cause she does not wish 10 be. She
i will follow her own mil. and have
her own way whatever happens, ant
i is generally faiiuie In life. Sht
believes in ruling. a thing tina. ne
woman should attempt lactful ant
| thoughtful qualities are what make
4 women admirable. Some people Oh
Il ject to diplom acy in woman, hi
the most successful home makers ant
club women of my acquaintance, arr
what ! call diplomats, not ,fulers.
il Max O'Rell says, that Qdeen Eli
zabeth and Queen Victoria enjoyed
the two most successful reigns II
. English history, and that their great
est merit rested in the fact that the.
, did not rule, but reigned. The,
were both practical and thoughtful
| and considerate of others. Tact is,
believe the most helpful quality
!, club woman can possess, and goo
nature next. / recall reading by al
unknown author, something lik
this: Talent is something, but tao
is everything. 1t Is not 9Th sense
but it is the life of all five. The in
, terpreter of all riddles, the sur
mounter of all difficulties, the re
) mover of all obstacles. Useful in al
places at all times. Talent is power
but tact is skill Talent knows wha
: to do, but tact knows just how to d,
i it. Talent is wealth, but tact |
ready money, and carries against tai
ent, ten to one.
\ A woman may be brilliant, blu
not too much SO II she wishes to b
liked and popular, lest her less-tal
ented friends grow weary of her. Elk
. IRENE woman seldom take the trou
!, BILE to please or be charming, and ar
i apt to leave unpleasant memorie
behind them. 1T takes soft voice
pleasant manner and fine courage
!, for a woman to deny herself, but !
she is tactful, these qualities ar
, not wanting. 1t is with flowers, a
! with moral qualities; the brighte
, ones are sometimes poisonous, but
, have been told, never, the swee
ones.
Alexander Dumas said that womel
| were not given boards, because the,
J would never have been able to keel
. still and silent while being shaved
J But evidently Dumas had neve
known a tactful woman, else h
/ would have learned better.
Judge Goodwin, In commenting Of
J John Stuart Mills, says, If he foun'
a man in the gutter, he would g
| home and write an elegant eulogy OF
the subject, but would leave the mai
, lying in the gutter. Now my tact
full woman would help the man on
, of the gutter, and then tell the Incl
dent in such way as to leave
, good moral lesson with the listeners
, Do you ever think what thing Q
!, give-and-take, life is? We are con
stantly taking in and giving out. W.
, take pattern, lessons and thought o
others, and in turn others receive tn
same from us. How important then
, that our own pattern that we SEM
, out, should be built on the lines Q
, perfection; that our lessons shoul'
| be well learned, and that on
thoughts should be pure. Then, too
this exchange is not only happen
; ing in the course of human events
but 1t is an act of justice to ourselve
J and others. We should not be spon
, gers, always taking In, and never let
ting any of it go out to others. ]
we give away good deed, it return
to us four-fold, and thus increase
, our capacity, for then we have tn
four-fold to give away again, and b.
returned to us in the same manner