Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-19
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The Rocky Ford Woman's Club had an
extra session last Saturday. 1t was not
called by the President, and did not meet
to revise the tariff. It was the "Vice-
Presidents Day" and was just called to
make good session that had been miss
cd earlier in the year. but it was an i'm
portant meeting nevertheless, for It had
for guest Of honor the President Of the
State Federation Of Woman's Clubs, Mrs.
Hollister Of Pueblo.
BY invitation the meeting gathered
with Mrs. W. D. Lewis, who 10 vies-prss-
idsnt Of the local club. at her new and
eommodious home on N. Eighth street
instead Of the Library Assembly Room.
The club has very large membership
since the bars Of sxelusivensss were
thrown down and the house was well
filled by the attendance. The soeialabl-
ity Of the meeting was enhanced by the
home environment and the ansbility Of
the hostess Of the day. and the program
was very entertaining one. The prin-
eiple feature. Of course, was an address
by the State President She talked on
Federation. pointing out its advantages
and illustrating them by citing some Of
the things dono by the Colorado stats
federation. Some Of these were: sxtsn.
sion Of the travelling library scheme. ss-
tablishment Of the Scholarship Loan
Fund-by which last is meant the club
funds loaned without interest to aid de-
pendent girls in getting higher education.
Increasing interest in the exercise Of wo-
man suffrage: This the speaker defined
as a duty. from which no good citizen.
male or female. should want To be excus-
ed. President Lincoln had laid It down
as a maxim that everyone who shared in
the blessings Of good government should
display an active interest in its defense.
The speaker held that good homemaking
was the first duty Of womankind. but it
was not her whole duty. and she insisted
that the intelligent woman was the wo-
man who had the best appreciation Of
her home and home obligations. and her
intelligence along this and other lines
was enhanced by her club association.
One particularly good point the speaker
made was to child idlsness, which she
declared was every bit as dangerous ~
the child labor evil. about which we hear
much; and upon which the woman's
clubs Of the country were bsstowing .
good deal o: their interest That our
club women are truly up-to-dats was well
evidenced when the speaker declared
that forestry was q matter the women
were bound to take an interest 10. Shs
proclaimed herself an active partizan o,
Roosevelt and Pinehot IN the measures
they were taking for forest preservation
and announced that she was to Jay a.
early official visit to the Cripple Crssl
country to FIRE the enthusiasm Of tiss golt
camp for protection Of its tree area
She urged federation among clubs chief
ly on the ground that in union thsrs b
strength and federation added greatly te
the strength and thereby the effectiveness
Of club aims.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess; after which the guest Of honor
was driven over to the new library for a
visit Of inspection. She eomplimsntsd
the ladies' Of the club on their active m
tsrest in the securing and maintenance
Of public library, accounting Il one oi
the best movements they could give
their energies to in any community.
A well-attended meeting Of the Sans
Souei Club was held with Mrs. Msuds
Phillips last Tuesday week.
Roll call was answered with quotations
from the essays and writings Of James
Russell Lowell. and was followed with q
fine biography Of this American author
which was read by the hostess.
Several selections were given by differ
ent members and the program was clos
cd with discussion on "Lows!ls Liter
ary Career"
Considerable business Of importance
was attended to and = social hour brouRh,
the enjoyable meeting to close.
The next meeting will b with Mrs. W.
D. Mcpherson on March %.
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