The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-31

done 10 turn ana the hne frult was
Especially enjoyed. An unusual
number of invited guests were pres
,ent whose society the club greatly
enjoyed. Among them was Mr.. Blair
Of Belle Helene, Louisiana, who
made some interesting remarks near
the close Of the evening. After
singing "Auld Lang Syne" and God
BE With You Till We Meet Again."
the company went to- their homes,
satisfied with the pleasures of the
evening
Oskaloosa club women enjoyed q
rare treat Saturday afternoon in the
program of the open session of the
Philanthropic and Civic Department
of the Oskaloosa Woman5's Club, held
at the club rooms in the public IL
brary on South Market street The
day was fair and the attendance in
numbers was far above expectation.
In addition to the club membership
represented, there We're numerous
visitors. Even the men We're repre-
scented. Mrs. Blanche Reid, chair
man of the department, presided, and
Mrs. Maine Clayton, vice chairman,
assisted. This particular section of
J the Oskaloosa Woman's Club stands
for pure foods, cleanliness in private
and public house cleaning, public
parks and public schools. A program
OF unusual interest was presented
, for the afternoon and the department
, has set new standard for the other
divisions to equal this season. Misses
. Bernice Miller and Nettie McMurray
gave an instrumental duet, after
. which Mrs. Reid introduced DR.. NJ. F.
Boyd, city health physician, who lee
tured upon Educational Methods in
, Public Health Work" combating
: germs and how to prevent disease.
The talk was interesting and in
structive and had the close attention
of every member present. At the
conclusion of the address the Doctor
kindly offered to meet any questions
that the members of the club might
have in mind along the lines suggest,
ed by the subject matter OF the lee
! ture. The Doctor may have been ex.
| pecting a timid query or two, but he
was wholly nnprepared for the over
. whelming avalanche of questions
which he had unwittingly precipitat.
ed. He was staggered for moment
when almost every member present
gave evidence that she had a ques.
ton to ask. The Doctor faced the
onslaught without fiinching,o however,
and the question box part OF the pro.
gram developed as much interest as
, did the lecture itself. 1t developed
the practical side of home sanitation
and many useful suggestions We're
given. Taking up the subject of the
proposed Public Health exhibit, pro-
posed and favored by Doctor Boyd
and the Mahaska Medical Society,
the Doctor explained its scope and
intent and asked the support and the
cooperation of the Oskaloosa Wom-
ans Club, without which the society
could not hope to make the affair a
success. The matter was taken I'M
der advisement by the club and will
!,
when definite action will be taken. A
majority of the club are in favor of
the plan and it is likely the club will
join with the Medical Society and the
Health Physician in furthering the
project. Following the close of the
department program the regular bus.
mess session of the club was called
and routine matters were up for con-
sideration. The meeting was distiu.
guished by the admission by election
OF ten new members. Delegates and
alternates to the Sixth District Fed
Grafton meeting which is to be held
at Grinnell Wednesday and Thurs
day, Oct. 80 and 81, were announced
Delegates: Mesdames b. o. Jerrel
FF, Parker, Rhea Oppenheimer and
Fl. l.. Spencer. Alternates: Mes
DANES s. w. Jameson, Dave Ecken-
BON, F. ID. Reid and E. d. Mclean.
In addition to these many members
of the Oskaloosa club will attend as
visitors at the Thursday session. At
the last biennial meeting of the Iowa
Federation of Woman's Clubs, the
legislative committee of which Mrs.
James G. Barryhill, of Des Moines.
is chairman, offered resolution
which met with unanimous favor at
the hands of the delegate body, ask
ing that all Iowa clubs pass resolu-
tions asking for state legislation
striking out the word male" from
nartain cactionc of tho ctafa aauotifu