Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-23
WoMAN's CLUB MEETING.
Musical Program Followed by Address
BY Father J. J. Fitzpatrick.


\ we'll attended meeting of the
Woman's Club was held Wednesday
afternoon in Red Mems hall. with the
program in charge of the home and
education department. of which Mrs.
]. T. Pound is chairman. The pro-
gram opened with a graphophone num-
Der, a very pleasing arrangement of
the vocal solo, Forgotten" Miss Penn
berton gave on the piano "valse in
D.. (Chopin). and Mrs. Robert Valer-
tine, OF Conrad, with her sister. Mrs.
William Dooley as accompanist, gave a
vocal solo, and responded to an en-
core.
The address of the afternoon, which
was on Home and Education" was
given by Rev. J. ]. Fitzpatrick. Of st.
Mary's church, who held the close at
tention OF his hearers. The address
was much enjoyed. despite the fact
that many OF the audience did not
agree with the speakers views on the
matter of suffrage. DR.. Fitzpatrick
does not favor woman as mans rival in
the struggle for existence. holding
rather that she should seldom seek to
hold the reins. and never save when
man fails to do his duty. or she is left
dependent upon herself. Let her in
spire the force which does control,
leave the rough work to hands best
fitted for it. is his idea, and while he
thinks she should not be Disseminated
against in the endeavor to gain nee
essary livlihood, he holds that this Is
an exception and not the rule In a
woman's life. Reverence is a woman's
best guarantee against injustice. said
Father Fitzpatrick.
Home, he defined s the hottest of in
situations. OF divine establishment. In
its normal condition 1t is the nursery
OF virtue, the sanctuary Of goodness.
1t is the foundation Of society. and a
country will be no better than its
homes. He exalted home builders and
parenthocd, and referred to woman as
the refiner of the home. Woman en-
| bodies the beauty Of humanity. he said,
| but there is no gift without its obli-
| cations All training begins with the
love between mother and child. II
woman and her winsomeness make not
| for the divine. she is siren turing
! toward the rocks. 1t is a mistake 20
| think that artfulness is the essential
| training for woman. 1t is also mis-
take TO say that higher education I'M
fits woman for a home-builder
He traced briefly the manner OF
building an ideal home, saying that a
home should so far as possible breathe
comfort and even elegance, but never
enervating luxuriance. The art that
really adorns the home is the helpful
mind and heart. The speaker empha-
sized purity of tone thruou,. and scored
nudity in art. The chief treasure OF
| the home furnishings. he considered to
be the family library. OF importance
| in the home is the spirit OF reverence
or no less Importance is its handmaid
uoliteness. The spirit of obedience
flows also from reverence. and the
| commands Of the home should never
be given in impulse or anger. as tenn
| per poisons the atmosphere OF the
home Sincerity in the home was EN-
| phasize6. and also the fact that an
| ideal home requires sacrifceS and n
! deity. Woman suffers more and better
than man. therefore she is best guam
| fed for these sacrifices. Education Is
a domestic function much more thar
| realized. The three great moiding IN.
| fuences are the home. school. anc
church. working together In harmon!
and az one agent. He holds that it is
y mistake to regard knowledge as the
! principal need Of the child Three erea
| books are open to the child, nature
humanity and God, not separate ant
distinct from each other, but three
parts Of one great volume.
The program closed with NOR
nlea sing musical numbers, Doroth!
shove, with Miss winifred Chamber
lain as accompanist, singing "A DIS
appointment" and Ghosts tAans'
Land little Laura Donaldson, who sur
nrised those not having heard he
previously, with her advanced playing
giving an etude by Friml, and respond
ing to an encore with Dvoraks "Hu
moresgue."
Guests present from out OF tow
800 ,.iss Puth I.oree, OF Omaha; Mrs
george story. of Fremont, Neb:; MIS-
warren Gilbert, OF Marshfeid, MO.
and Miss Craig. of Chicago.