The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
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.HE most important event Just at

planning to have an interesting time on
federation day, February 5, when es'
pecial demonstrations OF electrical de-
vices for household use will be made,
Much of the credit for arranging the
programme is due to Miss Gertrude Nc
Cheyne, the head OF the state commit
tee on home economies, and member
OF the Agricultural college faculty.
Miss McCheype has been connected
with university extension work Tor
years in Indiana and has managed such
demonstrations many times. In con-
nection with the men IN charge OF the
ftroundup' she has arranged for a
special train from Salt Lake and Ogden
to carry the club women to Logan on
February 5, and they will leave here
at s O'Clock, returning after the after.
noon programme. The club women of
logan have arranged everything for
their comfort, and luncheon will be
served at the college on the arrival OF
the train from the south. Mrs. \. J..
Gorham, the president of the state fed
eration, is to be one of tho speakers,
giving a talk on what has been done III
the line of household economics by the
7 women of the general federation under
whose direction have been established
movable schools such as the farm
ers now have, for the benefit Of the
housekeepers, even in the country dis.
tricts, the women who have heretofore
thought the club movement for leisured
, women only. In speaking of the same
thing the Idaho Club Woman, pub
Eshcd at Boise saws:
"Since the household expense bill for
the United States is over 10000, ,00O,.
900 annually, or expressed in another
way some one has said that four6fths
of the annual income of the family is
spent by the housewives for food, shell
ter and clothing, it seems that lessons
on the economic and nutritive value of
foods; the economic value of clothing,
food for growing children, preservation
OF foods. setting The table and serving
the meals, the hygiene OF the home,
house plans and the furnishing and dec.
Grafton of the house, the management
of the house and tho use of modern
eonvenienccs should be taught
The Ladies Literary club celebrated
Friday the birthday of the poet Burns,
and programme OF unusual interest
was gwen IN commemoration of the
event The Rev. P. A. Simpkin was the
one speaker of the afternoon and he
gave q sketch Of the life and works OF
Surns together with an appreciation of
his place in literature. which will be
remembered as one of the masterful
topics presented before the club. With
2 kindly insight into the cause and the
conditions which went to make the
character OF Burns, the speaker vet
held that his contribution to life's
philosophy and TO The literature of bis
age was not surpassed by any one poet,
rot. of course, including the dramatists.
following his talk which was listened
10 With intense interest, Mr.. simpk,n
red ed a number OF selections, including
The Cottar's SATURDAY. Night !sTbe
Epistle to Young Friend and "To a
Mountain Daisy'I As a close Of tbo
afternoon. the music, all of it Scotch,
was given, Mrs. c, G. Snyder singing
three beautiful ballads, "Ye Banks |
snd Braes Of Bonnie Doom "Mv |
Jean y and mamie AVA; and the
newly organized Euterpe society under |
Mrs ". A. Wetzel. singing 80. Vert
Thou IN the Cald Blast and "The
Land of the Leal''
Next Friday Will be president 's
day at the Ladies Literary club and
there Will be special musical pro. |
gramme for that afternoon, the pro.
gTamme being In charge of Mrs. Mel. |
den. Mrs. B. B. Corliss will nlav
Songs Without Words by Mendels- |
sohn; Mrs. @. C. Snyder will sinp
double number, one of them being 2
heSt IN the Lord, ;, Mrs. j. F. Anderson
wlll play the ''Oberon overture bv
'on Weber, accompanied by Miss Voe1 !
ger Arthur Freber. Otto King and |
GqMge Coop wall play. two trios from
Sands will sing group of Gernan
Lieder. Miss Marie Hugbes " will pI, pIsV
harp solo and there will be double
number by the Euterpe society. Mrs
VIZ Wetzell, leader.
The club women Of the CITY erne. !
Ienced distinct loss in the death of !
Mrs' charlotte L. Gilchrist, the close
and an, valued friend of the late Mr.
hl1za X. Royle, and the second presj. !
Hent or The Ladies Literary club. To |
nose VINO recall Mrs Gilchrist in The
istsr years before sbe left Salt Lake
she was sweet and pracions nres'
ence, whom the younger members of
tne club delighted to honor Her bean.
u1ul verses written in celebration of
tne CLUBS thirtieth birthday are still
recalled as showing her marked abil;tv
ss writer, even in her advanced venrs
ohe was president of the club ia tLe
years 1878 and 1879 To her inspira.
Don was due much Of the good early
york of the club. for She and NJ
%
OF the club very real power for GOOD
IN the then new community.
The regular meeting of tho Irtab
S.enographic association was held Ri.
Sy DAY evening, January "a, in the law
norary OF the Walker Bank buildin@
interesting topics were discussed among
me members present. Miss Catherine
Jack read paper entitled '.Prenara.
lion for Stenographic Work. 3" which
Sas much enjoyed and heartily in.
1orsed by the entire meeting W N
heller also gave a brief recital Of
:. current Events" The question box
IS part Of each evenings programme.
and with rapidly growing member,
ship the. work Of tho organization is
proving interesting and helpful in the
stenographic field ."
The United Daughters of the rorfod.
eracy celebrated FRIDAY night the ono
hundred and sixth anniversary of the
birth Of General Robert T.. Lee tbc
meeting being hold al +bc hon, n "a