The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-22
CURRENT EVENTS
DEPARTMENT MET
FRIDAY. WITH MISS JULIA NOR
GAN HARDING IN CHARGE.
Mrs. Edward FranxheIrr Presided and
Talked Preceding Meeting on
Subjects OF Interest.

Another interesting meeting OF the
Current Events Department OF the
Woman's Club was held in the A. o.
l. W. rooms Friday afternoon. with
Miss Julia Morgan Harding in charge.
Preceding the meeting. Mrs. Edward
Franzheim. chairman OF the depart
ment. gave talk OF interest TO all.
Mrs. Franzheim read a statement
from the president. Mrs. Julian G.
He2rne, and the board OF directors OF
the Woman's Club. requesting all its
members TO do their Christmas sbop-
ping early. No member OF the club is
supposed 20 shop after O'Clock. This
VIII be welcome news TO the mer-
chants. who have already complied.
with the wishes OF the women of the
city and vicinity.
Mrs. =. Dup Thomson gave n shor,
talk concerning the Drama League. OF
which Mrs. Walter Kelley is the able
chairman. She read Drama League
bulletins. and told OF the work OF the
( league.
7 Miss Harding talked OF the Month
sorri system or teaching. and said
4 Madame Montesorri will sail soon from
Naples Tor America 20 look over the
neld which Is represented by the sew
enty pupils OF her school. Madame
Montisorri viii give a lecture I'm the
White House, where she will be en-
tertained, and will give moving mic.
lures Of the schools in Rome. which
are worthy OF any ones consideration.
Miss Harding told OF her visit TO these
schools. and OF the beautiful convent
gardens and the convent cloister. and
the way they do their work She spoke
or the founder OF the school as being
very peculiar. though attractive.
She reviewed the address OF Prof.
Nolsenberg on sociology and eficien-
cy. He said life is made so mechan-
zeal that our senses are becoming dull
and We do everything with a force of
habit without turning to either side
TO see danger. This accounts for so
many accidents. The Montisorri sys-
TEN educates all senses Che spoke of
so much slovenly literature being
placed before the public to-day. and es-
pecially I'm the hands Of the Younger
generation. The great lawyers of the
early DAYS read only good books. Miss
Harding gave a detailed account OF the
work by Dean Wooster in the Panama
Canal and his eighteen years work in
the Philippines. She spoke OF the no.
litical situation In the Philippines.
The natives OF the Philippines have a
Spanish instinct II looks like trouble
4 viii result unless they change the ap-
pointment OF officials in that country.
She spoke OF the American Marconi
scandal and the view Of the English
newspapers on the subject II Ameri-
can officials had acted as Sir Rufus.
fhRr~ -. n
told of Winston Churchills demand
for an increase in English and German
naval forces.
The people Of England are in the
thrOes Of n terrible trouble which
points 10 general strike. The union
societies are increasing violence and
wish 10 own and operate the shops.
The labor trouble is very acute in
England
u seems. said Miss Harding. the
Balkan trouble Is not over. and more
viii be heard later. King Ferdinand
is in danger Of losing his throne She
spoke Of the death Of Price Collier
and OF his fine works Of travel The
last subject was tho Mexican situation
Miss Harding said there are $1,000 O0O
MeNicars and only 10000 vote. The
English interests I'm Mexico are one
third as large as that Of the Ameri
cans. Germany IS I'm sympathy with
IT," MeVicans and thinks the Mexicans
viii never receive orders from Ameri
cans. The President is inst merely
waiting 10 see what will happen. and
Is not capable 81 handling the situa.
ton as did his predecessor. President
Taft Taft had the experience and
had everything TN readiness should the
Mexicans give trouble She thinks
lluerta will welcome intervention.