The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-11-19
The W0mans Club
Edited By The womans Club>

than to be 'mirthful for sweet mercy
sake".
The meeting of the club grows in in
terest and enthusiasm.
Mrs. Frank Marksbury, conducted
delightful meeting last Thursday
Miss Helen Gill has for her subject
this afternoon, Micheal Angel a
painter, sculptor and architect. Hi
noted picture, "the Last Judgement
and wonderful piece of statuary
David, will be discussed,
Daisy Fitzhuge Ayres, in Sunday
Courier, has this to say in regard to it.
knitting bees for kind charity are
fashionable philanthropy, with the
European sufferers in view.
Mrs. Paul Bartlett, for instance, a
pretty woman with pretty home, q
sculptor's wife. has been giving cozy
tea parties several afternoons each
week, at which each woman present is
supplied with ball of yarn, a pair Of
knitting needles and personal instruc-
ton in the ancient craft, if needed.
Everybody plunges into the construc-
ton of nice, wooilv scarfs for the
soldiers, of uniform material and size
required by the army regulation of the
nation to which they are to be sent.
Often the work of many kind hands
will go into single scarf, while the
accomplished knitters achieve gar
ment alone in two or three sittings.
One OF the most interesting pages of
the October number of Vogue is de-
voted to a story about the ''moneyless
week" for Americans in London and
to the work of the London women DUR
ing the eXtremities of war.
The headlines says that "Eugland's
Extremity Is Woman's Opportunity"
that London is at last in the hands
of the feminists, moneyless and man.
less, and there are million pairs of
socks to knit"
Following is part Of the story about
society being on new track:
Instead of society being off shooting.
yachting and flirting it has turned over
its country house, its town house, it's
yacht. and its everything that-Is-its to
the Red Cross or the navy. The
have vanished and the
women are sewing or knitting or 9th
erwise occupying themselves on behalf
of the charming, clean-cut young chaps
who every day leave for the front.
The ball room at Claridge's has been
converted into colossal sewing cir
Gle; the army has asked for a million
pairs of socks. Its bit of an order,
isn't it?'' pensive little countess re-
to an American girl with beau
tiful Irish eyes and a Paris hat. The
American girl was counting stitches:
Some socks, she murmured absently'
The following letter was read at the
last meeting of the Womans Club, and
the women have it under consideration.
Moved with deep compassion for
the suffering of afflicted Belgians in the
devastations of the present War. and
more particularly with pity for the
little children who have been made
fatherless and the aged men and women
who have been made homeless, the
women of Anchorage Kentucky have
an Association to afford them
some measure of relief. The sugges-
ton was made. and acted upon with
that the Christmas spirit
could this year be shown by foregoing
the exchange of present among them
selves and friends and taking the money
so used ordinarily in this way for the
purchase of food and clothing for these
destitute people.
In Anchorage very simple organiza-
ton has been effected; consisting of a
President, Secretary and Treasurer and
a Committee of publicity. The pur-
pose of the Organization will be made
known throughout the community
everybody being invited to waive the
giving of Christmas present, except to
children aud dependents, and thus con-
tribute to the relief of the Belgians,
whose needs are so pressing and so
pitiful. Among the individuals simple
card will be sent, saying my Christ
mas gift to you will this year go to the
suffering children and the aged Belgians.
Will you not also join me in giving
Christmas Cheer where it's so needed"
The idea is so simple and so promis-
ing of success and with all so in keep
ing with Christmas that the Anchorage
Society hope it will be followed IN other
places. His Excellency, Mr.. Emmanuel
Havenith, Belgian Minister at Wash
ington, and Mr.. s. De Ridder, Belgian
Consul in Louisville, have gwen their
personal and official endorsement to the
movement and shown great interest in
it. Similar Leagues can easily be
formed in other localities and the
movement started. There need be no
connection with the Anchorage Society,
but it is asked that the funds collected,
which may be sent direct to the Belgisn
Minister in Washington. shall be de-
signated 1.-The Christmas Self-Denial
Belgian Fund"
The cooperation of individuals and