The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-01-16
Edited By The womsns Club,


on ''Woman's Political Duty" was
said to be of high order. Mrs. Har-
risan has been heard often in Lancas-
ter and those who have heard her,
know her to be forceful and enter
tanning speaker.
The v oman's Club at Harrodsburg
is always conspicuous among the fed
Grated clubs because in its member
ship are women who have led in the
State work. 1t has furnished two
Federation presidents beside other Of
ficers and chairmen.
1t is fortunate at this time in hav-
ing Mrs. Letcher Riker, State presi-
dent 1905-1907, as chairman of its de-
partment of literature. She present
ed very enjoyable program at the
club meeting last Friday. The chief
features were lecture by DIR. John C.
Acheson, of Danville, on ireland in
Song and Story" and the singing of
Irish bullads by Miss Sue Dalton.
The library directors, eighteen wom-
en- and the housekeepers' section have
been entertained during the holidays
by Mrs Alfred Currey, who is presi-
dent of the Woman's Club.
With more than tn irty federated
clubs in Louisville. and every town of
any Importance enjoying at least one
club, the casual observer might be led
to say enough. However, when it
IS considered that many of them are
limited in membership and that scores
If the women are ''repeaters belong
ng to several clubs-it will be seen
that club business is not overdone.
indeed, until all our women are brought
n touch with the club movement,
here will always be a demand for
more organization or larger member
'hlps in those already existing. One
S led to wish that the splendid pro-
grams prepared for the club meetings,
he rich mental pabulum, as we'll as
he Illuminating civic messages, might |
'e more widely enjoyed
From what follows it may be seen
hat with the new year there has been
10 diminution, but rather an increase,
n the excellence of the program rem
lered throughout the state.
The problem of securing pure food
n this era of canned goods and ready |
made meals" was discussed Dy Mrs. |
L. Maury in a paper on Food
before the Civic Leagues
# Louisville. The question, she de-
Jared, is not simple one. The mar
let is so overcrowded with adulterated |
foods and one has such poor means to
Iscertain if pure supplies are used.
he speaker said. that even with the |
lelp of pure food labels one is often at |
oss.
"Of what use is it to insist on
creened meat stands if the delivery
wagon is not screened and If the meat |
5 exposed to the air from the time it |
caves the abattoir until it reaches the
lace of distribution" Mrs. Maury
sked. Have we any means of being
ure that the bakery boxes are clean,
ven if the bread is wrapped? How do
We know in what cellars the fruit we
'uy has been ripened,
The Department of Music of the
Voman's Club of Lexington at its !
Meeting on Tuesday evening at the
Irts Clubs auditorium gave an unusu-
lily enjoyable programme. Miss Cath
rine Cochran, the popular teacher,
hoir director and singer. was chair
ian, and the program was arranged
y Mrs. T. L. Dantzler, who returned
rom several years study abroad last
and whose beautiful contralto
dice is adding much pleasure to con-
erts and recitals here this winter.
he two instrumental numbers from
.iszt and Wagner-Liszt were rendered
y Miss Katherine Peter, a promising
Dung pianist. Miss Carolyn Golf,
Tho has had several years special
FORK in voice training at Chevy Chase,
Washington, D. C. sang three num-
ers, and Prof. Alfred Zembrod, head
f the Department of Languages at
tate University, and who is tavorite
l Lexington musical circles, gave
reat pleasure by his rendition, in per-
ect German and beautiful voice some
f Schumann's songs.
We could go on and on giving inter-
sting programs rendered turnout the
tate, and when all were given we dare
ay 10 more interesting or more help
III meeting would be recorded than
he one given in the Lancaster Wom-
ms Club room last Thursday afternoon.
liss Sallie Elkin handled her subject,
The Child In Art. in a masterful
ray. She used black board in divid-
,g and sub-dividing her subject. The
tx divisions were; l, Childhood of
he ideal type, with Sir Joshua Rey-
ODDS and familiar pictures, age of
simplicity, Straw
cry Girl and Angel Heads" coming
rst. Her other divisions were (2)