Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-27

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II ONLY
Says the city-bred girl Oh. the eA-
Quisite farm
Says the farmer wife only the
city has charm
SAYS the MilHouaire's daughter u
wish ] were poor
Says the Waif 'l'd bee happy with
riches. I'm sure''
ms pre'ectly plain that the heavenly
spot
is exactly the place where at pre-
sent we're not
Aud there never was hOg-hole or
ditch f0 Doe found
That distance refused 90 name,
coveted ground
Pane Burr
o..
The wonderful story of the prog
ross of the 1..1 Panhandle D. no
longer the treasured legend OF fav-
orcd i,W % has crept into every
home of the Union The story a. %
broad and suulit land. stretching Us
green pastures 90 meet the sky Were
the buffalo and the red man fought
for supremacy. And then came into
this untrodden VISTA the white man
with his God given burning ambition
10 conquer the uaattai able 20 bring
beneath his viii the seemingly i'm.
possible Finding DIS way 10 this
plateau of the sky with quick in
stiuct he realized that the mecca OF
life lay hidden in its soil So iar
for the Introductory the page Is
turned. and what of the next chap
teri But @ short space and To, no
longer the cry of M" king of the
herd echoes itself into oblivion The
limitless space, ilecked at even-tide
with the lights of little hamlets and
the low and almost hrcathloss melody
that tells of oDleayOr and an ape
preaching city Another page ara %
proud and vigorous metropolis rear-
her steoples and public buildings 90
greet The carly sun The strength
and vim of o. great city IS hers But
what of tho women during this sea-
son OF miraculous growth. What
part d'd they play iu the sublime
drama u IS the ola story Of
Mans lifc the stcrner forces show
While womaus part the gan'lI
graces know
And while the husbands we're ONT
breaking the soil to bring forth rich
products that rival those of any is
ter country and Co guard his herd
thr brow od over the plains ln lazl
cou'antmont. the wives stayed a'
home to tend the hearth Was 'Ho'
struggle in the pioneer days THING
90 le passed over lightly with Oh.
obstacles that always attend th'
growth of ncw city theirs wa" uo'
devoid OF hardships and just laurol
Muld be extended bv an apprccia
tive popuiace. And with tho same
lgentler instincts that might ever Do
Dhers-she sat. ike Mary Of old, ON
pack and wendell her way along th'
trail until the spot was reached Q.
be called home And coming, she
brought with Ler her tea cups. her
ruflles and her higher inspirations
for if she dor love ruflles IL does
not show that she IS one whit less
capable uf appreciation of the deep
or things of life Tho touch OF Wo.
man hand made the hut followed
haven to many q strong and fearless
hor.emau. who. exposed 10 the law
lcssuess of the frontier. may have
become % de-por9do but the vision
o. sweet face watching az sunset
Tor his return kept him strong 10 IBIS
purpose
And with tea aud cups. why NOT
gather together and drink t' So.
a. the hamIcis grew. the women bee.
gen their sociaI life and would ride
miles 8r horseback .O drink % cup of
tea Buf these functions grew with
tho times and today Amarillo ard
tho Panhandle cam boast of as bril-
liam, social events as o. seen in the
mother states 4 little over dozen
vorr. ago twelve girls dubbed to-
rethor and called themselves Just
L. Girls. forming what is stIIl
known as tho J I G. Club 4 first
their aim was 90 establish @ social
standard %. highest degree. hui later
trrr developed into literary club
r.eInHGe tho broadcs' and best
course. OFF study After being Boo "a
istor.. hgf short while the club
donated two hundred books 10 the
c.fy which laid tine foundation fo.
tho Amarillo public library The J
O. e. club vas barely launched whol
other clubs spraug iu,o existence
tho Wauaus p.arian. Philharmonic
Music Club countless social clubs fol-
loving boo tho wake and then the
Mother and Teachers Clubs 90
who. efforts The teachers aud pu-
nils o. che Amarillo public schools
are Indebted for many bencnts and
con forts
Tho ar'F clubs SOD Oar members OF
the National Federation are the
Philharmonic and the pierian The
= p % Chapter p. is federated with
tho National j. = % organization.
ut..e total membership is $4,000
WUHe nearly everybody under
stand. .r general way what the
Federation 1, women Clubs means.