South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-04
CLUB PROGRAMS
PREPARED FOR
COMING SEASON
Programs of Progress, WOm-
ans Literary and Other Or
CARNATIONS Show Ambitious
Airs of South Bend Women.

Club women of South Bend are
ready to resume their activity. The
programs of the larger and older clubs
which each year fill a prominent part
in the life of the women of the city,
are off the press or will be IN the
course of a few days and without eX-
ception they promise an unusually
interesting season and in many in
stances are indicative of progressive
thought and broadening interests on
the part of the club members.
The Progress club program which
is still in the hands OF the printer, Is
always of first interest owing to its
large membership, and this year it will
offer to its members an exceptionally
fine series of entertainments in the
general meetings on alternate Saturday
afternoons. the first Of which Will be
the reception by the board Of direc-
tors Sept. 20 The departmental meet
ings will begin the first week of Oc-
tOber. the earliest of which will be
that of the second section of the de-
partment of literature oct. ,.
Outside Talent Coming.
\ great deal of outside talent of a
high character will be brought into
the city during the winter by the
Progress club. Perhaps of first in
terest to the women will be two lee
lures pertaining to the nome the
first, Household Decoration" to be
given oct. "A by Frederick G. Walton
of the Marshall Field Co, Chicago,
and the second. Completing a Beau
tiful Home, by Mrs. John G. Hessler
of Decatur, H., both speakers being
experts on their subjects.
For Jan. 9 a lecture-recital on
Tristan and Isolde by Carl w.
Grimm of Cincinnati o., has been ar
ranged and for Feb. lecture with
readings from Nowadays by Dorothy
Meadows of Chicago. The last lecture
will be by Prof. j. W. Bede OF lndl-
ana university. on "Some Indian
Landscapes"
Woman's Literary Club Opens sept. y.
With a meeting at the home OF It's
president, Mrs. G. y. Fassett, +. w ASH
ington av., Sept. 3, the Woman LII
erary club will be the first of the cluDs
to open it's season. Its year VIII De
devoted to the study of South America
opening with map talk by MISS Isa-
belle Kennedy. Since its organization
over % years ago, the club has met
each week on Thursday afternoon, out
owing to the varied activities or the
present busy days, ii has decided 10
meet only fortnightly, and on Wednes-
day instead OF Thursday.
In the study of South America the
Womans Literary club has divided the
history and development of the coun-
try into three periods: The period of
conquest. 1893 to 1713; the period OF
colonization, 1534-1S10; and the pc
riod of independence, 1901 SOL 4.
In the latter period will fail the MS
tory of the Panama canal, ana IL VIII
be studied thoroughly from the
earliest dream of uniting the TWO
oceans to the realization OF the dream;
together with the canal in art ana
verse The art, literature. education
and statesmanship Of South America
will be touched upon as Wen dS Inc
history.
Annual Meeting Dec. :.
The annual meeting OF the cruz
when rhe election of officers will take
place will be Dec. 2. The last meet
ing. May .. will be a special meeIlis
also. ~ -.
A two-year program on emma nas
been outlined for the wednesday clup
nv the program committee composed
of Mrs. Walter Derr. chairman M >
Walter Funk and Miss Mae NalWorth'
and it promises to be exceptionally IN
teresting. Every phase of the lie OF
that strange country viii be toucheu
i'm the course OF the two years IN d
thorough manner and many OF the
native writer's Will be read.
The first CluD meeting VIII y
Sept. 2S at the home OF Mrs. George
Reitner The program viii be varied
from time 10 time during the year
with a review of current events, ana
on March 10 Mrs. Ella Adams Moore
Of Chicago viii give lecture On
Modern switzerland
Will study Indiana
A study Of everything lhdlahd
including its art. literature history
and of its famous men and women VIII
be taken up by the Impromptu clun
which will hold its first meeting sept
"A at the home OF Mrs. Luclan shy der
Leland av Last year the cluo lhlIo-
duced an innovation in tho way OF z
series OF guest days which were the
occasion of lectures on a variety %
toDics by local and imported talent
| but this year there will he hut one lee
| ture day and that viii fall late IN tn
season. The speaker has not yet beer