The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-02-26
The W0mans Club
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The Library Association of which
Mrs. Kaufman is Chairman gave a
patriotic celebration at the club room
on Thursday. The room was decorated
in flags. red, white and blue bunting,
and lighted with antique colonial can
dlesticks. Mrs. Kaufman presided
over the meeting and presented in a
very forceful manner the principles for
which the flag stands. The following
program was given:
Invocation, Mrs. Kinnaird.
"My Country 'Tis of Thee"Miss Dean.
The Origin of the Flag. Mrs Joe Robin
son.
The Flag, reading, John William finder
The Star Spangled Banner, Miss Dean.
Barbara Fletcher Mrs. Will Cook.
The Flag Oh w Beecherl Mrs Kinnaird.
Mrs. Currey has inaugurated Story
Hour for the entertainment and in
struction of the children. This Story
Hour is to be given at the Club Room
on Friday afternoons Immediately after
the close of the school session. Only
one grade at time will be entertained,
the story being suited to the grade.
This is world wide cause and is wor
thy of the thought of the club. Imagine
child who has not at some time said.
Tell me a story" and so Miss Dean,
on Friday last happily and beautifully
responded to the appeal and gave to
Miss Anderson's room readings from
Riley and other stories.
On Friday afternoon Miss Lettie Mae
McRoberts will give to Miss Smiths
room the classical myth, Narcissus
The analysis of this story gives one an
appreciation of Nevin's Narcissus and
cultivates in one love for the beauti-
full in music as well as in story.
Poetry and music are within the
reach of all, in these days of many
books, frequent concerts, graphanolas
and victrolas. Architecture sculpture
and painting are less transferable from
| their birthplace across the seas. 1t is
then blessing for which We are pro-
foundry thankful, we have been able
to see, through good reproductions,
the finest works of art. Prof. Cancer
is to be congratulated upon securing
the Turner exhibit. The weather man
was not very considerable, but notwith-
standing the snow, the sleet and ice
great many of the ''grown ups" en-
jOyed the pictures, to say nothing of
the school children, who fairly reveled
in them. 1t is impossible, surely, that
any teacher would fail to welcome the
effort, to introduce true art into the
school-room, and to recognize that by
efforts like this, their work becomes |
more effectual and vastly less difficult.
The school should create beautiful sur
roundings for the child, that thru these
he may attain inner refinement, for
the effect of beautiful things is to soft
en- and subdue the crude within as well
as without. 1t is said this is an age of
science and invention, that our minds
are too full of the vexing problems of
the day and the demands upon US are
too many to give time to the arts. If
such be the case, and if as men and
women we are to have no leisure for
those finer influences which have al
ways been 1.-The solace of the world,
then at least let US help the children to
love beauty, and give them a glimpse
into that true source of wealth from
which the soul can draw in time of
need.
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