South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30
BUSY YEAR FOR
PROGRESS CLUB
Activities Are to Start Off with
Annual Reception
Sept. Is.

Progress CiuD Will open It's -Nbh 9N"-
son and the program which IS now
i'm the hands Of the printer. is the
most ambitious yet essayed by the
club. 1t includes as lecturers for gem
eral club meetings. the names OF
John Kendrick Bangs. author, Mrs.
w. /. Thomas Of Chicago, delegate TO
the woman's peace conference, The
Hague: Edward A. Steiner. sociolo-
gist and Mrs Ella Wilson Smith OF
Chicago. lecturer and dramatic read
er. Miss Hortence Drummond OF
South Bend will appear before the
club in a song recital on Jan. s. The
programs for the other general meet
ings will be supplied by the club de-
partment and nave not yet been an
nOunced.
With an increased membership, an
excellent program, new departments
and strong representatives on state
andN general federation committees
the club is anticipating an unusually
active and successful season.
Nature Study Club.
The newest department TO be
placed upon the club calendar Is the
nature study department with Miss
Leona Turner as chairman. It Will
begin its work with the study of birds
and at its second meeting on oct. Il
il will hear a lecture on THE Migra-
ton of Birds by DR.. Caldwell Of
Chicago university. The mothers de-
partment which was new last year
will open its second season on oct. 20,
continuing the same line of work
which it began last year, devOtng
particular attention 10 the subject of
childrens amusements and on FEB.
il will take up a discussion of The
Standard of Children's Amusements in
South Bend"
Perhaps no phase Of the club work
is more important than that which
relates it to the state and general fed
erations and in view OF that fact Mrs.
Victor Jones. president of the Prog
ress club announces after careful
consideration the following repre-
sentatives on state and national com
mittces: Arts. Mrs. w. II. Baker; civ
les. Mrs. T. Il. Slaughter; country life,
Miss Ethe. Montgomery; forestry and
waterways and LINCOLN highway tree
planting. Mrs. L. s. Fickenscher:
home economies, housing and public
health. Mrs. Fred Woodward; in
dustrial and social conditions, Mrs.
Lafayette LeVan: history. Mrs. Ryell
T. Miller: legislative. Mrs. Richard
Elbel; literature, Mrs. Lawrence RO-
mine; music, Miss Mabel Bartlett;
peace. Miss Isabel Kennedy; state
charities, Mrs. Charles Wolcott; as
sociated charities, Mrs. Cora Weller
and Mrs. j. {. Paxson.
VIII Elect Delegates.
At the first business meeting which
will be held on oct. the club will
elect its delegates TO the state con-
ventior of the Indiana federation 10
be held in indianapolis oct 26 %,
2S and %, at which special attention
is to be paid to state institutions for
detectives. The annual meeting for
the election of officers viii take place
Jan. % and the annual state day
which is always one of the most inter
esting events of the club year, will
take place Nay 4.
Mrs. w. l. Thomas will appear be-
fore the club on oct. .. The civics
and philanthropy department and the
department of current events will
have charge of the meetings on oct.
16 and 30 respectively. The general
meetings in November will be in
charge of the departments of art and
history, the first on Nov. 13 and the
second on Nov. 81
Edward a. Steiner of Grunnell, Ia,
who was scheduled to speak at the
state teachers convention held here
in the spring but was detained on ac-
count of illness. has been procured
by the Progress club TO speak on
Dec. s. lie is an eminent sociolOgist
and will speak here on "Assimilative
Forces in the Shaping of the New
American
John Kendrick Bangs, who is
scheduled TO appear on Jan. %, TAX
ing as his subject, 'Salubrities | have
Known" This will be one of the fin
est programs of the season. The de-
partment of music will have charge
of the meeting IN Feb. 8: the depart
ment OF htera, ure. section one. on
Feb. Is and the nature study depart
ment on May IS.
Mrs. Smith To- sneak.
Mrs. Ella Wilson Smith Of Chicago.
who has lectured before the club on
several previous occasions, will speak
on April / on the subject OF Modern
Italian Drama" followed bv a dra-
matte Interpretation of GiacOsca's
The Stronger" The department of
literature, section two. will present
the program on April Is and the
mothers department on April %. The
club season will close on May Is with
business mee' Ing.
The department of art will be the
first OF the departments TO resume
activities. IL will hold its first meet
ing Sept. p and viii continue its
study OF Spanish art, laying special
emphasis on Muriuo and Velasauez.
Mrs. CIR. Vickery is chairman OF this
department; Mrs. W. G. Hanson, as
sistant chairman. and Miss Helena
Neitzel, secretary.
The department OF civics and phil
anthropy OF which Mrs. &. a Davey
is chairman, Mrs. g. l.. Immel, secre-
taTy, and Mrs. G. l.. Purkey. treas
urer. viii hold its first meeting on
oct, s. The history department will
resume lis meetings on oct 8 To con-
tinue its study OF FOrman's Advanced
CiviCS." Mrs CHRISTOPHER Fass-
nacht Is chairman: Mrs. G. r. Mont
gomery, vice chairman: Mrs. Homer
Robinson. secretary. and Miss Isabelle
Kennedy, leader.
The department Of current events.
Mrs. Lafayette LeNan. chairman:
Miss Helena NeitZel vice chairman.
and Mrs. j. W. FitZgibbOn. secretary.
will hold its first meeting oct. 4
Section one OF the department Of
literature VIII meet Oct 8. Miss
Edythe Brown Is chairman: Miss
Katherine Campbell, assistant chair
man and Miss Edith HolhrOok score