Arizona republican., 1915-03-28
son is peculiar to the objects of that

son is peculiar to the objects of that season.
 Art may be said to be national in Japan: that is. it is not confined to q class of artists but it is more or less popular avocation. Admiral Togo is an artist of talent and there are included in the collection of Mrs. Christy several sketches by him dur ing the Russian Japanese war,
 Children in Japan begin art work before the age of ten. Men more than women are so engaged. When an artist is not in. the mood to paint "Gark mind.''
 The various types of Japanese art art Buddhist. Corean, Mystical and Feudal The first step in the sketch ing is done by block work. The ar tst carves on blocks or cane one part at time, using from 10 to 800 blocks to one picture.
 "A frequent figure in Japanese art is the sacred bird of Japan with d yellow. throat and blue wings. IL is painted only in blossom time. Stu dents do not sign their work until it can be favorably compared with the ma ster's' work and then t must be first signed by a master.
 In the course of the lecture Mrs. Christy related many characteristics of the Japanese not directly connect ed with the subject of art.
 Mrs James H. McClintock was chairman of last weeks meeting of the Friday club, the program being "A Resume of the Stuart Dynasty"
 Great movements of our times fur nished the subject of the program of the Wednesday meeting of the Glen dale WOman's Club held under the auspices of the CiVics Education De- partments, Mrs Ira Moore, chairman, Mrs. c. w. Walters, who served on the committee whose activity result ed in the establishment of an Indian school in Phoenix gave an interest ing talk on the development of the Arizona Indian As She Has Seen It. '' Mrs. J. l.. Cant discussed the "Peace Movement Mrs. J. D. Hill spoke on The Care of Young Children" Her fourteen years experience as nurse gave her data on which to have her lecture that was rcplete with inter est. Mrs. Fred Walsh talked on Modern Architecture and Building Material dealing with facts and fig ures in truly scientific manner. This was the last program of the year to he given by this department which has been noted for it's splendid contributions to the club calendar Mrs. Moore will serve as chairman again next season.
 The program committee of the Wo- mans club comprising Mrs. John Bennett, Jr., president for the com ing year and the department chair man met at the Woman's Club Mon day when dates were assigned the different departments.
 English novelists and Russian his tory will be the study of the College club next year. The program com nittee met Tuesday morning with the chairman, Mrs. Charles Christy when this was decided. Serving on the committee with Mrs. Christy are Mrs. Lyman Bennett. Mrs A. K. Staf- ford. Mrs. Henry Cate, Mrs. Shirley f I.-l SNI Helen Armstrong.
 The Glendale Parent Teacher As sociation will hold it's annual meet ing Friday afternoon, April wher officers will be elected for the ensu- ing year. Mrs. Benjamin Yaeger, tho president has served for the past two years and is an active worker and popular in the organization.
 "MeXico,' was the general subject of the program given by the Wash ington Woman's Club at it's meeting Wednesday at the home of Mrs. E.. l. Sutton. The numbers were arrang- ed by the history department and it. chairman. Mrs. William Carson, gay, a paper on the American and tn, French invasion. "Reminiscences O their visits in Mexico were told h, Mrs, H. C. Lockett. Mrs George O!
 cile Etter recitcd little girls versiol Of Red Ridinghood, and the musi, | was contributed by Mrs. Lockett wh, | sang Last Night and Miss Ellei | Sutton who gave two piano numbers "The well directed effort toward peace cannot prove fruitless" Witt 1 these encouraging words Alice M ! Birdsall, the attorney concluded brilliant address on Women an, 1 War" at the Womans Club Tuesday | Proving woman d party in interest
 Miss Brdsall declared whether wa 1 be right or wrong she has a right t,
 come into the case and take a par
 in it's argument. She told of tn l formation of the Woman's Peac 1 party and read it's declaration O
 principles. It's platform she com
 mended as sane, clean-cut and states
 manlike unsurpassed by anything 0 | it's kind ever issued. c l IT, for one. am rather tired of thi 1 constant re-iteration that man is ! fighting animal" Miss Birdsall said I don't believe all men like to fight 1! or even have the fighting instinct II believe about as many men hay
 as natural an instinct to turn an'
 run as they have to fight. and tha
 this so-called fighting instinct quite as much bravado as anythin
 elsc-the result of a false conception
 that fighting is a manly virtue.