Arizona republican., 1916-10-22

possible to inquiring or interested parties.
 Every department of the woman's club has initiated it's season in most encouraging manner. The pro- grams defined at the club meeting Tuesday were met with general ap- prOval md the department and sec tion meetings that have followed have been full of promise Mrs Kate McClusky, who has contributed large ly to the artistic development of the club and whose absence on the coast last year was q matter of deep re- sret, has resumed her work with the Organization. An appreciation of her | reading last week by Mrs. l.. M Fitzhugh, follows:
 Those Of the dramatic section of the art and literature department of { the Womans club, who. heard Mrs McClusky's reading Thursday morning were indeed fortunate Mrs. McClusky. in her gifted way told the story of "The Unseen Empire" by Athexton Brownell. and read many of the fin est parts. It is a war drama, preg- nant with vital thoughts that arouse strong emotion. It pictures the atti- tUde of England at the beginning of ! the present. the condition of Germany i and the dominance of her militant spirit over the people. the hopes and efforts of our own country towards arbitration and peace. The heroine. Frederic von Stahl, has the kind of spirit that belongs to no country or station, or time. but springs from q
 strong woman anywhere who first
 sees and then dares. The play gave
 scope for the fine interpretation and
 dramatic talent with which Mrs McClusky is gifted. The morning will line in ones memory.
 
 An outline of the plans of the civics
 education department of the Wonan's ' club presented at the initial clut meeting on Tuesday was of particular interest to the members Mrs. H. E
 St Claire, chairman of the depart ment believes that every club woman interested in the larger and broade work of humanity should keep in toucI f with all civic subjects and be preparet
 to act whenever the opportunity pre- , sents itself. In a recent interview , with The Republican she said:
 MT. Arthur W. Dunn of the burea-
 of education says: "A dozen years ago and earlier, inquiries into the subiec
 Of civic education was restricted to tn 2 field of instruction in colleges an 0 universities, but it is a pleasure [ e note that more recently definite pro r gress has been made toward effectiv e civic training in the elementary school, . than anywhere else along the line, an Q the principles that have controlled s the recent development of elementar s civics. are beinb applied in large
 measure in the reorganization of tn y high school work"
 'l In civic work we do not need to fol e our hands and wait, for if we al ~ abreast of the times, we must put fort = our very best efforts now. - All women are having. or will hay "a a direct chance to come into the grea !. new current of social consciousnei If that is pouring round the world at tn ;c time.
 le The woman who thinks regards h. es citizenship as a sacred responsibilit 1e and because of this, she should earnes ne ly study civic conditions and publ n, affairs because the federation of clut
 the schools, the churches and the hon h. itself are emphasizing the demands f O. civic knowledge.
 be A free and enlightened womanho, ne implies a noble and conscious woma
 hood.
 nd Civics ought and will stimulate [ 1'e; true club woman's desire, and devel Iu her ability to participate wisely in { ias affairs of her community, intellectus rs o, ly, socially, philanthropically and p ,,Ss litically.
 on Civics heads the list of all that