Arizona republican., 1917-02-25

| 10 diOustu anu new SD1lllR EOIIltlS
will soon be in evidence.
The Home Economies gave a
meat cutting demonstration last week
which was well attended. II is along
usch practical lines, the work of this
/ department means to excel. There
are other plans for the near future
which ! am not at liberty to divulge,
at this time
| The social department has a very
able leader in Mrs. Juliffe. The aim
of this department is to promote
! friendliness in the club, provide social
affairs and devise entertainments for
financial purposes. Good work is
done here, and much satisfaction
given.
One other department must be men
I toned since il would be a great in
| justice 70 slight so important a line
of work as that done by the liberty
department Here every one is en-,
! couIaged, nay. even persuaded to
read, write and above all to think.
nero said: "Think-learn TO think.
1t will profit you-there is SO little
competition He did not then i'm
agine the literary department" OF
| the Twentieth Century club" of Bis
bee, Arizona. Our members not only
! think, but they are capable of eX-
pressing their thoughts, and not a
member who shirks her duty. or
throws Off on her assignment Mrs.
/ Cochran is chairman of the literary
department having maintained the
departments and the line of work
peculiar 10 each it will be easy to see
why we are so proud of our baby
organization; and why we are so en-
thusiastic.
Long live. and long prosper, the
Twentieth Century club" of Bisbee,
Arizona
Respectfully submitted by
MRS r. II. COCHRAN,
Chairman Literary Dept
Probation matters will be discussed
at the Civic league meeting on Wed
nesday afternoon at the chamber of
commerce.
The household economics depart
ment OF the Woman's rluD. Mrs r NJ
Tafel. chairman. Will meet at two
o'clock Monday Afternoon in the de-
partment room.
[ Plans for the general federation of
I Women's clubs council TO he held in
+ New orleans in April are being for
! Warded hp the women of that cftv.
\
= son, president of the Louisiana State
Federation of clubs the ideals to be
: reached and maintained in the work
II preparing for the council is fore
told in it's attainment to he al
[ ways courteous in cooperation
. ympathetic in scrvice-united in
: undertakings and patient IN pursu
5 | ance." She says: These virtues
ttained, sustained and maintained
? win make glorious success of tn,
= council hold in this dream city OF
: the south where everything whicl
= God and man could bestow to maxi
Q | beautiful is here. a fit setting for sucl
. 1 lovely tableaux as VIII be presentet
when women from every state in tn
? 1nion gather upon the stage of tn
y old historic French Opera house "rh
8 women Of the state joining hand
; with the women of New Orleans ar
il blended into perfect united whole
Il working in perfect accord to max
this council rebound 10 the credit O
its women, 10 the glory Of the state
q to the honor OF the city of Ne,
: Orleans
/, Military training in The publ
= schools received the attention Of tn
- civic league AT its Wednesday meet
!. ing. Mrs. j. l.. z. Alexander, presi
/, dent of the auxiliary of United Span
,, ish War veterans speaking in favo
Of the measure while Mrs. VI. :
: Bradford handled the other side q
- the question Mrs. Bradford opene
the discussion declaring that eve
military nations % Europe did nc
=, reach out for the high school DO,
She spoke of the jingoism Of militar
-. training and urged that militar
ideal should not be instilled in tn
IL minds Of the . American youth. Sh
=, declared that ii belittles' every da
- service Mrs. Bradford contended tina
: boy OF fourteen was too young l
use n rifle and the handling of rifle
r, developed unsysmetrical lines. Sh
g further argued that a child shoul
st rot be required to obey without ques
: ton. Mrs. Alexander took up ever
point made by Mrs. Bradford. 81
! declared that discipline was not dc
=, structive To Individuality a contende
II by the first speaker but tended to
III ward character building i'm its be.
| sense. She said that children shoul
III be taught to obey without question
II for the time might come when ODE
III dience without question might resu
III in the saving of a life The speake
/ refuted the idea that military train
II ing taught to kill stating that il
purpose was solely for the trainin
II Of citizenship. and that the time t
III teach Americanism could not begi
too early in life. As for the physi
/ cal development. Mrs Alexande
stated that the straightest men i
II the world were the soldiers. She di
II not believe that carrying rifle hal
II day would harm the boy. especial
SINCE the position was changed durin
Il the brief thirty minutes which h
II would be required to give to thi
study. While both arguments re
ii ceived the interested attention of tn
members no action was taken by tn
III league.
III DIR. W. S. Buchanan will review d
III Cabot's What Men Live BY" at tn
III Girls Business club, tomorrow even
II ing. The supper win be held in tn
H. club rooms in the Central SchoC
III building and among other speaker
III will be Miss Ann Seaburg of Ne'
II York. one of the national secretarie
Of the organization who will discus
association work in other state.