The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-04

The December bulletin contain:
many items Of interest to Keokuk clul
] women.
Garry on is good federation slo
gan. 1t has been suggested for the
City Federation of sWomen's Clubs OF
Burlington and adopted by it. 1t is
} sufficient for the Iowa State fedora
! ton, and for all clubs. 1t is the work
!, of patriotism to Garry on" to Its
consumation the great purpose for
which the world has striven in these
last four years of our Lord. 1t is suf-
ficient in its scope to express our love
of country, our love of mankind, our
love Of the great Father of us all. To
carry on, by Justice established be
tween labor and capital, and capital
and labor; to carry on, in city and
rural life; to carry on, in home and
school is the work of today and to-
morrow.
1t falls to women rs well as to mon.
to carry on the burdens which are
! SO heaped up that we cannot tell
where to take hold of them, nor where
4 to attempt to adjust them to our
shoulders. 1t is an effort which chal-
lenges all that is in us. 1t seems so
! large that the small thing which
coCu Iudy w appears lldOcQudIc dlu
unworthy. But the capacity for TAX
! ing infinite pains which makes gen.
JUS has always to do with small things.
American women who think, will be
glad to promote the Americanization
of those who come, or who have al
ready come to our shores for their
betterment. 1t is one way to carry
en-, and we need not go far. from home
ito begin it.
Education dispels prejudice and in
justice. as well as ignorance, and
with education we may begin. Our
chairman of education. Miss Myra
Call comes in close touch with the be-
ginnings of education. 1t is through
her and her committee members that
we have outlines for teaching Ame,A
canization in hieh schools and in rll-
raj schools. Their programs for
study are available to all club women
by application to Miss Myra Call.
Cedar Falls. The program on high
school patriotism is prepared by Miss
Sara Nollen of the Scholte-Nollen
school Of Des Moines. and that for
Rural Education, by Miss Jessie M.
Parker, county superintendent OF
rural schools. All club women will
see the possibilities of this service; it
is definite, 1t is needed.
We may carry on through our phil |
anthropic efforts. There are many ex-
amples of what is being. done by !
clubs; they may serve for the emul- !
alton of others. !
Music may be sent to camps for /
wounded soldiers who are detained /
there The Davenport Wcmen's club |
through it's music department. of which /
Mrs. Edward Albro chit is chairman, t
has sent shipments to Camp Dodge, !
Camp Cody, and Camp Travis of i
music instruments of various kinds, /
of music records and sheet music to /
the value of $4,000.
Relief Is still necessary for Belgium.
Poland, Armenia; there are still 4
French orphans to receive care. and
the food supply of the world still re-,
quires our thought and savings. In
all these ways. we may still carry on
our former activities
The Columbia Women's club of
GAINESVILLE, Mrs l.. T. Mabb, presi-
dent recently gave a full day for sew
ing for Belgium relief.
The Wonlen's club of Clarion, Miss /,
Harriet NJ. Morton. president, sent a I,
Christmas box to the little French or
phan which the club had adopted. And |,
charity at home did not suffer for at
its early December meeting the club
was planning a community Christmas
tree &
The Studio club Of Onawa decided i
to make itself Christmas present
this year of a fatherless French child"
Boone has done an uncommonly
thorough job of food saving by it's eff e
forts through women's clubs. Without
definite restrictions of certain articles
of food, 1t is more difficult thing to I
establish genuine savings. Twenty !
one clubs have promised to eliminate Y
a fourth meal Those which belong {
to the Iowa Federation are the Grada- /
tin, Hawthorne, Know Ell Deem Low q
ell. Monday, Outlook and Progress
clubs. :
The Columbian club of Audubon, II
has had an eatless banquet. One can n
not imagine it being popular with
men. but the menu sounds interesting \
In print, and "roasts" may be enjoyed {
If not digested in the usual way You
might like a COPY of the menu: If so g
the president, Mrs. E. F. Bilharz will n
probably give it to you on request =
The home economics department of 6
the federation of which Mrs. Ebert \
Iowa City, is chairman.
Is doing excellent 'ork for the direct ]
OF the home The depart h
ment has stood back of Miss Bentley 4
in the home demonstration work of
Ames college. Through Miss Bentley y
and partly by the assistance of the {