Arizona republican., 1919-12-21

will gather at the home of Mrs. J. w. Rice on Came1back road. The children will furnish the program.
 The Women's club will not meet this week but on Tuesday will hold it's an nual holiday program. The afternoon will be given over to the children who will be entertained by delightful pro- gram followed by refreshments. At this time each member of the club will donate a pound package which will later be distributed to the city's poor.
 Chapter A of P. E. O. has donated s5 to the Day Nursery to provide for bowls for the kiddies bread and milk. The members will also make table pads and other furnishings required by the Nursery. The society met Tresday itiation being the order of business. A paper on "Americanization" was read by Mrs. N. T. Mckee.
 Music as the greatest aid in reach ing the foreign born is to be one of the attractive agencies in the Amer icanization program of the General Federation of Women's clubs. Mrs. William D. Steele, Sedalia, Missouri. director of its music department, be- lieves that never in the history of the world has the power of music been more generally recognized than at present and is urging club women ev- erywhere to put more music into their club work. Community singing in which arias from the famous operas of Europe are sung prove an open se- same to the men and women from other lands who have come to make their homes among ns. Mrs. Steele has been visiting many of the states, spreading her gospel of good music, in effort fO awaken the American people to its importance. Through her efforts women's clubs everywhere are planning house-to-h house Christmas enrolling in foreign districts, asking the singers of the neighborhood to join with them in singing the songs of the fatherland. intermingled with our own patriotic airs. and Christmas songs Groups to visit psychopathic wards in city hospitals have also begun to make ready musical programs for Christmas day and so awaken memories that will set the afflicted on their way back to health through the spirit of melody. Women's clubs are working in con- junction with settlement houses, chill dren's homes and institutions for the aged in reaching those who need the healing power of music to bring light and sunshine into their lives. The or ganization of orchestras and choral societies is strongly urged by Mrs. Steele in bringing about better un- derstanding between the foreign born and their neighbors. To further this plan, she also urges the establishment of municipal orchestras in which all foreign born music lovers of talent shall be given prominence and helped to perfect themselves in this great means of individual expression.
 Patients at the Tubercular hospital will be remembered by the Harmony club during the holiday season with gifts of fruit, according to an an- nouncement made at the club meeting on Wednesday. The club will discon- tinue it's meetings until after the first of the year. the iditial session being set for January z.
 Beginning the New Year with a business meeting, the Madison Inn provement club will hold it's annual election of officers on New Years day. The club will outline it's program at this time.
 The Business and Professional Woman's club will hold a reception at the Woman's club on New Years aft ernoon to the business, professional and club women of the city.