Arizona republican., 1921-11-20

Accompan1St, " elluel M. Jones
 Piano, Etude en forIne de Valse..
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 Orley Hes
 The art and literature department of the Wonan's club, Mrs. W. F. Hammett, chairman. will meet at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, when the following program will be given:
 Homer. Illiad. .... Mrs. +. O. Smith Quotations From the Odyssey ....
 Mrs. L. H. Chalmers Round Table Talk.
 Greek Art of the Homeric Period.
 At the request of the Central Ari- zona District Federation of Women's Clubs, ;Ahe Republican is reproducing The Spirit of Club Life" which was written and read by Mrs. H. c. Lock- ett at the semi-annual convention of the federation. The article follows: .,.-n flip? SIR dp,Ew
 The Spirit of Club Life Have you observed recently that a great and ever increasing amount of publicity is being given to womens clubs and their activities? Every newspaper and magazine featuring it not a little more than last year not twice as much-but twenty times as much,
 My feeling and yours is one of pleasure and qualification, for we have desired and needed this. We know that it is not the good things we know or do and keep to ourselves, but the things which are printed and read that help to spread the gospel of the worth of our work to the world and very especially to the women of the world, who will be helped to un- derstand and properly estimate it's value, and the more promptly and enthusiastically "fall in.''
 The publicity we are receiving deals very largely with our activities-our accomplishments deeds, and very naturally so-very rightly so, for by their fruit you shall know them." But for few moments l shall stress our ideals rather than our actiyities-the spirit of club life as shown in the plans and the work Of women's clubs the world over.
 It is scarcely 35 years since the women of America faced some ridi- cule and a good deal of criticism to launch the womens club movement movement in which the earlier aim of self-improvement and expression the old type of Couture club''-has gradually changed to a desire for growth, not for self, but for com munity service. Thirty-fiv years has seen a great breaking down of the once narrow lines of woman's so- cial order by the rising tides of real democracy and the idea of sex equal ity. Today the Woman's club is put ting forth new kind of organization which is in itself expressive of these changes. All over the United States are springing up women'S city clubs and rural clubs-all with the com mon purpose of uniting women in the service of the community and just now very especially in the education and training of women for citizen ship.
 From far-away Shanghai, China, comes the characteristic report of a club organized 20 years ago as 'cul- ture club" Since then" says it's president, Eve have so grown in num- bers, grace and good works that we have five strong and growing de- artments-Iiterary, musical, social, mothers department, and social serv- ice department-and are standing as an organization of influence for all that is fine and helpful in the conn munity life of this great cosmopolitan city, ever eager to aid, as fas as pos sible, every wothy cause" As in this
 
 idea of service has come to be the dominant chord.
 It is gratifying to note that our new publicity is, so far. all good; activi- ties reported are entirely commend abIe-let us keep it so. Womanhood, in her new freedom and larger oppor- tunity, has turned a new leaf, and am so eager that the history we shall write upon this fair, clean new leaf shall be good-worth while-and written with wonlanly grace and dig nifty worthy of those noble pioneer l women who have been our inspira- ton, and, in turn, a further inspira- ton for our daughters and our daughters daughters as they come l to take their places in the ever broadening program of life.
 Just here I would sound a much | needed note of warning against hasty action. Let us plan well, think care fully, decide only after sufficient de- liberation; then, very reasonably, our activities will be commendable. If our actions, particularly in matters of public welfare, are too impulsive- "heady''-we shall soon lose the re- spect and confidence of mankind, and, quite as important, womankind, for just now all eyes are turne upon us Thousands of women outside of club utilization are becoming interested. are watching us, will be with us next year if we make the right showing. Men are expecting us to make good as women citizens, and if We do. doors of opportunity will be open to us almost faster than we are ready for thenl-by whica we are ultimate ly to enter into a real co-operation with our brothers in all matters that interest us mutually. Let it be well | understood that women wish to CO., operate, not to dominate.
 The Texas Federation of Women's S Clubs recently passed resolution de- l manding that women be made mem bers of all state boards-the state educational boards. the prison board, state board of control. state medical board, county school boards, and city and rural school boards. We may l have to demand our rights in some 1 instances, but I think hardly in Ari- zona- We think we may in many ] cases be invited to participate and every woman who makes good in the i place given her is helping forward in l the best possible way the idea. of l