South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-05

To Control the Temper or tho Anec-
tlons?" and which Is The Greatest
Evil. War or slavery" us Woman
Mentally Mans Equal?" do Facts
or Fiction Contribute Most TO Nent-
al FnioymcntT' The founder az the
club was Miss Constance owen
Tauntlerov (AIrs James Ruucie1
and started with Is charter members
and reaching a total membership or
20 The last meeting was held Sept.
IS. 1863.
Besides being the birthplace of the
first Woman's club this home has
connected with it several distinguish
ing features. Built in 1915 10y the
Rappites its timber is hand heVn
and consists Of hickory walnut and
oak. Beamed ceilings. open fire
place, brass andirons and fender,
family heirlooms add 10 the beauty
and artistic value OF the house 4
choice library. a hand made walnut
secretary. two mahogany diyans of
century old patterns. pier-table and
glass and other family pieces. also
an old Chickering piano o. Rose
.
600 has been offered a Sheraton ma
hocany secretary inIaid of 200 years
ago, large mirror inlaid frame 300
years old and many other valuable
| possessions of the many distinguish
| ed occupants of the house which i'm
Guided Thomas Say, naturalist and
his gifted wife. Lucy Sistaire oliver
Evans. inventor: Robert Dale owen,
diplomat and statesman; David Dale
Owen First L. S. geologist; Richard
/ owen. gcologist, Cornelius Tiebout.
/ French artist and his distinguished
I daughter; George Davidson. eminent
scientist; Robert Henry Fauntleroy
/ astronomer, his wife. Jane Dale
/ owen and his daughter Constance
I Owen Fauntlcroy; Grace Golden.
prima donna. who was born there
In 1914 Robert Henry Fauntleroy
I added 10 the original five room
/ house. nine rooms, bath trunk
room, front and rear enclosed porch
/ es. The house is heated by hot air
+ is lighted electrically and has run
ming water. II stands on q lot 100
feet front by 1876 feet deep. A large
I barn is I'm the rear. All furnishings
are included i'm the proposed trans
I fer which also consists of the COM
plete minutes of Minerva club, and
I essays, poems manuscripts written
I by it's members together with pic
/ lures of all the members taken over
\ 60 years ago. Situated on the In
diana State Highway and ON the
I Wonderland" detour OF the Allan
- l., Il
I from the Illinois state Highway, New
Harmony is an ideal location for the
many tourists who visit the t'auntle-
roy home each year and visitors
/ come i'm great numbers for ON the
( register one may find names from
! every part of the United States to
! gethcr with those from Norway,
/ Newfoundland Sweden and Eng
/ land
This home which can be purchased
/ for $40, 600 will become n great Nee
4 ca for many reasons to all women az
/ we'll as club women. AS tho years
so on it's value will become even
/ more apparent to those that follow
| i'm our footsteps and complete tho
work we have begun. The FEEDER
\ alton of the state. women of power.
: intellect and ability. viii serve as .
board of trustees or i'm some other
place to maintain that home and tho
maintainence fund which Will he
provided. Certainly our duty stands
crystal-clear before us. There should
he no hesitation i'm our duty TO our
daughters and 10 all women who
come after us to purchase this home
priceless ina historic worth. as our
appreciation of the efforts Of thvse
who labored SO well i'm the past.