San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
Clubs and ClubWOmen

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their eleventh annual luncheon at the
Woman's Club Tuesday, January 8.
The first speaker on the program was
the PRESIDENT, Mrs. +. A. Holland. She
expressed her appreciation of the club
members loyalty 10 her after which she
gave brief resume Of the clubs work
and development since it was started
by small group of ambitious women
in 1911, concluding with n detailed eX-
PLANTATION Of the purposes of the or
ganization.
Following this, Mrs. S. W. Mathis
addressed the club on the work of the
National Pen Women. While the head
quarters of this organization are at
Washington, u. c., Mrs. Mathis cX-
planned that the effect of its work IS
being felt all over the United States.
Through its paper, The Pen Woman,
this organization is urging its members
10 combat what is termed as "rCds' in
literature, meaning by this, the fantas-
tic and uncalled-fOr departures from
what is considered standard in sense
and form; it also urges its members
to use every available means to fight
the propaganda for COmmercialized sex
influence that threatens to mOnOpOliZe
our fiction. Mrs Mathis closed her
address with an earnest plea that ever
writer present take this seriously 10
heart and stand for good, clean litera-
ture whenever an occasion for conStruc-
- tive criticism presents itself.
>, Mrs. NJ. VI. Shaw read a original
dialect poem, "A Southern Story"
characterizing, with a clever blending
of humor and pathos, an old time darkey
-mammy," who shouts at her work
knowing that on the other side of the
"riber O. death" her "chilluns" are
y waiting for her, all as white as snow"
81 A copy of a Romance" by Mrs.
Fred J. Maurer was given each guest.
Il The romance consisted of a set Of pas
4 toral verses each suggesting the name
b OF a well known book, prize being
Offered for the best set OF answers.
/ Miss Hillary Harrison was awarded the
prize, a book Of poems, after drawing
among the five who tied.
& Little Loetta Hagy in costume OF
spring nymph gave lovely little dance,
81 Springtime after which little Robert
Mahavier in black-face makeup, gave
: clever minstrel skit.
vs. The last number on the program con-
sisted of a series of representations pre-
I : scented as portraits. purpOrtinS TO be
oil paintings of illustrious ancestors
b of the members OF the Pen Women Club.
These portraits were presented and eX-
planned by Mrs. Fred J. Maurer in
clever burlesque which she called is
Writing An Inherited Gift?" Those
posing for the portraits were: Mrs. f.
]. Lennox and Mrs. James Caldwell in
colonial costume: Mrs W. J.. Evans and
Mrs. Sandal DOerr in the costume Of
Civil War days; Mrs. $. W. Mathis
and Mrs. VI. NJ. Shaw in costume Of
early days in Kentucky; a jug of
"moonshine" occupied a place in this
picture and IAN Ode 10 4 Still" was
feelingly read during its display.
Mrs. Sally King Hopkins appeared in
I the costume of a pioneer woman: Mrs.
John Hagy and Mrs. William Mahavier
were dressed as Irish migrants Of long
ago. In this picture was exhibited the
Ak which as Mrs. Maurer explained ac-
counted for Mrs. Hagy's great talent
for writing axioms.
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As an important assistance in making
The reception rooms that the Chamber
of Commerce has established Mt 31J f.
Crockett street for the entertainment
of tourists. an attractive and enjoy
able meeting place. the City Federation
Of WOmans Clubs has arranged TO hold
monthly receptions there. These re-
= ceptions will be held on the third Fri
day afternoon of each month from 4
tn ) 80 and a different club will be in
charge each time. The hOsteSses of the
first formal reception will be the mem
hers of the. Phoenix Club. of which Mrs
Paul Linnartz is president. The plan
was inaugurated on Tuesday afternoon,
January 8, when Mrs. =. X. Beretta,
president Of the City Federation. spoke
of general club work in San Antonio,
and Mrs. J. I. Smith talked on the
work Of the WomanS Club. They spoke
of meeting a number Of charming
Z women among the tourists who have al
I. ready become accustomed TO using these
rooms provided By the Chamber of
Commerce as a club. Every club
woman in San Antonio is invited to
:. drop into the receptions rooms when
: ever she is down town to meet the tour
list women she will find there and as
sist in making them feel that San An
I tonic is their winter home.
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Among the most interesting Of the
serious study clubs Of San Antonio Is
: the Art Study Circle, Of which Mrs
Z !. s. B. Beckwith is president. The
J, meetings occur every Tuesday morning
: at the home Of Mrs. Jeffe Montague
4 was accepted at the last meeting or
January .. as a regular meeting place
at Mrs. Montagues invitation.
The incomplete program for the win
ter season is the study Of "ContempOr
ary European Art" At the first meet
Z ing of the year, January ., Mrs. Henry
Sp Burgess gave a delightful talk on Ital
ian sculpture, and those Canova fol
Z her subject, as the first great pioneer
. of modern artistic thought Mrs. Bur
CESS showed herself thoroughly convcrs
ant with her fascinating subject, anC
proved a most interesting speaker.
The program for the next five meet
ings. which is as far as it has bee
completed. is as follows:
January 16-Italian Sculntors. Bion
di. Canciana, Baroni. Bistolfi. Mrs. Jes
sic NJ. Honeyman; English Sculpture
Gilbert. Drury. Brock, FramptOn ant
Others. Mrs. VIM. Piggott.
January 23-Sculpture in Switzel
land Rodo, Sculpture in Spain. Jos
Clara, Mrs. C. c. Bonner; sculptor
from the Northland, Paul Troubetzkoy
Naoum, Aronson. Mrs. W. II. Noble.
January 30.-Scandinavian sculpture
Denmark, Thorwaldsen, Mrs. VIM. e.
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