Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-11-19

bowl OF dwarf chrysanthemums de
coratcd the speakers table.
Music by the Terbilcox orches-
ira added to the enjoyment of the
evening Assembly singing was
led by Miss Frances Kennedy, who
also gave two pleasing vocal solos.
Miss Edna VarnelI presided as
toastmistress, the first speaker
whom she introduced being Mrs.
Carrie Nutting who was presented
as the clubs best all around sport,
Interested in everything from
Shakespeare to athletics. Mrs.
Nutting gave a gracious welcome to
the clubs new members ana pros
pective members, pointing out the
BENEFITS Of the organization and the
opportunities for growth which it
offers.
Miss Katherine Schmidt was call
ed upon for a reading which she
gave with her usual appreciation of
The humorous to the delight of
her hearers.
The subject of Miss Della Yot-
It's toast was the Importance of
laughter and this was given with
the happy optimism which makes
Miss Yotti one Of the clubs favor
ite speakers. Miss Yotti had an
infallible recipe for every misfor
tune which might come upon an
individual, the ctre-all being laugh
tier.
Miss Olga Reinking as president
OF the club introduced the speak :
en- Miss Lillian e. Dunnigan, pres
ident Of the State Federation OF
Business and Professional Wo-
mems clubs. Miss Dunnigan spoke
I'on the federation and gave a com
Brehensiye account of it's organi-
cation and the work which it is do
ing.
! She mplimented the local or
SANITATION upon the number of
young women in its membership
and stated that it gave her much
pleasure to know the BaraboO
group.
The national federation was or
ganized in 1919 by a small group
of 200 members at ST. Louis. In
the six years which have elapsed,
the organization has grown to a
memb ership OF $4,000 women and
it has become one Of the mighty
forces in the better movements Of
this country. There are federations
lin ~ states, their aim being the
promotion OF the interests of busi-
ness and professional women, as
well as all mankind
Miss Dunnigan stressed the inn
portance of being a business wo-
man of the highest. type and en-
couYaged her hearers to use the
influence which they as business
women have to further the inter-
ests of all womankind.
Health Talk
Through a fortunate circum-
stance, Miss Dorothy Dm'bin of the
clinic department Of the Wiscon-
sin Anti tuberculosis association
was present as a guest of County
Nurse Mrs. Norma Acott and she
was called upon to speak.
Miss Durbin first led the women
in all sorts OF stunts for the loos-
ching up of cramped muscles, the
exercises giving the diners hear.
ty laugh as we'll as a breathing
space.
The speaker was in Baraboo in
the interest of the Christmas seal
this year entirely through the mail
sale, which is to be put on here
instead OF by personal solicitation.
Mrs. Acott county nurse, will act
as chairman Of the sale and she
will be assisted by Mrs. j. L. Bar
rett and Others Miss Durhin ex-
planned how these seal sales pay
entirely for the free clinics OF
which seven or eight have been
held in this county since January.
She told of the Crusader, edu-
cational health paper, which is
sent free to every school. The work
of the association is largely pre-
ventive and Miss Durbin explae@-
cd how wise this is, for So spent
in preventing the dread disease, tn
berculosis, will go a long way,
whereas So spent in curing the di-
sease can do very little.
Miss Durbin closed with sugges-
ton as to the importance and
means of preserving the health OF
women engaged in strenuous bust
ness activities.
The program closed with an in
vitation from Miss Reinking to any