The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
Women Clubs are
Organized for Work

The four federated study clubs here
have distributed their programs Tor
the years study and have begun the
work as outlined. The Sorosis Club
which had its first regular meeting
last week has chosen a miscellaneous
program of study. South America
will be the subject for discussion at
three of the meetings; political con-
ditions in Ireland will be taken up at
another and one program will be de-
voted to Alaska. During the month
of February, the lives Of Lincoln and
Washington will be commemorated.
Composers of early and modern music
will be studied one afternoon and the
development of the cinema and the
effect of the talkies on the stage
drama will be main topics at later
meeting. The entire program as ar
ranged by Mrs. Ray Tenney, Mrs. +.
w. Currier and Mrs. Earl Peabody is
we'll balanced and should be interest
ing and profitable to the club men,
bers: The officers for the year are
Mrs. F.~B. Macs, president; Mrs. e..
S. Shaw, vice president; MRS. Julia
Glassco, secretary, and Mrs. G. v.
Farnsworth, treasurer.
The Woman's Club has for the past
several years used the courses OF
study issued by the University OF
North Carolina, and because of the
complete satisfaction of the club
members, the program committee,
Mrs. o. G. Austbo, Mrs. c. L. Lynn
and Mrs. L. H. Brown have arranged
this year to use Cornella Spencer
Loves outline for the study of "Other
Peoples Lives" The work, based on
the lives of men and women of his
torical and contemporary Importance
promises to be most enjoyable and
helpful. The officers, this year, are
Mrs. Max Treu, president; Mrs. c. W..
Sunday, vice president; and Mrs. E.
L. Gallea, secretary and treasurer.
The first regular meeting was held
Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
C. L. Lynn when fine program on
"The Westerner, Old and New" was
presented. Mrs. c. E. Cobleigh re-
viewed Frank B. Linderman's book,
"The Life Story of Great Indian
Plenty Coups, Chief of the Crows"
and Mrs. G. o. Gilfillan reported on
"The Lone Cowboy" the story of the
life of Will James, cowboy artist and
writer. Because of its unusual quail
ty, the program was exceedingly in
teresting to the members of the or
ganization.
Covers were laid for twenty-one
when the Twentieth Century club
opened its activities for the season,
Monday with luncheon at the home
of Mrs. Otto Meiges. Baskets OF
autumn leaves were used throughout
the rooms, and the tables were beau
tifully decorated with bowls of fall
flowers. A business meeting follow
ed the luncheon when plans for the
year were discussed. The club will
lay special stress on the roll call Sec
ton of their programs, and leaders
were chosen to increase the interest
in this part of the work. The officers
for the year are Mrs. H. NJ. Aune,
president; Mrs. j. NJ. Corbett, vice
president; Mrs. A. ]. White, secre-
tary, MRS. E. NJ. Jorgenson, treasurer
and Mrs. Bert kleaver, sergeant-at-
arms. The program committee, Mrs.
G. w. Gold, Mrs. c. L. Farver, Mrs.
T. E. Finn and Mrs. w. G. M. Smith
have prepared a miscellaneous pro-
gram, in which stress is laid on the
lives and works of. men and women
of contemporary fame. There will be
several worthwhile book reviews and
the bi-centennial of George Washing
ton will be emphasized in one of the
February programs. The program
has wide range of subjects and pro-
misses to be of real value.
A one o'clock luncheon Tuesday at
Lauterbach's with covers laid for
twenty-six opened the club season
for the Quality club. The address of
the president and the presentation OF
the programs by Mrs. Frank Clague
made up the program for the day.
The program committee, Mrs. Clag-
ue, Mrs. C. V. Everett and Mrs.