Mixed clubs grow as men join women’s federations
A growing sentiment favors admitting mixed clubs to the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Lydia Phillips Williams of Minnesota argues men’s experience strengthens women’s reform work. North Dakota and Illinois precedents exist, and Montana towns already note mixed clubs’ place. The debate covers social versus educational aims and the federation’s evolving role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Phillips Williams
Minnesota
Federation of Women's Clubs
Womee
Montana
Woman's Club
North Dakota
Ilinois
Pllen M. Henrotin
Realistic Truth in Juvenile Fiction and Its Critics
A speaker argues against moralizing Sunday school tales and favors exposing children to harsh realities. He praises Mrs. Alcott and Oliver Optic for portrayal of boyish life while critiquing fictional niceties and proposes experiential learning and rigorous teacher qualifications to foster practical Christianity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Oliver Optic
Gooney
Club Notes Highlight First Session After Holidays
The Saturday Night club met last evening with Miss Robbins at 505 West Galena street. J A Reuger opened the program speaking on The Literary Pitfalls of Youth. The Woman's club meets Sunday in the Elks hall on North Main Street for a reception to mark new quarters, with officers and department chairmen forming the reception committee and all members expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Evans
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
General Federation
Atete
Nebraska
Miss Evans
Los Angeles
Miss Robbins
West Galena Street
J. A. Reuger
Woman's Club
Elks’ Hall
North Main Street
Elks
Literature and club meetings announced in January notice
Department meetings are held on the first and third weeks each month with dates to be announced. The Homer club meets tomorrow at Mrs. D. J. Hennessy’s home with talks on The Farnese and Borghese Families Titian Ristori. West Side Shakespeare club plans a Tuesday session with Cymbeline and The Early Britons. Butte Girls' club meets Wednesday at 935 West Broadway. Helena Woman's club joins General Federation, joining Homer and Atlas clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignatius Donnelly
West Broadway
Homer Club
D. J. Hennessy
Hamrond
Titian
Rockwood
West Side Shakespeare Club
Dickson
Cymbeline
Butte Girls’ Club
Alfreda Smith
Woman's Club of
Helena
Homer
Butte
Atlas
Literary Pitfalls of Youth Stirs Saturday Club Talk
J A Rueger reviews childhood literature at the Saturday Nicht club noting the alphabet as a first pitfall. He trails a parade of characters from Marys Lamb to Tom Sawyer and Dickens as he argues how early reading shapes perception and ends with a mock verdict turning Marys Lamb into mutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Rueger
Riefer
Mary's Lamb
George Washington
David
Goliath
Joooh
Cinderella
Red Riding Hood
Jack
Giant Killer
Aladdin
Sinbad the Sailor
Hercules
Ferseus
Bellerophon
Thor
Siegfried
Brunhilde the Beautiful
Nelson
Olver Optics
Pel
Oliver Twist
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
Tom
Diddy
Dumps
Tot
Toby Ty'ter
Ivanhoe
Westward Ho
Pompeii
Janitaries
Dickens
Thackeray
Iving
Hawthorne
Mr. Rue
White Ostrich Feathers Rule the Fashion World on Hats
A Washington Star piece details the white ostrich plume craze sweeping fashion from New York to Paris. Rich women flaunt record long plumes, with prices rising from 15 to 60 dollars and lengths from 18 to 28 inches as South African feathers top the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
New York
Custom House
Russia
France
Edgar Ravenswood
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promoted as Heart Cure
An advertisement links heart trouble to poor digestion and suggests Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe, effective remedy. It cites testimonials from Mrs. Bartram, Mrs. Crossley, Miss Dively, Phil Brooks, and others, touting relief and improved health after using the tablets. Full package prices listed and a free little book offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Bartram
Aseyria
Mich
E. R. Page
Stuart
G. H. Crossley
Washington St
Koboken
New Jersey
Phil Brooks
Detroit
F. A. Stuart O
Marehall
Fountain of Eternal Youth
Dr. Bennett Electric Belt Co
Union Building
Denver
Colo
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Jotrry
John M¢Intyre
Buttig
West Side Shakespeare
The
Deer Lodge Woman's Club
Deer Souge
Century Club
Kalispell
Woman’s Club
Tusauay Morning Musical Club
Great Falls
Jewish Woman's Council
Carpenter's Hall
Society
the Social and Domestic Science
I. N. Symons
North Washington Street
Department
Ellis’ Hall
Mrsa Cheely
Rueger's Club
Igor
BIG Blackfoot Milling Company
Ob Butte
Anaconda
Misoula
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