The Spokane woman. [volume], October 14, 1926, Page 6, Image 6

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CLUBS
Places rich in history and romance will appear
in the year's program of the Manito Study Club,
as it travels round the world, Rangoon, Mandalay,
Borneo, Ceylon, all sorts of names of far-away
places will stimulate the imagination and bring
vivid light to the formal study. The year book
carries a map showing the route of travel and the
cities to be studied. The annual program follows:
Official directory—President, Mrs. Frank Emigh;
vice president, Mrs. E. S. Redeker; recording sec
retary, Mrs. C. D. Penfield; corresponding secre
tary, Mrs. A. B. Thomson; treasurer, Mrs. J. O.
Greenway.
Program committee—Mrs. Henry Boesman, Mrs.
C. E. Davis, Mrs, Frank Emigh, Mrs. E. S. Redeker,
Mrs. C, P. Shoudy.
Music committee—Mrs. T. F. Kilby, Mrs. E. R.
Swick, Mrs. A, (i, Bittner, Mrs. E. S. Redeker.
Courtesy committee—Mrs, L. H. Pinkham, Mrs.
C. P. Shoudy.
September 21-—President’'s Day—Hostess, Mrs.
Redeker. Installation of officers; reports of dele
gates to district, state and national conventions.
October 5-—Hostesses, Mrs. Onstine, Mrs. Bittner.
“From New York to the Island of Madeira,” Mrs.
Leavitt; “Gibralter—Spain,” Mrs, Davis.
October 19—Hostesses, Mrs. Gill, Mrs. Simmons.
“Marse:lle—The Riviera,” Mrs. Dodds; “Modern
France,” Mrs. Greenway,
November 2—Hostess—Mrs., Shoudy. Address—
“ The American Judicial System.”
November 16-—Hostesses—Mrs. Thomson, Mrs.
Dunning. “Naples,” Mrs. Shoudy; “National De
velopments in Italy,” Mrs. Westmore.
November 30 Hostesses—Mrs. Birdseye, Mrs.
Hanchett, “Rome,” Mrs. Pinkham, leader,
December 14-—Christmas party. Committee, Mes
dames Davis, Gireenway, Redeker,
January 4-—-Hostesses—Mrs. Leavitt, Mrs. Sim
mons. “Port Said and Conditions in Egypt,” Mrs.
Thomson; “A Pilgrimage Through the Holy Land,”
Mrs. Gill.
January 18—~Hostesses—Mrs. Dodds, Mrs. Dun
ning. “Bombay,” Mrs. Hanchett; “The Rich Island
of Ceylon,” Mrs. Onstine; “Indian Problems in Re
ligion and Politics,” Mrs, Kilby.
February I—Reciprocity day—Hostesses, Mrs.
Greenway, Mrs. Davis.
February 15--Hostesses, Mrs, Hoag, Mrs. West
more; “Rangoon, ‘On the Way to Mandalay,’” Mrs.
Dunning; “Burma, the Land of Temples,” Mrs.
Swick; “Singapore, Straits Settlements,” Mrs.
Birdseye,
March 1-—Hostesses, Mrs. Swick, Mrs. Hanchett.
“Across the Equator to Java,” Mrs. Simmons;
“Sandakan, Borneo, ‘A Typical Tropical Town, "
Mrs. Bittner; book review.
March 15—Guest day—Committee, Mesdames
Kilby, Gill, Hoag.
March 29—Hostesses, Mrs. Pinkham, Mrs. Bitt
ner; “Manila,” Mrs. Hoag; “The Philippines, a
Record of U, 8. Progress,” Mrs. Penfield.
April 12-—Hostesses, Mrs, Kilby, Mrs. Westmore.
“Hong Kong-—Shanghai,” Mrs. Thomson; “The De
velopment of China,” Mrs. Leavitt,
April 26—Hostess, Mrs. Penfield. “Kobe and
Nearby Cities,” Mrs. Dodds; “Yokohama,” Mrs.
Swick; “Japan’s Problems,” Mrs. Gill.
May 10—"“Hawaii to the Golden Gate,” Mrs. Rede
ker, leader.
May 24—Surprise meeting.
Membership roster—Mrs. L. J. Birdseye, 2304
Manito Blvd., Riv. 2046-M; Mrs. A. G. Bittner, 1517
Sixth Ave., Riv. 3094; Mrs. C. E. Davis, 35 Four
teenth Ave., Riv. 1220; Mrs. F. B. Dodds, E 204 Man
ito Place, Riv. 4027; Mrs. J. W. Dunning, 51412
Grand Blvd., Riv. 0971; Mrs. Frank Emigh, 2015
Grand Blvd., Riv. 1389; Mrs. T. W. Gill, 827 Thirty
third Ave., Riv. 1225; Mrs. J. O. Greenway, 52004
Oneida Place.,, Riv. 1912. J; Mrs. C. F. Hanchett,
Edwidge Apts., Main 4017; Mrs. F. M. Hoag, Slslß
Grand Blvd., Riv. 1638; Mrs. T. F. Kilby, E 44 Thir
ty-third Ave., Riv. 1414; Mrs. W. M. Leavitt, 620
Sound Ave., Riv. 1544; Mrs. B. J. Onstine, Sllls
Cedar St., Riv. 0388; Mrs. L. H. Pinkham, 2216
Manito Blvd., Riv. 2064-W; Mrs. C. D, Penfield,
W 1904 Eighth Ave., Riv. 2722; Mrs. E. S. Redeker,
620 Park Place, Glen. 0601; Mrs. C. P. Shoudy, 2517
Manito Blvd., Riv. 1463; Mrs. F. L. Simmons; Mrs.
E. R. Swick, 82908 Hatch St., Riv. 2376; Mrs. A.
B, Thomson, E 29 Seventeenth Ave., Riv. 0972; Mrs.
B. F. Westmore, Breslin Apts., Riv. 1088,
Honorary members—Mrs. Norman Totten, Mrs.
E. R. Caple, Miss Mary Bissett,
Beginning next Wednesday, October 20, Dean
Rhoda M. White will give a course of lectures in
the club rooms of the Y. W. C. A, under the gen
eral subject, “Excursions Into Sociology.” There
will be ten talks in the course, covering the field
of social origins and development. The ten topics
will be: “Sociology, Facts, Forces and Functions
THE SPOKANE WOMAN
Within Its Scope,” “Social Pathology,” “Race and
Progress,” “Migration, Remote and Recent,” “Sex
and Society, a Study of Marriage, the Family and
the Home,” “Politics, Whys and Wherefors,” “In
dustry, Personal and Social Economics, Religion,”
“Kecclasticism and Industrialism,” “Social Psychol
ogy,” “Social Welfare—A Present View.”
Dean White has been a professor of sociology
and has worked with such men as John R. Collins,
Richard T. Ely, Edward A. Ross and Thomas Sew
ell Adams.
Invitations are being sent out this week to all
the men's and women’s organization members of
the city, to attend the Open House of the Business
and Professional Women's Club next Tuesday night.
The new club-rooms on the sixth floor of the Eilers
Building will be ready for inspection, having been
redecorated and refurnished for the use of the club
women. Miss Florence Coffeen heads the com
mittee, which will have charge of the party. Mem
bers of her committee are Miss Susie Arnott, Miss
Bertha Saeger, Miss Margaret Graham and Mrs.
J. E. Govett,
Musie, cards and refreshments are on the eve
ning program, as announced by Miss Jimmie Lane,
president of the club. Miss Frank Grippen as pro
gram chairman will present Miss Clara Noerenberg,
who will read an article by William G. Shepherd en
titled “Make Them Work Their Way Out.” The
article deals with problems of prison reform. Mrs.
Emilie Burcham will read a paper on “The Busi
ness and Professional Woman and Education,” and
Miss Elizabeth Johnston will have a short article
telling “How Julia Marlow Climbed to Fame.” Miss
Grippen will review Dorothy Canfield's book, “Her
Son's Wife.”
TEACHERS’ RECEPTIONS
ON SOCIAL PROGRAM
Women teachers of the city are to be entertained
at the Young Women's Christian Association Sat
urday evening. The parlors will be decorated in
autumn foliage and flowers, and during the evening
a program of orchestral music, readings, games
and dancing will be directed by Mrs. R. M. Wil
liams, chairman of the hospitality committee. The
receiving line will include Mrs. J. M. Richards,
president of the Y. W. C. A. board of managers;
Mrs. J. M. Simpson, of the Spokane school board;
Miss Jimmie Lane, president of the Business and
Professional Women's Club; Mrs. R. M. Williams;
Mrs. Daniel Morgan; Mrs. James H. Robinson,
president, Spokane Council Parent-Teacher Asso
ciations; Mrs, Frederick Kennedy, Mrs. Henry M.
Hart; Mrs, J. D. Meyers; Miss Rosa Langley, presi
dent of the Ella Flagg Young Club, and the mem
bers of her executive board; Miss Margery Morrow,
president of the Grade School Teachers' Associa
tion, and her board; Miss Laura Smith; Miss Dotha
Varker and the staff of the Y. W. C. A. Miss Edith
Jimison will lead the games, and the plunge will
be open for guests who wish to swim,
The unusual number of new teachers and the
transfers made necessary by the big building pro
gram have added interest to the many receptions
for teachers given by parent-teacher associations
in the various schools during the last three weeks.
At the Adams school on Thursday evening Miss
Mabel Strites was greeted as the new principal, a
lovely corsage presented to her, and flowers to all
the teachers in the school. The Adams double quar
tet of male voices was presented in several num
bers, and the address of the evening, by Mrs. James
H. Robinson, was on the topic “Pull Together.”
Mrs, Dale Rankin presided.
The Willard circle met on the same night, with
an attendance of more than two hundred, greet
ing four new teachers. Mrs. Victor A, Finrow was
in the chair, and Mrs. Fred Slee, vice president
of the council, gave greetings from that body and
from North Central, where she is president.
At the Audubon Mrs. Elmo James presented a
good musical program on Tuesday evening. A. G.
Watkins welcomed the teaching staff, and Miss
Maude Stinson responded. The school board and
the P.-T. A. council were represented in greetings,
and Mrs. A. G. Watkins sang two vocal numbers,
Readings, pianologues, and piano solos were in
cluded in the entertainment. Miss Rosa Langley,
new principal at Sheridan, was introduced to her
patrons by Mrs. E. J. Protto, president of the cir
cle; at the Bemiss an informal reception on Mon
day night filled the room to welcome several new
members of the staff, with Jack Arthur presiding,
and Mrs. Francis Bobo in charge of the social
arrangements. The Arlington, South Regal, Gar
field and several other grade school associations
are holding meetings this week.
SANDPOINT CIVIC CLUB
HAS“IDAHO” LUNCHEON
The Sandpoint Civie Club gave an “Idaho” lun
cheon, Monday October 4th, which was attended
by women from all parts of the county. Mrs. Guy
Helphrey was chairman in charge of the arrange
ments for the meeting which was to inaugurate the
“Idaho Buy at Home Movement.” Her committee
included Mrs. D. Rowlands, Mrs William Cady and
Mes. O, M. Gennestad. Mrs. R. L. Jones had charge
of the table decorations and favors and Mrs. Charles
Pike had the following committee assisting her as
the table committee: Mrs. Orville Frazier, Mrs.
Edgar Aaron, Mrs. Henry Traue, Mrs. Levi Rob
inson. o e o
Mrs. Earl Farnum, president of the club, pre
sided and introduced the speakers, and Mrs. Hel
phrey spoke on Idaho Products, and a number of
local candidates for office made five-minute talks.
Mrs. T. L. Greer was appointed corresponding
secretary to succeed Mrs. R. 8. McCrea, resigned.
New members admitted to the club were: Mrs. Guy
Ross, Mrs. J. A. Foster, Mrs. Stanley Bower and
Mrs. O. J. Bandelin,
Lohengren Study Theme
Mrs. Louis Vogel will be hostess to the Fortnight
ly Study Club at a 1 o'clock luncheon at her Nata
torium Park home on Monday. Continuing the
study of grand opera, “Lohengrin” will be the
theme, being read by Mrs. H. G. Lanahan, Mrs.
(. J. Winter, Mrs. W. H. Ude and Mrs. T. G. Aston.
Mrs. Winter is leader for the day.
UNITARIAN WOMEN
STUDY ORGANIZATION
Study of their organization, something of its his
tory and interesting sidelights on some of its ac
tivities, will be combined in the programs of the
Women's Alliance of the Unitarian Society this
year. In addition to the general program the Mary
Ellen Reed Circle will have a complete study pro
gram for its Monday meetings, and Elizabeth Com
stock Circle will have literary and social activities
on third Wednesdays. Officers and executive board
for the Alliance this year are as follows:
Director of the General Alliance for Washington
and the Province of British Columbia, Mrs. Walter
Boardman, 1424 Thirteenth avenue. Officers and
executive board: President, Mrs. Chester Cole;
first vice president, Mrs, Will Everett; second vice
president, Mrs. George Nixon; recording secretary,
Mrs. W, L. Kimmel; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
E. R. Lindsey; treasurer, Mrs. A. B. Smith; Execu
tive board, Mrs. Quintard Johnson, Mrs. O. Jeld
ness, Mrs, E. L. Marley.
The program for the year follows:
Business meetings—Second Monday, 1:30 p. m.
September 13—Hostess, Mrs. Quintard Johnson,
53504 Grand avenue. Annual meeting; dollar day;
picnic luncheon; “Looking Forward,” Mrs. Chester
Cole.
October 11—Hostess, Miss Maude Green, 2225
Milford Place. “What Shall Unitarians Teach Chil
dren?” Mrs. M. O. Roark.
November B—Hostess, Mrs. Norman Belcher,
W 2511 Liberty. “How the Alliance Can Help the
Sunday School,” Mrs. W. E. Feldman, '
December 13—Hostess, Mrs. David Herman, San
Marco Apartments. “Unitarian Hymns and Writ
ers,” Mrs. A. E. Peterson.
January 10—Hostess, Mrs. . S. Barrett, Altadena
Apts. Director's report, Mrs. W, F. Boardman.
February 14—Hostess, Mrs. E. J. Riner, WIBO2
Eleventh avenue. “Unitarian Schools and
Churches,” Rev. Charles Pease.
March 14—Hostess, Mrs. O. Jeldness, 2029 Sec
ond avenue. “Alliance Appeals,” Mrs. G. A. Downs.
April 11—Hostess, Mrs. R. 8. Alger, 605 Cotta.
“Present Nook of the Cheerful Letter. Exchange,”
Mrs. T. Reed.
May 9—Hostess, Mrs. G. A. Downs, E3OB Twenty
fifth avenue. Election of officers; “The Fortieth
Anniversary of the Spokane Alliance,” Mrs. T. Reed,
Mrs. H. W. Greenberg, Miss Susan Frye.
June 13—Hostess, Mrs. G. Nixon, W 1704 Eleventh
avenue. “Noted Unitarian Women,” Mrs. E. L.
Marley.
Annual picnie.
The managing board of the Woman’s Hotel met
on Tuesday for its regular bi-monthly session, with
Mrs. Phil T. Becher presiding. Thirteen members
Wwere present. It was reported that the hotel rooms
have been well filled in recent weeks, but that a
few desirable rooms are vacant. Several parties
have been given recently by resident girls, and a
big costume party is planned for Hallowe'en.
Thursday, October 14, 1926