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Show News and Notes of Women's Clubs i Arrangements . have been made for a child's welfare conference to be held next -Saturday afternoon at the Lafayette school, under the direction of the Mothers congress. Next Saturday Is set apart by the National Mothers congress as a date for child welfare congresses all over the count it. An Interesting programme has been arranged ar-ranged by the Utah Mothers congress. Home, the Basis of Civilization," will ho the general topic. The Rev. Elmer I. Goshen will discuss "The Relation of the ITome to the Church." Mrs. W, E, Hopkins will talk on "The Home In Foreign For-eign Lands." Dr. E .G. Gowans of Og-den Og-den will give an address on "The Pe-latlon Pe-latlon of the Home to the Community." Prof. William noyjance will talk on "The Relation of the '.Home to the School." The literary arid musical programme at the meeting of the Ladles Literary club Friday afternoon was furnished by the various sections of the club. Mrs. Thomas Marioncaux represented the art section and gave a sketch of the "Mona Lisa." referring to Its recent mysterious theft. Miss Lydla White cave two pleasing harp solos at the rents est of the music section of the Hub. Miss Clara. Colburne. as representative of the Browning section, gave a charming brief review of "The Ring and the Rook." Miss Colburne characterized the poem as the most delightful de-lightful of all of Browning's work and said that it satisfied the longing that, survives sur-vives childhood for a story. She thought that Browning really showed ass understanding under-standing of children In his great poem, for It was not only a story, but a "l-callv truly" story, as a. child always puts It when he nuest ions a story teller about the truth of the narrative which has awakened his childish fancy. When rn.t-Istled rn.t-Istled on this point, he alwavs makes the demand. "Tell if again." "This Is Just what Browning ImK done, repeating his story at least ten times from the viewpoint view-point of all of its prlncplal characters. It is also remarkable for Its simplicity, which makes it within a child's understanding. Urs. Howard S. Stouc, as a representative repre-sentative of the current events and current cur-rent literature section, read a poem telling tell-ing a Chinese story, "You Savw Me," by Wallace Irwin. Mrs. J, W." Curtis sang a vocal selection, accompanied bv Miss Maud Thome. The poets' section was repiosentcd by Mrs. Howard S. Slowc. who gave a drumatlc reading, selecting se-lecting the balcony scene from "Romeo and Juliet." Representing the tourists" section, Mrs. Lafayette Hanchett gave an interesting inter-esting experience of housekeeping 'In Paris Mrs. Hanchett said that she secured se-cured a furnished flat for hci-self and family on thr third floor of an aparl-snent aparl-snent house, with a "lift." She said that she found why It was called a "lift " as It would go up but refused to go down. A servant was inherited with the flat, since she was waiting at the door for employment, having served the family who had nroviouslv oeeunled the flat. S-he proved a. Jewel, since she was willing to do anything from the family marketing market-ing to the dressmaking. Mrs. Hanchett said that, she found food expensive, but that It could be bought In any quantity, even to the single leg of a chicken. Apples Ap-ples were especially expensive, selling from 10 cents to 30 cents apiece The housekeeping was an Interesting experiment experi-ment and she found the kitchen French sh learnd from her maid of more value than that she had ever gotten from poring over French grammar. Mrs. J. W, Christy and Mrs. Harry G. Ganv. played a piano duct, A business meeting followed. M The American Woman's league will meet, this afternoon at .". o'clock in the parlors of the Kenyon hotel. .Mrs. II, L. Weinberger will give an address on "Man, Bo Truthful; You Are Made in the Image of God." o The Women of the Fni versify of Utah will meet this afternoon at 2:C0 o'clock In the kindergarten mom at the- university, univer-sity, Lincoln's birthday, which cornea on Monday, will be celebrated by a lecture lec-ture by Prof. Howard Drlggs of Ogdcji on "Lincoln In Literature." Mis Amelia Margctts will slug. The hostesses wW bo Mrs. Milton Rennlon. Mrs. Edwin Evans, Mrs, J. II, Tipton. Mrs. R. B. Kelchuns, Mrs. M. L. Brines and Miss Keller. 1 V The Browning section op the Ladies Literary club will meet this afternoon at 1 o'clock with Mrs. W. F. 'Adams, 219 Fifth East street. t Mr, f, D. Eipp went to Piovo yestcr-riav yestcr-riav to deliver an address on the subject sub-ject "The Link Between the Home and thp School." heforo the Nineteenth Century Cen-tury club of that city. |