[Gutenberg 33201] • The Complete Club Book for Women / Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. by Benton, Caroline French -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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The Complete Club Book For Women

INTERESTING BOOKS

By Caroline French Benton

THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

The Complete Club Book For Women

Woman's Club Work and Programs BY

Caroline French Benton

BOSTON

The Page Company MDCCCCXV

PREFACE CONTENTS CHAPTER I

Suggestions for Club Work

CHAPTER II

Community Improvement

I—SUBJECTS TO INVESTIGATE II—THE BEGINNING OF SOCIAL SERVICE III—BOOKS FOR REFERENCE

Chapter III

A Study of the American Colonies

I—VIRGINIA II—MARYLAND III—NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA IV—GEORGIA V—THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES VI—NEW AMSTERDAM VII—NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE VIII—PENNSYLVANIA

CHAPTER IV

Some Poets of To-day

I—INTRODUCTORY II—DRAMATIC POETRY III—POEMS WITH CLASSICAL AND ROMANTIC THEMES IV—POEMS OF PROTEST V—PHILOSOPHICAL AND MYSTICAL POEMS VI—LYRICS AND POEMS OF NATURE VII—DIALECT AND HUMOROUS POETRY VIII—CELTIC POETRY IX—POETICAL PLAYS

CHAPTER V

The World's Islands

I—GRECIAN ISLANDS II—MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS III—THE ISLANDS NEAR SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND IV—ISLANDS NEAR AFRICA V—OCEANICA VI—BORNEO, SUMATRA, JAVA AND OTHERS VII—TASMANIA AND NEW ZEALAND VIII—JAPANESE ISLANDS IX—WEST INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO X—BERMUDA AND THE AZORES

CHAPTER VI

The Business of Being a Housekeeper

I—INTRODUCTORY II—SYSTEMATIC HOUSEKEEPING III—ECONOMY IN FOOD IV—COOKING V—THE LAUNDRY VI—SERVICE VII—CLOTHING VIII—WASTE IX—FALSE ECONOMIES X—WHAT IS HOME FOR?

CHAPTER VII

A Study of Songs

I—THE GREAT GERMANS II—FRANZ AND GRIEG III—SLAVIC COMPOSERS IV—FRANCE, ITALY AND ENGLAND V—AMERICAN SONGS VI—INTERESTING SONGS

CHAPTER VIII

Some of the World's Famous Buildings

I—EGYPT'S GREATEST BUILDING II—THE PARTHENON AND THE ACROPOLIS III—THE BUILDINGS OF ROME IV—CASTLES AND CATHEDRALS IN GERMANY V—THE MOSQUE OF ST. SOPHIA VI—MOORISH ARCHITECTURE IN SPAIN VII—NOTEWORTHY RUSSIAN BUILDINGS VIII—NOTRE DAME IX—IN THE BRITISH ISLES X—THE TAJ MAHAL

CHAPTER IX

Four Short Programs PART I I—A GROUP OF FAMOUS BOOKS

FRENCH, GERMAN, RUSSIAN, AND SPANISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN

PART II A STUDY OF MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE PART III CHILD LABOR

I—THE FAR-REACHING EFFECTS

PART IV AMERICAN NATURE WRITERS

CHAPTER X

Central and South America and the Canal

I—THE BEGINNINGS II—THE CENTRAL AMERICAN REPUBLICS III—PANAMA AND THE CANAL IV—SOUTH AMERICA V—ARGENTINA VI—PERU VII—ECUADOR VIII—BOLIVIA IX—CHILI X—COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA XI—BRAZIL XII—LATIN AMERICA

CHAPTER XI

The Work of the Rural Club

I—A CLUB FAR FROM LIBRARIES II—HOW TO START A RURAL CLUB III—VALUE OF COMMUNITY WORK IV—IMPROVING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL V—TALKS BY EXPERTS

CHAPTER XII

The History of England

I—DRUIDS, CELTS, ROMANS, AND SAXONS II—THE NORMANS AND PLANTAGENETS III—THE TUDORS IV—THE STUARTS AND CROMWELL V—THE GEORGES VI—THE AGE OF VICTORIA VII—THE PRESENT

CHAPTER XIII

Woman's Problems of Work

INTRODUCTORY

CHAPTER XIV

Women's Problems of Work—Continued

I—TO-DAY II—THE SICK POOR IN CITY AND COUNTRY III—THE WOMAN WHO WORKS FOR PAY IN THE HOME IV—WOMEN WORKERS IN MILLS V—THE PROBLEM OF CHILD LABOR VI—THE SHOP GIRL AND HER LIFE VII—THE BUSINESS WOMAN VIII—THE PROFESSIONAL WOMAN AND HER DIFFICULTIES IX—WOMAN AND THE STATE

CHAPTER XV

Some Great Men of Our Time

I—RODIN—SCULPTOR II—ROSTAND—DRAMATIST III—JAMES—PSYCHOLOGIST IV—BOOTH—RELIGIOUS LEADER V—TOYNBEE—SOCIAL WORKER VI—EDISON—INVENTOR VII—MORGAN—FINANCIER VIII—KELVIN—SCIENTIST IX—PEARY AND AMUNDSEN—EXPLORERS X—GOETHALS—ENGINEER

CHAPTER XVI

The Literature of the Bible

I—THE BEGINNINGS II—THE MAKING OF A NATION III—THE HEROES IV—THE UNDIVIDED KINGDOM V—THE DIVIDED KINGDOMS AND THE EXILE VI—HEBREW POETRY VII—PROPHECY VIII—PHILOSOPHY IX—THE NEW TESTAMENT X—SUBJECTS RELATED TO THE BIBLE

CHAPTER XVII

The Age of Queen Anne

I—IMPORTANCE OF THIS PERIOD II—THE QUEEN AND HER COURT III—THE MARLBOROUGHS IV—THE WARS AND AFTER V—LITERATURE OF THE TIMES VI—THE BEGINNING OF THE ENGLISH NOVEL

CHAPTER XVIII

Our Educational System

I—COLONIAL COLLEGES II—KINDERGARTENS III—PUBLIC SCHOOLS IV—HIGH SCHOOLS V—SPECIAL SCHOOLS VI—PRIVATE SCHOOLS VII—COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES VIII—WOMEN'S COLLEGES IX—POSTGRADUATE WORK AND NEW IDEAS

CHAPTER XIX

Special Programs on Great Men and Women

I—SEPTEMBER II—OCTOBER III—NOVEMBER IV—DECEMBER V—JANUARY VI—FEBRUARY VII—MARCH VIII—APRIL IX—MAY X—JUNE

CHAPTER XX

Programs from Clubs

CHAPTER XXI

What Clubs Are Studying

II PLEDGE OF TENNESSEE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS

CHAPTER XXII

Brief One Day Programs

I—SOCIAL SETTLEMENTS II—THE HIGH COST OF LIVING III—IRELAND IV—ROBERT BURNS V—WOMEN AND SOCIAL RELATIONS VI—THE MADONNA IN ART VII—THE CITY OF LONDON VIII—BIRDS IX—THE MODERN SCIENCE OF HOUSEHOLD SANITATION AND HYGIENE X—THE PHYSICAL SIDE OF THE CHILD XI—AN AMERICAN POET AND HIS FRIENDS XII—AN EDUCATIONAL MEETING XIII—A MAGAZINE MEETING XIV—PROGRAM FOR A THANKSGIVING MEETING XV—AN AFTERNOON WITH OUR SOUTHERN WRITERS XVI—THE CHILD IN THE HOME XVII—MOTHER AND DAUGHTER XVIII—CHRISTMAS PROGRAM XIX—PROGRAM FOR A COLONIAL MEETING XX—KING ARTHUR AND THE ROUND TABLE

CHAPTER XXIII

How to Make a Year Book ENGLAND

I THE COUNTRY AND ITS RACES II THE ROMAN CONQUEST AND EARLY KINGDOMS III THE NORMANS AND ANGEVINS IV HENRY III AND THE FIRST TWO EDWARDS V EDWARD III VI RICHARD II AND RICHARD III VII THE TUDORS VIII ELIZABETH, THE GREATEST TUDOR IX JAMES I AND CHARLES I X THE COMMONWEALTH XI THE RESTORATION XII THE REVOLUTION, AND EVENTS TO GEORGE III XIII GEORGE III XIV THE VICTORIAN AGE (A) XV THE VICTORIAN AGE (B) XVI THE ENGLAND OF TO-DAY

CHAPTER XXIV

A Model Constitution

Constitution ARTICLE I ARTICLE II ARTICLE III ARTICLE IV ARTICLE V ARTICLE VI ARTICLE VII ARTICLE VIII

CHAPTER XXV

Rules of Order for Clubs

I—BOOK OF RULES II—ORGANIZING III—VOTING IV—THE PRESIDENT V—MOTIONS VI—SPEAKING VII—CLOSING DEBATE VIII—APPEALS IX—COMMITTEES X—ELECTIONS XI—EXECUTIVE SESSION THE END

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