Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1918 — MEETING OF THE LADIES’ LITERARY CLUB [ARTICLE]

MEETING OF THE LADIES’ LITERARY CLUB

The members of the Ladies’ literary club, and there was a good crowd of them, were amply repaid for braving the winter’s cold and attending the meeting at the library Friday afternoon because we had one of the best meetings of the year. Such an interesting talk was given by Mrs. L. E. Barber on Relation of South America to North America and to Europe. North America and South America are similar in so many ways—in their physical geography; in their .wars of Independence; in History and in other ways and yet the development in' every line, has been greater and more advanced in North America than in South America. The difference in social equality is more pronounced in South America than North America. North America is known as Teutonic America and South America as Latin America. The Monroe Doctrine, while it is hated by the South Americans, yet it has done wonders for them and should play a part in their attitude towards United States in this world’s war.

She dwelt upon South America’s relations with Europe, Spain, Italy, Germany, England and France, and especially on Paris which seems to be the goal of every South American who can get enough money ahead to go to Paris and spend it in its activities and pleasures, and closed her talk by showing South America’s attitude in this world’s war. Mrs. E. P. Honan read an interesting paper on “The Niagaras of North America, South America and Africa.” She gave an interesting description of our own Niagara, its location and its beauties and showed how it has enlisted and in this way may help win the war. Besides helping in making shells, it stands guard over every mile of war carrying railroad track; it shapes and hardens our shells and it comes forward with chlorine which is used to kill germ diseases and is used in all hospitals of France and England to sterilize the wounds of the soldiers. The second Niagara is situated in Africa on the Zambezi river, named Victoria Falls. It was discovered by Livingstone and it is not as well known as the other two. The third one is in South America and is called Ignassu Falls, located on the Ignassu river. It is beautiful and surpasses Niagara Falls of North America in every way except in volumn of water. G. W. Williams interested the ladies very much by giving us a talk on tariff and political parties—their basis for existence, their evils- and advantages and their power. An interesting letter was read from Mrs. George Healey. The responses were “What Do I Want to Study Next Year” and from the suggestions given, the program committee will have no trouble whatever, in making out an excellent program for our next year’s work. XXX