ETTLEMENTS

Their Beginning and Growth; The Story of Toynbee Hall.

The Work for Women; Cooking and Sewing Classes.

The Work for Girls; Dancing Classes.

The Work for Men; Coffee and Reading Rooms; Men's Clubs for Discussion.

The Work for Children; Free Kindergartens; Fresh Air Work.

The Work for Babies; The Creche; Good Milk; Ice.

Playgrounds in Cities.

Jane Addams and Hull House.

These topics will all promote discussion, and it is possible that
personal experiences may be brought out which will be exceedingly
interesting. Plenty of good material for papers will be found in
magazine articles.

II--THE HIGH COST OF LIVING

I. _The Problem Presented_: Papers or talks on

(1) The increase in the price of food-stuffs.

(2) The increase in rents.

(3) Higher wages of servants.

(4) The more complex social life and greater demand for luxuries.
Music.

II. _The Problem Discussed_:

(1) Possible reduction in the expense of food by simple living.

(2) The movement of city people to the country.

(3) Is the elimination of the servant possible?

(4) How far is woman responsible for the state of things, and what
can she do to reduce social expenditure?

III--IRELAND

The beautiful country; the Lakes of Killarney; the northern coast;
pictures. A brief resume of Ireland's history; St. Columba; St.
Patrick. Historic features; cathedrals and churches; the Round Towers.
The Irish poet, Moore. Music: "The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls;"
"Those Evening Bells;" "The Last Rose of Summer;" "Oft in the Stilly
Night." Brief sketches of some of Ireland's great men--Burke, Sheridan,
O'Connell, Swift, Goldsmith, etc. Music: Moore's "Canadian Boat Song."

IV--ROBERT BURNS

Description and pictures of the village of Ayr; the House Where Burns
Was Born; the Brig o' Doon.

Sketch of Burns's life.

_Songs_: "The Banks and Braes of Bonny Doon;" "My Heart's in the
Highlands;" "Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad."

Reading from "Tam o' Shanter."

Reading of four short poems: "Highland Mary"; the "Mountain Daisy";
"Mary Morison," etc.

Reading from "The Cotter's Saturday Night."

_Songs_: "Comin' Through the Rye;" "John Anderson, My Jo, John;" "Auld
Lang Syne."

V--WOMEN AND SOCIAL RELATIONS

Papers and talks on: Our Grandmothers' Ideas of Woman's Place and Our
Own; Woman as a Wage-Earner; The Mother as a Business Woman; Music; The
Conscien