The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-05
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This IL the Motto OF the Nomah'S Club at
Martins Ferry Holds Its Meeting To-

motto Of the Woman's Club, of Martins
Ferry, which Will hold its first meeting
OF the season OF ~ and '9S at the home
OF Mrs e. G. Bailey tomorrow after
noon. The object OF the organization is
self improvement and the promotion of
intelligent. methodlcal thought and ex-
preston. The number of members Is
limited to thlrty-fiye, and the Initiation
fee is % cents. Application for menu
bership is made through the secretary
1t is the duty of each member 10 pre-
pare the work assigned or provide a
substitute. The regular meetings. viii be
held every two weeks. Special meetings
may be called by the president, and the
hours of meeting arefrom TO in the
afternoon. The order of exercises OF
regular meetings will he call to order,
minutes of last melting, roll call, pro-
gramme, report OF critics, business, ad-
journment. The officers are Mrs. Dren-
men, president; Mrs. Bailey and Mrs,
Hail. vice presidents; Mrs, Boyd, Sec
rotary and treasurer; Miss Gray, assist
ant secretary. The directors are Mrs.
Wood, Mrs. Reid, Mrs. A, c, Smith,
Miss Armstrong, and the critics are
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. A. b, Smith. The
members are Mrs. Anderson, Miss Boyd,
Mrs. Bailey, Miss NJ. r. Boyd, Mrs,
Boyd, Mrs. Drennen, Mrs. Thomas, Miss
Gray, Mrs. Gray, Miss Sarah Gray,
Mrs, Hoge, Mrs, Hevey, Mrs, Hall, Mrs
Hall, Miss Hoge Miss IngIebrlght, Mrs,
Lupton, Miss MCGOWAN, Mrs, Ong, Mrs
Reid, Mrs, Reynolds, Mrs. A, Il. Smith,
Mrs NJ. b, Shreve, Mrs A. O. Smith,
Mrs. Sheets, Mrs. Swart2, Mrs, j. G.
Shreve, Mrs. A. b. Smith, Mrs, Stewart
Mrs. Turner Miss Wood, Miss Williams
and Mrs. Wood, The associate members
are Mrs. Boyle, Mrs. Inglebrlght, Mrs.
Roberts and Miss Copenhaver, Of Mar
tins Ferry; Mrs, Campbell, of AL
toona, Pa, and Mrs. ThreaRer of Chi
cago. A beautiful booklet, with illum-
mated cover, has been printed, contain
ing the club calendar, quotations, Off
GERS, directors, critics, order of meet
ings, members, constitution, bylaws,
etc, and the booklet Is a credit to this
popular social organization, which was
organized December 10, 1897.
The calendar of ~ is as follows: Act
Gth-Hostess, Mrs. Bailey; roll call,
original greetings inaugural address,
president; outlook, Mrs. A. c, Smith;
Times OF the Pilgrim Fathers, Miss
Wood; Expressions of Impressions.
club; October 2O-Hostess, Mrs, Lupton.
EQUATIONS, Bryant; The Revolutionary
War, 177O-lSlO, Mrs. A. f, Smith Jona-
than Edwards and Cotton Mather Miss
Stewart; Selections From Grand
mothers Story of Bunker Hill Battle,
Mrs. Anderson; current events, Mo-
vember 3-Hostess, Mrs. NJ, b. Shreve;
quotations, James Whitcomb Riley;
The Women of the Revolution, Mrs. NJ.
b, Shreve; The Declaration of lnde-
pendence and What 1t Brought About,
Mrs. Hall; The Literature Of the Revo-
lutIonary Period, Miss Boyd; current
events. November 17-Hostess, Mrs.
Sheets; Thanksgiving quotations.
THANKSGIVING, Miss Armstrong; discus
sion, Superstition, led by Miss Sarah
Gray; duet, Mrs Turner and Miss
Thomas reading Thanksgiving selec-
ton, Miss Hoge and Mrs, NJ. Il. Boyd.
December Hostess, Mrs. A. f.. smith;
quotations, Benjamin Franklin Wash
ingtOn Irving Miss Thomas; talk, Edu-
cation, Past and Present, Mrs. Wood;
reading, selection from Washington
Irving, Mrs. Hervey; instrumental duet,
Mrs. Bailey and Miss MCGOWAN; cur
rent events, December 10 - Hostess,
Mrs. Stewart; Christmas quotations;
Christmas Its First Observance and
Customs in Various Countries. Mrs.
Ong; instrumental solo, Mrs. Wood;
reading, Christmas selection, Miss In
glebright; music, double quartette. De-
cember 29-Hostess, Mrs. Turner: quo
tations, Edgar Allan Poe; War of 1872
and Mexican War, lSl0-lSjO, Mrs. Will
M nd Irg
ley, Mrs. A. b. Smith; reading, selec-
ton from Poe, Mrs, Reynolds; current
events. January l2-Hostess Mrs.
Wood; quotations, Alice and Phoebe
Cary; The War of the Rebellion, 1850
1865, Mrs. ]. G. Shrevc; Lincoln as a
Man, Statesman and Phllanthropist
Miss Gray; reading, from James Whit
comb Riley, Miss MCGOWAN; war songs
the Original Quartettc. January &C.
Hostess, Mrs. Williams: quotations.
VIII Carleton Modern History, 1866
1898. Mrs. Hogc; our Novelsts, Mrs,
Lupton; reading, from Miss wilkins,
Mrs Sheets; song, Miss Thomas: cur
rent events. February 9-Hostess, Miss
Wood quotations, Helen Hunt Jack
son: st. Valentine. Mrs Reid valen-
tine solos, Mrs. Turner; original Nalen-
tine club. February 2S-Hostess, Miss
Armstrong; quotations from statesmen;
Mount Vernon. Mrs. Swartz; five min
ute sketches, George Washington, Mrs.
Gray; Daniel Webster. Mrs. Reynolds
Edward Everett, Mrs Anderson; Pat
H." Niis, Inglnb,lyIi. innos q
Blaine. Miss MCGOWAN; song Vernon
na,.i. ',u ,|,o ',t,' p,iiins ProoLs.
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