Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-21


to symbolic the special work OF each
year. The lower @ stood for Com
meIcement, showing the origin OF the
club by the repetition OF a converse.
tion ncesheld between Mrs. A. ID.
Warner and Miss Mary ID. Sisson, out of
which grew the club. They were on
their way home from visit to the
Philadelphia Club. By the light of
our present experience it was amusing
to listen 10 the once familiar objection
that Wilmington women are too busy
with hospital work and associated
charities, - which was met by the argu-
mont that there was danger of firing
their philanthropic nerve, and that
they needed recreation. ID stood for
Development of the club. when Mrs.
Amos and Mrs. Longstreth of Phila.
delphia, at the Associated Charities
meeting on December 10th, 1888. told
how to start club. which was followed
by it's organization on January 14th,
1889.
Mrs. L. q. McCaulley, the first chair
man Of the Current Events Glass, told
OF the latent talent which awoke to
activity in the parlors of Mrs. Job II.
jackson, where the opening meetings
were held, and where in fear and
trembling We heard the first sound of
our Voices, or listened amazed at the
unsuspected talent displayed by fellow
members.
The third note was illustrated by the
executive committee. which dwelt with
the difficulties and perplexities of the
building of our own home. Mrs. Will
liam W. Pussy, the chairman of the
building committee. told some amusing
details Of their deliberations.
''Our Eldest Daughter, the New
Century Club of Chester, was represent
I'd by the president. Mrs. l.. ID. Wood
bridge, who reports the membership to
be 225 with 80 more applicants, wait,
ing like Peris outside the gates OF Para
disc.
q, or Growth was illustrated by a
chat over the teacups by Mrs. G. b.
! Smyth and Miss Emma Worrell about
the number and variety Of topics treated
by the club.
"Our Second Daughter. - she Of West
| Chester, was responded to by the presi-
dent, Miss Hannah Marshall. Ad-
! vancement was shown by the chairman
of regular committees, who reported
| the work of the club has been infiuen-
tial and inaugurating; the educational
committee, manual training and cook
ing in public schools. The philan-
thropic committee had excellent work
to report in the founding of the Girls
| Industrial School.
The entertainment for b, the Bounti.
tiful year, was provided by Mrs.
farley, who, wishing TO introduce her
wax works to the women's clubs OF
America, was Just arrived from London
| with a number of figures to illustrate
the events of this year. When these
were duly decorated, OILED and wound
up, the beautiful .tableau of 1.-THE
Princess" was reproduced, and "Swesi
and Low" sung in life like manner.
Brunnhilde'' was accompanied on the
piano by Mrs. paderewski, I" other.
wise known as Mrs. E. @. jackson,
who is SO in the habit of playing ac.
compartments that it required great
exertion on the part of the assistants
to stop her when once she was wound
up to CO. These scenes were an anus
ing part of the entertainment.
"Our Third Daughter the club Of
Kenneth Square, was represented by itt
president. Mrs. a. NJ. Scarlet.
The combination of the executive
committee with the board of directors
formed the last note. A presentation
was made of the handsome flag which
is to fly from the staff ON the roof o
the Club house on all appropriate occa
siops. Mrs. Nields made an eloquen
address. The exercises closed with thu
singing Of the 'Song OF the Future,
by Mrs. Spalding, the music for which
was written bt Miss Finn.
The exercises were followed by /
luncheon. - A. S.