The sun., 1898-01-20
CAPTAIN MURPHY ACQUITTED THE NEWCENTURY CLUB.
A Big Gathering Of Many Club
Women.
ORGANIZED 4 FEDERATION
Many Interesting Addresses Made BY
Club Presidents From All Over
The State--.Increa, ,ed Interest
in the Organization.

The woman of the new century is in
the city and yesterday was lauded az she
ruled for space Of time over her past
record and future prospects.
The celebration of the ninth anniver-
sary of the Century Club, of this city,
and the organization of a Federation of
the Century Clubs OF Delaware, was held
yesterday at their clubhouse.
The rooms for the occasion were beau
tiinlly decorated, not being elaborate.
but the artistic arrangement of the diff
ferent colored draperies representing the
different cOlors of the several clubs made
a beautiful effect.
Among the colors could be seen large
monagralns bearing their colors and
letters of their clubs name.
The colors on display and the organi-
cations whom they represented were the
following: Dover Century Club, cream,
white, yellow and green; Dover Shake
speare Club, blue hens chicken, blue
and white; Wilmington Club, colonial
vel low and white; Georgetown, holly,
red and green; Newark New Century
Club, green and white; FELTON, Avon
Club, piEk and dark green; seaford
sorosis Club. gold, yellow and white;
Bridgeville Tuesday Night Club, violet
and white.
Miss Mathcr convened the meeting by
welcoming the delegates, officials and
guests of the clubs that were present.
Miss Matlcr's address was brief and she
spoke OF Mrs. A. d. Warner, who did
much towards organizing the federation.
Her address was followed by Words
of Welcome" by Mrs. A. d. Warner who
is state Secretary for the General FEEDER
alton Of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Warner
said: 'This is surely a day OF triumph
for the women of Delaware. 1t marks a
step in their progress. Who can pro-
phesy the outcome of this? 1t means
that our state fraternity will stand for
that which makes for Righteousness. We
hope that blessings will come to school
and city from this union.'
Mis-. Beniah Watson, president of the
Dover Newt Ccntuy Club, said: 81 have
the double pleasure of carrying to you a
hearty response from the women of Del
aware as well as from our own club We
are glad to join in the work Of the Fedora
ton. which can only be carried ON by
united efforts. We hope to stand with
You in every effort for good work. am
proud to represent our club. Though its
life is short we feel older than we are;
our life il short, Is busy. We lave eff
cient, aggressive committees. We had
60 members on organizing our club; now
we have lG5. We feel assured that when
We are united that something will move
yet in Delaware"
Mrs. Watson's address was followed
by the club song, sung by the Misses
Lore and Weldin, Mrs. Henry Tatnall
and Mrs. William 5. Prickctt.
Address, ''The advantages and disad-
vantages of cooperation by Miss
Elizabeth T. King, who is president of
the Arundel Club, Of Baltimore, Md.
The appreciation of her address was
shown by the generous applause.
Greetings from the delegates followed
Miss Kings address.
Address, "What the State Federation
does for the individual Club, and what
the individual Club does for the State
Federation" by Mrs Thomas J. Craven,
of Salem, n. J.
The formation Of the Delaware State
Federation of the Women's Club, then
began.
An elaborate luncheon was served at
o'clock.
After luncheon the Federation again
convened and the opening address was
given by Mrs. Alice Ives Breed who is
vice president of the General Federation
Women's Clubs.
A Masque of Culture, by Annie Elliot
Trnmbull. Those taking part were:
Miss Webb, Miss Pyle. Miss Sarry, Miss
Miss Thompson, Mrs. Walling,
Mrs. Garrct, Miss Sparks, Mrs. Ward,
Mrs. Bets, Miss Jones and Miss Peoples.
The delegates present at the convention
were the following:
Mrs i. Irving Handy, Miss Frances
,rk Club; Mrs. Beniah Watson, Mrs.
J. B. Turner and Miss Ella Marshall
of Dover: Miss Alice Cowgirl, Mrs.
Charles Wharton, Miss Alneda Day of
Shakespeare Club, Dover; Miss Frances
B. Stevenson, Miss Martha Il. Burnite,
Miss Clara J. Reynolds, of Avon Club,
FELTON, w.Century Club; Mrs. r. G.
Houston, Miss Burton. Miss Caldwell,
If the New-Ccntury Club of George
own; Miss Lizzie NJ. Cahill, Miss
Sarah Cannon, Miss Eta Gray, of the
tuesday Night Club of BridgeviI'e.
The official guests are: Miss r use, presi-
lent New.Ccntury Club of Philadelphia;
Miss Rice, New-Century Club Of Ches-
cr, Pa; Mrs. William Sharpless, New
century Club Of West Chester; Mrs.
Taylor Scarlet, New-Ccntury ClHb Of
<ennett Square, Pa, Mrs. G. b. Miller,
Voman's Club Of Media, Pa; Mrs. c. X.
Binder, Woman's Club, Camden. n. j.;
lrs. Graham, Iend-a- Hand Club.
The officers OF the Federation elected
we're: President, Mrs A. ID. Warner, of
recording secretary, Miss
lurd. of Newark: corresponding sccre-
ary, Mrs. John Briggs, OF Wilmington.
Relief Money Reaches Cuba.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia Letter from
Lee, at Havana, received
" the corresponding and financial Sec
etary, yesterday, announces the receipt
+ the last $500 sent by the National Re-
ief Association for Cuba, and adds:
"The amount will be duly applied by
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