The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-08
That Is Wanted Be
fore Beginning on
the Club House.
new PRESIDENT ELECTED.
Georgia A. Bacon is Hon
ored--Mrs. McCullagh
RetireS.

The annual meeting of the Woman's
club was held yesterday afternoon in
Memorial hall.
1t lasted for three hours and ten min
utes and left the large gathering of
members exhausted. The report OF the
treasurer, Mrs Ozayier w. Turple,
showed balance of $453426 on hand.
The reports Of the several departments
were made by the chairmen, as follows:
Literary, Mrs. Annie r. McMurray;
science, Mrs. Laura C. Conant; music,
Mrs. Margaret p. Woodward; history,
Mrs. G. C. Whiting; work, Mrs. Mary
C. Ward social, Mrs. N. f. Rogers;
miscellaneous topics, Mrs. o. +. Raw
son. The reports showed very economi-
cal management on the part of the de-
partment chairmen, as in no case was
the appropriation entirely used.
Mrs Clara S. Lowell delegate to the
Art league, gave an encouraging report
of the work of this organization the
past year; Mrs. Melora F. Pratt, dele
gate to the Civic club, reported for that,
and Mrs NJ. D. England, chairman of
the extension work, told of the efforts
of the ladies Of that committee to carry
friendly aid to less fortunate women.
1t was voted to carry on the extension
work another year, and a committee
was appointed, composed Of Mrs G. II.
Brockway, chairman, Mrs Emily T..
Ward, Mrs. Anna l. Thompson and
Mrs. Edward Swasey.
Miss Eleanor Whiting reported for the
Browning class and stated that the
treasury held about $50 as the proceeds
of the lectures of the preceding year.
Subscription blanks for the new CLUB
house were distributed, and it was
stated that the sum of $4,000 would be
asked for. and that not until two-thirds
of the stock had been sold would the
work be begun. The number of incor-
porators was increased from Is to II.
Resolutions were adopted upon the
death of the late Mrs. l.. A. Ely, and
Mrs. Clara A. Curtis was elected dele
gate to the Civic club, in place of Mrs.
Alice G. West, resigned. Mrs. Anna l..
Thompson was appointed chairman of
tde education committee. The relations
of the club to the press were discussed,
and resolutions were adopted deprecat-
ing the publicity that he's been attached
to the club in consequence Of the atti-
tude Of the press.
Miss Georgie A. Bacon and Mrs. An
ME Russell Marble, who went as dele
gates to the state federation in Natick,
Tuesday, made reports of that meet
ing, and Mrs. Archibald McCullagh
gave a detailed account of the council
in Philadelphia, at which she had pre-
scented the resolutions of the Worces-
ter Woman's Club. The usual appro-
priation for the work of the depart
ments, amounting to $500, was made.
After the reports were made, thebal-
loting for officers was begun, and the
election resulted as follows President,
George A. Bacon; first vice president,
Ellen A. Kimball; second vice presid-
ent, Sarah A. Henshaw; clerk, Minnie
l.. Eddy; corresponding secretary,
Ozayier w. Turple; auditor Edora M.
Aldrich; elective members of the exec
utive board for two years Annie w.
Comins, Emma f. Cutler, Kate c.
Taft.
Mrs. Louise West-Rice offered res
olutions thanking Mrs. Archibald Nc
Cullagh, the retiring president, for her
excellent work in the chair, and Mrs.
Henshaw moved that resolutions of
thanks be also rendered Miss Cora l..
Greene, the secretary, who had served
+ ne club faithfully for five years. Mrs,
McCullagh made a brief speech, which
vas heartily applauded. and she then
asked Mrs. c. c. Baldwin and Mrs. n.
r.. Rogers to conduct the new president
to the chair
Miss Bacon was visibly touched, but
assumed the chair with a few graceful
remarks. after which the meeting ad-
journed.