Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-05-25
NEW-CEnTURY CLUB.

Never has the clubhouse presented a
gayer appearance than it did Thursday
afternoon in honor Of the ceremonies
attending the installation of the newly
elected officers Of the club and corpora
tion. Great palms were banked in the
corners of tho stage, the front of which
was draped with long sprays OF bridal
wreath spirea, with pots of hydrangea,
IRIS, and azaleas grouped behind them.
The windows too were full of flowers,
magnificent branch of SNOWFALL
bush quite filling one tall window.
The exercises were opened by pre-
lude on the piano by Miss Peoples,
which was followed by a vocal quartet
and Miss Lore.
Mrs. w. w. Pussy, as president of
| the board of directors, accepted for
herself the office to which she was
elected and then proceeded to install
| the other members of the corporation,
while Mrs. Charles S. Rowland per-
| formed like service for the officers Of
| tho club. In accepting the duties of
her office she said quaint old express
| sion that one used to hear had come
| into her mind, that of "the good and
| endeavoring mother" In the quest Of
ideas and in the effort to realize its
ideals she trusted tho club will believe
| that it has at least an endeavoring
president. She reviewed briefly the
progress made in the past year and
the good things striven after that have
been accomplished.
A duet from "Irovatore" was adj
miraby rendered on the mandolin and
guitar by the Misses Pierson, and Mrs.
Louise G.. Birkenbine of York, Pa,
l - 4 \ Ia
of Club Life" giving humorous ac-
count of her experiences as club presi-
dent and secretary and counseling that
in becoming good club members women
shall also guard their identity as women
of the good old fashioned type.
Miss Ellison of Summit Bridge, who
has charge Of the travelling library,
sent in December to that place gave an
interesting and encouraging report of
the use of the books made by the neigh
borhood, about 40 or 50 persons keeping
them constantly in circulation while
the interest in them is increasing. She
congratulated those who selected tn
, library on the wise choice of book
made, which are Just what they wanted,
the few solid ones being the only ones
( yet left untouched, as tastes are not yet
, educated to them. "A Bow of Orange
Ribbon by Mrs. Barr, has thus far
proved the most popular, with the
"Princess Aline,' by Richard Harding
Davis; "The First Violin, by Fother,
, gill, and 1.-THE Phantom Rickshaw, F."
! by Rudyard Kipling, ranking next as
favorites. The Story of the Philip.
' pines is also very popular and there j:
: greater demand for ehildren's books
: than the library can furnish A neec
is felt, by more advanced readers, Of
books of reference. which even the
: larger towns of the lower part of thu
State do not supply.
The exercises closed with the singing
D by Mrs. Pusey, Mrs. Knowles, Mrs
y Sadtler and Mrs. jackson, of gar
song by member of the club, in which
;, its deeds for past year were chanted
Refreshments Of ice cream, Strawberries
\ and cake were then served from beauti
, fully decorated tables that stood in TIN
. rear of the auditorium and were ;
!, feature in its adjournment. On one o
y them was magnificent bunch of pinl
- English hawthorn from the lawn o
y Mrs Charles Rowland, which wa
Y greatly admired. The decorations wer
~ under the charge of Mrs. S. N. Truml
70 and the tables presided over by Mis-
Rachel S. Rowland and Mrs. John S
:; Mullin, Mrs. Charles +. Wollaston AM
. Mrs. George G.. Lobdell. Guests wer
Y present from the Media and Cheste
u clubs as we'll as from other Delawar
=, ~ clubs.