The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-12
COLLEGIATE
WOMEN
MEET.
Interesting Session Was Held
at The EIoisa Tsday--0ffIc.
ers Elected.

The first meeting of the year OF the
Rhode Island branch of the association
for collegiate women was held at the
Elolse. at H. o'clock this morning.
with the newly elected president, Annie
Crosby Emery. Dean OF the Woman's
College in the chair.
After eating tns meeting TO order
Miss Emery spoke briefly. thanking her
constituents for the honor conferred
In choosing her as their presiding officer.
She then made a strong plea for a
broader social life among the members
OF the association. She also announced
that the executive board had deemed IL
expedient 10 continue the regular month
ly meetings, at the Eloise, az heretofore,
thus making no change I'm place or time
of meeting.
The secretary's report was read, by
Miss Sheppard, the same giving an
abridged report of the annual meeting
in May, and naming the officers chosen.
at that meeting for the ensuing year.
These officers are as follows:
President. Miss Emery.
Vice President. Miss Alice Rowland.
Secretary. Miss Alice r. Sheppard.
Pierce.
Treasurer. Miss May A. Tucker.
Assistant Treasurer, Miss Leah NJ.
Burt.
Auditor, Mrs. Harriet r. Fuller.
Miss Emery also announced. this morn
ing. the following chairmen OF the sever
al departments OF work of the associa tioR
as recently appointed by the executive
board
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anthropy committee, Miss Chaplin; mem-
bership committee. Miss Hoyt; education
committee, Miss Louise Gregory; home
economics committee, Miss Esston.
The final business of the morning was
the plan or ourline OF meetings for the
year presented by Miss Miner. as follows:
November meeting address by Prof. Nc
Donald Of Brown University followed by
a Brown luncheon TO which all the
women graduates of Brown will be in
vited
December meeting in charge OF Miss
Alice Hunt, subject college Women in
the Professions"
The January meeting will he devoted 10
philanthropy--and. I'm this connection, II
is planned TO hold a meeting with the
Mount Pleasant Working Girls club for
the purpose of mutual conference and
helpfulness.
The February meeting will be I'm charge
OF the education committee when an ad-
dress on some educational topic will be
given by some specialist in that line.
The March meeting will he devoted 10
Home Economies" and Miss Easton.
chairman of that department will be in
charge.
IL is planned that the April meeting
shall be OF a strictly social nature. and
for college women only.
The meeting the Affai one for tho
year. 70 Is proposed TO hold in some
charming rural spot. possibly at the Ca
sino at Roger Williams Park. The same
win be characterized as college day"
At this final meeting Il is planned that
reports shall be presented by college
women, from the various women's coll
leges. which shall convey a clear idea
OF what is being done on general lines
among these colleges.
The above reports were accepted and
the meeting closed with an announce
ment by the secretary, OF the coming
meeting or convention of the national as
sociation for collegiate alumnae. which
convenes at Buffalo on Oct "a, % and 2s.
A luncheon was served in the small
dining room in the Eloise, at the close OF
the meeting.