Evening times-Republican., 1903-09-18
Plans Of the Different Organi-
cations for the Season Of
1904
ALL IN THRIVING CONDITION
Twenty Two Organizations in the City
and Adjacent Rural Districts-Wom.
ems Club Opens Season on October
s-List of Officers of the Various
Bodies.

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Marshalltown. the club center OF tn
| state. the ONE of the oldest women
club in Iowa and of twenty-five organi
cations among women, is soon to hegi
another seasons work after sum
mer's rest Marshalltown has more sue
cessful wcmen's clubs than any cthe
city in the state of a similar size an.
more than many places having a Inucl
larger population to draw from Asid
/ from this distinction the city is faytore,
| IN being the home of the president o
| the Iowa Fedora ton of Women's Clubs
| Mrs. T. j. Fletcher, which will, In ;
| way, bring the work of the local ora,ani
zahons into more prominence than us
| ual. Most of the city's clubs, and al
] of the more prominent ones, are af.
! filiated with the state federation, tht
movement having spread, during tn,
past year, into the rural districts ad.
/ jacent to the city.
/ The largest and most prominen; o.
the organizations is the Women's Club
which opens its season October with
areception in the handsome new apart
ments in the Blossom block, in which
| the closing meeting of last year was
| held. During the year the meetings
will continue every two weeks, on thu
first and third Wednesdays, and will
close with the annual meeting, when
the clubs year ends. on May IS.
The opening reception Is always one
| or the gaia days on the clubs calendar.
| and this year, owing to the excellent
accommodations it Is expected the af-
fair will be one of the most brilliant OF
| the year. 1t Is to be held one day later
than at first planned, on ac-
count of the state librarians meeting,
which closes on the 7th.
During the past year the clubs
growth end advancement was marked.
Principal among the accomplishments
was the housing OF the organization in
the finest apartments in the city. Much
good work is expected during the COM
ing year The following officiary heads
the organization:
President-Mrs. Merritt Greene.
First Vice President--Mrs. w. r.
David.
Second Vice President--Mrs. S. P.
Knfsely.
Recording secretary-Mrs. H. II.
Nichols.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. May
F. Montgomery.
Federation Secretary-Mrs. George
w. Smith.
Treasurer-Mrs. F. S. Kaufman.
Directors--Mrs. Mary l.. Bradford,
Mrs. Harriet c. DAILY. Mrs Anna w.
Parker, Miss Mae Sherman, Mrs.
Blanche Boardman. Mrs Gertrude w.
Denmead. Mrs. Jennie N. Williams,
Mrs. Louisa A. Lee. Mrs. Edith H.
Kinnan, Mrs. May Belle Vail. Mrs. Ag-
nes c. Sears. Mrs. Winona W. Hynds
and Mrs. Nellie K Whitehead.
The standing committees. for the
year, as announced. are as follows.
By-Laws--Mrs. Mary L. Bradford
Mrs. Laura T. Marsh and Mrs. Cora
L. Bartmess.
Entertainment--Mrs Gertrude W.
Denmead, Mrs. N Van Zandt and Mrs.
A. G. Johnson.
Finance-Mrs. Louisa A. Lee. Mrs
Jennie S. Jones and Mrs. Mary A.
Holmes.
Printing Mrs. Edith n. Kinn.an,
Mrs. Iona B. Burrows and Miss Rachel
Cannon.
Reception Miss Mae Sherman, Mrs.
Della G. Haskell and Mrs. Jennie w.
Room--Mrs. Winona w. Hynds, Mrs.
Nellie l.. Pierce and Mrs. Sallie Mct,-
Mcbride.
Custodian of the Scrap Book-Mrs
Mary H. Knisely.
The officers of the various depart |
ments which meet thruout the year,
are as follows:
Art and Mnsic-Mrs. Agnes C. Sears.
chairman: Mrs. Winona w. Hynas.
representative, and Mrs. Nellie 4.
musical director.
History Mrs. Harriet c. Daily |
chairman; Mrs. Mary L. Bradford, rep |
Home and Education-Mr Mary |
Belle Vail, chairman; Mrs. Edith III. |
representative.
Literature Mrs. Anna W. Parker,
chairman; Miss Mae Sherman, repre-
Philanthropy and Applied Christian
nan; Mrs. Louisa A. Lee, representa-
I've.
Mothers Child Study Mrs. Blanche
chairman: Mrs Gertrude
0enmead, representative.
The calendar shows the following
program of meetings:
October S.--Opening day.
October 21.-Public library founders
lay.
November 4.-Literature. Paper,
American Literature
November 1s.-Mothers' Child Study
Address, Child Labor'-Mrs. Alice &.
fletcher
December 2.-Home and Education
Ethics In Fancy Work'--Mrs. Nellie
seid Cady.
December 16.-Annual social day.
December 30.-Program supplied
January 6.-History. Shakespear-
an day-By members of the depart
1ent.
January 20.-PhHanthropy and Ap-
lied Christianity. Round table talks
" members, assisted by Mr.. w. l.
'rane. +!
February 3.-Art. Musical.
February 17.-Home and Education.
The Vatican Papers by Mrs. G. III.
AN Law and Mrs. Nellie Whitehead.
March 2.-l1istory. Patriotic, day.
March 16--Art Ceramics
March s0.-Eleetion
April 49,. Mothers Child Study. I
.ddsesses, Separation Of the Guild +.