The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14
Kenosha Woman's Club Holds the Last
Literary Meeting OF the Season
OF 1902 and 1903 Wednesday.
MRS. H. E. MEERs TO PRESIDE.
Mrs. e. S. Van Ingen Reads Splendid Pa
per on the Subject Colonial Homes
New Officers Are Announced.

The last literary meeting of the sea-
son of 1902 and 1908 of the Kenosha
Woman's club was held at the rooms
of the club in the Gilbert M. Simmons
library on Wednesday afternoon, and
in many ways it proved to be the most
interesting meeting ever held by the
mem bers of the club. AS it was the
last meeting every member was given
the privilege of bringing guest, and
this rule made the attendance the 1arg-
est in the history of the club.
The literary program for the after
noon was of a most interesting ma
ture. 1t consisted of well prepared
paper by Mrs. Emma S. Van Ingen on
the subject "Colonia1 Homes" In her
papers MRS. Van Ingen gave the m en-
bers of the club splendid history of
the Colonial times in this country and
drew sfrom this h.story the stories of
the homes that have made old Virginia,
New England and every part of the
country both North and South famous
in the2eyes of succeeding generations.
Mrs. Van Ingen described at length
the homes that were erected by the
co1onists coming from different ma
tons and compared the homes of the
North and South, showing the effect OF
the climate on the home builders. She
spoke of the interiors Of these old CO,
lonia1 homes and brought out any
points of interest to the mem bers of
the club. Later she traced the Ameri-
can Home through its many evolutions
with the growth of the country and
showed that the spirit of the old colo
NAL home was still apparent III the
homes of today. Mrs. Van Ingen had
seen many Of those old land marks in
both the East and South and was able
to give personal view Of the subject
which made it even more interesting.
Following the paper an interesting
discussion was led by Mrs. Fred w.
Bowen. Il
In the discussion Mrs. 0. S. Newell
told some interesting points about the
old colonial homes which had belonged
to members of her family while Mrs.
Charles Allen gave charming report
Of recent visit to Mt. Vernon. Mrs.
Lance spoke Of the old homes of the
South, and especially of New Orleans.
During the afternoon musical mum
bers were added to the program by
Mrs. Kaltenbach and Mrs. H. E. Tan
ner.
The annual meeting of the club will
be held on next Saturday afternoon
and this will be the last meeting of the
club members until the opening of the
new season in next October. At this
meeting the final reports of the Off
GERS will be made, and the new officers
who have already been elected will be
installed.
The annual meeting will also take
up for consideration the most import
ant matter that has been brought be-
fore the club in many years. For some
time the limit of mem bership in the
club has been seventy-fve members
limit Increased to a hundred. Many
of the well-known ladies of the city
are now on the waiting list and they
have been prevented from taking part
in the club life on account of the limit
that was placed many years ago.
With the constantly increasing pop.
ulation of the city the club feels that
the time has come to increase the limit
for membership. The following is the
list of officers for the coming year:
President-Mrs. Harriet E. Meers.
Vice-P resident-Mrs. Julia c.. Allen.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Eiiz-
abeth p. Mailer.
Recording Secretary Louise
H. Slosson.
Treasurer-Mrs. Cora Skinkle-
Directors-Mrs. Belle S. Lance, Mrs.
Mary o. Newell, Mrs. Caroline S. K.
Rowe. Mrs. Emma S. Van Ingen, Mrs.
Harriet E. Redeker, Mrs. Nellie Lane
Bowen.