The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-09

der. would some one kindly make
a motion?"
From somewhere in the crowd came
faint murmur. there was a wave of
lady-like assent as q second to the
motion and DR.. Carroll arose. at the
request of the chair to read the con-
stitution for the committee.
This instrument, which had been
carefully and accurately drawn, pro-
videS that the name of the Organiza-
ton shall be the "Woman's Club of
Raleigh its purpose is the improve
ment of the philanthroDic, social. lit
erary and domestic betterment of
the women and children of the city.
Besides designating the officers, the
methods of amendment of the consti-
tuition and bylaws. ETC.. there is the
provision that any member may be
expelled by a two-thirds vote of the
members Gas though any woman's club
would in it's Observation-Disclosures not
dissolve before it would expeD.
The proposed bylaws were then
read and the club proceeded to an
election of permanent officers (whose
names had previously been printed on
usineSS-like tickets), the following
ticket being nominated and elected
without OpDoSition:
For president, Miss Fannie Heck !;
for vice. president, Mrs. Chas. M. Bus
OeS, IOi IeCOIulHS secretary, MIS-. d.
Y. Joyner; for corresponding secretary,
Miss Mamie Dinwiddie: for treasurer,
Mrs. Henry e. Litchford; for auditor,
Mrs. r. r. Dixon.
Department observation-disclosures
Miss Susan MCGEE Heck: vice-chair-
man, Miss Eliza Pool, secretary. Miss
Kate Shipp. Department music
Chairman, Mrs. Wade r. Brown. vice
chairman, Mrs. Palmer Jerman: Sec
secretary Miss Sadie Root.-Dopart-
ment art-Chairman. Dr. Dixon Car
roll, vice chairman. Miss Ida Poteat;
secrtary, Miss Sadie Root.-Depart-
ment child culture-Chairman, Mrs.
+. L. Stevens; vice chairman. Miss
Kate McKimmon, secretary, Miss Eliz-
abeth Briggs. Department domestic
science-Chairman, Mrs. j. n. Hold
ing; vice chairman, Mrs Chas. Me-
serve, secretary, Miss Mamie Skinner.
Department village Improvement
Chairman, Mrs. e. e. Motlitt: vice
chairman Mrs. Chas. McKimmon;
secretary, Mrs. David Elias. Depart
ment charities-Chairman Mrs. w. H.
Williamson; vice chairman. Miss Bet
tie Penick; secretary, Miss Mary
benson.
Miss Fannie Heck, in accepting the
election as president, spoke most elo-
quently and greatly pleased the audi
ence.
tie COIlSlltul1OlI nav
ing been adopted, the meeting after
some general discussion, adjourned,
all present expressing themselves as
delighted with the prospects of the
club.
The Scope of Organization.
The Womans Club, as will be seen
from a review of the various depart
ments, will be an organization COM
prehensive in it's scope of all lines of
Womanly effort. 1t is intended TO be
primarily a woman's undertaking, Tor
and by women. The charitable feat
ure Will be emphasized. as will the
work of village Improvement and do
mestic science.
The club viii soon obtain rooms
which will be used for meeting place
and for purposes of receptions which
will be given from time to time as the
occasion demands.
The facetious runor that the club
was to have rooms in which modi-
fed imitation of masculine club
features would be inaugurated was in
dignantly denied by all the members
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