Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-20


the reports Of the department chair
committees reported, as follows: Pro
membership committee, Mrs. R. H.
Moore; room committee. Mrs. Fred
Tisdaie; calendar committee, Mrs. G.
@. Pope; social committee, Mrs. ]. B
6ax. Al the reports showed live
Interest IN the work.
Abandon Department.
The Philanthropic department Of the
club was abandoned at yesterday
meeting, and In It's stead, standing
committee was appointed to handle all
matters pertaining to club philanthro
ply. The constitution Of the club was
amended to provide for this change.
Work Appreciated.
For their kindness in furnishing the
various musical programs for the club
during the past year, a vote Of thanks
was rendered the members Of the MI.
sic department. This organization has
strived hard to please the club mem.
bers In their programs, and under the
efficient dictatorship Of the chairman
Mrs. ]. B. Dennis, have been very sue
cessrul The program given at yester
days meeting was a fitting climax tc
the unusually high standard set by
the department at previous meetings
The program Is as follows:
Piano duet-Mrs. ]. s. Miller and
Miss verta Armstrong
Vocal solo-Mrs. Roy Moore.
Piano solo-Miss Gerada Gangs.
Vocal solo-Mrs e. G. PIERCE.
Plano duet-Mrs. ]. B. Dennis and
Mrs ]. F. Kerfoot.
Quartet selection-The Colonials.
The New Officers.
The election Of officers yesterday re-
suited as follows:
President-Mrs. L. e. Stevens.
First vice president-Mrs. P. B. Da
Wis.
Second vice president-Miss Marga
ret Mahon.
Recording secretary-Mrs. Carey In
skeep.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. j
X. Dysart.
Treasurer-Mrs. Carrie Emerson.
Historian-Miss Mary Downey.
Directors-Mrs. R. H. Moore, Mrs. ]
B. Sax, Mrs. A. ]. Packard and Mrs
G. g. Pope.
The Social Hour.
Mrs. M. w. Pascoe and Miss Emms
Fielder. assisted by about twelve wo
men, were hostesses during the socia
hour. A buffet luncheon, consisting Of
waters and coffee was served. While
the women were being served, Mrs. R
II. Moores report of the evening ses
sions Of the biennial convention. hello
ct Waterloo last week, was read. Mrs
u q. Stevens reported the day ses
sion previous to the social hour.
The Presidents Address.
In the presidents address, Mrs
Moore has given the sum and sub
stancs OF the work performed by tn.
club during her life of office. The re
port IL In full as follows:
1t Las always been rather a wonde
to me why in the order of business TO
the annual meeting presidents ad
dress, Is put down as one of the at
fractions or rather distractions 1
certainly Is that to me. Generally s
president talks all the year on every
possible occasion and her views anC
opinions are well known. 1t is at the
beginning Of year that a presidents
address is needed to outline her policy
However, may say little of the
years work. There have been hele
thirteen board meetings. At these
meetings the business of the club ha!
been transacted. The board has talked
and planned for the best interests O
the club
Your president has always held tina
The success Of club is measured onl,
by the good that 1t can do-the helpin,
hand extended to the less fortunate
the uplift 1t can put into other lives
The betterment of humanity.
There was time in club life whel
self culture was all; but we believed Ii
limited clubs for our and ours only
We made our little programs. OF
Browning, Emerson and .Longfellow
had them prettily bound and tied wit
dainty ribbon, handed them around t
bur friends, smiled complacently an
believed we were doing our whole dut
rs advanced women 1t was pleasant
But 10, a change came about. 1t began
10 dawn upon womankind that W
could not lie unto ourselves-if a pill
pf vile, disease-breeding refuse lay Il
the alley next our own and Johnny
pur neighbours boy had diphtheria, GU
swn little ones were imperiled. Whel