Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-13
Many Smaller Organizations Al
ready Started Women's Club
Begins September ~
TWENTIETH CENTURY OCT. 10
Excellent Programs For These and
Other MarshaIItown Clubs, Have
Boon Arranged For tho Season of
1906 1so6-PoliticaI Equality Plans
Not Yet Made-other Clubs.

year. Wnlle tne TWO largest literary
clubs, the Women's and Twenti.
eth Century, have not held
their initial sessions, u goodlS
number of the smaller organ
izations have met for the first tim,
since the summer vacation. However
several Of the latter will not begir
their work until the last OF this month
and the first Of next month.
For its size, this city is n most 81
terprising club center and It's women'f
organizations are maintaining in {
way OF which all should be proud
their general reputation for the state
wide accomplishment of good. The
plans Of all but q very few, including
the Political Equality Club. have beer
arranged. and are briefly reviewed to.
day.
The Women's Club opens its season
this year on September "a, only one
day earlier than 1t did last year. This
the largest in point of membership
and most prominent of Marshalltown's
Clubs, has the advantage of beautiful
club apartments, new just last year
in the Blossom block, where for a,
least the first two months Of It's meet
ings this fall, and probably through
out the season. which closes on May
%, 1t will meet on the alternate Wed.
nesdays of each month. The opening
day or reception is looked forward t.
this year as usual, as a delightful ane
notable event. The club is differed
this ear as follows:
President-Mrs. IT. III. Nichols.
First Vice President-Mrs. r. e
Sears.
Second Vice President-Mrs. F. s
Hynds.
Recording Secretary -. Mrs. VIII
Wallace.
Corresponding Secretary-Miss Ra.
chel Cannon.
Federation secretary-Mrs, Georg.
Darling.
Treasurer-Mrs. Benjamin A. Pack.
Directors-Miss Catherine Arm.
bruster, Mrs. f. G. Pierce. Mrs. Har.
riet L. Sutton, Mrs. w. G. Payne, Mrs
C. III. Van Law, Mrs. Charles White.
head, Miss Edna Fularton. Mrs. N
Merrill. Mrs. Julia w. Smith, Mrs. Lo-
A. Bennett, Mrs. s.. P. Knisely, Mrs
III. Burrows and Mrs. C. H. =
Boardman. The board Is composed Of
the foregoing and the general officers
Of the club.
The standing committees for the
year are composed Of the following:
By-Laws-Mrs. c. H. E. Boardman
Mrs. b. f. Nichols and Mrs. George
w. Smith
Finance-Mrs. N. Merrill, Mrs
George M. Lyon and Mrs. III. T. Mairs
Entertainment-Mrs. G. H. White
head, Mrs. A. q. johnson and Mrs. L
r. Willard.
Printing-Mrs. r. S. Hynds. Mrs. L
]. Jarrett and Mrs. M. S. Mcfarland.
Reception-Mrs. r. G. Pierce, Mrs
H. Furbush and Mrs. A. II. Simon
Room-Mrs. w. C. Payne, Mrs. w
]. Head and Mrs. II. L. Laird.
The officers of the various depart
ments which meet separately through
out the year., are:
Art and Music-Miss Catherine
Armbruster, chairman; Mrs. r. G
+ lcICCy representative
History-Mrs. Harriet L. Sutton
chairman; Mrs. w. c. Payne, repre-
sentative.
Home and Education-Mrs. G. H
Van Law, chairman; Mrs. Charles
representative.
Literature and C.. l.. s. C.-Miss
Edna Fularton, chairman; Mrs. N
Merrill, representative.
Philanthropy-Mrs. Julia W. Smith,
Mrs. Lora A. Bennett, rep
resentative.
Mothers Child Study-Mrs. g. p
Knisely, chairman; Mrs. w. II. Bur-
rows, assistant chairman; Mrs. G. HI
E. Boardman, representative.
The following program Of meetings
will be enjoyed:
September 27-Opening day and re-
ception.
october 11-Home and Education.
Address by Mrs. Laura De Laney
Garst, Of Des Moines, secretary for
Bible work of Drake university, on
subject of Evolution Of the Japanese"
Mrs. Garst appeared before the club
last year under the auspices Of this
and was greatly enjoyed.
October 25-Mothers' Child Study.
Address by Superintendent E. L. ,Cof-
feen, subject to be supplied later.
November 8-History. Address by
Rev. w. P. James, on "The Ancient
Jew"
November 22-Philanthropy. Address
On Our Soldier at Home and Abroad,
as Viewed by an Army Nurse" by
Miss Annie A. Robbins, Of Mt. Vernon,
III.
December 6-Art Paper on pot
by Mrs. c. f. %Schoenhut, and
an address on Swedish System OF
and Carving" by Miss
Miller.
December 20-Musicale, under the
auspices of the art and music depart
ment.
January 3-Annual social day.
January 17-Literature. Addresses
by members of the department, on
of the Orient" and Modern
January 31-Home and Education.
Program to be supplied.
February 14-Public Library Found
ers' day.
February 2S-Mothers' Child Study.
Three short papers by members OF the
March l4-Philanthropy. Program
to be supplied.
March 2s-Election Of officers.
April u-Literaturs. Program on