The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-22
Women Meeting With Success
In Organization
Various Departments Are Organized
and Have Undertaken Their
Work.
Has ONE HUNDRED MEMBERS


members. has now 100 enrolled
members and Just cause to feel
proud of the growth and the inter-
est being evlnced In its success.
The officers are: Mrs. James A.
Rudy. president; Mrs. Muscoe Bur-
nett, first vice president: Mrs. ]. C.
Flournoy. second vice president:
Mrs. John @. Miller, recording sec
rotary; Mrs. A. r. Meyers. cores
ponding secretary; Mrs. Elbridge
Palmer. treasurer.
These together with the chairmen
OF the various departments consti-
tute the executive board OF the club.
The club is now negotiating for
property centrally located for a
permanent home for the club, and
the finance committee which has
been out this week soliciting for the
purchase, Is meeting with most ia
vorable results and cordial reception
Of the project In connection with
the club building, when secured there
will be an auditorium which will be
rented for musicales. lectures. cotil-
lions. debut parties. etc. as is done
in Louisville and elsewhere. This
will not only meet a long-felt need
in Paducah but will help make the
club self-sustainlng as well.
The club. heretofore. has been or
ganizlng but the first open meeting
viii be held on Thursday. January
n .. ,ha ,~a rfoh hnnoa ~ nraoa Ennis
copai church. which VIII be the meet
ing place until their own house is
ready. This first meeting will be In
charge OF the department OF litera-
ture and an attractive program will
be arranged.
The various departments of the
club. with the chairmen and an out
line OF the work OF each. show that
the club Is not a pleasure affair. but
Is for the city's uplift along broad
and earnest lines OF mental. civic.
art. educational and philanthropic
effort
Departments.
The departments OF music. Mrs.
James Well. chairman. includes the
Matinee Musical club. which as a.
whole. has gone into the woman's
club. They will endeavor to raise the
musical stan lard by a series of ora
torios given by local talent; Handers
messiah" on January IS, will be the
first. They also pledge themselves 20
bring at least twice year musical
stars OF the first magnitude to Pa
ducah.
The department OF art, with Miss
Anna Webb for its chairman. will
bring art lectures. stereopticon lee
lures and good pictures TO the city.
Miss webb's sojourn in Washington
city and journeys in Europe. make
her signally fitted for this work. The
first art meeting will be held the
first Thursday in February and some
outline OF the work to be done will
be given then.
The department OF literature has
for its chairman. Mrs. Frank Par
ham. cooperating with her will be
the Delphic and Magazine clubs.
They will arrange for high grade
readings and lectures, and will have
the first open meeting on January
3. In March Prof. s. II. Clark, head
OF the public speaking department
of the University OF Chicago, and
said to be the best reader in the
United States. will come to Paducah
under the auspices OF this depart
ment.
The department of education. Mrs
Henry Overbey. chairman, will work
with the general federation OF clubs
TO raise the standard of education in
the state and particularly In Paiu-
cab. The first thing this department
will turn its attention to locally will
be the enforcement of the truant Of
ficer law. which the Louisville Wom-
ans club has so successfully accom-
plished. Prof. c. NJ. Lieb, superin-
tendent of the city school. has lately
emphasized the daily need of truant
officers right here.
The department OF finance, Mrs.
Robert Becker Phillips, chairman,
will have the raising Of the. funds for
the permanent home In charge.
The department Of civics. one OF
the most Important, will work with
the different municipal boards, park,
sanitary. public works. etc, in an
effort for better sanitation, and the
beautifying OF the city. CAS- an hum
BILE beginning they might start first
and right NOW. installing boxes for
trash on the streets.)
The house committee, Mrs. !. d.
Wilcox, chairman. is the department
of the club and will have the build
ing in charge. The arrangement of
1t. renting Of the auditorium and all