The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-12
ANNUAL MEETING
OF WOMAN S CLUB
Reports Received Yesterday Al
tcrnoon and Officers for New
Year Elected.
ORGANIZATION FLouRIsHlNo
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Now Has 2ss Names on It's
Books-.Financial Condition
Excellent.
ORGANIZATION FLouRIsHlNo

Tho annual meeting of the Womaiis
Club was held yesterday afternoon at
1880 o'clock.
Miss Jane Rutherford was elected
temporary chairman: Miss Claire Gull
laume, secretary. and Miss Helen Mon
tague. assistant secretary.
Much routine business was trans
acted with great Dispatch and after
the reading of the reports OF the presi-
dent and the secretary, the election
OF officers was taken up. Mrs. Henry
Aylett Sampson was Judge OF elections,
and the following ladies were tcilcrS:
Mrs. John Hunter, Mrs James Aston
Cabell, and Mrs Beverly Crumi.
Several daughters Of the club acted
as pages. They were Misses Sherrard
Wilcox, Rosalie Jones. Lucy Christian,
Bernard Cooke, Edith Smith, and Mary
Heath Davenport
Officers Elected.
The ballot resulted In the re-elec.
ton Of all officers, as follows:
President, Mrs. William Nntiin
First yicc-rresidcnt, Mrs. j.. Il.
Lewis.
Second Wee President, Mrs.
Chrlstophcr Ton,pkins.
Secretary and Treasurer, Miss
Claire GuiIlnuine.
ClIiles NJ. Terrell.
New members of the board elected
were Miss Guillaume, Miss Rutherford,
Mrs. L. Catesby Jones. Mrs, Moses -.
Hose, and Miss Eueetta NJ. Knox.
a rising vote of thanks was given
! Miss Matte Z, Harris. who retired, af-
| ter three years efficient service az
| chairman of tho house committee
| After the regular business was con-
| Guided the usual Monday reception was
| held, when congratulations were ex-
1 tended to the officers and the newly
elected members OF the board Doll
| cious ices were served by Misses Mary
davenport, Lucy Christian, Sherrard
Wilcox, Resale Jones and Bernard
| Cooke.
Report Of President.
Mrs. William Runin Coz, president
of the club. submitted most inter
esting report in. which she expressed
a her. high appreciation OF the SUPPORT
the, year. by club members.
she referred with pleasure to the de-
to tho value Of its literary afternoons
to the influence Of the organization az
an educational factor in the commu
the play given by its dramatic class
!ts book rcception.' tho first edition OF
tf Go9naI history class
brightness and pleasure introduced Into
club life by the presence of It's young
dnughters: to the whist and bridge
classes and the always popular and
instructive French classes
She felt that ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS were
due from the club to the treasurer, lc
Mrs. William 10. Evans chairman Of
the lecture committee: to Miss Jan,
rutherford. for hor charming program
and delightful literary afternoons; e
Mrs. w. G.. Stanard, director of the Co,
lonial history class; to Miss. Winston
for her clover management of the Lit
erary Round Table: to Miss Alice Leigh
, and Mrs. G. c. Walker.
Mrs Cox closed with saying tina
Welcome" must. be the by-word o
the Woman's Club during. this tcrcen
tcnary year, when Nirginla's good re
pute must be kept untarnlshed
Report Of Secretary.
urcr of tho Woman's Club, in makinl
her annual report, said In part. nfte
her review OF the year;
"Flnancially our condition Is excel
lent The club has been literally con
Quoted; we have made extensive repair
to our buildings; we have redeeme
$3.50 worth of our bonds, and our bal
ance of $51s.3i is larger than that 9
n last year, Our membership Is steadil
Increasing, there being 2SS names o
our books to-day"