Evening journal., 1907-02-14
CLUB CELEBRATES
ITS ANNIVERSARY
Special to The Evening journal.

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MIDDuETOwN. Feb. 14.-Members
Of the New Century Club Of Middle
town gave a luncheon on Tuesday af-
ternoon in the club rooms. in honor Of
the tenth birthday anniversary Of the
organization. A bright, clear day
brought out many Of the members. who
with the visitors numbered about sixty
The receiving committee, composed Of
the club board, welcomed an who
came
The room was decorated with flags
and flowers and picture Of Lincoln
occupied prominent place.
Mrs. w. b. Biggs and Miss Helen
Naudain gave instrumental music dur
ing the lunch. The refreshment COM
mittee, with their aids, Misses Myrtle
Houstain, May Hollen, Emma Kelley.
Eliza Green, Julia Lockwood. Grace Par
Wis, Josephine Cochran and Mrs. G. Al
Burton, served a beautiful lunch of bis
cult, chicken salad, tongue, pickles, ice
cream, fancy cakes, nuts and coffee.
Mrs John c. Sites, the club presi-
dent, in a neat speech. Welcomed the
Visitors and members to the birthday
party. and called on the guests from
the different clubs for a speech. Mrs
Richard Cam, on behalf Of the Fedora
tion, gave greetings to the club, while
Mrs. Ridgely president of the Dover
club. spoke for that place; Mrs Henry
Boyer, president of Smyrna club, spoke
for that town; Miss Bancroft, president
of the Wilmington club, for Whining
ton. Mrs Ricards, president Of the Mil
ford club, for Milford; Mrs. Conner
president of the FELTON, club, spoke for
FELTON,, and Mrs. Cooper president of
the Wyoming club, spoke for Wyoming
Each one brought greetings and felici-
tations from her own club 10 the Mid
dletown organization.
Mrs. Ricards, on behalf Of the Mil
ford club, invited the club to join with
Milford in the celebration Of their ninth
birthday next week. Rev A. e. Clay
Of st. Anne's Episcopal Church, was in
vited to ask the blessing. After The
lunch a delightful program was given
Mrs. ]. G. Bragdon gave an instrument
tai duet and sang a solo, Sing Me e
Sleep" Rev. A. e. Clay and Mrs
Bragdon sang a duet, followed by q
solo by Mr.. Clay After this came
History Questions" Twenty ques.
tions were passed to each and the one
answering the most was given prize.
This contest created much fun ant
amusement. The successful contestant
was Mrs. L. c. Sterner OF Camden
who was given a copy of James Whit.
com Rtey's poems.
Those present were Mrs. Ridgely
Miss Alloway. Miss Elizabeth Collins
Miss Ella Jones. Miss Mary Jones and
Miss Dora Wilds, Of Dover; Mrs. Henr,
Boyer, Miss Edith Beck and Miss Ber.
tina Smithers. of Smyrna; Mrs. Swayne
Mrs. Hugh c. Browne, Miss Bancroft
land Miss Emma Bush, Of Wilmington
Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. Ricards, Of Nil.
ford Mrs. Conner, Of FELTON,; Mrs
Cooper and Mrs. Charles Jolls. OF wy.
oming; Mrs. L. G. .Sterner, OF Camden
Mrs George Lockwood. Mrs. r. r
Cochran, Mrs. J. G.. Bragdon. Mrs. c
b. Green Mrs. w. B. Biggs Mrs. j. c
Sites. Mrs II. B. Mcdowell, Mrs.
A. Ritchie. Mrs. c. J. Freeman. Mrs
~. F. Eliason. Mrs. Edgar Clark, Mrs
John Armstrong, Mrs. W. r. Parker
Mrs. Fred Brady, Mrs. ]. L. Shepherd
Mrs. G. /. Cochran Mrs. Richard Cam
Mrs. C. A. Burton, Mrs. Boyd Mccoy
Mrs. Edward Reynolds, Mrs. Charle
Derrickson. Mrs. George Derrickson
Mrs. c. A. Hoffecker, Misses Jull'
Lockwood. Grace Parvis, Lydia Coch
Iran. Josephine Cochran. Eliza Green
Martha Heaton. Emma Kelley, Myrtl
Houstain, May Holten. Sara Cochran
, Ethel Brady, Helen Naudain. Heste
, Jones, Jodie Biggs Laura Willis. Eu
genia Beasten and Dora Price.