Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-04-16
NEARING A DECADE.
The GoIdSboro Woman's Club
Holds Its Annual Election.

IlUluS llS AlllluQl EIGOllUll.
1t Has Accomplished Gfead Things
for Our Community and Engel-
dtred Aspirations and Aroused
Activities That Mean Yet Greder
Things in The Future.
The ninth annual meeting Of the
G~oldsboro Woman's Club took place
last Tuesday afternoon. The full at
tendance evidenced the keen interest of
the bers in the welfare of the club
and showed that he same ardent 10y
atty which during the past year a
animated it's members toward lofty en-
deavors is still the moving spiritin club
activity. It is this enthusiasm that
has been responsible for the clubs great
work in the past and is the warrant for
our confident hope in the clubs bright
future.
The reports of the various officers
and chairmen give an interesting re-
view of what the club has done during
the past year, and, in their account OF
the years events, reflect much credit
upon the late president and her able
c~o-workers.
The five departments have pursued
their various lines of work with earn
estness. These, as now established,
are the library, village improvement,
mental culture, child study and domes.
tic science. During the past year tho
library department has made a lot
worthy change in in its work. The free
circulating library, which has hereto
fore been sustained by the club and
managed by the library department.,
has been turned over to the city author
tiles, and is now a municipal institu-
ton. Under this broader government,
it is hoped thatthe library will increase
it's scope and equipment. The librari-
ans report since the change of admin
istration has so far justified this hope.
During the past five months the rec
ords show that there has been a circu-
lation of 8, 800 books. The club may
we'll feel proud that this library, inau-
gurated and so long sustained by it, is
now on such a sound foundation OF
usefulness.
Through the efforts OF the Village I'm
provement department., the Goldsboro
Civic Improvement League has been
recently organized. This indicates the
frightening of civic pride; and it is not
too much to say that this club Depart
ment has been largely responsible for
the inspiring of this civic enthusiasm.
The Mental Culture department tax es
the form of a literary circle. pursuing
it's chosen course of reading and study
with Jealous interest.
The Childs' Study department.. with
it's interesting program on the study OF
the child, has been unfailing in its en-
thusiastic work and of constantly in
creasing value to it's members.
The Domestic Science department
quent demonstrations in culinary and
other domestic arts. Chief amonpth
was a most instructive one by Miss
Farmer, of Boston, which was open to
the public at a nominal charge. This
departm ent also conducted a sale of
cakes during the winter.
Aside from the regular work of the
departments, the club has stood for
broad, general culture in the commun-
ity.
The club has offered free to the pub
lie a series of five splendid lectures by
men and women eminent in the State
in their various lines of work. Several
musical entertainments of high order
have been offered the public under the
clubs auspices, and an extensive col
lection of art works brought here for
exhibition.
The annual election Of officers result
ed in the choice of the following for the
ensuing year:
President, Miss Ida Tomlinson.
Vice-President, Mrs. D.. 81. Dixon.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. G. B. Mil
Ter.
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. A. H.
Zealy.
Treasurer, Mrs. A. Oettinger.
Delegates Named.
Especial to THE ARaUs.)