Middletown transcript., 1908-02-22
THE CENTURY CLUBS

! The Acorn Club of Seaford is working
for Free Public Library. They have
opened their club room to the public as
free reading room every Friday evening.
The travelling libraries in charge OF the
library committee are we'll patronized
Racks have been placed in the rail-
road station for the free distribu-
ton of reading matter. The educat-
ional committee is working to in-
crease educational facilities in the public
schools. The club celebrated Eer.era'ion
Day at the close of The I'll year With
an enthusiastic meeting. They have set
apart the twenty-seYenth day OF Deceni-
ber OF every year except when it fails OF
Sunday, to be Federation Day.
The Zwaanendael Club of LeWes, last
year studied Holland, and the Holland
Society OF New York, presented the club
with handsome Holland flag. Professor
Greene from West Chester, gave an in
teresting lecture on" Wandering in West.
minister Abbey" which made the study /
Of England which the club has taken for
this year of special interest, On the eight
teenth day Of January they celebrated
Federation Day, bringing before the mem.
bers the work of the state organization.
The Bridgeville New-Century Club has
offered prize to the pupils Of the public
school for the best essay on Ciyics. They
have manifested an interest in the sanitary
condition and beauty OF the town and
hope to do much work along this line.
Their study this year was selected from
the Bay View Course. In connection
with this they are taking up the his
tory Of the United States.
The Middletown club celebrated its
tenth anniversary on the eleventh of
February. They helped the town by
taking an interest in town Improvements
and by creating sentiment for better
service to the community.
The Dover New-Century Club has in
stituted the plan Of distributing magazines
to the rural districts nearby. Much inter-
est is shown in the reading classes The
Civic Committee is busy preparing for
the work of the spring months During the
year 1907 they have issued about twenty
Eve thousand post cards, bringing quite
to the club.
The Milford Aew.Century Club decided
10 join the General Federation Of Women's
Clubs if the dues were reduced to five cents
per capita, believing that it will be of
great advantage TO the members to be
brought into closer touch with the larger
Russia is the country
which the club is studying this year. On
December 30, Federation Day was cele-
orated and much enthusiasm was shown |
or the work ofthe state chairmen. The j
Hub members sold twenty six hundred of
he Christmas stamps to help in the fight ,
lgainst the Great White Plague. Doctor /,
Mccormack Of Kentucky, gave a most ,
helpful and instructive lecture on hygiene
ind contagious and infections diseases.
Dr.. Scott Nearing of the University of !
talked to the club members ,
md others on Child Labor. The club
members aud the people Of the town we're
.reatly interested in both lectures.
The Round Table Club of Wyoming
lses the Bay View Magazine at its meet !
Dgs, which are well attended. On JAN
lary II, they had day of music, on Jan '
lary rs, a day Of Current Events. The
lub celebrated its seventh anniversary -[
N January is. Mr.. Clay of Wilmington, /
ave them an instructive talk on Colorado.
The Twentieth Century Club ofSmyrna T
ormally opened its new club house on /
December 27. An interesting Arts and
traits exhibition was held on January 2I; 4
rtistic handwork Of the women Of smy- i
ma, and drawings by the children of the
'nblic scoools made very creditable dis 7
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