The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-26
WOMEN qna SOCIETY
Marie Bankhsad Owen Society Editor Phone No. 1634

RBCZPNOCITY DAY OF IONIAN CLUB
 The reciprocity day celebration of the Ionian Club on yesterday marks one of the historic epochs in the life of that able organization. With the rs- sourcsfulness and originality for the program varied diametrically from the usual procedure on similar occa- sion. Instead of inviting local repre- Bentatives of the other Montgomery clubs to supply the literary program e is the custom of all the clubs oi the city in celebrating reciprocity day the Ionians had as their guest of honor yesterday Mrs. s. M. Bashinsky of Troy, known in the club life of Ala bama as "the woman with tdhe master mind"
 The meeting was held at the beauti- full home of Mrs. William Marks on Perry Street. and in addition to the members of the Ionian Club the Presi- dents of each of the other ten clubs of the city Federation were present.
 Mrs. Phares Coleman, who Is Presi. dent of the Ionian Club. as well as of the State Federation. presided. and in her peculiarly gracious manner gave ct once the keynote of fraternity and cordiality that dominated the morn- 1ng's exercises.
 The regular routine club business was dispensed with and after making . few preliminary remarks concerning the true meaning of Reciprocity. Mrs. Coleman called upon the visiting club women present for brief synopses of the years work of their respective clubs. As the General School Improve ment Association has developed into such a civic factor. Mrs. Leon Well, as its executive ofncer. was called upon first of all for the story of the organizations growth and achieve ments.
 Mrs. Wells report eiicited great en- thusiasm. She said that through the efforts of the several associations forming the general association, . piano had been put in every school building in the city; that two drink ing fountains had been negotiated for by the City Council for each school. and that the next work would be to secure adequate play grounds for each school.
 The Presidents of the literary clubs were then called upon and each rec ported a successful years study.
 At the conclusion of these reports, Mrs. Coleman presented Mrs. Ba. shincky to the meeting. saying truly that she needed no introduction.
 Mrs. Bashinsky Is a woman of dis- tinguished presence and possesses an asreeable voice that has fine carrying powers even when used in conventional tones. Her enunciation Is perfect. and her style forceful but entirely free from oratorical effort or declamatory mannerisms. As she took her posi- tiont for her address. for indeed, her efforts were in the nature of an ad' dress without manuscript. the audience was moved to a sense of perfect sym pathy, listening to her every word with intense interest
 The theme of her discourse was: George Eliot-Her Novels and Their Moral Force.'
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