Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-10-22
HISTORY OF THE BOOK CLUB
OFFICERS OF YERINGToN WOMEN S
BOOK CLUB.
FIRST YEAR-1907 9S.

BOOK CLUB.
FIRST YEAR-1907- 9S.
President . Mrs. Della Willis Hoppin
Secy. Treas . Mrs Mary t. Stickney
SECOND YEAR -l90S-09.
President :. Mrs. Della Willis Hoppin
LIST Vice Pres. ... Mrs Julia p Smith
I'd Vice-Pres Mrs. Annie Carol Powers
Secretary - Mrs. Mary T. Stickney
Treasurer ... Mrs. Mabel Plummer
Parlimentarian Mrs. Willis Slauson
THIRD REAR-1909-10.
President. Mrs. Annie Carol Powers
list Vice Pres Mrs. Elizabeth H. Davis
I'd Vice-Pres . Mrs Sadie II. Plummer
Secretary ... :. Miss Mary West
Treasurer Mrs. Josephine Davidson
Parlimentarian Mrs. Gertrude Webster
Late i'll October, 1907, Mrs. Hoppin,
realizing that our community embraced
many women of literary tastes, whose
busy lives precluded their cultivation,
school teachers grown rusty, falling into
desultory habits of reading, feeling her
own need of mental polishing, conferred
with Mrs. Frank Stickney and others.
The result was a meeting of ten ear
nest women at Mrs. IIoppins home, a
subsequent meeting of about thirty at
Mrs. DavidsoIi's, and formal organiza-
ton at Spangler hall, December /, 1907.
A constitution and bylaws and Eng
lish history under the Bav View Course
was decided upon
Early i'll the year an open meeting
was held at Spangler hall when enjoya-
BILE papers were READ by Miss Mildred
Whitman on Yerington, Mrs. Simpson
on the Bank of England, and Mrs. Mary
Mcdonald on Japan.
Martha Washington Tea followed,
when our women, bewitching as colonial
danes, in powdered hair and "dashy
robing," served dainty refreshments
with timely program.
In the Spring, Rev. DR.. Beatty de-
livered splendid lecture on The CRU
sades to church full. Our women
acted as ushers. The club, at this time,
met from house to house, and did good
work. A Red Letter Day occurred at
the home of Mrs Nellie Meisner 5
mother, Mrs Webster. Here at most
enthusiastic meeting of twenty-eight,
after magnificent paper by Mrs. Slau-
son on Whittier, the idea of a town
reading room was born. Mrs. Frank
Stickney and Mrs. Chas. Miller ode
ceased) acted on this committee.
At the close of our first year, June,
1908, THE Deestrick Skule' was played
to jammed house. About twenty one
took part, including ten of our women.
Great was the glee of the "Chickadee
song" (some of the fedglings weighing
two hundrd pounds avoirdupois), and
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Hironymous as the
'Honeysuckle Twins" won laurels.
In October, 1908, we elected our first
delegates to the Womens Federation of
Clubs, holding its first convention for
organization at Reno. Mrs. Hoppin
and Mrs. Slauson attended. They were
told that the letters received from Yer
ington club in its enthusiastic espousal
of the cause of Federation, tipped the
balance against encouragement creeping
through the ranks. Mrs. Hoppin was
elected recording secretary, and was re-
elected the following year at Carson
City, where Mrs. Stickney and Miss
Mary West attended as delegates, Mrs.
Stickney being made auditor. The
matter of bringing the Federation to
Yerington was taken up, resulting in
that invitation being extended by our
club.
In October, 1908, we opened the read
ing room i'll the old Lyon County bank
building on Main Street. This had been