Middletown transcript., 1910-10-15
CENTURY CLUB MEETS
New Program Out, Plans For
The COminu Year

AlAO SVAAlAb4A . ANae
The ladies of the New Century Club ol
MiddIetown, held on Tuesday aftsFnoo1,
their first meeting under the program tor
the coming gyeaF. II was entirely 9
social affair, and the hospitalities Of the
occasion, we're under the charge Of Miss
Mary Hutchin, and Miss Bessie Anderson.
Music was furnished by Miss Mary
Hutehin and Miss Helen Townsend, OF
Odeasa. Refreshments we're served 70
the members and their visiting guests.
The turn out was large, and all present
had 8 pleasant time, and all agree in
deeming the successful opening OF the
clubs work, a propitious harbinger OF
the larger success which awaits this use-
ful organisation in the coming year.
Despite number Of removals, etc, the
membership has attained the goodly
number Of rs. Especial efforts are to be
made to give the club . much wider
membership in our community and
vicinAge, and all good friends Of theirs
and Of the towns best interests, should
lend q hand. Husbands and brothers
and lovers, should all encourage their
wives, sisters and sweetbearts to join; and
iu view of the fact that there are six or
eight different lodges and clubs to which
men exclusively belong land some Of our
male citizens belong to three or four, or
all Of them) which meet weekly, certainly,
the ladies ought to be encouraged, not
criticised, in their single club. TheR,
the New Century Club, can If widely
po pulaTized, exert q strong and deep
influence for good in many ways in the
public affairs of our town. In other
places these organizations of women are
doing magnificent work in helping on
municipal reforms and betterments Of
various kinds. They have ceased to be
mere dress parade and pink tea affairs.
But the busy, drudging wives Of the
farmer, the artisan and the work.ngman,
are the women who most Of all need the
rest and recreation Of this hour Of two Of
weekly social reunion. Aud quite aside
from the pleasure it yields, and its
frightening, reiuvenating effects upon
these weary lives, it is the cheapest sort of
mediciHezs 70 prevent those untimely
bFeak.doWhs Of wives and mothers wear
ing out under the endless domestic grind.
On mere pocket book grounds in saving
doctor bills, and on the purely selfish
ones Of the greater pleasure and efficiency
of stronger and healthier women, the
men, IL they were wise, would prom ots
the New Century Club most enthusi.
astically Of all.
The TRANsCRIPT has just printed the
clubs new program for 19lO-ll. The
following are the new officers:
President, Mrs. Cuthbert 8. Green;
First Vice President, Miss Josephine
Biggs; Second Vice President, Miss Eliza
G. Green; Recording Secretary, Miss
Mary Hutchin; Asst. ReeoFdingSecFetary,
Miss Mary Nowland; Corresponding sec-
Tetary, Mrs. Clarence Pool; Treasurer,
Mrs. Jessie L. Shepherd; Auditor, Mrs.
Martin B. Burris.
Advisory Board-Mrs. Richard 7. Cam;
Miss Marie 7. Lockwood.
Chairman Of Standing Committees
Education, Mrs. Frederick Brady; Civics |
and Forestry, Miss Hester Jones; House
hold Economies, Mrs. Harris B. Mcdowell;
Library, Mrs. C. E. HofeckeF; Arts and
Crafts, Miss Agnes Cochran; Reciprocity,
Miss Eugenia Beasten; Social Service,
Miss Laura Willis; Music, Miss Mary
HutChin; Entertainment, Mrs. John c.
stitee; Program, Miss May HoIten; Club
Hostess, Miss Bessie Anderson; River
and Waterways, Miss Jnsephine Biggs.
The program for next Tuesday, October
18th, lie greeting by Club President,
Report Of State Federation; Our Tourists,
Miss May Holtsn, Chairman.