Evening journal., 1911-05-18
CENTURY CLUB
INSTALLATION
Officers for New Year Greet
ed at Delightful Club
Social

One Of the pleasantest Of the social
functions given this year by the New
Century Club was the installation Of
club and corporation officers, follow
ed by a recital and a reception by
the newly installed officers to the club
members, yesterday afternoon. Tho
auditorium and the parlors wore
daintily decorated with masses Of
dcgwood, great clusters Of snowballs
and blue flags. borders of spiraea
japonica, and garlands Of purple
wistaria. National flags, in place for
another occasion. lent an unexpected
iy patriotic air to the room.
The new officers we're greeted with
applause as they passed into seats
reserved in the front OF the audi
torium Mrs. Stirling II. Thomas.
corporation president, introduced and
installed the corporation officers, say
ing that the past year had been the
most successful one, especially finan-
cially, I'm the history of the club cor
poration. AS congratulations had
been received not only from women,
but even men had expressed approval,
she felt that the club had much reason
to feel encouraged.
The other corporation officers in
stalled are: Mrs Samuel Bancroft
as vice-president. Mrs. Charles l. Kent
as secretary and Mrs c. Wesley Wei
din as treasurer Of the corporation,
together with five new members Of
the board Of directors as follows:
Mrs Charles r. Miller, Mrs. n. B.
Danforth. Mrs. " Harold Smith. Mrs.
Elizabeth NJ. Bailey Mrs. Frances ..
Garrett.
The holding over members Of the
board are: Mrs. Samuel Bancroft,
Mrs. Lewis F. Bush, Mrs r. T. Candy,
Mrs William f. Sellers. Mrs. G. Wes-
ley Weldin. Miss Anna r. Candy. Mrs.
Charles l. Kent. Miss Eliza n. c. Lea,
Mrs. Josephine T. Smith. Mrs. Stir
ling H. Thomas.
Miss Emma Lore. club president,
then installed the club officers She
spoke Of the propitious circumstances
OF a full membership Of 500 members.
and the waiting list. and after mem
tioning the active interest the club
had taken in other city movements
deserving support she expressed the
hope that this activity would be even
greater next year.
She then installed Mrs Charles r.
Wollaston, first yice-president; Mrs.
John ]. Sstterthwaite. second vice.
president; Miss Helen NJ. Bye, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Leslie p Mahony,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Martin
Lane. treasurer.
Newly elected members OF the ex-
ecutive committee: Mrs John c.
Phillips. Mrs ]. Allan Colby, Mrs.
William p. Bancroft, Mrs. Alfred d.
Warner. Mrs. Elizabeth G. Robinson,
Mrs. George W. Sparks. Mrs. Norman
s. Huxley
Holding over members are: Mrs
Horace Belts. Mrs Peter 7. Wright
Mrs Walter L. Butler. Mrs. Samue
w Trump. Mrs John Bancroft, Mis-
Emma Worrell, Mrs. Frank NJ. Jones
Mrs. Minnie Marshall Smith, Of New
York, gave an hour Of recitation. witt
musical accompaniment by Frank J
Smith. Harry Van Dykes "The Olt
Wise Man. into which the Christrnas
hymn Holy Night" was woven. wae
artistically given Angelina John
son" by Dunbar, the Tin Gee-Gea. 81
Riley's That Old Sweetheart of
Nine, Her First Visit 10 the Butcher
Shop and other numbers of humor-
sous or poetic character, we're elo-
qEently recited. Particularly pleasing
IN Mrs Smiths recitations are her
restraint and her musical voice.
The officers then withdrew to the
parlors, where they received the mem
bers