The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
Mrs, Hough, President of Woman's
Club, Wants Greater Things
Done for Tacon's Good.

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Club Of Mound City Tuesday night, 9
Mrs. w, w Hough. the president,
gave an eloquent address in telling :
OF what had been accomplished and y
urging cooperation in the future
Mrs. Hough said;
Let me welcome you to the htth q
annual meeting Of the Federated $
Woman's Club and the second year y
OF my administration and lei me ask Q
that this year be made as pleasant
and profitable as possible AS YOU
know | only accepted this office in I
order to uphold the dignity of the
Club for a federated organization TO ]
appear on the calendar without head !
or front would he something most
Tdicrous, and | fully understand
that the office is not a desirable on"
but as circumstances have thrust
Il ulon me | ask the support ana
hearty cooperation of all club mem
hers We may vary in our Wot"
but there Is always helping hanC
TO be extended in some way, don't
throw cold water. so to speak. on
our efforts but be ever ready ana
willing to join in what may be pro-
posed for the good of the club work
| get interested or appear so--and
pledge my best ability to the clubs
| interest also | advocate more work
and less play but that seems not to
| affiliate with the majority and be-
| ing willing to make all necessary
will add that social times may he
had and enjoyed hoping they Will /
| gain for us more pleasure II not
profit; ! advocate too regular at
| tendance at club meetings if possible
| for thro' absence we lose interest.
The past year has been an active one
and We have accomplished much az
doomed to disappointment but de-
termination has led us on TO find the
inner side of every cloud is bright |
and shining so therefore turn your
clouds about and always wear them
insid ,out to show the lining.
The fullflment of our most cher
ished object, curling Fountain Park
has been accomplished and | may
say "Hallelujah tits done and no
. one can feel more relieved than dol
having accepted this great RESPONSE
bility but as in all things where
there is will there is way, and
|, still there is much more civic work
, that should be undertaken by the
, club We should indeed appear as
, back members not to fall in line
> when so much Is being done all over
the land by club women for the
o good of the community in which
they live. they are interesting them
=, selves in everything that pertains
, to modern civilization, education,
o and no difference thro' what chan
q mel il prevents itself, the advanced
n ideas along the. line are gradually
9 goinng around both politically and
= socially and no stranger argument
o could possibly present itself in fa-
4 vor OF the Woman's Club. In this
work we are bounded together for
mutual improvements of our city no
difference by whom done, why.
where or when. just so that the city
and it's people are benefited thereby.
All civic improvements add to the
property value and invites the
: stranger to an acceptable home with
in our gates.
So in time one added improve
ment calls for another then let us
be ever ready to respond to the call.
, Let us look forward to greater
Mound City, there Is nothing impos-
sible in this life If only energy backs
the impulse Altho many uneXpect'
ed disappointments creep in with
> the future of the Womans Club
and it's work nothing seems impossi
bic 50 much faith. hope and charity
have for It's undertaking so let US
be ever ready to present the aesthetic
:, side to the people seeing only tht
's beautiful things in life and work tt
II bring about these much needed re
suits, some one has said "a thini
OF beauty is JOY forever" so "
joy we want after all to crown on
efforts, JOY to see our CITY beauti
y FIJI"