Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-09-27
CeredO WOman's Club.

1 "Ie. L. L. MCDOugai and Eel
daughter. May, were the attrac.
tive hostesses, Thursday evening,
Sept. 2l, of the Ceredo Woman
club. Four visitors we're among
those present at their pleasant
home, which had been selected as
the meeting place for the first
program of the new year book.
Mrs. John r. Gieeke delivered
the presidents address, her sub
ject being 1.-The Woman of To.
day." In an introduction which
dealt with the progress of women
from remoter ages to the presen,
day, she commented on the
tenacity of the quality "womanli-
ness." She told how that charac-
teristlc had been preserved
throughout woman's history on
the earth and how it had been her
supremest gift.
The following quotations have
been taken from her manuscript
which she presented in a most
natural and convincing manner
"Who is this woman of today,
that she is 80 different from her
mother and her remote maternal
ancestors? Has it come to pass
that che is to receive more of
laudation and praise than was ac-
corded her in ages past by the
poet, painter and sculptor?
els 1T possible that che has
reached the zenith of her exist
ence? On every hand phioso-
pliers are answering that question
In the affirmative. They are say
ing that the woman Of today has
changed go materially, and that
her interests have widened to
such degree, that the cry to re-
mote maternal ancestry is too far
to be heard. They are saying
that the woman of today is before
all else the mother, that she has
become a woman of varied and
changing interests.
She said that the needs of the
woman of today were manifold,
bat that the greatest of them all
was knowledge of herself, and
that 1T was the woman seeking
knowledge of herself that evolved
the woman's club, and that most
CT the women who know them
selves and are still seeking
knowledge, are club women.
"The ideal club woman is
womanly, yet she is keeping pace
with the worlds progress.
"The club woman is enthusiae.
tic, she is energetic and above
all, che is up to date. She stands
for everything that is good and
true and worthy, right living and
right thinking.
"The club woman is almos
without exception a woman ol
duty, woman of responsibility
1t was to meet that very RESPONSE
bility that the club first had iti
inception,
ITO the women Of Ceredo ther
is not the need of woman
club most appealing and compel
ing?
"We have found it 80 and tht
G. w. G.. is the result of that dis
covery.
1.-THE Ceredo Woman's club haC
, rs birth in peculiar environ
mem. and it is in that situation j
must cont,n, ne to live.
"We are ell aws,e of the club
history, and We have ell sen no"
It is typical Of our efforts 10
know ourselves. Each oflus khoWp
whether or not we have lost our
womsnliness in the organization
of the @. w. c., and each of us
knows whether or not we are
keeping pace with the worlds
progress.
'Let US then in moulding the
future career of the G. w. c..
make 1t noted for being a club of
womanly women. Women who
know themselves, women who are
Keeping pace with the advance
ment of civilization.
Mrs. Jennie Duncan then pre.
sented an exhaustive and master.
ly paper on the "0rigin of Mus
&c" which showed deep research
and familiarity with musical
hIstory' as well as a loye of the
study of the old masters.
She thtA gave an exquisite
piano solo, Shubert's "Hark!
Hark the Lark" Her rendition
was mp to her usual high standard
OF excellence, and the technique
she displayed was a fine compli-