Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-03-15
LAYING OF
CORNERSTONE
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Impressive Ceremonies Of
The W0man's Club
BLOCK OF NATIVE GRANITE
Formal Beginning of Erec-
ton of New Club Home
History of Society Which
is One of Phoenix Up
lifting Influences
BLOCK OF NATIVE GRANITE

With fitting ceremony the Woman
club Of Phoenix, making the incident
the program of its regular weekly meet
ing, yesterday afternoon laid the cor
ner stone of its new club building
which will be erected on the northeast
corner of First avenue and Bennett
Lane. Some three or four hundred PEG
pile had assembled to witness the exer-
Cises and the adjacent streets were
filled with carriages and automobiles.
The members of the club had previous
ly gathered at their present meeting
place in the W. G. T. L. building and
adjourned to the scene of the Cere-
monies, arriving promptly at tie hour
announced. 2:3O. the exercises begin
ming a few minutes later.
The foundations of the club building
are completed and the members of the
club surrounded the southeast corner of
the main building. utilizing the walls of
the porch foundation as seats. while
the interested visitors assembled be-
hind them. Mrs. r. NJ Tafel. president
of the club, announcing that the hour
had arrived for the beginning of the
ceremonies that meant so much to the
club. called upon Rev. DIR. Henry Mar
tyn Campbell to invoke the Divine
blessing Mrs. e. 4. Fowler was next
introduced for the reading of a paper
she had prepared giving a complete
history Of the club from its organiZa
ton. insofar as such history could be
told in words and by the naming of
every important date and event from
the day of its inception. Ii was not
= mere chronology. however. but con-
nected story of the relationship of cir
cumstances from a small beginning to
the present moment of successful
achievement and justifiable pride. The
paper is herewith printed in full.
The corner stone. a nicely polished
piece of native granite, with the date
inscribed. was presented by Mrs.
Dwight b. Heard, after which there was
a presentation of symbols by Mrs. Bes-
sic 70 Cushman and Mrs. Walter Tai
bot These included the sprinkling Of
corn. native Arizona corn, if you please.
as a symbol of plenty, and pleasing
ceremony indicative OF perpetual dwell
ing in peace and unity. This was
carried out by the dipping Of an olive
branch in a bowl of olive oil. and the
sprinkling Of the corner stone.
Then came the placing of the sacred
relics within the corner stone and the
laying of it by Mrs. Dwight b. Heard.
The list Of articles confined in the cor
ner stone is an interesting one and the
ladies will pardon the joke OF mere
man. that only women could manage
to put so many things in so small
receptacle, for the corner stone itself
is a very small one. II is safe from
the cupidity Of those who might be
tempted to steal for the financial value
of the contents is only about 81 and the
stone is already deeply cemented in
the mortar that is to hold it securely.
perhaps for generations. Following is
the list Of articles placed in the box
that in turn was placed in the stone:
Programs of the club meetings from
1902 to date.
Present constitution, bylaws and list
of members.
First constitution and bylaws, dated
1900
Invitation issued by Mrs. McClatchie,
president of the Arizona Federation of
Women's clubs, to the first annual
meeting in Prescott, March 10. 1902.
Photograph of Mrs. McClatchie.
History Of the club, by Mrs. b. A.
Fowler.
Program of the clubs first midwin-
ter lark.
Birdyseye view of Phoenix.
Copy of The Arizona Republican OF
March Il, 1911.
Photograph of the Roosevelt dam.
Photograph of the Center street |
bridge.
United States postage stamps Of the
latest issue and of all denominations
up to 20 cents.
United States coins of the latest
available mintage and OF all denomina-
tons up to 81.
Mrs. r NJ. Tafel then delivered a
short but very appropriate address as
president of the club and the as
joined in singing America, be-
ing accompanied by Mrs. II. b. Wilkin-
son on the violin.
Mrs. FovyIer's Address.
Following is the paper prepared and
read by Mrs b. A. Fowler. being I
brief history of the Woman's club OF
phoenix. from it's foundation to March
Il. 1911. the date of the laying OF the
corner stone of the new club house:
in response to an invitation given
bv Mrs. A. ]. McClatchie of Phoenix.
seven women met with her at her resi-
dence on North Fourth avenue on De-
cember 5th, 1900, to confer regarding
the organization of a woman's club.
These women were Mrs. B. V. Cush-
man. Mrs. Mary Richmond Diehl, Miss
Lucy T. Ellis, Mrs. B. A. Fowler. MISS
Julia / Kimlin. Mrs. ]. III. McChntock;
and Mrs. ]. w. Mccormick, and at that
first meeting they resolved to organize
, club TO be named The Woman's Cluo
n Phoenix Later the decision regard
inc the name was reconsidered and
The Woman's Fortnightly Club OF
pboenix' was adopted instead. 1t was