Evening journal., 1911-10-12
CENTURY CLUB
ON ANOTHER YEAR
Opening Exercises Made Ir.
tereStinG by Music and
FIatterinG Reports

The twenty-fourth opening meeting
ana reception to members of the New
Century Club yesterday afternoon,
was largely attended and made a de-
lightful beginning to the club year.
The music committee, in charge of the
program, introduced TO the club Mrs
G. W. Robinson, of Claymont, who
gave a piano recital. Introduced by
a Mendelssohn prelude. the program
was almost entirely devoted to mod
ern compositions.
The board of directors have this
summer purchased Steinway grand
and a Stieff upright, for auditorium
use, placing the Mason and Hamlin
upright upstairs. The new pianos
were used yesterday.
A quartette, Miss Frederick, Mrs.
Egmont 4. Negandank. Mrs. Calvin
Swayne and Miss Emma Lore, accom-
panied by Mrs. Norman S. Huxley,
gave the Henry Van Dyke Home
Coming Song"
Miss Emma Lore, the president,
welcomed the members to another
profitable club year. The cores
ponding secretary, Mrs. Leslie p.
Mahoney, reported ABS paid members,
with seven new applicants received,
and thirty-four names on the waiting
list She called attention to the Fed
GRAFTON Day to be held on November
in Wilmington. Luncheon will be
served to the club guests at noon. On
the program are tbe president OF the
Pennsylvania State Federation, Mrs.
Biddle, and Miss Anna Maxwell Jones,
nationally prominent clubwoman.
The executive committee of the
club reported the following chairmen
Of standing committees:
Education. Miss O. Curtis Purdy;
Club Glasses, Mrs. Elizabeth G. But
ler; Entertainment, Mrs. M. Irene Col
by; Dramatic, Mrs. Alice A. Sparks;
Library, Mrs Jessie T. Belts; Civics,
Mrs. Linda Palmer Jones; Hospitality,
Mrs. Juliet Trump; reception, Mrs.
Lucy Satterthwaite; Social Service,
Miss Margaret Shearman; Music, Mrs.
Alice Negendank.
To represent the club on the Fed
Grafton committees: Arts and Crafts,
Miss Mary R. Trump; Education. Mrs.
o. Curtis Purdy; Household Econo-
mics. Mrs. Juliet Trump; Legislation,
Mrs. Caleb r. Burchenal; Social Ser
vice, Miss NJ. II. Shearman; Libraries
and Literature, Mrs Jessie T. Belts {;
Reciprocity Bureau. Miss Emma
Worrell; Conservation Of Public
Health, Mrs. Frank M. Jones; Mrs.
William c. Mahaffy. chairman of an
niversary committee.
Reports of club standing committee
chairmen followed. Mrs. o. Curtis
Purdy. chairman of the Education
Committee. introduced Miss Elizabeth
Beaman, who will give a course OF
talks on practical Psychology In
| Child Culture" II sufficient club
/ members register for the class. Mrs
Elizabeth @. Butler, chairman Of clul
classes, announced the French COURSE
by Mrs. Spealxman, and the aestheti'
dancing classes to be conducted b.
Miss Schetke There will probably b
no German class this year. .
Mrs. Horace Belts, library commit
tee chairman, stated she had sub
scribed for the Outlook magazine AM
years. Mrs. William Staniar. also ol
this committee, requested old maya
zines for factory distribution.
Mrs. 2. T. Negendank promise'
some attractive concerts during tn
year. Mrs. ]. Allan Colby told o
lectures to be given this season.
Mrs. Frank Jones, of the Civic
Committee, told of mothers meeting
held this summer in the Fairgrounds
and of cooperation with the Board 0
Health In persuading the City Council
to give the city food uncontaminatel
by flies and filth.
Mrs. A. ID. Warner told of the stat
executive committee meeting held re
! Gently, In which all but two Of tn
state clubs were represented.
Mrs. s. N. Trump, chairman Of tn
hospitality committee, thanked tn
board of directors for improvement
made during the summer and reporte
the purchase Of a tea urn.
The board OF directors told of re
painting and renovating the upstair
parlors and purchasing the ne'
pianos. They were given risin
vote Of thanks by the club.
J Miss Mary de You gave an excel
lent and comprehensive account {
the State Federation convention =
Rehoboth last June.
: After the meeting, the club member
were received in the parlors by tn
hospitality committee. Parlors an
auditorium we're beautifully decorate
. with flowers.