Evening journal., 1912-05-16
STATE WOMEN'S CLUB FEDERATION
REPORTS MUCH WORK ACCOMPLISHED

| last month when with a specially in |
vited class OF young girls from the
! High School we listened to Mrs. Anna |
B. Scott in her suggestions on cook
ing. We are hoping for another ad-
! dress next year and are beginning
TO plan for a course in housekeeping
In the public schools of the town.
Other entertainments have given the
men the right idea Of our club and
we find that the men of the town are
generally taking seriously hold of al
most any plan that emanates from the
club, past experience having shown
them that there is something OF bene-
ht in the suggestions We may make.
When the men are entertained we
have short play, a musical program
and last, but not least, always some
thing good for them to eat. Man is
Ian eating creature and you may be
surprised to find how much finer our
plans look to him after the ice cream,
hot coffee or delicious tea. Try the
plan, you will be surprised at its sue
cess. In our club the members have
lost that distant feeling that some
times pervades the best organizations.
by the iudicious pouring Of tea and
dispensing Of cakes and our attend
ance and our work, we find, is greatly
helped by the team work that is sure
to mark social gathering Of our mem
bers with a cup OF hot tea. Our
club membership has increased none
of the older members have dropped
out and II is with a smile that we
look back on the disappolntments Of
the past and with encouragement that
we look forward to the achievements
Of the future"
Milford Work Encourages.
Mrs Robert c. Hall reported as
follows for Milford: "The subject Of
our study was United States and Her
Possessions. The program commit
tee has provided entertaining as we'll
as progtable programs varied by spe-
cial days with out-of-town speak
ers.
"The history days have been in
structive.
Our programs on literature, travel,
book review, education, dramatics.
current events. domestic science, H.
brary work and conservation have all
had a beautiful setting of music ar
ranged. by the efficient musical COM
mittee.
Our club anniversary, celebrated
by a luncheon. was one of the most
brilliant ever held with elaborate as
well as artistic decorations There
was an after-dinner speech by our
much-honored Federation President,
Mrs. Robinson.
Our club debt on our building was
lifted and this week we had a bon
fire. burning our certificates of in
debtedness in great jubilation
We bought a new piano and by
means Of an entertainment given to
swell our exchequer we're enabled to
pay large portion of the purchase
price
/ Our civic pride has been aroused
at our own freside and we are try
ing to make our club lawn thing OF
| beauty, adding a new fence and
planted flowers and shrubbery to
bloom in succession. After we sue
l ceed here we will arouse more civic
pride for our Town Beautiful
a Our object and purpose this year
y Is 70 bend all our efforts to establish
a public library in Milford. We have
an active committee at work and will
a not be satisfied until we settle the
question Of a free library and we as
cluo women hope to push It to- con-
10 summation.
!
= Mrs Sarah c. Cooper, General Fed
g eration state Secretary. gave the fol-
n lowing report:
r The correspondence between the
o General Federation and myself has
d been almost exclusively with Mrs
e Percy v Pennypacker, chairman OF
Field Committee on Endowment. In
regard TO the Endowment Fund This
fund, as many of you may recall is
the sum Of cne hundred thousand dol
lars which the General Federation
t hopes to raise. the interest on which
2 Will secure the running expenses of
j. the organization.
q 'Delaware's apportionment has
s been placed at s40O Last year 500 of
g this amount was contributed by the
e clubs Of the State, nearly all Of them
& responding TO the appeal This year II
II was thought best by the members OF
& the Executive Board to make an ap-
l. preparation to the fund from the Fed
y eral treasury. Accordingly s25 was
y appropriated at the January meeting
d and another S25 at the April meeting
IS I'VE. therefore. still have $3.50 tc
g raise and IL would be most gratifying
II II that amount could be pledged
promptly It should be our pleasure
Is and privilege 10 do the very best We
b can to help sustain the wonderful
Is work that is being done through the
Ie General Federation"
. Wilmington Greetings.
.g Mrs. Frederick Bringhurst gave tn,
al Wilmington greeting:
Ia Our club season has given us s,
NJ rich feast of good things that I can
n not dwell in detail upon any to thu
r extent OF its deserving In the frs
4 place we have had a most gifted presi
ic dent Miss Lore delights us with he
10 wondrous music. she takes leadin,
of parts In our dramatics. rendering he
70 lines with truest art. In presiding. sh,
is never fails to find the proper wor,
no for the proper moment. and she skill
~ fully leads through the deep mire o
N bylaws in which so many OF us strug
M gle helplessly. She has been ably sup
a ported by the other officers and chair
men of committees.
~ "We have had enjoyable and In
70 structive lectures: delightful con
ts certs, some by talent from without
~ some by our own members
10 If as has been said. club women Il
iv general took themselves a little to-
70 seriously when first the club ide
~ originated perhaps we may be par
~ doned n the pendulum has swung
trife too far TO the other side AM
:. frivolities now encouraged whicl
n once we're frowned upon by the loft
"A minds Of charter members Certain /
- is that we have enioved to the fuli