Evening journal., 1912-10-10
CLUB WOMEN
BACK TO WORK
New Century Members Out
line Busy Fall and Winter
Program

The stars and Stripes noated from
the upper windows of the New Gem
tury Club House. yesterday afternoon
and the interior of the club house was
beautifully decorated with Autumn
blooms-roses, asters asparagus fern
and scarlet sage-the former decora-
tions celebrating the return of the
"Blue Hens Chicken" this week; and
the floral decorations welcoming the
members of the club to their first
monthly meeting of the season.
Mrs. Charles f. Wollaaton. the new
club president who was elected in
May. presided at the meeting
The reading of the minutes by the
secretary, Miss Helen Bye, showed
that two regular and two special
meetings of the executive committee
had been held during the summer;
that the committee went on record as
favoring the weekly half-holiday for
sales women and girls, during July
and August that the waiting list was
a long one. and that the following
had been appointed chairmen OF stand
ing committees Mrs Mary w. Purdy
chairman Of education. Miss Mar
Mrs. Matilda A. Horn. of dramatics;
Mrs. Mary f. p Huxley of club clas-
ses; Mrs NJ. Irene Colby, of enter
tainments; Mrs. Florence II. Philip,
chairman of the library committee;
Mrs. Alice p. Negendank, of the music
committee; Mrs Mary 3. English, Of
civics; Mrs. Juliet C Trump, hospital
.tv: Mrs. Jessie Thomas Belts, re-
Irr
Finn has been appointed chairman of
the anniversary committee.
The thanks of the club were given
Miss Emma n. Bush. the corre-
spending secretary, for her most
careful and accurate report embodied
in the year book of 1911-1912
Mrs. J. Allan Colby presented the
following outline Of entertainments
for the year. Four LECTURES on trav-
el during the winter Illustrated with
magic lantern slides.
On Tuesday, October %. at 8.15 p.
m. lecture by John Kendrick Bangs,
subject More Salubrities.
November s. in the afternoon
Greek Shrines.' by Miss Marion
Cock
On December 6, an afternoon lee
ture by Rev and AIRS. Humphrey on
Work of Indian Women" basket and
bead work by Indians TO be on sale
On January o. an evening lecture
by the Rev Hudson Shaw on Eng
land in 1918-social, political, religi-
Gus
February 5, in the afternoon. Miss
Mary Kaux, of Philadelphia. on
Travels in the Canadian Rockies. -
Later. Professor Spiers, of Haverford
College. subject, Three Centuries in
the Growth of Woman"
on the evening of March Is. Frank
lin Matthews, special corresp spondent
of the New York Sun Lecture on
"Pansma-its Canal and Romantic
History"
April %. an afternoon lecture by
Harriet Chalmer Adams: Travel
Talk in South America.
Entertainments yet to be decided
upon will follow each monthly meet
ing
Mr.. Purdy stated that the special
work of her committee would be the
arousing of sympathy and interest in
medical inspection for the public
schools on behalf of Education"
Mrs. Frank M. Jones. chairman of a
subcommittee of the social service
committee indicated the economic ad-
vantage of special training for the
mentally defective in the state.
Mrs Charles Wentz. as a member
of the social service committee, spoke
of the unwearying efforts made by
Miss Shearman. chairman Of the com
mittee. in a campaign made for the
weekly half holiday during July
August the campaign meeting with
gratifying success.
The classes I'm aesthetic dancing
will convene on Monday, October %
and Mrs. Huxley requested that mem.
bers of both classes meet the leader
Miss Schethy at o'clock at the clut
house.
French and literature classes are
now being planned and those who
are interested are requested to hanC
m their names to the chairmaa
the committee
A civics committee report stated
that some reformation had heen ac
complished during the summer in thu
character of moving picture reels.
Volunteers for the hospitality com
mittee are needed and Mrs Truml
will be glad to receive names. 4
silver offering for a flag was patri
otic suggestion which received en-
thusiastic applause.
The afternoons program included
"A Message from the General FEEDER
alton OF Women's. Clubs in San Fran
cisco," by Miss Emma Worrell; a re
port of the Delaware State Federation
at Middletown in May, by Miss Edni
n Taylor, and a tribute to the mem
ory of Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker, a for
mer president OF the General FEEDER
alton of Womens Clubs, by Mrs. A
D. Warner.
A pleasing reception in the clu
parlors followed the meeting.
VETERINARIANS TO MEET
The State Veterinary Medical AS
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