Evening journal., 1912-04-11
CENTURY CLUB
CHANGES BYLAWS

The April meeting Of the New-Century
Club was distinctly in the nature of
social occasion. The members OF the
Newark New-Century Club were the
guests OF the afternoon. and there were
several guests from other cities present,
numbering twenty-five visitors in all
There were several hundred members Of
the Wilmington Club in attendance,
making one of the largest meetings of
the year Tea, cake and fruit punch
were served after the meeting by the
hospitality committee.
The important feature of the business
meeting was the voting upon proposed
changes in the bylaws. All these changes
were carried with practically no opposi-
tion. Hereafter the time limit for pay
ing dues is on the first day of October
instead of on the second Wednesday in
October, which is the first club meeting
of the year, This change is made be-
cause th large waiting list makes it nee
essary to know early how many expect
to drop their club membership.
The other changes refer to elections.
Hereafter, while the annual meeting will
be held for receiving of reports, election
of officers will be held only once in Two
years. Half Of the executive committee
of the club, of fourteen members, will
be elected at each election, making four
| year terms for the committee.
The president may not be reelected
until an interval between her terms has
elapsed The executive committee may
not be re elected. The club members are
well satisfied to avoid the trouble and
expense of yearly elections, especially
as the election every second year has
been as a matter of courtesy, merely
the reelection of the officers of the pre-
vious year.
There have not developed so far any
definite nominations for next years
president OF tho club. Miss Lore will not
be candidate for reelection. There
arc great many duties connected with
the presidency of the Wilmington New
Century Club, and there seems to be con-
siderable hesitancy on the part of mem
bers in consenting to be nominated for
the Office. One important election change
was adopted at yesterday afternoons $
meeting This was that if less than two
candidates are posted ON the nominating
sheet for any Office, nominations from
the floor, not TO take up more than five
minutes, may be made at the annual
fitAtious NOiulHdAlDNn AiNh AhN AN'A
where there are two candidates posted
on the list for any Office win not be in
order. The idea is to be sure of having
more than one candidate for an Office,
and also to prevent waste of time in
nominations from the floor of women
who will not consent TO serve.
Mrs. S. n. Trump explained the way
in which the election will be conducted
in May, the same--method of procedure
being followed as last year. Mrs. c.
Wesley Weldin announced that members
might get stock certificates at the close
of the meeting. The social service COM
mittee reminded the club of the supper
to be given Allen 4. Burns preceding
his lecture on Friday night. Mayor Hsr-
rison w. Howell will preside at the sup
per.
i Mrs. Victor D. Washhurn announced
a forthcoming lecture by DIR. Kelley. The
club play, Shakespeare's "A Comedy OF
Errors will be given on April IL. The
club president, Miss Lore, extended greet
ings to the guests of the afternoon
Following the business meeting, Miss
Mary b. Roberts gave a reading Of Jos
ephine Preston Peabody's play, "IhC
Piper" The play is based upon Brown
ing's poem Of the pied Piper" but ths
plot is carried further. The piper re.
pents of shutting up the children in the
mountain and returns them to their par
ents. Miss Roberts impersonated the
children particularly we'll