Evening journal., 1912-05-16

ably presented by Allen T Burns of |
the Pittsburg Civic Commission, and |
further discussed by some of our
leading citizens. the mayor of the city
presiding.
Our club classes have done excel
lent work during the year, a class
in Child Culture having been added
to the classes in French and Aes-
thetic Dancing of former years. But
the most popular class OF all is the
current events class, which had its
beginnings as far back as the club it.
self-out of which indeed much of
the club life has had its very being
This year, as last. leaders we're chos-
en- for each month instead of for the
entire season as was the old custom.
This plan is helpful in that the re-
sponsibility is divided.
Our committees on education, IL
brary, civics, hospitality and recep-
tion have also given valued service,
and for the last named ii is pleasant
to know that we have had as our
guests many from the clubs of this
State Federation as well as from
without our borders-some even from
beyond seas
FELTON, Has Busy Year.
Mrs. William Schabinger gave the
following report from FELTON,:
"In February we held a bazaar from
which we realized nice little sum,
far exceeding expectations. In ar
prgiro for the hazaar we invited
girls from tho High School to asSist
Ia the work thinking this was a gOOd
~
and so become club members.
"Our finance committee reported
that our finances were never better
than at the close of this year.
"The free public library question
has been talked, both in and out of
the club, by our members, and has
met with much favor, but We do not
feel that It has the proper support
throughout the town to bring It be-
fore the school board this year. We
know that our work has not been in
vain thus far, and shall not weary
in we'll doing, and trust for better
report along this line of work another
year
I'VE have not forgotten those less
fortunate than ourselves, the aged
and afflicted. This gives US the pleas
l
been all for self
The chairman of our program
committee has been most pains-taking
in her work, and We have spent some
delightful hours in our reading
circle"
The Work at Wyoming.
Miss Frances Slaymaker reported
for Wyoming. as follows;
Our club is thirteen years old and
has steadily grown in interest since
'N~ ~-'"ni~~ have i'-v-+r'a
members oar average attendance Is
,'.~nty.
I'VE have found that if we are TO re-
tain member, she must be kept busy
all the time The roll-call is very
useful in this capacity. We have
good music at every meeting, and lee
lures when we can get them. Another
thing that keeps us so alive is, that
our officers are always in their
places.
We have been studying Africa and
that dark, mysterious country seems
much nearer than it used to. If YOU
had heard the excellent history OF
our years work, given at the ami
versary, you would surely have want
ed to join our travel party.
We are first, last, and all the
time economizing and working for
a home of our own A clubhouse
looks like a large undertaking for
so small a club. We are very de.
termined and our Club Husbands
are interested, so the future looks
bright We have about five hundred
dollars in bank, have bought dishes
linen ana 2 gasoline stove Tho rner
gave us silver 'or our anniversary.
The Round Table is doing what II
can for the uplift of the town. w.
haven't very much to say on the sinh
ject this year We are sowing an,
some day will tell you about the reap
ing" ,
Greetings From Newark.
Mrs. A. L. Neale gave greeting,
from Newark as follows:
A total of forty-three active anc
two honorary members were report
ed at our annual meeting on Apri
%, 1912
''Twenty-three regular meeting,
we're held during the club year. witt
an average attendance OF twenty-si,
members
Nineteen interesting papers wer,
, read We had two lectures one af
ternoon on the household economics
} two social afternoons. an Afternoon
! with Miss Bissell OF Wilmington
! who talked to us on social service
) child labor and library work. Mrs
Ridgely of Dover. gave us a very in
structive talk on the free librar,
e movement.
Through the efforts OF a specia
, committee a new piano was purchas
= ed and placed in the club room 70
e the opening OF the club year.
I Our library now has nearly twenty
= eight hundred volumes, about tw
hundred new books we're added las
9 year, and, although one committe
r in charge was not able to give tn
9 usual benefit entertainment the II
. brary was almost self-supporting.
: The educational committee ha
I been active in improving sanitar
: conditions in the schools. Four librar
- subscriptions and IS in money ha
; been offered as prizes to stimulat
interest in English in the publ
r school
r THE civic committee has done es
3 pecially good work in establishin
cleaning up days, placing ruhbis
! cans along the streets and are taB
I ing steps TO Danish flies from tn
town.
"Since the first of December. 1911
], we have added one hundred and thre
\ dollars to our building fund"
!. : "a committee was recentl~ anpoin'
(. ed to investigate and II possible es
= tablish n free reading room, VIII