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

The Stars and Stripes foated from
the upper windows Of the New Cen
tury Club House. yesterday afternoon
and the interior Of the club house was
beautifully decorated with Autumn
blooms--roses asfers 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 10 their first
monthly meeting OF the season.
Mrs. Charles r. Wollaston 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
long one and that the following
had been appointed chairmen of stand
ing committees Mrs Mary W Purdy,
chairman Of education. Miss Mar
garet y. Sheerman, of social service;
Mrs. Matilda A Horn, Of drsmatics;
Mrs Mary z. P. HUXLEY, Of club clss-
ses: Mrs NJ Irene Colby, Of enter
tainments; Mrs. Florence u. Philip,
chairman Of the library committee,
Mrs Alice r. Negendank, Of the music
committee Mrs. Mary 3. English, Of
civics: Mrs. Juliet G Trump, hospital
.ty, Mrs Jessie Thomas Belts, re-
ception committee, Mrs. Irvine Nj
Finn has been appointed chairman Of
the anniversary committee
The thanks of the club were given
Miss Emma n Bush the CORE
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 2e, at s.15 p
m, lecture by John Kendrick Bangs
subject. More Salubrities"
November S. in the afternoon
Greek Shrines," by Miss Marion
Geek.
On December S, an afternoon lee
ture By Rev and Mrs. Humphrey on
Work Of Indian Women basket and
bead work By Indians 70 be on sale.
On January 2S, an evening lecture
BY the Rev Hudson Shaw on Eng
land IN 191S--Sooial, political, religi-
Gus"
February s. IN the afternoon. Miss
Mary Naux, Of Philadelphia, on
Travels in the Canadian Rockies
Later. Professor Spiers. of Haverford
College, subject, Three Centuries 10
the Growth Of Woman
on the evening Of March Is, Frank
lin Matthews, special correspondent
of the New York Sun Lecture on
"Panams--ite Canal and Romantic
History
April %. an afternoon lecture by
Harriet Chalmer Adams: Travel
Talk in South America.
Entertainments yet to be decided
upon win follow each monthly meet
ing
Mr.. Purdy stated that the specia
work of her committee would be th'
arousing of sympathy and interest II
medical inspection for the public
schools on behalf Of Education
Mrs. Frank NJ. Jones, chairman Of 4
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 member
of the social service committee, spoke
of the unWearying efforts made b'
Miss Shearman, chairman of the com
mittee. in a campaign made for thu
weekly half holiday during July
August the campaign meeting witt
gratifying success.
The classes in aesthetic dancing
will convene on Monday, October 2s
and Mrs Huxley requested that mem
bers Of both classes meet the leader
Miss Schetky at o'clock at the clui
house
French and literature classes ar
now being planned and those wh'
are interested are requested to han'
in their names to the chairmaL
the committee.
A civics committee report state'
that some reformation had been &C
complished during the summer IN tn
character Of moving picture reels
Volunteers for the hospitality com
mitteeI are needed and Mrs Truml
will be glad to receive names
silver offering for a flag was patri
otto suggestion which received en-
thusiastic applause.
The afternoons program includes
"A Message from the General FEEDER
alton OF Womens Clubs in san Fran
CISCO by Miss Emma Worrell. a re
port Of the Delaware State Federation
at Middletown IN May by Miss Edn
N. Taylcr and a tribute to the mem
ory Of Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker, a for
mer president of the General FEEDER
alton Of Women's Clubs, by Mrs.
d. Warner
A pleasing reception In the clu
parlors followed the meeting