Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-18

the treasury subject to check. $127.35.
There is now in the building fund
S64.27, and in the reserve fund. $320.17.
Reporting for the entertainment
committee, Mrs. j. A. Martin said that
$50. Is had been expended for club re-
freshments during the year. Mrs,
George Downing, for the finance COM
mite. reported that the dues were
practically all paid up. Mrs. D. e.
Waters gave the report for the room
committee, telling of the effort made to
secure a more satisfactory place for
holding the club meetings, which had
been futile, however.
Mrs. May F. Montgomery reported
for the public health committee, citing
the DR.. Kepford lecture, giving the his
tory of the struggle of that committee
and the city federation for sanitary
drinking fountains and what had been
promised, and of the Marshalltown
Sanitary Company project for the dis
posal of garbage. Mrs. Darling also
spoke briefly on the latter subject. and
voiced the opinion Of the public health
committee and many others interested,
in saying that she feared such a COM
pany would kill all chance of free
especially to affect those not able to
pay for having garbage hauled away as
OFTEN as II shouiu De TO Keep the city
sanitary
Mrs. James zug, for the reception
committee reported an average attend
ance OF forty five, with the attendance
as large as $50 at several meetings.
Chairmen and Representatives Chosen.
The different departments had re-
ports Mrs. j. A. Martin reading that
of Mrs. w. H. Bardwell, chairman of
the art and music. The new chairman
and representative for the department
are Mrs. Bardwell and Mrs. c. NJ.
Unger
Mrs. James McNally. reporting for
the business department, announced as
the departments choice for chairman.
Mrs George Downing, and for repre-
sentative. Miss Minnie Russell
Mrs. r. S. Hynds. for the history and
bible study department, announced as
the new officers Mrs. David Lennox.
chairman, Mrs. Hynds, representative.
and Mrs. Ella Mckim. leader. The
stuyd next year is to be the History
Of the Jews"
Mrs. j. T. Pound reported for the
home and education department, which
renominated its former leaders, Mrs.
Pound chairman, and Mrs. James ZuS
representative.
The itera ture department report was
given by Mrs. D. E. Waters. who was
renominated chairman. with Mrs. Wal
ter L. Clifford as representative.
Mrs. Sue White. for the travel de-
partment. announced Mrs. Will Wal
lace as the chairman chosen. and Mrs
D. T. Smith as representative
The reports of the work done by the
various departments We're very inter-
esting. and the nominations for their
officers we're all ratified by the club
as n whole
Retiring Presidents Address.
IN a gracious. grateful, and inspiring
address. Mrs. ]. D. Vail, who had ably
filed the presidents chair for the past
year, told of the new insight which her
term Of office had given her into club
work. and paid high tribute to her
co-workers in every department of the
club work for their loyalty and ready
response to every call made upon them,
an every way" she said. my term of
office has been pleasure to me- She
spoke with pride of the growth of
(: womens loyalty to women. and felt that
! in the work for the greater good lesser
differences are forgotten, a lesson