The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28
DEPARTMENT CLUB

UEPAKIMENI CLUB
the high school. in their beautiful new
dining room az the high school.
Mrs. W. G. McGregor was the sue
cessful chairman OF this Department
the past yea and was reelected 10
this office for another year. The en-
tire club looks forward to the work
or the year now upon US. We have
booked In this Department among
others. Mrs. Fathergill. OF Pittsburgh,
OF the Fathergili sCloCl of Cooking.
The Current Events = partment with
Mrs. Bates McLain a chairman the
past year was well attended eacn
month as the meetings were very In.
structive. Miss Julia Morgan HarI-
ing, a club m OF uote from Pitts
burgh. had charge of most OF the
meetings. She discussed the politl-
cal situation throughout the country,
tho Balkan war. the latest books,
civics and all current topics-she vas
followed by Miss Locke. Of Youngs-
town. Ohio. Rev. /. ". =. Stryker.
and Rev. Pease. OF our own city,
each most interesting and instructive
year with 3D. Franz
helm as chairman we look forward to
an equally interesting year. Miss
Harding has promised her services
again for the entire year with the eX.
ception Of March and April when
someone OF equal ability Will be in
charge.
Civic Department.
The civic department. tho most Np-
portant department from the stand
point OF public sentiment was prcsld-
ed over by Mrs. W. \. Wilson, inter
ested in every progressive movement
for the city's welfare.
This year Miss Speyer. equally in
terested, will pres.d de.
The civic work OF the club does
not show in the year book but if the
public have seen the ever watchful
~deaconess walking back and forth
through the b. < O. and Pennsyl-
yania depOfs with an ever watchtul
eye guarding the women and young
girls who arrive In va city by even
ing trains and who are there 10 meet
various trains, directing them. adyIs-
Ing them and assisting them TO right
and proper Ouses or lodging places
and in many Instances taking them 10
her y home. the Holloway Dea-
coness home at Bridgeport. o. for
the niEht-there YOU have seen just
one work the civic department OF tho
Woman's club Is doing In upiift work.
They are maintaining mis- woman 70
guard and protect these women and
girls n saving them. who al tell.
from a life OF degradation in q city.
4 AA q w IA AAAiFNNN or NfHNhANEHAH' AEa
the curfew that our young children
may be al their homes and under
parental guidance and influence at a
proper hour OF the night rather than
roaming the streets in bad company
and public. places whore children
have no right 20 be-.
The Civic department assisted the
Playground association in opening
the Fourth ward school three even
incs each week for social centre
work Anyone who had cen the JOY
manifested by the children and the
great interest Of tho older folks-the
mothers and fath'rs-at these meet
inRs. where amusemeuts Of a healthy
nature. both mental and physical.
were INDUCED IN. where good reading
matter was put into their hands.
sewing and fancy work taught rho
older ones. and then something Of an
educational nature presented AZ each
meeting-then. 7 say. why could not
enough funds be raised 20 carry out
rhe good work Bur alas ali those
things take funds that tho club and
the Fairgrounds association need so
badly and do not have Eugcnics
was a study brought before our rem-
beers last year. feeling that many
more 90 wrong through ignorance
than will'ulnese This subject Vae
presented by Dr Jones M rho hirh
school girls o. almost every county
and every large town lu tho state
Tho Civic Department asked for
shorter hours for working a.rl. also.
that tho stores hc closed Saturday
evening and the merchants rnaliz
irg the power and wisdom u tho CLUB
promptly and kindly Granted those
requests The bors pledged
t."weeives nor 90 shop after E j. "
And 90. o. The influence Of fHo civic
Department f.i' ln all civic and ruut.
machinery cf government BE- made
qua'" 20 Tho situation. public eor'i-
Wcuf turns Immediately 70 'Hn WO-
mans Club for % solution O. rho cIf.
h'II'r and tho club r.eof to tho
Music Department
And ZOO. rr. Hn|s a.n ftr civic
an Irnrn'.r 600. repre- 'r''I In
fhie club i.' rho Educational Arts
fe and h.g..t rlIf.r. a. we'll i.a
MUSICAL I.I.I ..U'. Ha laff i..'
Il'rfWh'r known .. t.r H.r.r..l.y
Nuei.al Club .rI need. 900 other ir
IINNl.'nf fH f.H public I.f UnlIry
irE Thai .I. q r.U f.rrr strength
or fN' rtN.n |r.....fH limo united
WIN 'f' IIrrHr'.. r. club and DO
ono PIN. MOI. Ir''r..' ODD. slI
,r. o}aI.. dep thereof Nr.
siHls In''a'f h.rr and now
r.airman arI F. Flora williams
director
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