The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26
CLUB WOMEN
IN new YEAR
Sessions Will Begin Next Tues
day Afternoon
FOR YEAR in HANDS OF
PRINTER THIS WEEK.
Mrs. SweeIey, Retiring President,
Gives Resume of Work of Last
Year.

NANSS AsSSuhS Va 'VIh VI ALdSt
Year.
The Twentieth Century club of this
city will begin it's active work next
Tuesday, when Mrs. A, d. Norton, the
new president, will take up the work
for the year. Programs for the year
are now in the hands of the printers
and will be distributed to the members
next week. The club, due largely to
the energetic work of the retiring
president, Mrs. M. j. Sweeley, is in a
flourishing condition, with a number
of new members voted by the board of
directors all ready to participate in
the work. An interesting article on
the achievements of the club for the
past year, by Mrs. Sweeley, is here
with given:
AS the hour draws nigh for calling
the goth Century club together under
the new administration, we feel that
report of what was accomplished un-
der the old should be given in order
that the citizens of Twin Falls should
know what we have done, and from
work accomplished gather some idea
of what we intend to do.
At the beginning of the club year,
May 1st, 1912, the club voted to buy
lot for future club home. Suitable lot
to cost $1050 Lot is situated north of
school house and faces beautiful high
school building. Lot was to be paid
for in three payments, first one of
$400 to be paid at once; second pay
ment of 1925 to be paid Sept 1, 1912;
third and last to be paid April 1st,
1913.
Mrs. Mary Norton, incoming presi-
dent of the club loaned the S400 and
became responsible for the rest of the
amount to be paid.
At this important meeting the club
also voted to incorporate. That has
been done. The club voted to buy the
lot with full understanding of what
would have to be done if lot were paid
for. Even the most enthusiastic only
hoped to raise one-half the amount
during the year.
The splendid ways and means COM
mittee, with Mrs. Geo. ID. Aiken as
chairman, together with officers and
board of directors, laid plans for a
money-making campaign The first
thing attempted was jubilee and art
loan, held at Commercial club rooms
in May, 1912. The proceeds of this
venture were to be divided with the
Commercial club, but at the close of
the jubilee, the big-hearted brothers
of this organization presented the
goth Century club with the entire net
proceeds, almost $500, making our
September payment an assured fact.
Then followed a card party given by
the ways and means committee. Net
proceeds $4,000.
The proceeds of an election night
supper, presented by Mrs. l. B. Per-
rine and members of ways and means
committee, brought to us another $50
A card party given later in the year by
Mrs. Robert McCollum also a mem
ber of the ways and means committee,
netted almost $50
The club was divided into six COM
mittees to serve dinners at the Com
mercial club once a month during the
club year. Needless to say that the
work was splendidly done. The result
swelled the proceeds for lot fund.
The club had no dishes with which
to serve these dinners; to rent dishes
meant great shrinkage in money.
Realizing this the board voted to So
licit donations from club members.
The president asked each member for
dishes, silver, ETC., to serve one per-
son, If possible, but il this was not
convenient, to give what could be
spared. The result-dishes, silver,
etc., to serve 100 people. The esti-
mated value is $4,000. and the dishes
are much priced by the club.
A dance was given in mid-winter un-
der the supervision of Mrs. c. H. Bur-
ton, also members of ways and means
committee, assisted by Mrs. Lester
Morse. Proceeds almost $4,000.
The departments gave as follows:
History and Literature. $25.00; Domes-
tic Science, $500; Current Events,
$2S.OO; Home and Educational, $25 90;
Parliamentary and Civic, $500; Mu-
sical, $500.
Beside the donating OF $500. the
Musical department under the presi-
dent Of department, Mrs. B. A. Baker,
and the splendid leadership of Mrs.
Regan, gave the exquisite opera 'The
Chimes of Normandy" From the net
proceeds Of this opera was turned
over to lot fund, $17k0O, making the
magnificent sum OF 100000 from this
department
The club is under the greatest obli-
cations to the musicians of the city
who 80 generously donated talent and
ltime during the whole year.
The Apollo club were always readv
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