Evening journal., 1913-05-20

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Prayer followed. led by Mrs. T. X.
Jones.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Wolcott. the president
Of the Dover club. welcomed the vis-
itors. saying in part:
eve are glad indeed. 10 welcome
you here. We have been looking
forward to his day for a long time;
never before have women been 80
prominent in public affairs The old
conservative idea that women should
be seen and not heard. is almost OBJ
soletc. Today woman is most inn
portant factor in State and town af-
fairs.
"Thc ID. S f. W. C. is an organiza-
ton wide awake and alert quick 20
see the necessities Of the age, and to
put their courage to the plough OF ac-
ton.
at is a joy 20 welcome such women
10 our club house We offer TO you
the welcome and hospitality of the
town. You are as welcome as the
flowers in May
Mrs. Robinson Responds.
Responding TO Mrs Wolcotts well
come. Mrs Robinson said:
=" am very glad to hear what your
president said about women. We are
very glad to have so warm a welcome
II seems fitting that after tho first
annual meeting was held here the
sweet sixteenth annual meeting is
now being held here. The best things
we have done and want TO do are the
home things; womans sphere is the
home We cannot do the larger
housekeeping unless we have the
sweet, simple. systematized home
keeping We are happy to welcome
you here today"
Mrs. Mary Marshall reporting for
the credential committee spoke
briefly saving that her report WIS
embodied in the social service report
Mrs J. r. Cooke presented her re-
port as recording secretary. saying
three meetings Of the executive COM
mittee were held during the year and
detailing the business of those meet
ing.
Mrs. Wolcott reported for leglsla-
ton, Mrs r. J. Ferguson for arts and
crafts. and Mrs. Jesse L. Sheppard re-
ported for home economics. The lat
ter voiced the Indebtedness of the
clubs to Mrs. Anna Scott, a writer and
Miss Jane v Goessline, OF the VIII
mington High School for their valu-
able lessons in domestic science train.
Ing. Now that the affiliated college Is
not a dream the domestic science
course will be an important study in
the curriculum Mrs. Shepherd said
Mrs. Robert J. Lindalc reported
for reciprocity and Miss Emily = Bis
sell for social service. Invitations
we're extended the visitors. through
Miss Grace Beadenkopf to visit the
archives in the State House and the
manual training exhibit OF the high
school.
Miss Beadenkopf read greetings and
reports from the following: Lucrcta
Blankonburg. Philadelphia, Laura S.
Smith Grace Julian Clark, Elizabcin
Everett. lmogene Oakley. Governor
Muller Mrs n. S. =. Nichols. New
Century Club of Philadelphia, and
some other persons who had been I'm.
vitcd
Seventeen Clubs. 1915 Members.
Mrs, Sallio Giles Short. treasure,
OF thc Delaware State Federation
presented the following report from
May l6, 1912 10 May rs. 1913. as fol.
lows. Balance brought forward
S.1LlS; expenditures, S36S.5O. bal
ince on hand S206 2S. total. S5741S
Number of clubs in federation. seven-
tCcn: number of members l64S.
Wilmington New Century Club con-
ttibuted Sl26 TO the $500 Decker Me-
mortal Endowment Fund. which the
State Federation raised
Federation Sccretag's Report.
Mrs. Sarah c Cooper. general
State Federation secretary, in her re-
port said. THE correspondence be-
tween the general secretary and tho
State secretary has been chiefly on
the subject OF the preservation of our
wild birds and the raising of Della
wares apportionment to the Sarah
Platt Decker Memorial Endowment
Fund. Eighty-threc letters from the
zooloeical secretary have been dis