Evening journal., 1914-01-13

YOU.
Precious TO the morning adjournment
Mrs. Charles r. Wcntz read the anni-
versary poem ~ written by Mrs. Fred.
crick Bringhurst, as follows:
ANNIVERSARY POEM.
Our well.loycd club, How fondly mem
orics cling
Around the founding Of il years ago.
When those dear women. with bright
faith agloW
Saw it in vision. and to it did bring
The courage OF their hope. Today we
sing
a glorious fuiiillnent, bending low,
W''h grateful, revercnt hearts, the
while We 90
The music OF their praises echoiing.
How bravely did they strive, thus to
complete
This building for our usel But more
than this,
The thought with which the building
is replete-
The home the dear club home, where
union is,
And blessed bond OF strength OF sis
terhood
Makes life more holy, yearning aye
Tor good.
Our present is the memory OF ON past
And what cur past has made us. With
lis yet
Ale some amongst our founders Nor
forget
We those gone before us, crowned at
last.
We cannot know how wonderful and
vast
Thor sphere OF thought and action!
No regret
Yours should mar their peace. nor
should we let
Om earth.bon sorrow, gloomy shadows
ease.
We would not aim our vision with vain
tears,
These dear ones are not dead, nor can
they die;
With us they live through all the
changing years,
We live with them in immortolity.
Our present deeds, in fond remembrance
Are tribute to the laurcls they have
won.
Our future--we may make it what we
will.
Around us are bright faces, fair and
sweet.
ON Gibbs young daughters meath
their untricd feet
Are firm and strong foundations. To
fulfil
All our fond dreams is theirs. We would
instll
Into their hearts 20 meke our wosk
complete.
To face the future nobly. so to meet
And solve all coming problems, and 70
I'll
Theiu lives with truth and beauty. so
we leave
This club OF ours, with confidence
entire
Unto their keeping. and to them be.
queatl
An our fond hope and longing and
desire.
/ Now. ON our silver anniversary.
Commend us unto ''od our destiny.
/ NJ. y. DERlC NSON BiIN0HJRSI-
Gifts Exchanged.
After the readng Of the anniver
sary poem. The Birthday Gifts
We're presented.
Mrs. j. +. Smith read the names o
a list of So women who had giver
back their one share of stock 20 th'
/ club. Mrs Caroline HOffecker. nov
! living I'm Paris. sent silver pitcher
suitably engraved. Surprises were Il
store, too. phcn Mrs. A. ID. Warrel
was presented with silver vase, AM
shc in turn presented Mr.. Weld-n
the club treasurer. with a piece O
iewelry, in behalf OF the club, Tor he
loyalty and efficient service durinl
all the years.
Mrs. Samuel N Van Trump pre-
sented silver tea kettle 60 the clnl
and a deeply appreciated gift TO tn'
club was that OF o copy Of Penn
treaty 10 the Indians from member
OF the l5illes family, in honor OF Mis-
Margaret Hilles.
ChaMtauqua salutes were given II
acknowledgement of the gifts for Mrs
Hiiles and from the former club mem
bers and Mrs. Hoffecker.
The singing OF "The New Centur
Club" song with Miss Madeline Rec
as soloist concluded the exercises. TIL
words Of the song were written b.
Ella A. S. Canby and the music b.
Nellie Baker Jackson.
The special feature of the celebra
tion tomorrow will be the historica
pageant tomorrow afternoon. The en-
tire pageant was arranged and writ
ten BY Mrs f. g. Robinson and Mrs
Ko,-.+ II AckpW Nathpr