Evening journal., 1914-01-16
DANCE ENDS
ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
Brilliant Scene Attends Clos
ing Night Festivities in
Century Club
COL. NIELDS WELCOMES
TIE VISITING GUESTS

In the New Century Club parlors,
last evening. reception and dance
marked the closing scenes of the
New Century's Clubs twenty-fifth an-
niversCry celebration. The club
house was thrown open to the severa.
hundred guests. and music. addresses
and dancing were the features of the
evening.
Members OF the anniversary COM
mittee, including Mrs Charles r.
Wollaston, the club president, Mrs
A. ID. Warner. Mrs. J. Ernest Smith,
Miss Mary H. Askew Mather, Mrs.
Miss Emma Lore. Mrs Charles r.
Miller, and Mrs Frances S. Garrett
were the hostesses OF the evening, and
cordially welcomed the guests.
Mrs. Samuel Bancroft, Jr. OF The
board of directors, and Mrs. William
H. Andrews, OF Washington. ID. c.. d
vico-president of the G., II, W. g.. anc
Mrs Edward c. Wilson. president oil
the Arundel Club. Baltimore, Nd.
were also in the receiving line.
Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Wilson, Bonia.
min Nields and Secretary of Stat,
Thomas W. Miller were the speakers
OF the evening
Preceding the dancing and intel
/ spersing the addresses, musical scloc
tons were given by an ochestra com
/ posed OF Harry Stausebach. violin
I Ralph Jacobs. viola. Norman Nous
ley. pianist from The Playhouse; Vie
tor II. Pyle, ilute; George Compton
cello. and John Fell, clarionet.
Dancing began at the close of tn
addresses and large number of IN
guests participated IN the popula
new dances, y
A buffet supper was served later q
the club parlors.
Mrs. William Belts. Mrs. Henry
lStubb-, Mrs George g.. Lohdell. jr., am
Mira y. D. Danforth served the j,
lcrcam, and Mrs. john Satterthwaite ana
Miss Frances Alatlock poured coile
Both tables had center decorations ,
tail vases filled with carnations, greer
land white narcis-us.
"Tho curtain falls; the play is
done, Our silver Jubilee so gay a
thing for three days past--is now
a memory.
A memofy. if truth. which shah pa
Into thr anr0ls uf club history ns pi
81 tiic happieat tf the inomoifs q h
twenty -dfth birthday anniversary
as d ecntlcman guest Expressed hiu
self. "Alcrc man i- Ia force in thc Ne
Century & lub for once.
A club memucr was heard io sa
when asked tine names pi some of q
gentlemen presents "lu-t put Mr. att
the majority % The names OF the q,
members and yoa win not go Il
! wrong"
Mere man was ia force for once, al
having "a splendid time, TOO. A partic
larly delightful social feature was q
prescrcc ol large number of the cli
"daualters" who were present vii
linvttc,i quests Of the masculine gend'
These enjoyed the dances 20 the fulle
!, lcNtent and there was some beautii
, dancing
soon after the formal introducti'
of the guests Mrs. Wollaston intr
duced the speakers,
. Colonel Nields welcomes Guests.
Colonel Benjamin Nields, the dei
of the Delaware Bar, was introduc
J as a friend of the New Century Ci'
r since its organization.
o. Expressing his appreciation OF q
honor he felt In being present, CO
q onel Nields gave an interesting "a
q about club matters. prefacing it WI
h The statement that he presumed th
the history of the club and its q
velopment since the time of foundil
q until the present had been fully, ah
and acceptably presented during {
j. anniversary celebration. The clu
he said. was founded by women
women. that they might have great
7 freedom OF thought and action IN
= matters relating to the home al
4 civic government.
The clubs influence, Colonel Mel
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