Evening journal., 1914-12-10
WOMEN FOR peace
AMONG THE nations
Century Club Women Adopt
Resolutions Looking to
End of War
MUSICALE AFTER
BUSINESS SESSION

The monthly meeting Of the New
Century Club was held yesterday af-
ternoon and at the conclusion of a
brief business session a delightful
musical program with Miss Emma
Lore as chairman, was presented and
much enjoyed.
After the reading Of the minutes OF
the last meeting by the recording sec
retary. Miss Dorothy Hawkins, reports
of the various committees were hearo
following which an interesting talk
was given by Mrs. Marshall Smith, of
Philadelphia, who spoke on the drama
league as a national movement
During the afternoon two resolu-
| tions regarding peace we're PROPOSED
by Miss Margaret II. Shearman and
formally passed upon and adopted By
/ the club. One resolution follows:
Resolved, That the New Century
Club Of Wilmington bring to the at
| tention of the Delaware Peace Society
the suggestion of Miss Janet e. Rich
ards that a representative committee
be formed in the community to inspire
public opinion in the State to the END
that we may be ready 10 support some
wise and noble plan for a constructive
and permanent peace among the ma
tions.
The second resolution had TO do
with the appointing of a representa-
tive TO attend the lecture to be given
by Mrs. Petite Lawrence on the sub
iect of peace" in Philadelphia today.
Both the resolutions were adopted
and Miss Emma Worrall was appoint
ed as representative TO the lecture
which is to be reported at the current
events class and at the next monthly
meeting.
During her address on the "Drams
League" Mrs. Smith spoke of the
great interest that was apparent il
It whereby it has now become a na
l tional movement
It was reported by the correspond
1 ing secretary. Mrs. William A. Barr
that the club membership was nov
54S, with 26 on the waiting list AT
tention was called to that part of tn
I bylaws wherein children OF clul
q members are admitted TO lectures a
b. the club for the nominal sum OF p
{ cents.
IL was reported that the Frencl
class has twelve members and tina
! IL desires to increase its membership
; and that the aesthetic dancing class
: owing to its unusually large size, hal
been divided into three sections.
/ Several important announcements
! of coming events we're made at yes
terdays meeting, including that o
Iav 20 N Ar
q Friday afternoon, December is, ant
/, that of the annual entertainment
!, given to the blind of the city and 4
y the Home of Merciful Rest. Tn
= entertainment this year will be hel
o at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday Afternoon
r December %, with Miss Isabel
a Wales as the soloist.
e Attention was also called to tn
e open meeting TO be held tomorro'
q morning at 10 o'clock i'm the Counc
n chamber. at which Miss Frances Ke
IS Ter. of New York City, will speak O
Work for the Unemployed"
The next meeting of the New Centul
= Club, which will be on January l3, wi
celebrate the twenty-ffth anniversai
of the club, for which a special progra
has been prepared. IL has been a
nounced that Lady Gregory viii be q
guest Of honor on that OccasiC
rs Luncheon will be served.
At the conclusion of the business pa
IS. Of the afternoon a delightful music
=. program was presented. Those W
- gave selections were Miss Emma Lc
IA and Miss Helen Kurtz who played
tn piano duet, and Variations" by Sin
e. ing. Mrs. Charles T.. Griffith and NJ
Norman S. Huxley, also played Z
a. piano duets, including the first MOI
. ment Of Beethoven's sonata, "Patl
tique," and "Romance and Waltz"
- Arensky. Miss Swartz Of Philadelph
sang delightfully."- CapePs "Out OF
Deem" Denza's "Nay Morning" q
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