Evening journal., 1914-01-13
CENTURY CLUB
ANNIVERSARY A
HAPPY EVENT
commune from First %

lent; Mrs. J. Tasicr Cause. Mrs. job IL.
ackson. Mrs Clement Is. smythe ano
Miss Esith Newlin. ,ice.presidentsi
Hiss Harriet Belt corresponding secre-
ary; Miss Mary Maihcr recording sec
sta,,. Mrs Washington Hastings,
aessulcr.
1hl club begun the second year st'ii
s guests of the Builders Exchange.
sli-. J. T. cause was elected president
-ia re-ie cd because Of III health ana
\lf- Warner was elected and held she
office for three years. During tnat
lime out-of-toNu people who were ac'
i've In the club work includcd Richard
burton. Abby Large Richardson, Mary
A. livcrmorc. Mrs. Mumford OF Phila-
lenhia. Ella nictz Clymer Of the Phil
,dclphia Browning Society Miss Agnes
gcpplier. Mrs Rorer OF cooking school
amc. Richard G.. Moulton. Grace Dodge
md many Others.
With the new club came the need
If sponsor and five Of the original
subscribers 70 the capital stock were
made corporators. They we're tm-
malea p. Yarner. Frances Garrett
Elizabeth Mendenhall, Sarah ;.
smvthe and Gertrude W. Nields They
obtained charter IN 1892, 20
extend twenty years, and in 1912 the
charter was renewed and mado per-
petual. At the time OF Incorporation
4 was given the definite name OF
rhe New Century Club with a capital
stock of $4,000 and the shares s.
zach
This being settled IL was necessary
20 have a new constitution or a much
modified old one.
SO the foundation was held secure
and a body OF fifteen and an execu-
i've board OF twenty managed by the
different branches. Thus was anoth-
sr mile stone planted.
In closing Miss Worrell said she
thought the club members deserved
iittle play for they had worked
Early and late through discourage
ment and trial, through coldness and
rebuff, 10 have a child labor bill pass
I'd. TO have the wcrkhouse establish
ed, to have a police matron appointed,
10 establish a ten hour law for work.
ing women. to Lave cooking and sew
ing introduced in the public schools,
had worked as club women for bet.
ter street paving, for more attention
10 garbage ald refuse. better yentila-
tion and better pay for teachers.
Most Of the members are Consumers'
League workers and are Interested In
the affiliated college. and anti-tubcr-
culosls campaign.
Miss Worrell closed her excellent
address with few words expressive
Of the love that bound all IN a tender
hahn stretching away into tho past.
Miss Alorrells splendid review OF the
wears was followed hy the reading OF
the dedication and cornerstone poems by
Mrs.. Charles r. Miller. The poems
which follow, were written by Mrs. Sd.
SAN NJ. Spauldng. and were a beautiful
fihlte TO tho substantial clubhouse OF
oday.
DEDICATION POEM.
D. dear old Fairy-land. thc story goes
When clf and genii ruled the world
with might
n-en of men. a vondrous pai8ce rose
nullt in a night
Is Nar- OF purest ivory, gold inlaid,
of lucent pearls is arches and iti
doors
fhe flof ot shining amethyst was mad,
And silver paved rs floors.
Ahilo every window was OF jewels
Wrought,
Aud prest gems, so marvellousls
bright;
a millions suns by day each lattic.
caught
A million stars by night
al save Que easement showing the fai
walls
With an unfinished and insight,
breach,
'wherefore7 the jealous monarch an
cry calls,
"A lesson trne to teach"
Whispered a cunning Genie in his ear
a lesson to thee, Mighty King,
Bring all your wealth OF royal treas
ures here.
Your gold and Jewels bring"
summon your workers all over you
land
To toll increasingly az your hehest
TIL this unfinished window gloriou
stands
Perfect as all the rest
Then learn. o King. that though thu
labor stiil
By day and night, for ever aal al
hour
How vain your mandates--you- in