El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-02
MRS. j. JPEARCE IS ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF WObIANS CLUB AT THE ANNUAL MEETING

a tribute to the great amount
n Of labor and thought she had de-
a \ voted to the work of the Won
ans club, Mrs. J. J. Pearce has been
unanimously elected president Of the
club The annual business meeting
and election Of officers of the Woman's
club of FL Paso was held Wednesday
afternoon in the chamber Of commerce
building. The meeting opened with a
few impressive moments devoted to a
memorial for the departed members
Of the club. The Angels SerenaGe'
was sung with much feeling by Mrs.
w. D. Howe, Mrs. J. 7. Pearce playing
the piano accompaniment and Mrs D.
v Fennessy playing violin Obllgato.
Mrs. j. L. Townsend made a few ap-
prOpriate remarks in tribute to the de-
parted and read the list Of them.
These were Mesdames Fannie E. Clark
Irwin John, d. r. Williams, O. Z. lrVlni
Harriet Knots, Perne Page, J. h
Paget /. J. Case R. Y. BOwden, 5. A.
Burch, w. Fl. Winter. p. =. Gardner
Mary ElWell and Miss Thirza LaYlnla
WestcOtt
The memorial period closed with a
solo by Mrs. W W Evans, When God
Puts out the Light" by Carrie Jacobs
Bond. Mrs. J. !. Pearce accompanied
her on the piano. The business OF the
day was taken up with Mrs. A p Az
Grill. the president, in the chair. Mrs.
Claude Berry, the secretary, read the
report of last months meeting and
Mrs S. II. Sutherland the treasurer,
read her report for the past month.
The election of officers followed. Mrs.
Charles 3. Stevens presented the names
as chairman Of the nominating COM
mittee, and the voting was by accla-
nation. Mrs. y. J. PearCe was elected
president; Mrs. a. w. Foster, vice
president: Mrs. s. J. Fenneu, second vice
president; Mrs. Claude Berry, record
ing secretary; Mrs. H. T. Wright. cor
responding secretary; Mrs. S. H. Suth-
erland. treasurer, and Mrs. L. L. Mundy
auditor
The IA directors of the club were
selected by ballot; Mesdames Z. II;
Campbell, J. r. Mcleod and Howard
Thompson being appointed tellers.
The following were elected directors
of the club:
Mesdames A. P. Averiu, ". R. Brown,
n c. Phillips. c. II. Campbell, c. B.
George Drummer, W. l. FoXworth, ). J.
Prudential, J. R Mcleod. c. O. Ruck-
err Carl Smith and W. S. Valentine. Mrs.
Olga. KOhlberg and Mrs. J. Z. Town
send are perpetual directors Of the
club.
The reports of the various officers
and chairmen of the departments were
read. showing a very good amount of
work done during the club year. Mrs.
J. E. Townsend talked on the General
Federation Of Women's clubs and gave
a brief account of the main objects for
which the federation is working this
year. Among the principal of these
objects is the lettering of Industrial
conditions for working girls and wOm-
en-.
Mrs. T. c. Phillips gave a number Of
interesting notes on the state fedora
ton district meetings She said that
the state. was requesting of the liter
AZURE departments two thing; to raise
the standard Of literature read, and to
encourage the output of good Htera-
ture by the young people of the stae.
The state art department is request
ing the clubs TO particularly interest /
themselves in the art taught in the (
public schools, to help it to be more /
effective. The club generally IS urged !