Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-10-16
BUSY winter FOR
new century CLUB
Lecture Course by Miss
Richards to be One Of
the Features
PROF. CARPENTER
TO DIRECT CHORUS

AT the first fall meeting of the New
Century Club, held on Tuesday after
noon, in the Club building, a number
Of interesting announcements were
made by the entertainment. dramatic
and musical committees for the COM
ing winter, created much interest and
pleasure among the largest number of
members present.
The meeting was mainly taken up
with the reading of the reports of the
various committees and Of the min
utes OF the last meeting
In addition reports of the Delaware
State Federation Club convention, held
in Milford last May, and of the Ma
tional Federation of Woman's Clubs
convention held in Chicago last June,
were read by Miss Grace Beadenkopf
and Mrs. S. J. Reynolds, president Of
the Delaware State Federation of
Womans Clubs, respectively.
After the business part of the meet
ing was concluded, a chorus of eleven
voices, under direction of the chair
man of the musical committee. Miss
Lore, sang three selections, Loves
Old Sweet Song" "Doan Ye Cry, Ma
Honey" and Kentucky Babe" These
in the chorus included Mrs. b. T. Ne
gendank. Miss Marion Frederick, Miss
Madeline Reed, Mrs. C.. =. Griffith,
Miss LOrena Emmons, Mrs. II. T. Wal
lace, Mrs. C. 1. Swayne. Mrs. Frank
Reynolds, Mrs. T. Leslie Carpenter
and Miss Ethel Wilson.
During the afternoon a resolution
I'll. 49, Nanh 20.
DR.. Charles A. Wagner. State commits
sioner of education, was read by Mrs.
Mary X. Ewes. chairman of the educa-
tiOnal committee, and was unanimous
ly endorsed by the members present
The resolution read as follows.
1.-THE New Century Club, of Whining
ton. would express full concurrence
with the opinion of the Delaware State
Commissioner Of Education, Prof.
Charles A. Wagner, that a prompt and
regular attendance at school is not
only necessary to the proper mainten-
ance of interest and discipline, but is
indispensable to the advancement of
this pupil and to the derivation of
good that he should get fspm the
advantages offered.
"The club, therefore. would heartily
endorse the efforts Of Prof. Wagner
to obtain a better average attendance
to the State schools"
An interesting announcement made
at yesterdays meeting was the forma
| ton of a chorus to be under the direc-
ton of Prof. T. Leslie Carpenter. or
ganist of Trinity P. e. Church. Furth-
! or announcement by the music COM
mittee was that a Philadelphia or
! chestra explanatory class would be
conducted each Friday afternoon prev
ious to the presentation of the or
chestra's program here. The dates OF
the class meetings are announced as
November 10. December Is, January
% and February -.
other interesting announcements
include the following:
Miss Janet Richards, current topic
speaker, will give a series of four lee
lures. on December 1. January 90.
February 16 and March 16. On De-
cember 16. Prof r. c. Vaughn, Of Del
aware College, will speak on Some
Curious Facts In Delaware History"
and on December q, DR.. Owen Syph-
erd, also of Delaware College. will
lecture on "Kipling as a Short Story
Writer"
The dramatic committee will have
charge of the entertainment features
of the meeting in November. at which
the play "Hyacinthe Halevy," by Lady
Gregory will be presented.