Evening journal., 1914-01-13

OF the "New Century Club as Cor.
poration.'
Mrs. Weldin. like the others. traced
the happenings OF the Intervening
years but in q different manner. her
paper being devoted to the history
Of the charter and finances OF the
club.
Prior to the time of the idea OF
building the new home which origi-
mated at the third anniversary on
January "a. iSN, the members had
been working Under constitution
and bylaws.
The committee appointed to frame the
charter was Mrs. Frances $. Garrett and
Mrs. Gertrude Nields. They submitted
proposed charter April IS, 1892. which
was accepted with slight alterations.
The committee was authorized to make
application 70 Judge lenatius G.. Gubb
for a certificate OF Incorporation. which
WAS passed az Dover on March. "a. 1892,
with the amount OF capital stock at
$4,000 which was divided into six
thousand shares par value So each.
$1,000 Of the stock had TO be paid before
commencing business. First year OF the
club as q corporation began in May,
1872 A board OF directors WAS named
in 1898. Certificates Of stock were is
sued on MAY ! and >, with 354 stock
holders enrolled and sl7,6l4. The cost
Of finished building, including furniture
was S35,l5305.
The corporations only indebted
ness az this time is $1,000 on the
mortgage and $500 on note.
The financial report from January
1892 to January 1914, was as follows:
Recelpts--From rentals. S77, ,5S234;
from stock S26 1875 90: from loans
s2I 500; total. $125.15735.
Expenses-S51, 1889.
Balance in bank, SS42 go.
Then followed a paper by Mrs. A.
II. Berlin, chairman OF the Current
Events' class for this month
Mrs. Berlin's Paper.
Mrs. Berlin began her paper on
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with
question: What did we do Yesterday
She said she had come into the club
in the yesterday, when it was a healthy
child, less than a year old, able TO walk
and talk, but the talk was nothing as
TO what II could say now. Mrs. Berlin
spoke Of the time when any history was
but the records Of mems doings. but
she said. since the club era this order
of things has vanished. Many say the
twentieth century Is virtually the
woman's century, but Mrs. Berlin said
the womens century was the nineteenth,
as that was when the club sprung into
being. The Current Events Class, she
said had been the strong right arm OF
the club. One Of the pleasantest hap
penings Of the yesterday in that class
was the magazine with the table Of
contents so true TO life.
Mrs. Berlin said that IN the yester-
day of the rlub its downfall was pre-
dicted and the men friends even pre-.
dicted tho early death of the contrac-
tor because there werc only women 10
desl with on The building plans, but she
said all went smoothly and the contrac-
tor survived.
Speaking Of the clubs "'70 days,
Ms Berlin said one eX-president il GIL.
ing the position OF aid TO the Governor
Of Delaware with oflres in the same
builGi~ Another eN president was 50
successful with Round Tables that she
Is planning 70 build house in the
woods and there pave the way TO the
beaten path Of success.
still another eX.president wanted ,
normal school but the Legislators saic
"no money" However Mrs Warner
hided her time and later asked for moi
a school but college This she hai
gotten. The Federation president Mrs
Berlin said. has come suddenly into tia
linelight az fashion writer and re
former
Lastly. Of the club "Tomorrows," Mrs
Berlin outlined a plan Of work FOR th'
club members which included hat, drcs
and hair reforms.
After Modern Dances.
AFTER having straightened Out III
hair dress and hats She said. 10 ate
the turkey trot. bunny hug and tango
and when YOU have saved the day fol
future generations by accomplishing thl
outlined work. report back 90 the clul
without delay aud there viii bc 9 sigl
OF satisfaction from the vepy cellar a.
our Deinqs and then molo work VIII b
suggested along the lines OF prevention
A special message was given to th'
social service aud civic committee
relative 10 the immigration question
{ The problem. The speaker said. wal
i going tn be greater because scientist
/ say We shall bt soon able TO visit tn
/ planets. end IT the inhabitants drol
/ down from the air upon us they can
/ not be Detained
And. she said. unless the com
inittee deyiscs @ means Of escape Gu
last estate will be worse than on
first. All eyes turn toward women
clubs n time OF stress she said IS
bc prepared 20 take the initiative.
After all these things happen, Mrs
Berlin said. then will come the rigi
of suffrage and she suggested tina
club members begin TO cultivate
buslness-like club conscience wit
special referencc 20 election prom
iaes
"Somo say suffrage means a me-
heaven and a new earth for womel
but u win be no harder to keep Il
with politics than Il is TO keep u
with the styles and three meals
day" she said Mrs. Berlin told th
members when suffrage came the
must remember the whipping post an
do away with IL, for the whipping po
never made a man OF anybody.
MY oracle tells me- she said.
II was a good thing more States tha
our little Delaware would have II
, Into the realms where prices ha
been soaring Mrs. Berlin said
conclusion, the biggest thing will
when we capture and bring the pric
down with Us, and from this We
: dizzy he ght we can catch q glimp
4 OF the club tomorrows-bu that "
mean another chapter.
1T is not going 10 be al work. al
no play however, she said. "durii
the days to come. We shall still ha