Evening journal., 1914-04-17
Century CLUB
BYLAWS ADOPTED
New Castle Club Hopes to
Make Home in Historic
Town Hall
FLUCTUATIONS FOR
THE NEW SOCIETY

CSAtuie 0luu III tue AItutn HAN
yesterday afternoon. the special busi-
ness was the adoption of the club
constitution and bylaws, the election
OF board of directors and the cleo
tion of delegates and alternates to
the annual meeting of the Delaware
State Federation of Womens Clubs at
Milford May p and %.
The constitution and bylaws. pre-
viously drawn up by the delegated
committee in charge. Mrs. l. r. Hol-
comb, Mrs. e. l.. Cross, Mrs. l.. E.
Eliason, Mrs. Alban Richey and Miss
Bertha Lambson, were submitted by
the chairman, Mrs. l.. r. Holcomb,
and adopted as a whole.
A change in the bylaws set the
time of meeting for the second and
the fourth Thursdays Of the month
instead of the first and third Thurs
days, as was originally decided on.
On the second Thursday, the meeting
will be held in the evening at eight
O'Clock and in the afternoon at three
O'Clock on the fourth Thursday This
change will enable those members
who are unable to attend one meet
ing to be present at the other and so
get the benefit Of the club pleasures.
The following board Of directors
was named
For one year-Mrs. l.. R. Holcomb,
Mrs. J. e. Phillips, Mrs. J. L. John
son.
For two years-Mrs. James T. Chal-
lenger, Mrs. E. L. Cross and Miss
Mary Ratledge.
For three years-Mrs. l.. e. Eliason,
Shaw.
The delegates elected to attend the
Federation meeting at Milford were
Mrs. John NJ. Wilson, president; Mrs
! Selden S. Deemer and Mrs. r. de H.
Janvier The alternates elected we're
Mrs. James T. Challenger, Mrs. Harry
! Hunter, Miss Dorothy Stewart, Miss
Nan DUNCAN, Mrs J. L. Johnson and
Miss Bertha Lambson.
A vote of thanks was extended
Mayor Richard S. Rodney for legal
assistance given gratuitously in the
drawing of the constitution and by
laws.
Four dozen comfortable chairs
from the NJ. Megary and Sons Com
pany, of Wilmington, were used yes
terday for the first time and con-
stituted the first purchase by the club
members. who unanimously voted to
keep them. they having been ordered
on approval by the president. OF the
122 names on the club membership
rs paid up members were recorded
yesterday. and it is expected that all
the dues will be paid up by the next
meeting, the second Thursday even.
ing in May At that meeting tn,
names of the chairmen of the various
club committees will be announced
The chairmen will be appointed b.
the president prior to the meeting.
Letters Of greetings were read from
: Mrs. Brayshaw, president Of the Del
mar New Century Club, and from
! Mrs. S. NJ. Reynolds, the presiden
of the ID. S. F. w. c. An invitation
i was extended the club members b,
Mrs. Reynolds. to attend the fedora
ton meeting next month.
The secretary was instructed Il
! write letters of thanks to Mayor Rod
ney for his legal assistance with tn
: bylaws and constitption. and to tn
members Of the Good Will Fire Com
pany for their courtesy in offerini
the use of the hall for a place o
8 meeting A rising vote Of thanks wa
also given them by the club mem
: bers.
The real work of the club will b
taken up at the May meeting. Tn
Z civics committee will be one Of tn
most important of those to be ap
pointed, as their work will be direct
ly in the interest of civic improve
8 ment in the old historic town. On
Il Of hn 20 I,n a s,. 81
s future is the taking over by the clu
Z of the old Town Hall, where 70
: many years a barber shop and mea
shop have been familiar features. ]
is proposed to use one of the shop
: for a rest room, the use of the Othe
: to be decided upon later.
Shad fishermen had much bette
luck yesterday, they coming i'm wit
: more fish. A telegram from Bait
more says shad are plentiful there
E the lower bay, but that all the wa
3 up to Havre de Grace the fish az
: not putting in an appearance. TIL
z Wholesale price for shad in Baltimor
is 80 cents for roe and 25 cents 70
g melt .shad. The shad caught off Me-
z Castle are shipped to New York. Lc
cal men said last night that with tn
g advent of warn. weather shad will be
come more plentiful.
z In Emmanuel Parish building las
3 evening the women of Immanu,
9 Church gave a shad supper. The al
tendance was all that could be dc
sired. Following the supper ther
was a dance and George Ford mad
: his first public appearance in tn
orchestra. playing the taps. TIL
dancers and music lovers congratu
lated the young man on the manne
in which he performed his part.
DR.. L. Heisler, Master Work
man. accompanied by Count
Comptroller Edwin c. Clark, Julia
c. Walker. Dr. Johns. and WilliaI
Davidson. of the A. o. U. w. paid a
official visit last evening to Friend
ship Lodge. No. 3. A delightful socia
evening followed the lodge business
Friendship Lodge is one of the soil
organizations in the A. o. U. w.
The funeral Of Charles Holman
will take place on Monday Afternoon
at o'clock. Services will be con
Quoted at his late residence, and in
terment made in the Glebe Gene
terry