Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
MUCH WORK DONE
Woman's Club Reviews Past
Year and Plans Future.
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
Reports of Several Departments Give
an Encouraging Outlook for the
Ensuing Twelvemonth

Ensuing Twelvemonth
The Dallas Woman club held its
annual meeting at the Library on
Tuesday afternoon, when a consider
able amount of business was trans
acted aside from the election of of
ficers for the ensuing year, and the
submission of reports by the various
departments. The condition of the
organization, financially and other
wise, is very gratifying to the mem
bers, and they enter upon the fiscal
year with renewed determination. The
report of the secretary shows that the
club has a membership in good
standing of 127. A few moved away
during the year, but on the otherhand
several additions were made to the
enrolment. The total receipts from
all sources were $481.55, and vouch-
ers were issued amounting to $578.78.
The expenses incurred by the Civic
Improvement department amounted to
$126.15; the Young Woman s depart
ment, SILL, and the general club ex-
penses, $441.53. The club still owes
$245 on its piano.
The treasurer report is a very
comprehensive document, and is evi-
dence conclusive that the financial af-
fairs of the club are conducted in a
decidedly business like manner. On
May II, 1913, there was on hand the
sum Of $229.77. After adding to this
the receipts for the year and deduct
ing the amounts disbursed there is
left in cash in bank the sum of
$203.57.
The present officers declining re-
election, the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. d. M. Metz
gar; vice-president, Mrs. G.. P. Mac
Gregor; secretary, Miss Ednell Col
Inns; treasurer, Mrs. Asa B. Robinson;
chairman of the Civic department,
Mrs. J. G. Van Orsdel; chairman Of
the Literary department, Mrs. S. B.
Taylor; chairman of the Music de-
partment, Mrs. H. c. Eakin; chairman
of the Young Woman's department,
Miss d. B. Viers.
The club was then entertained with
a vocal solo by Mrs. F. w. Cellar
and reading by Mrs. Harry Vol
helm, after which light refreshments
wer provided by the retiring presi-
dent in honor of the newly elected Of
fcers.
Mrs. Craven, the retiring president,
gives a splendid idea of the years
work in general in the following:
President Report.
"Some one has expressed the opin-
ion that when the present year has
passed into history and the final ver-
diet has been rendered, that this era
will be known as the work-age, the
age in which all work is noble and
idleness a disgrace. 1t is certainly
an age of service in which all people
are striving to work together for the
common good an age of organization
in which the world s most useful wo-
men are banding themselves together
with the common aim of broader SER
vice, and we are told the combined
efforts of many workers each con-
tributing a suggestion to those of his
fellows, will eventually result in
plan for the solution of any actual
problem
'By our leaders Of thought and
action we are urged to work first
of all for better homes, and better
food, better health, better schools,
more sanitary conditions and more
beautiful places in which to live; to
strive for improvement in every pos
sible way; to give a fair share of
our time and strength toward the
out of ideal conditions of
human life. And our best work
should be the intelligent solving of
our local problems, keeping our own
field of action clean, sanitary and
"Looking back over the year that
has so swiftly passed, we find that
while our club has not achieved great
things, we have, at least, not been
guilty of the crime of idleness. We
aided in small way with the chau-
.auqua and with the preparations
for the fourth of July celebration;
we arranged for the care of twenty
fresh air'' children for ten days
Turing the vacation months; we as
sisted the fair board by taking full
,harge of the textile exhibit, the home
cooking and canned fruit, and pioneer
Exhibits of the county fair. As the
'eports have shown, we have been
in bringing to the city
many of the most noted educators
# the state. And we have enjoyed
eyeral pleasant social occasions.
We had hoped to pay off the in
lebtedness on the piano this year
md leave a clear field for taking up
lew work next season, but hop be-
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