Evening journal., 1915-03-11
NEW CENTURY CLUB
plans BUSY Spring

The regular meeting of the New
Century Club, which was held .yesteT-
day afternoon, was marked principal
ly by several important announce
ments and the reading of reports OF
the various committees. At the con-
clusion of the business session a de-
lightful program that had been ar
ranged by the French class. was
much enjoyed.
The corresponding secretary re-
ported that there were now $50 mem
bers, with sixty on the waiting list
and ten posted.
As chairman of the entertainment
committee, Mrs. 0. Curtis Purdy an
ncunced the lecture on Worlds Cur
rent Events" TO be given in the New
Century Club on next Tuesday even
! ing by Miss Janet e. Richards, Of
/ Washington, ID. c. and also the il
/ lustrated lecture on Egypt and the
! Holy Land" TO be delivered by Dr.
Charles S. Crossman on Wednesday
afternoon, March "a. Announcement
was made by Mrs. Fl. p. Ewes. chair
man of the education committee of q
| lecture on Peace" by Mrs. Anna
/ Sturgis Duryea. to be given in the
! New Century Club on Monday even-
ing. March Is. Mrs. Ewes also an
nounced the holding of Educational
Day on next Wednesday, to which all
teachers are invited. Samuel Chiles
Mitchell, president of Delaware Col
| lege, will be present. Announcement
Was also made of lecture to bc
| given in the parlors of the club in
April by Miss Beaman.
AS chairman of the music commit
tee, Miss Emma Lore announced a
concert on Monday evening. March %,
by some Philadelphia artists. This IS
a gift of Professor Thunder. She
also announced that May party
would be held this year in place OF
the installation. which takes place
every other year. The first rehearsal
will be held on Saturday morning al
IL o'clock.
As chairman Of the dramatic com.
mittee, Mrs. Harrison w. Howell an.
nounced that the committee would
present a play on Wednesday. Apri
p. During the meeting a letter from
Mrs. Linda Palmer Jones, chairman
of the ciyics and health committe o.
the State Federation, was read b.
Miss Dorothy Hawkins. the secre
tary. Mrs. Jones spoke particular!
of the feeble-minded bill in which al
club women of this State have mani
Tested such a profound interest, stat
ing that the bill was now in the hands
of John b. Hutton. OF Dover. and tha
il would soon come up i'm the Legisla
ture for final vote.
. spoke Of the pleasant visit she mad
10 Lansdowne and also to the Smyrna
luncheon. Brief reports were thel
given by Miss Emma Worrall and Mrs
A. d. Warner, who attended the Wo
mans Peace Congress held recent
m Washington. d. c.
Mrs. Satterthwaite and Mrs. War
ner expressed much pleasure in IN
entertainment given at the last meet
ing of the Daughters of the Club.
During the meeting announcement
{, was made of the lecture TO be deliver
cd by George W. Stone, Of California
on Friday evening. in the parlors q
Z the club. Mr.. stones subject will
"How Equal Suffrage Works IN Call
J fornia." Announcement was ais
made Of the three lectures on Domes
tic Science TO be given by Mrs. +.
Snyder, government expert, and {
the six lectures on first aid to be give
u every Thursday morning at i o'clocl
= commencing on March Is, by DR.. II. {
r Hickman.
: At the conclusion of the busines
: meeting a delightful program, incluC
{ ing a playlet entitled Les Jeux d
y L'amour ct du Bridge" by CASTOR L
Caillavet et Robert De Flers. and III
= playing of three charming Frenc
!, songs, by Mrs. c. w. Robinson, ,
u Claymont, was presented.