Evening journal., 1915-11-11
NEW CENTURY CLUB
HAS BUSY Meeting
Classes in German and
Spanish Will Be Organ
lied by Women
PREPARING FOR
CHRISTMAS CONCERT

The rc ar business meeting of the
Wilmington New Century Club was
held yesterday afternoon. 1t was large
ly attended. Previous TO the meeting the
president OF the club, Mrs. J. Allen
Colby and number Of the executive
committee stood in the reception hall
and informally greeted the members
Guests at the club yesterday, in addition
TO "A number OF individual club members
guests, included members OF the Kent
mere WOmen's Club, a new organization,
and following the meeting tea was
served ia the reception room OF the
club.
The business meeting was compare
lively brief. Reports OF the standing
committees were read. In the absence
of the treasurer, Mrs. Martin Lane, the
recording secretary, Miss Dorothy Haw-
sins. read that report, which stated that
there was balance ON hand Of
S2,7s5.39.
Announcement was made by Mrs J.
Allen Colby that at meeting of the
executive board last Friday that two
new committees had been made. They
are arts and crafts and household eco
nomics. and Mrs Denver B. Coppage and
Mrs. Clawson 5. Hammitt were appoint
I'd chairmen of them, respectively.
Mrs. o. Curtis Purdy. chairman of the
entertainment committee. announced
the lecture by Miss Carolyn Mase this
Fritqy afternoon. Her subject will be
'Hie Water Mark Of American Paint
ers.' Also a lecture by Madame Jutta
Belle Ransli on November % on "The
sympathy and Power of the Human
Voice.
On December Z an educational after
noon viii be observed. DR.. E. L. Cross,
superintendent of the New Castle county
schools, and Dir. Charles A. Wagner
State Commissioner of education. viii
address this meeting on the work being
done in the rural schools, particularly
among the Parent Teacher associations.
The chairman of the civics commit
tee stated that the attention of the
committee had been called to the con-
ditions Of the Third street market
house: an investigation followed. with
The result that the matter was taken
up with the Board of Health and re-
cent report from that Office is to the
effect that work toward bettering con-
llllOnn AntIt Ado dlltdN1 N"tu nNdIltu.
Mrs. William A. Barr. corresponding
secretary, reported a full membership,
with twenty-three on the waiting list
and thirteen posted. Mrs. Coppage,
reporting for the arts and crafts COM
mittee, asked for mounted pictures.
which can be distributed throughout
The rural schools. Announcement was
made by Mrs. II. A. Miller. chairman
OF the dramatics committee, that at
the conclusion OF the December busi-
ness meeting, that a series of four liv-
ing pictures, illustrative Of tie life
of Charlotte Bronte, the noted author
ess, and the portrayal in living pic
lures also OF three episodes OF her IA
nous book. Jane Eyre" would be
presented for the entertainment of
the club members About thirty min
utes will be required to present these
pictures.
The report OF the reading section
was given by the chairman, Miss Mary
H. Askew Mather. She said that there
are now fifty-eight members in the
section, thirteen having registered for
the Social Ideals in English Letters: "
thirteen for charlotte Bronte;" twen-
ty-one for Russian History and Lit
eratIre;' four for Development Of