Newark post., 1915-05-19
FEDERATION MEET
ING IN NEWARK
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league among the chlldren OF the
school, in which the children take
entire charge of the meetings. The
members of the league took active
part in the recent town cleaning
days. and are also active in the
fight against flies. The Club has Of
fered 10 cents quart to children
for all flies caught during the .
summer. Through the efforts of
the Club. arrangement has been
made for medical inspection iii the
schools beginning next September
During the year the ground for
a club house has been given and
$400 added to the building fund.
The Wilmington Club reported
the presentation Of a library of
$50 books to Mount Pleasant
School: also an avenue of trees
Cnot yet planted) to the Women's
College of Delaware; a May party
for children. The Club has been
active during the winter in Bel
gian Relief work, the CHIEF iantT
work of the Current Events class
during the winter having been the
knitting of shields, muttiers, etc.
The membership limit has been
advanced recently to six hundred.
Mrs Colby stated that the waiting
list was more than enough to
raise the membership to this fig
ure.
Mrs. G. w. Dorsey gave an in
tereSting account Of the work done
by the Wilmington Sunshine So
ciety, which has as its purpose,
Frightening the lives of others,
The society is founded on the
theory that the rich as we'll as the
poor need cheering. 1T makes no
difference how tiny the rays of
your candle" Mrs. Dorsey declar-
ed. divide the rays of its bright
ness. Help to eliminate the habit
of Selfshness from the earth.
Mirth is an act; cheerfulness a
habit of the individual"
Music BY Mrs. Robinson
One of the most pleasing fea-
lures of the morning session was
the music by Mrs. Charles w. Rob
inson, State Chairman of Music.
Mrs. Robinson stated that a
music department would be con-
Quoted during the year in the Wo-
mems Club Magazine. and refer
red to the excellent programs
which she knew would be publish
ed. The piano number which Mrs
Robinson played was a delightful
bit of lively colored music, com.
posed by the director of music al
Hampton InStitute-a cOlOreC
composer of much promise. The
music is a clever description of {
negro campmeeting.. The custom
of marking time with their hands
in place Of the later musical in
Strument, is feature that is won
derfully dominant throughout th'
composition. The unique tone
picture was played in Mrs. Robin
sons usual effective manner.
Friday Afternoon Session
At the afternoon session Mrs
Victor Pyle, of Wilmington, CAV,
several pleasing vocal selections
Professor Rich, of the Women
College, made plea for the Clu]
Women of Delaware to stir tn
community in which they live t
a realization of that for which
school should stand. After visit
ing one hundred of your rura
schools. | have concluded" Pre-
feSsor Rich said, that the pre-
sent system is waste of time
money and energy. The build
ingS are poor: new ones will 500
have to be built. Now is the tim
to talk consolidation; to talk la,
and legislation. The future afte
all is bright, for the condition
that | find in Delaware are exactl
the same as existed in every othe
state just before the dawn.
Greeting From Dean Robinso
Following Miss Rich's tall
Dean Robinson gave a word {
greeting from the Women's Co
lege. After words of WELDON
from the faculty and students II
speaker stated that the COLES
had kept we'll within the budg
for the year. The dormitory h;
proved self-supporting. The ha
piness of the girls is illustrated
the fact that every one is plannil
to return. Miss Robinson col
mented upon the value of womer
work for women. and urged t
necessity of every woman'S intt
est being beyond what immediat
ly concerns her. She made a pl