The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-06


msnts with school reettals. aud so
ciai festivities incident to commence
ment days at the public schools and
university. Mrs. Phil Berttam.
chairman Of the medal committee.
presented the style Of the medal ihat /
the clnh will give 10 the student Ia
Trinity university making the high-
est general average in the senior
class. The medal will be in the form
OF a shield. and will bear the clubs
motto. Mehr LIGHT.
II was announced that Mrs. Tom
Billiard. faithful and appreciated
member OF the club. had donated
three dollars and eighty cents to
be appropriated To civics. At the
close of the business session an in
dividual member announced that.
she was going to give five dollars
as a foundation To build sufficient
means TO purchase vietrola for
the children's department Of the IL
brary. One of the most delightful
features of this meeting was the
exhibition of the bust OF Longfel-
low. which will be presented In a
formal way at an early date. TO the
children's corner at the library. The
CLUB was able 10 perform this act
of altruism through Mrs. Brady, the
president. whose expenses We're paid
TO the state convention at Brown
wood last fall. and Mrs. Brady in
stead of appropriating the money for
herself. with the consent OF the
CLUB. purchased the statuary In
stead,
Mrs. r. Q. Cheatham, and her
staff officers, were installed at the
close OF the meeting Mrs. Ernest
| Hines and Mrs Roger Kennedy Will
be the teachers on literature and art.
The resignation of Mrs. Phil Ber-
tram was regretfully received. Mrs.
Bertram was the clubs parliamenta
rian and critic during the year
closing, and proved an efficient of
fetal.
Mrs. Lem Curtin, the clubs dele
gate TO the second district. gave a
splendid report The delegate ex-
pressed gratitude that the club had
sent her as a delegate to the town
where she received her education,
and the special privilege she had to
be entertained In the home OF one
OF her former teachers while IN the
normal. But the paramount pleas
ure she said was to represent one
OF the liveliest clubs in the district.
the WaxahachiR Bay View club.
Miss Elsie Griffin Of Dallas. the del
egate said, complimented the report
Of the Bay View club, and expressed
congratulation that Ellis county had
taken up the home demonstration
work. Mrs. Fleming was very much
lcomplimented by Mrs Curtin IS an
efficient executive officer. Mrs. w.
t. Harding, one Of our most valna-
| bic club women. the delegate said,
reflected much credit on Waxahaehie
and her club, and that she was proud
to tell the convention delegates that
| Mrs Harding lived in her home
town. There are number of coun-
lty declarations in the second district.
and Mrs. Curlln said she hoped that
the Bay View club might be active
lin organizing one in Ellis county
Art and civics were stressed as
special aims Of the club. and one
delegate said she hoped that each
club void have each year one paper
Ion Made in America. Mrs. Cur
lin said so many clubs gave such
excellent reports OF how they made
money. and so much accomplished
for civic and rural welfare. The
lconyention stressed the study OF the
Texas free county library law. When
| Miss Kate Cunningham was intro
duced at the Federation. Mrs. Gar
rison, the president, eomplimented
Trinity university very highly. the
college from which Miss Cunning
ham had come TO appear on the pro-
gram. Miss Cunningham received
great applause. II vas pleasing 10
the club members 10 hear the name
Of Mrs Ernest Criddle. 80 familiar
20 home clubs. and to hear OF her
activities in the clubs OF her adopt
ed city Mrs Criddle Vas master Of
ceremonies az the tree planting. and
Is chairman OF the conservation
committee.
Following Mrs Cuflin's report.