Evening journal., 1916-10-12
CLUBNONEN BEGIN
FALL ACTIVITIES
Membership of 5SS for New
Century Organization;
"a on Waiting List
OPPOSE SUGGESTED
GARBAGEPLANC CHANGE

With a large number of club mem
bers present, the first fall meeting of
the Wilmington New Century Club
was held yesterday afternoon. The
drawing room of the club house was
prettily decorated with autumn leaves
and yellow dahlias. Mrs. A. H. Berlin,
who was elected president of the club
in May, presided and spoke a few
words of greeting.
Following the reading of the civics
committee report and the social ser
vice reports, during who a suggest
ed change in the collection of garbage
from the street curbs by the Health
Board was discussed, the club pass
ed a resolution opposing the proposed
change and a copy of the resolution
was ordered sent to the Health Board
for its perusal.
Resolutions Of sympathy because Of
the death OF Mrs. Mary Holland
Burchenal, the corresponding secre-
tary. was passed by the club and a
copy ordered sent to her husband,
Caleb e. Burchenal. Mrs. Edmund p
Moody, who was appointed by the ex-
ecutive board to fill Mrs. Burchenals
place, reported twenty-six resigna-
tons and removals, a membership of
5SS, with "a on the waiting list and
posted.
The report OF the entertainment
committee, Mrs. o. c. Purdy chairman,
announced three lectures on Our In
ternanonal Problems" by Professor
William Starr Myers, of Princeton. the
first to be given on Friday night, the
second on Thursday evening, October
&c, and the third on the afternoon Of
November 10. Other lecturers who
will lecture here will be DR.. Marion
Mackenzie, who will lecture on Con
stantinople"; DR.. Joseph Jastrow.
who will lecture on either "Psychol-
ogy OF Social Traits" or Character
and Temperament" and Miss Janet f..
Richards, who will lecture in No
vember and in February.
Reporting as chairman of the read
ing section Of the Round Table. Miss
Mary II. Askew Mather called atten-
ton to the folder for 19161917, on
which the topics for the various meet
ings are given: THE Making of the
pam" "A Study Of Constantinople. "
Painters" "Sonnets and Their Max
ers' and 1.-THE Friendly Stars" Those
intending to join the list OF winter
readers are asked to notify Miss Ma
Their by postal.
The Round Table of the reading
section will hold its first meeting on
Wednesday, October 25, at 3 90 o'clock
Subject. Spiritual Engineering" All
club members are invited to this frs
meeting of the Round Table.
In cooperation with the move
ment for better schools. Miss Mary
r. de You, chairman of the education
committee, announced that a joint
meeting of the education committees
Of the New Century Club, Washing
ton Heights Century Club and the
Delaware Association OF College Wo'
men would meet with Dr. Charles A.
Wagner, State commissioner OF edu-
catoin, this afternoon at the club
house TO discuss methods and plans
for school betterment. The education
committee is also planning a meet
ing to be held later in the interests
OF education at which heads OF the
schools and others prominently In
[ terested in such work will speak.
A letter from Miss Mary e. Rich, Of
Delaware College for Women, stated
what pictures are needed for stere
opticon views. The report of the
civics committee stated that through
! their efforts Madison street market is
now cleaned twice a week
/ An interesting report from the
State Federation, prepared by Mrs
Stirring II. Thomas, was read by Mrs
Horace Belts. Mrs. Allen Colby spoke
of the biennial meeting of the General
Federation of Womens Clubs held in
New York and Mrs. A. ID. Warner gave
an account Of the executive board
i meeting of the General Federation
which she, being a national director
recently attended.
Following the meeting a delightful
musical program was presented by
I Miss Ruth Wilson, contralto, who
sang several selections, with Mrs
Norman S. Huxley at the piano, and
Miss Grace Baird. who gave several
readings.
At the conclusion Of the program
/ a reception was held for new men,
/ bers and guests. Hostesses for the
afternoon were Mrs n. B. Danforth
Mrs. Alexander f. Crichton, Mrs,
Harry Speakman, Mrs Donald s. Ash
/ brook, Mrs Charles I. Kent. Mrs,
Henry B. Bradford, Mrs. Walter l.
/ Butler and Mrs. George T. Brown.
| Out-of-town guests at the meeting
were: Mrs Elizabeth Kent, OF Wash
/ ington; Miss Frances Rulings, OF
/ Philadelphia; Miss Malcolm. OF Mas
sau, Bahama Islands; Miss Estella
Jeffers, Of Ridley Park, Pa; Mrs
Annie Cochran. OF Cochranville, Pa.
| Miss Mode of Wvncote. Pa: Mrs. 7.