Evening journal., 1916-04-12
WOMEN MAKE FIRST
PAYMENT ON CLUB
New Castle Century Club
Prepares to Go Ahead
With Improvements
SEE MANY SIGNS OF
SPRINGS APPROACH

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. April 12-There
was spirited meeting of the board
Of directors of the Century Club yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. Mary H. Will
son reported that the forfeit had been
paid on the new home and that f. de
III. Janvier is now preparing to have
the club Incorporated. The first
$1,000 installment on the building
will be paid al once and then will
begin the work Of raising another
81 900.
II every member will raise S1O."
said one of the workers. eve will
have Sl,5OO in little time This
property cost S13 900 TO build and il
is the best situated property for
our club in the city We will work
like good ones and during the year
We fully expect TO raise $4,000 We
expect 10 make considerable alter
atiOns and Improvements to the
property and TO convert the upper
story into an apartment Men may
say: Those women do not know how
to finance the affair We have
financed our homes when some OF
those men failed in their efforts. We
will show the men how to finance
the business. and just put it down for
me no sheriff's hammer shall ever
strike that club house. When we
get dressed up in our new spring
suit we want New Castle people to
inspect our home. and IL they feel we
are doing something for the better
ment Of this grand old city they can
take a hint. But just now all we
want is the good will of the people
and they can wrap II in greenbacks.
Then we feel the men who are TO be
our guests in our public reading room
will be generous and give a helping
hand. I for one will pledge myself
10 raise 5000 year for the new club
house"
When Mrs. Wilson president OF the
club. was seen last evening she said
the club members are gratified for
all the help given and promised. AS
a sign of the feeling in the city two
applications for membership were re-
ceived yesterday.
we expect our charter this week %
said Mrs. Wilson. "and then we will
arrange at once for repairs ana alter
atoms to the bIilding New gas and
electric fixtures will be put i'm the
building. and after the improvements
are completed we will be equipped for
better work for the city.
Spring is ere said an elderly
colored man TO a friend he met OppO-
site the Gilpin House yesterday after
noon. Use know" he continued. "be-
cause ! seed dc little robin pull de
worms out oh de ground.
Calls dat de sign oh spring. ques-
toned the. other man.
"Shure 7 does. an den jist look at
de boys playin' marbles, yonder is the
girls on roller skates and dar am Od-
ders skipping rope Seel An git out
OBJ de way; LUX at dat soap box push
mobile. Il KEN moighty near runnin
ober me foot. But dat am a sign oh
spring list de same as am de fellows
readin' the sportin' page Of dc EVEN
IN JOURNAL to fine de baseball
news"
Eyes. indeed. honey. dc back lot
baseball leagues hab opened de spring
season. Tops am spinnin' an Johnny
Stoops am sellin' de hoes, rakes an
spakes. The little gals am buyin' the
flower seeds an Mrs. Manlove and
Sam Landers am sellin' de Easter
posies and de fishermen are here
What more does one want to know
dat spring am here. Jist see the
clothes lines in de white folks yards