Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
CELEBRATES TWENTY
FIFTH anniversary
Six O'Clock Club Holds Enjoyable
Gathering at the Mrs. R. E.
Jones Home.

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president, Mrs. Robert e. Jones, last
evening, in honor of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the club. The orig
inal plan had been to have home
coming week and letters were sent to
all the former members, scattered
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The
responses, however, showed that no
one felt this was the year for such
a celebration, and so the plans were
changed to the modest one of last
evening.
The club, true to the spirit of the
hour, marked its twenty-fifth mile
stone by voting an offering of $25 to
the local Red Cross organization.
In February, 1892, at the home of
Mrs. J. C. Cook, number of young
ladies gathered, and with her help,
organized a club known as the Lit
erary society, though it was much
more a social than a study club at
that time. Mrs. Cook was then a
resident of Webster City and men,
Der of the Wednesday club, the only
real study club then in town. AS
the regular time of meeting was ev-
cry Monday evening at 6 o'clock, it
occurred to one of the members, Mrs.
Florence Bale, that would be an APP
| propriate name-the Six O'Clock
club-and so it has clung to them in
spite Of the change many years ago
in the hour of meeting.
Mrs. Bale, always loyal and en-
thusiastic member, whether living
here or in Canada, had also the hon
or of choosing the club flower, the
daisy, and giving to the club fine
and interesting gavel.
The first president of the club
was Miss Anna Ruttkay, then of Des
Moines and a teacher for one year
| in our public schools. Miss Ruttkay
came to our city almost directly
| from visit to her grandmother in
Turin, Italy. Madame Ruttkay was
sister of Louis Kossuth, and lived
| with him in Punishment until death.
In letter from Miss Ruttkay, re-
ceived few days ago, she says she
visited her grandmother for the last
time, in Budapest, after her return
to her native country "'Nl''' -
The roll call last evening included
fifty-two names. There were nineteen
present, among these, six charter
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Emma Handel
Drake, Maud Cash-Ryan, Elva Boak-
Howard, Esther elchYoung, Misses
May Wickware and Charlotte Cros-
ley. Mesdames Grace Clagg-Y Young,
Ella Shook Burleson, Kate Miracle
King, Minnie Beck-Arthur. Hattie
Estes Richardson, Frances Wilcox
Hoyt, Martha Young-Lehnhard,
Grace Belden-Jones, Misses Sarah
| Wickware, Teresa L. Treat, jose
phine Beck, Grace Hillock, Ruth
| Merrill.
| All responded to roll call with an
expression of joy in being present;
some even responded in original
| verse. Many letters from former
| members were read and greatly en-
| joyed. Besides the letters, many
| pictures, old and new, added much
mirth.
The home was decorated with the
flags of our country and the Red
Cross emblems.
The dining room was picture
long to remembered. In the center
was round table with birthday
cake surrounded by yellow candles,
twenty-five in number, and yellow
flowers. Radiating from this were
small tables-the petals Of the daisy,
at which the club found their places
by beautiful hand decorated place
cards, the work and gift of Mrs. W..
A. Crandall. The decoration showed
a dial in silver with the hands of
the clock pointing at 6 and the PEN
dulum swinging, to show the clock
was still going. In the center of the
daisy was a tiny picture of each
member, and SO they found their
places.
Also at each place was corsage
bouquet of daisies, gift from the
president Of the club. A delicious
supper was served in two courses by
Misses Claire Richardson, Helen
Whitacre and Beatrice Shook. dressed
as Red Cross nurses, and adding
much to the charm of it all.
The list of members not able to be
present is as follows:
Miss Anna Ruttkay, Boston, Mass.
Miss Elizabeth Wilcox, Seattle,
Wash.
Miss Julia Beach, Des Moines.
Miss Estelle Patterson, Des Moines.