South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-08
THE MARIAN CLUB IS CTYS NEWEST ORGANIZATION FOR BUS

Even the passerby must feel Of the warmth OF
the welcoming sign, The Marian Club, placed cor
spicuousy the doorway at the residence at 2OI
Scott where, under her personal care MIS- f'hor
,ron.- Dehey wife Thomas ]. Dehey. has cor
,erted the old family home into 7ery modern cluo
house the young Catholic business women of the
There is an atmosphere Of home everywhere in the
,,b and herein only girls just real girls may enter
and enjoy the perfect freedom oil SiiloS' ''e e"'"
The club house is conveniently located within easy
walking distance FROM town and IS opened 10 nenoes
from o'clock in the morning until II at h,snL an"
oners every advantage OF up-to-date girls home
Mrs Dehey is of an old and prominent family ana
has won wide reorganization for her literary WORK She
f,. planned for more than for the opening oil
he club She will have charse of the home for time
=, 1eas+ a executive secretary. Dehey is but a
- woman herself and has the enviabe faculty 81
,1sking every one In establishing the
place for catholic girls. Mrs Dehey had IN mind tne
h1ishing of permanent home where business girls
Of the city might their leisure hours She felt
AS others do that though the Catholic girl is admitted
10 other organizations, she is often not Prlese" "
enjoy the full right of membership.
CLUB OPENED LAST WEEK
The formal opening of the club took place sunday
,rru and in spite of weather conditions great
her visited the that day The membership list
will also continue during the month. The clue
rooms too. will be open for inspection at any time
Mrs Dehey as secretary has announced that one
entering for membership during the month will be
listed AS A charter member The campaign will close
the last day OF month and the first day of Nav
those members viii be rendered party by the
secretary The eight girls who, after joining them
solve the most members during April VIII De
bonored as members of the board Of directors.
There are FIVE resident club members, the limited
number STAYING at the home If IN few years the
-ovtb OF club should warrant II additional sleep
ing rooms will added, but for the present there will
,e no changes in the club.
The initiation fee is 81 with a membership OF %
cents a month one noteworthy clause in the mem
bership rules is that upon application a suspended
membership will allowed during lengthy absence
from the city The membership 10 be renewed on re-
turn without payment OF back dues
only a few necessary house rules will he formed 10
meet the requirements and house bulletin board will
he used for the club announcements.
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU FEATURE.
The secretary will conduct a bureau OF information
and II she be prepared 20 answer all questions girl
might ask person she'll be. \ commercial en-
ovn,ent agency will also be in charge of the
vii he a con1mendable part of the club work.
Nothing would add 10 the pleasure anO the con-
e,fence or has been left unsupplied. Just
how many girls have place 10 shampoo their hair
and there is an upper porch where the wind blows
even on hot summer days
The resident club members also have the privilege
Of doins a bit OF washing and then.
And for the dancing honoiests a vtctrola has been
promised and the rugs IT'S the sun paror can be
easily set aside that VIII no couot be the space TOT
dances
II the interest the young demands il "a
class in nursing and aid work viii be among
che drt Of club activities Many of the young girls
class II such class is organized it viii be the same
course OF that the other and
,natrons az the city have been taking the past few
months who successfully the eNauna-
reeisterins them Red Cross aids but that in
,,o way subjects them 20 call in times They how
ever would be among the accepted ii they
should their services their training would