Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-04
Federation of Won1en's Clubs.

Grnnell has a brand new Womens
Club. It starts with a membership Of
900. Their object, as outlined in the
constitution is TO organize the women
Of the city so that they may work as
one body for civic, educational and
moral Improvement. As there are al
ready twenty-fi five clubs in Grinnell
they answered the question OF the
value, of another one by stating that
the other clubs were small and exclu-
sive. Tire vacancies in them are few
a new woman in the town might not
find, for some time, place into which
she would fit. They feel that the new
Women's Club makes for efficiency and
democracy.
The first meeting was devoted to or
gaaization and Red Gross work, but
department will reformed for art,
literature, home economics, or any
sunject chosen by a group Of members.
Civic work is to be made a special
feature. Community singing is start
ed. Establishing a hospital and tu-
berculosis camp are considered.
Women, somehow. always feel sur
prised when they discover for them
selves that the Captains Lady and
Julia O'Grady are just the same under
their skin"
The Sioux City Women's Club, Mrs.
F. L. Hutchins, president, is always
energetic and resoUrccful. This is
what they did last week:
On Monday morning a booth was
opened In department store to receive
gifts of jam. jelly. preserves and fruit
to be sent to Camp Dodge for Thanks
giving. There was little advertising
just notice in the women's column OF
the Sioux City Tribune-but by Thurs
day night they had more than LOO
gifts.
The report adds that there are some
women who are more willing to give
these than to give cigarettes and to-
bacco. A second campaign will be
started the first week in December to
give the boys at Deming a few barrels
Of sweets for Christmas.
The Atlantic Service Club, Mrs. F.
VI. Finkblne, president, has just sent
| off sixty Christmas packages of seven
pounds each to the Atlantic lads in the
| Rainbow division, and this is what the
| donors say about it: IF the boys re-
ce!ve as much Joy in the gifts as we
did in providing them, they will be a
very happy bunch
The Monday Club of Red Oak, Mrs
| H. C. Houghton, Jr., president enter
| tanned all of the Montgomery county
| clubs recently. Miss Bently of Ames
| created great interest in food con-
| servation. 1t is believed that a valuable
| work was done. Elliott reported every
| householder but one signed food pledge
cards.
! The st. Cecelan Club Of Atlantic
Mrs. P. I. Appleman, president, gave
| musical program at which $50 was
realized for the local Red Cross. The
s. W. IS. c. club, Miss Faye Spanglel
president, reports s35 raised for thu
| soldiers Christmas boxes. They gave
| garden benefit.
| The Cedar Falls Women's Club, Mrs
c. NJ. Bcmler, president, contributed
| SIS for the war library fund, and i
| has a committee to raise funds ane
collect books outside the club. Mrs. +
J. Gable is the chairman. 1t has help
| ed 20 secure food card pledges and
| done Red Cross work. 1t has invested
| 500 in Liberty bonds and given $50 x
the Red Cross unit. 1t has contributed
$25 toward the support Of the Sartor
! memorial hospital and given t15 TO tn
| Cedar Falls playground SssvoiAiior'
! the club has 31s paid-up members
The Spencer Womsn's Club, Mis-