The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27

I as chairman OF the bureau OF 1nf0r-
nation and Miss Maud Gibson, as
sistant state librarian at Carson, has
The annual convention of the Ne
vada federation will be held in Love-
lock on April %, &c, 81, 1918. The
Woman's Civic club of that city will
be hostess on that occasion, while
those who will attend are looking
forward to that time and keenly APP
preciate the most hospitable and
cordial invitation of the hostess club.
The press chairman will send out
! club notes every other week until
further notice to the contrary.
On Nov. 2 the Woman's club of
Yerington will celebrate state fed
Grafton day, and Mrs. P.B. Ellis, pres
ident of the federation, will be pres
ent and address the club. Several
members of the board of directors
also plan to be present.
Mrs. P. b. Ellis has received copies
of the program of the Woman's club
club of L%ovelock. They are very at
tractive little books and deal with
the topics of the day. The Lovelock
program discusses only one subject
at a meeting, while the Yerington
club has two and sometimes three
subjects presented at a single meet
ing. Beside the regular program
the %Yerington club has a club ex-
tension department comprising the
following sections: Civics, poetry,
dress. literary, bible and homo eco
Monies.
The Century club of Reno opened
the season with a largely attended
and enjoyable meeting in the club
house. The officers of the club were
hostesses to all tie members and
others at an informal reception,
which was followed by an entertain
ment. The program was opened by
the reading of a letter from Mrs.
Louise Spencer Ellis, president of
the state federation. Mrs. F. M.
Schadler, president of the Century
club. gave a short address of well
come in which she told the plans
of the club for the coming year. Sew
eral selections were then played on
a photograph and a talk on Edison
and his invention of the monograph
and his invention to destroy subma-
rines was greatly enjoyed. Mrs. s..
w. Belford, state chairman of the
wCmen's Liberty Loan committee,
gave an interesting and instructive
talk on her duties in this capacity
and asked the cooperation of the
members of the club in furnishing
Nevada's share in the second issue of
Liberty Loan bonds. A. d. Ayres
made an extended talk on the Red
Cross. Miss Maud Denny, instructor
of music at the university, entertain
ed with several selections On the pi-
and a trio composed of Miss
! Aliene Culling, Miss Nan Coon and
Miss May Dunlop sang a number of
songs. At the conclusion of the pro-
gram Mrs. F. S. Norton presented the
club with a picture of Lincoln and a
picture of Washington. The club
also has given a pet show, the pro-
ceeds of which were turned over to
the Red Cross.
The first regular meeting of the
Smith Valley Civic club was held at
the home of Mrs. H. p. Beaman.
With the new officers in charge the
meeting was carried on. 1t was the
unanimous opinion of the club to do
away with a set program for the year
and to devote all their time to Red
Cross work. After the business
meeting a social hour was enjoyed
when the hostess, assisted by Mrs. A..
Jones, served refreshments.
CLARA M. CRISLER.