Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-01-27

club has leas one program during
the year on social betterment.
Miss Emma Vanderleith reports
that Carson Temple, No. 8, Pythiar
Sisters have donated $500 to the Stu.
vent Loan Fund. The Parent Teach.
ers Association of the same city do
mated $500 and took 81 banks.
The Press Chairman has received
the following pamphlets from the CHI
| drens Bureau at Washington, ID. c.
Infant Mortality" New Zealant
Society for the Health of Women an,
Children" Baby Week Campaigns,
"A Tabular Statement of Infant Wei
fare Work by Public and Privote
Agencies in the United States In
fant Mortality (held study, Brit
Registration" Prenatal Care" "In
fant Care" and Child Welfare Exhib
it's" These pamphlets will be place.
in the cooperative reference library.
The following interesting articl
came from Mrs. Odessa Daven
port, club reporter of the Tonopa
Woman's Club:
Our club has been rather quiet dur
ing the holiday season, but activ,
work has started with the new year
Two new county commissioners wer,
elected here az the fall election, tax
ing office the first OF the year. The
went in on a reform wave, and wer
pledged to economy There was som
talk OF abolishing the Office Of proba
ton officer, one of the first steps il
that direction. The club immediatel
sent committee to interview til
commissioners and explain to ther
the importance of continuing the offie
and the fine work being accomplishe,
by the present incumbent, Mrs. Hele,
OConnell. Several prominent Cit
zens also spoke to them in favor O
continuing the office AT their meet
ing on the 5th of this month a motion
was made and carried, to continu
the office for one month until publ,
opinion could be thoroughly sounde,
in the matter. The club is now leav
ing no stone unturned to crystalize
very well defined public sentiment i
some concrete form to be presente'
to the county commissioners at their
next meeting. 1t is very hard to Sc
cure this Office in the first jplace, ant
has called for endless work and watch
ing to keep it alive, as there are
of people, mostly politicians
who have never ceased trying to hav,
it abolished. but we are very hopefu
OF continuing to win in tn future a
we have in the past.
The last meeting of the Fallon Ora
per Club proved a very interesting
ho
thors." Each member was expectet
to prepare something on one of tn,
writers of this State, and the fund
brought forth was quit,
As the names were called
the following members responded b
giving a talk, readinr a sketch, or civ
ing something from the various Ne
vada writer's. Mrs. Atkins gave thu
of Samuel Clark Dunham
Mrs L. +. Con told of Rollin NJ Dag
gett; Mrs. A. c. Burotn took up "Dal
De Quille.' (Wiliam Wright): Mis-
+. B. Headly dealt with Mark Twain
Mrs. c. Kinney took Philip Mighel
as her subject; Miss Elizabeth Ken
ny's subject was Mary Nicholson
Mrs, Curtis dealt with Harry Mighels
Mrs, +. f. Nichols, who had ch;.rg
of the program, gave considerable in
formation of Mark Twain as wei
as notes and comments on other AT
thors; Mrs. d. +. Williams dealt wit
Marshall Robinson. Another pleas
ant feature of the meeting was bea'
tiful solo by Mis-. J. r. Post.
The first meeting of the Elko Ora
per Club in the new year was held
the residence of Mrs. ]. A. Mcbride
Mrs. Griswold, president, in the chair
The attendance was good and the cur
rent events, as usual, very interesting
Mrs. Otto Williams was made a mem
Der of the club, This beinn the reg
ular day for the election Of officer,
the following were elected an(
will be installed at the next regi
lar meeting: Mrs. c. A. Cantwell
PRESIDENT Mrs. George Hunter, vice
president; Mrs. w. ID. Mason. secre
tary. AT a recent meeting Mrs. Jen.
sen gave most interesting paper OF
THE Archaeology of Latin America
and as the attendance was small. tht
paper was read at the last meeting
Miss Lothro gave an excellent papel
on "The Amazon River" and also "a
vored the club with selection on thu
piano, which was mucr enjoyed by all
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