The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-10-18

and encourage mothers, especially
the new comers into our commu-
nifty.
The Sick and Destitute Com
mittee has given moral and finan-
cial help to eighteen families, two
institutions and one unfortunate
woman in prison.
The Program Committee has
furnished some very interesting
programs for the club meetings
and has held four public meetings
during tn year, namely the expo
sition last November, which
brought together all the clubs of
our city in demonstrating the art
and industrial ability of our
women, which was a wonder to
the large crowds that gathered
to see what was really being done
by the clubs and which left with
us many compliments as well as
dollars and cents to foster our
work. ff err a.s
When the call was sent ont by
the president of the National
Ass n. of Women s Clubs to cele-
brate the Tooth anniversary of
Fredrick Douglass and at the
same time to raise funds to per-
petuate the Douglass home as a
memorial to the Race, our Club
caught the inspiration at once,
and held an enthusiastic meeting,
as a result of which $500 were
raised for this fund. This will
cause the name of the WOMAN -
IMPROVEMENT CLUB to be
enrolled upon on a parchment
along with other organizations,
states and individuals, to he hung
upon the walls of the Douglass
Home, so that in years visitors
to the shrine will see that the
Woman of Wisconsin are loyal to
the Race. The other social af-
fairs given by the Program Com
mittee during the year have prov
en- financially successful;
Through the Sick and Destitute
Committee we have made forty
visits to the sick, caring fruit and
flowers and encouraging words
and counsel when needed and
making special visits to the conn
ty institutions;
Acting upon the advice of our
legal advisor we became incor-
porated in the State of Wiscon-
sin, which gave us protection un-
der the law and better influence
III the community;
We were represented upon the
committee of 100 to raise funds
to erect a monument to Abraham
Lincoln, and contributed $500.
We have written letters
throughout the state, urging our
women to organize clubs with
the ultimatum of organizing a
State Federation in view, as the
present crisis Overhanging our
country, has shown to wisdom
and urgent necessity of the im-
mediate solidifying of our women
50 that we can do more effective
work in our State.
Aside from the local charities
this year, we have contributed to
the Noxbee Industrial School, at
Macon, Miss, two barrels OF
clothing amounting to $500; /;
Sent to the Friedrich Douglass
Memorial Home Fund $500;
Raised for the Lincoln Monument
Fund $500; Donated to the
Northwestern Federation of
Women's 8 Clubs $500. Total
amount contributed out Of town
$500.
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Raised during the year $208.55
Balance in treasury----- 9.72
In the bank k------------- 5.48
Art Department--------- 5.38
Total balance ---------$10.5S
Your president must give large
ly Of her time and energy to the
dest work and details Of the adj
ministration, but she will fail you
if she cannot find time to look at
the work as a whole, and study
to find what points need strength
ming. What material and spirit
ual qualities we need in order to
grow into greater fitness for sery-
ice and to justify by our deeds
our usefulness TO the community.
Some of these needs / wish to en-
phasize as follows
One Of our first and greatest
needs is cooperation. Let chair
men Of committees meet their
members, talk Of the work as
signed them, put their thoughts
together and let each department
plan and study how to do more