South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-01

The first year Of activity in the
South Bend WOman's club closed
Tuesday afternoon with a splendid
program presented in the club
literature and dramatic art depart
ment OF the club. Miss Jane White
OF the South Bend Conservatory
entertained with a reading. Joan
90 Arc" which was delightfully."- pre-
sented and received with decided
approval by the audience
pleasing musical program was
included in the entertainment. Miss
Dorothea Keegan opening the az
ternoOn with rendition OF LISTS
'Hark. Hark the Lark" upon the
piano. followed by the Star Span
gled Banner. sung by the audience.
Miss Helen GuilfOyle played Mac
DGwell's Concert Etude" and Car
penter's 'PolOnaise Americana: +"
Miss Esther Fulton gave two violin
numbers. "Cavatina" (Ran) and
"Serenade" (Pierne) and G. Law
renee OFT OF the Notre Dame Glee
club sang the "Marseillaise." Joan
OF Arc" and "Laddie in Khaki -
Miss Fulton was accompanied on
the piano by Miss Bernice Wayne
and Mr.. OFT was accompanied by d.
J. Patterson.
At the close OF the meeting. at
which Mrs r. Q. Sackett presided.
Mrs. j. G. Harper, retiring presi-
dent CT the club. was presented with
"a mahogany sewing table and small
lamp. the gifts Of the club mem
bers. Mrs Harper will leave next
week 10 make her home in Wichita.
Kan. Mrs. =. -. Coon, president
elect Of the club. made the presen-
tation speech. to which Mrs. Harp
er responded.
a complete report Of the years
accomplishment In war work was
read by Mrs. r. VI. Hutchinson.
showing that aside from the
amounts subscribed TO the Liberty
loans. War savings and Thrift
stamps. the club has ra 'sed and
distributed the sum OF S7C6.75 for
war work. OF this money $25 was
donated 20 the Red Cross: SO 10
the Y. w. g. s. war work; SS1 for
Christmas boxes for soldiers; S25 to
war library fund: S3O6 for free
yarn; $5l for material for pneu-
monia Jackets; S268.75 to Red Cross
auxiliary No. s.
The club members have sold 70
date. s55.O2S worth of Liberty
bonds, War savings and Thrift
stamps. $4,000 OF that amount hav-
ing been secured in the second Lib
erty bond campaign and S27,15O
thus far I'm the third. These sales
have been made through a commit
Zee composed OF Mrs. II. T. Schadt.
chairman; Mrs. F. L. Dennis. Mrs.
/ ". B. Keegan, Mrs. II. y. Barnes,
lIrs. Anna Larrabee, Mrs. Granville
kiegler. Mrs. T. III. Fulton, Mrs d.
TX. Splitter. Mrs. William Renfranz,
jr.. Mrs. A. Q. Mecklenberg, Mrs.
, Ira White. Mrs. G.. s. Todd, Mrs. V
r. Maurer, Mrs. W +. McCombs,
Mrs. w. J. Wisehart, Mrs. w. G..
Moeller and Mrs. Charles Kreigh-
baum.
War Savings and Thrift stamp
sales made by the members of the
club reach S13.1O1.S2. The women
conducted a door TO door canvass
in an assigned downtown section Of
the city and had charge OF booths
IN the oliver hotel and the Ellis
worth store for the purpose Of sell
ing the stamps. Those on the COM
mittee handling the booth sales
were Mrs. H. y. Barnes. chairman;
Mrs Y r Maurer. Mrs r. A.
Shedd. Mrs Ira White. Mrs w F.
AIcCombs. Mrs. tt. Z. Schadt. Mrs
W. d. Armstrong, Mrs. J. c. Moore,
Mrs. Bailey. Mrs Karl King Mrs
r y. Clapp. Mrs w. NJ. Hildebrand,
Mrs. C. f. Francis. Mrs. W w
Funk. Mrs. Anna Larrabee. Mrs. r.
NJ. Hutchinson, Mrs. c. Thurn Mrs
II r. Dalton. Mrs J. C.. Cotter.
Mrs. r. L. Dennis 9Irs. ". X. Sher-
man. Mrs William Britton Mrs.
Charles A. Howe and Mrs. II. w.
Wallace.
Members OF the South Bend
woman's club are the organizers
OF the first Woman's Club War Saw
ings society in the city which has to
the credit or its members S2.143.5O
worth OF War savings and Thrift
stamps.
More than "a per cent OF the
cluo members are acting as in
structOrs in the surgical dressings
department OF the Red Cross. Six
teen OF the women, having taken
the A r. Q. course. are now de-
voting on an average OF 10 hours
weekly TO Red Cross instruction. In
addition a large percentage Of the
club mem bership is engaged in vol
unteer Red Cross work.
Three months preceding the
opening OF the FIRST years work OF
the club. Red Cross auxiliary. No.
s. the clubs auxiliary. was organ
lied and during the sumner follow
ing the outbreak OF the war when
all had not become thoroughly