Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-27
SOME CLUBS DISCONTINUE PRO.
cRAMs-AlL TO DO RED
CROSS WORK.
CLUB SEASON OPENS.
FOR WORK ON OCT. I.
Woman's Club Opens Oct. e-Prosrams
to Coincide With Present Day Con-
ditions-Resume Of Years Activities
and Plans For. the Various Clubs
During the Calendar Year.

AS in former years the month OF
October will mark the beginning OF
! activities for the women's clubs OF the
| city. but this year their calenders pre-
sent very different programs thar
| heretofore. Three clubs, the Twentieth
Century, the Hawthorne, and the Hart
| land Reading Club have given VI
! their studies completely. and will
| devote their entire time to Red Cross
and war relief work. while the re-
| mainder will take up Red Cross worF
| during the study period. \ few OF the
clubs have held their initial meetings
| in September but the most of them
will begin work in earnest in OCTOBER
The Marsha lltown Woman's Cub |!
the largest club in the city, with, &
membership of 175. Its first meeting
will be held Wednesday, Oct. 3, wher
| the annual reception to new members
| will be held and a song recital given by
Mrs. Helen Abbott Byfield. Heretofore
| the club has met each alternate We'd
nesday, but this year only one meet
| ing a month will be held. and each de-
partment will have charge of but one
Iaprogram instead of two, as in previous
years The meetings are held in the
| club rooms in Shrubs hall, 106-l0S East
Main street.
| Mrs. J. A. Whitacre is president, anc
| the other officers are Mrs. J. w. Alden
first vice president; Mrs. Philip Vogt
| second vice president: Mrs. W. T
ire
Nickel, corresponding secretary; Mrs
Max Smith, financial secretary: and
Mrs. Will Wallace, treasurer.
| The different departments Of the
club. and the officers Of each, follow:
Art and music, Mrs. F. G. Stewart
| chairman. Mrs. f. f. Empie, repre-
sentative: bible study, Mrs. E. c. Car
| land. chairman, Mrs. E. L. Williams
representative; current events, Mrs
David Lennox. chairman, Miss Eta
Early, representative; home and edu-
cation, Mrs. T. II. Boucher. chairman
Mrs. H. c. Stowell, representative;
literature and travel, Mrs. Minnie Dun
ham. chairman, Mrs. Robert Mullin
representative.
The program for the year follows:
Oct. e-Opening day in charge of arr
and music department: songs of Ions
ago in costume, by Mrs. Helen Abbott
Byfeld. accompanied by Miss Emily
Perkins.
Nov. 13-In charge Of literature and
travel department.
Dec. Ain charge Of home and edu'
cation department.
| Jan. Social day.
4 ~ ~, - {
department.
March I'm charge Of bible depart.
rient
! April s--Ofacers' day.
! The department subjects of study
for the year are: Art and music
american Art; bible study, History
l of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah;
current events, Current Events
home and education, n group Of lee.
lures on practical subjects; literature
and travel. England and Scotland"
Altruistic work done by the club las
year Included donations in money t.
the Y. w. c. A, the Salvation Army
an overseas hospital. scholarship am
loan fund. and the furlough houses 70,
American soldiers in France. Seventy
five dollars worth of clothing wa.
bought and given to children in thu
city thru the Associated Charities, ;
box Of clothing and toys was sent t.
the school for mountain whites a
FTindman, KY. and the club alst
| "adopted- q French war orphan ant
bought two $50 liberty bonds. -.
City Federation of Women's Clubs.
The officers Of the City Federatioy
l -
president: Mrs, r. N. Singleton, frs
vice president: Mrs. Jennie Wilson
second vice president: Mrs. A. b. Nor
rison, recording secretary; Mrs. G. w
Lawrence, corresponding secretary
Mrs. c. c. st. Clair, treasurer; ant
Miss Minnie Russell. auditor.
Fourteen clubs of the city form TIL
organization, the Object OF which i
civic Improvement. Among the NOR
important work done last year was tn
asking Of the grocers to give the1
perishable fruits and vegetables whicl
would be left over Sunday, to the AS
sociated Charities, which was done an
also the gathering of left over apple
from the orchards thru the county
which was done by members Of tn
Rotary Club for the federation. o.
Oct. "a and 25 the fifth distric
convention of the Woman's Club wa
entertained here at the Congregations
church by the federation. Donation
of money were made last year to tn
Y. M. c. A, the scholarship and loa
fund, the Visiting Nurse Association
and hospital for women and girls ]
France. Two $50 Liberty bonds ais
were bought by the federation.
Spinning Wheel Chapter, D. A. r.
Spinning Wheel Chapter, d. A. r
will open it's meetings on the thir
Friday in October, with Mrs. G.. Y
Lawrence as regent; Mrs. Mary Berr
man, vice regent: Mrs. Jane Eadi
recording secretary; Mrs. W. H. Al
ney, corresponding secretary; Mis-
Bertha Campbell, treasurer: Mrs. Jer
ME Kirby, registrar: Mrs, !. B. Sin
mons, historian; Mrs. Minnie Carne
chaplain; and Mesdames H. ]. How
and CTS. Heitshu, managers.
The meetings will continue to
! held on the third Friday of each mont
and on the remaining Fridays tn
members will meet to do Red eros
work as they did last year.
| A study of miscellaneous subjec
was enjoyed last year, while this We;
| the members will take UP a gener'
| study of the war includinga currel
events. The chapter always has dol
a great deal Of patriotic work and la
year also donated money to the libral
fund for the soldiers, to the state fia
fund, and to the national society 4
the fund raised to restore a French vi
| lage besides sending forty glasses