The Democratic advocate., 1919-01-24
CIVIC LEAGUE MEETS.


REPORTS FOR YEAR READ mrs. D..F.
SHIPLEY ELECTED PRESlDENT-MEM-
BERS ENTERTAINED AT MRS.. WIN. N.
KEEFER'S.
"A very largely attended and in
teresting meeting of the Women's
Civic League, was held az the home
of Mrs. VIM. NJ. Keefer, Thursday
evening, January 10th. AT 8 o'clock
the president, Mrs. George Mather,
! called the meeting to order, and in a
very pleasing manner congratulated
the hostess, Mrs. Keefer, upon the
good attendance and also the bright
and attractive room in which she was
entertaining the ladies'.
" Following this the business ses-
sion began with the reading Of the
minutes OF the previous meeting by
the secretary, Mrs. Martha Shaw.
The treasurer's report, which was
the closing one for the year, gave q
very full and definite account of all
moneys received and expended during
the year. Following is summary
of this report:
Total receipts, $323.72; total ex-
penses, $255.14; cost on fly cam
paign, $1O2.75; fund for furloughs
home, $500; cost Of playground,
Y $1765; cost OF war kitchen, $4.53;
/, war garden net receipts, $14.15.
VI nI %-n0 sSC
| reports we're unanimously accepted
- and many woIds OF appreciation were
given by the ladies present to both
, Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Hoff for their
efficiency in their different depart
J l28nts of work.
), Then followed the reports of the
; cnairmen OF the various committees
As this is not the season Of the year
: when the outdoor interests Of the
League are active, there were but
Two chairmen who rdported, Mrs.
I Morris Mitten for motion pictures
and Mrs Luther Bare for the For
estTy committee.
This closed the business of the
!, Civic League for the year, 1918.
q The constitution Of the League re-
9 quires that all officers and chairmen
a.
d month o., January.
q Mrs. Mather, who was unanimously
q chosen for president in 1917 to sue
s ceed Mrs. Stewart and who was again
d elected in 1918, in a few chosen re-
!, marks rendered her resignation from
t that Office which, after much discus
sion and persuasion, was accepted.
Y: Mrs. Mather very ably conducted the
J. affairs OF the League through two Of
!; the most trying years in the history
j of our country, and it was with much
d regret that her resignation had to
i be accepted. .-- h-n.
O Perhaps NO office i'm any organiza.
;. tion lis of more Importance than that
D, of treasurer. For the past two
+ years, Mrs Ivan Hoff very ably and
|. successfully managed the finances Of
the League. She, too, asked to be
relieved Of her responsibilities very
much to the regret OF the League.
e Another very great surprise was
e the resignation or Mrs. o. ID. Gilbert
\. from the Craftsmanship Of the play.
v ground committee. Ever since the
organization of the League, Mrs. Gill
\: bert has had charge of the affairs OF
d the playground, and with the as
In sistance of her good husband has
made it what it has been and is tc
}, the town, and the league has nc
!, words to express their appreciation
r for the work done by Mr.. and Mrs
o. d. Gilbert.
v The officers elected for the year
g 1919, are as follows president, Mrs
t ID. +. Shipley; vice presidents, Mrs
! y. p. Wantz, Mrs. j. IL. Reifsnider
Jr., Mrs wi. Z. Walsh, Mrs. FL. III
Harbaugh, Mrs. L. *. Woodward
v Mrs. W. iii. HetrfcE.s Mrs Harry Dit
: man and Mrs. e. TeMowbray; secre-
N tary,' Mrs. Martha Shaw; assistant
e secretary Mrs. Otto Dieffenbach; ;
}, treasurer, Mrs. Morris Mitten.
The followingTare the committees:
e Amusement-Airs Ralph Reifsnider,
g chairman, Miss Dorothy Elderdice,
Mrs. Martha Shaw, Mrs. Clemson,
! Mrs. Haegy, Misses Lottie Moore,
: Ida Lcckard and Mary Snader.
d Fly-Mrs. Frank Myers, chairman,
Mrs. George Hoff, Mrs Morris Nit
= ten, Mrs. Chas. Hesson, Mrs. y. =.
Wantz, Mrs. j.. *. Woodward. Mrs.
James Trayer, Mrs. John Bowers. Mrs.
VIM. Keefer and Mrs. George Byers.
.i Flower-Mrs. VIM. g Eekenrode,
: chairman, Mrs. Morris Mitten, Mrs.
:, w. TT. Davis, Mrs. IT. e. Koontz, Mrs.
/. Chas. HessOn, Mrs. WI IT. Hetrick.
FOrestry-Mrs. s. Luther Bare,
/, chairman, Mrs. H. T.. Elderdice, Mrs.
: c. e. Forlines, Mrs. Austin Gallagher,
; Mrs. Dora Edwards, Mrs. j.. r.. Now
bray, Mrs. g. o. Clemson and Mrs. a.
J F. Rainey.
New Membership Nora Cor
! such, chairman, Mrs. u. r. Wantg,
i Mrs. j. H., Reifsnider, Jr., Mrs. Jos.
: Hunter, Mrs. wv. H Thomas, Mrs.
; Scott Roop, Mrs. Ralph Reifsnider,
Jr.,- Mrs Andrew WeagleY and Mrs.
! Samuel Little.
Motion Pictnres-Mrs. Morris Nit
ten, chairman, Mrs. wv. H. Davis,
I. Mrs. s. r. Bare, Mrs. George Hoff,
Misses Nora Gorsuch, Irene Rose,
Anna Shriver, Mrs. +. z. Miller and
Mrs. Howard KO0ntz.
y Playground-Mrs. a. r. Rainey,
' chairman, Mrs. Ivan Hoff, Mrs.
!, George Mather, Mrs I'VE E Walsh,
} Mrs o. ID Gilbert. Mrs W. E Ecken-
| rode, Mrs. III. E. KOontz, MRS. Guy
Fowler and Mrs. Harry Ditnan..
!; Sanitary Mrs. George MatheF,
chairman, Mrs. D. P. Wantz, Mrs. Nc
: Daniel, Mrs. H. IT, Woodward Mrs.
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