The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
INAV MEMBERS
FOR N0nBNPS CLUB.

Every seat in me spacious hall OF
the Elks club was filled yesterday
when the second meeting for the year
of the Woman's club was opened cna
during the afternoon additional chairs
were placed. The Elks' rooms which
were kindly donated to the club Tor
their use during the year are consld-
cred by many to be ideGl. The chairs
were arranged in two rows complete
ly around the large room the row
around the walls being raised In order
that the front rows need not interfere
with those seated on the back row
seeing clearly the speaker. The room
has good acoustic qualities and the
speakers could be heard distinctly de-
spite the fact that part of the audi
ence was some distance from the
speakers stand.
Mrs. j. Walter Barnes, the club
president, opened the meeting and the
women arose and sang spiritedly
America" with Mrs. Warder Cresson
at the piano. Following the recital OF
the club Collect Mrs. Forrest Fank-
hauser, Fairmont's faVorite contralto,
sang in her usual delightful manner
1.-THE Harbour Night Song" So beau
tifully did Mrs. Fankhauser sing TINS
selection that she was greeted with
hearty applause which refused to be
Quieted until she appeared again. She
sang as an enchore 1.-The Rosary" and
during her rendition Of this selection
q complete hush fell over the audience.
She was alphabetically and skill
fully accompanied by Mrs. Minor Dun
ham.
Mrs. George DeBolt who last year
gave a series of Current Events talks
before the club is again scheduled tGI
give these talks this year and yester'
day she gave a splendid resume OF the
problems which are confronting the
world at this time, touching on such
tonics as the industrial upheavals, the
high cost of living, the Peace treaty
and the League Of Nations, also on
events that have transpired during the
club vacation period such as the pass
age Of the suffrage amendment and the
Methodist centenary celebration.
Mrs. Joseph Roster, as chairman OF
the Re-, Gross roll call committee,
made 4 Long appeal that each mem
Der of the Woman's club would re-en-
roll as RED Cross member and
promptly pay her dues when called
upon to do $50. She was seconded in
this appeal BY Mrs, James A. Meredith,
chairman of Vie local chapter OF the
Red Cross.
In the absence of Miss Eleanor
Blanche Barnes, chairman of the Mu-
sic committee, Mrs. oliver Wood an
nounced that the Sfirst meeting of the
Music department, would be held on
October % at the home Of Mrs. ]. E.
Watson. A splendid prSgram has been
arranged for this occa3 on and a gen
eral invitation was c ;.es2ad to the
other members of the tgAe3Ae &c PRES
ent. III
Miss Ethel Ic& chairmaHi II the Lit
Isfature agdr4rts Department. announc-
ed tha- meeting of this department
which will be held on the evening OF
October "a at the club rooms. Astudy
of Japanese literature will be the sub
ject to be discussed at this meeting. |
Mrs. Arthur Lynch, chairman Of the |
Motion Picture committee, announced
that Mrs. Guy Blanchard, Of Chicago,
chairman of the Motion Picture com.
mittee of the General Federation, will
deliver her lecture here on the after
noon Of Monday, October 81, at three
O'Clock. Mrs. Blanchard will lecture
at Clarksburg that week during the
West Virginia State Federation meet /
ing and will come here for this lecture
on Monday, the 9th.
Mrs. w. Fl. Conway, chairman of
the :G:Smbership committee, read list
Of names for membership and these /
names will be acted upon at the next
meeting of the club.
The following new members were
enrolled yesterday in the club: Mrs. |
Harry Chadduck, Mrs. c. G. Schwarm,
Mrs. Gertrude Roberts, Mrs. Claude
Layman, Mrs. Willard Embrey, Mrs.
Walter H. Johnston, Mrs. NJ. Keenan,,
Mrs. !. R. Nicodemus, Mrs. j. S. Pier
pont, Mrs. M. B. Cobun, Mrs. Hal Hall,
Mrs. W. w. Conaway, Mrs. Warder
Cresson, Mrs, w, P. Bnglemann, Mrs.