The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-08-12
WOMAN'S CLUB
PLANS YEARS. WORK
Programs to Be Distributed Soon
Miss Catherine Morrison
Forms Dramatic Dept.

The several committees and depart
ment heads of the Kennewick Wom-
ans club has completed the final draft
for the 1920-21 program and the
printed programs will be distributed
to the members within the next few
days. The club year opens October
8, and as last year the general club
meetings will be held the second FRI
day Of each month. This year the
meetings are to be held in the Prin-
cess theater the use of which has
been donated by Manager M. w. Mat
techeck.
The departments now number SIX,
a new dramatic department under the
leadership of Miss Catherine Morri-
son having been organized. Mem
bers who wish to enter this depart
ment are requested to notify Mrs. r.
@. Macmahon.
With view of stimulating interest
in new years work Mrs. I. M. Domes
has prepared for the Courier-Report-
er the following review of last years
activities:
Undoubtedly each member of the
Kennewick Woman's club has gained
or will have gained in the interim be-
tween the close of the last year and
the first meeting of the coming year
some new or broader idea with regard
to Americanization, civic !. improve
ment, the betterment of home life
thrift, social welfare, the necessity OF
good music, literature, art, education
greater spirituality, and in all, the
practical ideals the club work repre-
sents. The far reaching influence the
perfecting of these ideals will have
first in our own community, then in
our state and nation, is fact already
well established here, as is evidenced
by the results of the general club
work and the study and interest shown
by each department.
A review was given at this time
that the results of last years work
may be. considered not only appre-
ciatively, but critically, tending to
arouse still greater interest and con-
structive effort in the strengthening
of our purposes and the broadening
of the scope of the work this coming
year.
There were 80 members Of the club
at the beginning of the year and 29
new members were elected during the
year.
General club meetings were held one
each month and were especially in
structive and helpful to those attend
ing.
i Community singing was adopted
and enjoyed as part of the program
of each general meeting.
| Resolutions endorsing the attitude
of the American Legion toward the
I. w. w. organizations was adopted
also a resolution extending sympathy
to the bereaved family Of a departed
member. A resolution supporting
home industries such as the manufac-
ture of dye stuffs, chemicals, etc., was
carried unanimously.
The work the Red Cross is doing
in securing visiting nurses was taiss
cussed and outlined by Mr.. Richard
Cadbury, secretary of the Yakima
chapter of the Red Cross, and by Miss
Hollenbeck, the visiting nurse for
Benton county. Miss Sutherland of
the State college gave an interesting
talk on the value and Importance of
good food for children.
The subject of thrift was discussed
at several meetings and a practical
and applicable report given by one of
the members.
: Consecutive meetings conducted by
the departments of the club gave a
clear understanding of the work stud
led in those departments and each de-
partment read papers or contributed
in some other way to that phase Of
Americanization peculiar to their work
as a department, j. e. The current
events department gave reading on
How Will Child Labor and Women in
Industry be Changed by Americaniza-
tion?"; the music department, "The
Influence, of Music on Americaniza-
ton; the music department, "The
Work of Americanization in the
Schools of America. The home econ
omics department, "What Woman's
Clubs Can Do for Americanization."
Financially the last year was sue
cess. With balance of only $45.68