The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-02-18
WOMEN REGISTER AND
APPROVE CITY PAVING
About Fifty New Members Are
Added to Woman's Club
ednesday Afternoon.

"Wednesday was an ideal day for
the Membership Tea, given by the
Woman's Club. May warmth and
sunshine in d-February-and this
was doubtless factor in the decided
and gratifying success of the occa-
sion. The tea, which was given at
the home Of the club president, Mrs.
! !, A. White, was 'get-together" af-
/ fair of ali the hundred and twenty
,,sodd members. and was also the cul
nlination of membership drive each
member being urged to bring in as
many desirable new members as pos
sible.
The entire, lower floor of Mrs.
Whites hospitable home was thrown
together, and beautifully decorated.
The rooms where the yeceiving lines
stood were all in yellow, the flowers,
,jonquils and daffodN, filing vases,
bowls and walk VASES.
Those receivhg/were the officers
Of the club; Mt9I. A. White, Pres
I, ident; Mrs. j. w. Glover, Recording
Secretary; Mrs. Lily Finn, Treasurer
Mrs. George Montgomery, Chairman
.Civics Section; Mrs. H. A. Fields
Chairman Arts and Craft Section
Miss Virginia Gibbes, Chairman Child
Welfare Work; Miss Mabel Cortelyou
Secretary History Section. Also re.
ceiving was Mrs. Ralph Northcutt
! Chairman Membership Committee.
The library, which was converted
J into a registration room,- was attrac.
tive i'm its decorations of scarlet Jan
anese ounce. Here Mr.. Horace
Handy, county tax collector, had the
county registration books, so that al
who had not previously registered
might sieze this opportunity. Mrs
-Eloy srthcutt, Mrs Campbell Wal
lace, Jr., and Mrs Howell Trezevan
formed thd committee in charge Of
this room.
The dining room was a symphony
! in green and white palms, ferns and
vines transformed the walls into g
) bower of green. The lace-covereC
table had as its central decoration ar
exquisite growing maiden-hair fern
This was encircled by crystal candle.
sticks, holding green tapers, and Dor
hon dishes of green and white mints
The chandelier above was shaded by
an airy arrangement of green and
white tulle.
In here refreshing tea and dainty
sandwiches were served by Mrs. A
V. Cortelyou, Mrs. J. D. Anderson
Mrs. w. A. Sans, Mrs. George Welsh
Mrs. Fred Morris and Mrs. j. L.
3 Turner. Others assisting in serving
were Mrs. George d. Anderson, Mrs
J. T. Anderson, Mrs. w. B. Tate,
Mrs. w. E. Benson, Mrs. Doyle But
ner, Mrs. C. M. Crosby, Mrs. A. S. j.
Gardner, Mrs, George Gober, Mrs.
S. c. McEachern, Mrs. NJ r. Lyons,
Mrs. j. M. Brown, Mrs. M. M. SEES
sicns and Miss Virginia Crosby.
A very pleasing musical program
was rendered. Some brilliant piano
selections by Miss Lucy Bailey; a
lovely duet by Mrs. w. H. Wyatt and
Mr.. Hemp; and delightful solos by
Mr.. Hemp and Mr.. S. B. Fuller.
A most interesting feature of the
afternoon was the ratifying of the
ordinance creating a paving commit
tee. The mayor and council sent in
this ordinance to be passed on by the
ladies, and it was unanimously and
heartily approved. 1t is hoped that
this really means we are to have
paving in the immediate future.
The club announces with. great
pleasure that about fifty new mem
bers havy been added to it's roll.
Much good work has already been
accomplished and still more ambit-
ious plans will soon be put into effect.