The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-09-30
NORTH MIDDLETOWN MOTHERS
CLUB CLOSES YEARS WORK

M1ddletOwn closes another, success
full years work in their Club his
tory to-day.
This (Friday) afternoon, Miss
Reba Lockhart, Of Paris, enter
tains a large audience composed of
club members, school children and
visitors, with a fine selection of
stories, also vocal selections by
Mrs. Robert Jones, and the Clubs
annual report from the Secretary
and Treasurer closed their years
work. Mrs. Mangus Rash, the
faithful president, will lay down
the staff of leadership, for a much
| needed rest.
Justice, praise and appreciation
are due Mrs. Rash, retired presi-
| dent of the Mothers Club, who was
its originator, and its leader for
five consecutive years. The steady
growth and the good work the Club
| has done in, Community Service,
proves that it's leader was born, not
| made. While residing here but
| few years, no other has done more
good work for the community, no
other has more friends than she,
always freely giving her time, tai
! ent and means. Her spacious home
| was thrown open to her members,
| and children on many and varied
occasions. Her very unselfish spirit
is proven by her wish to have the
| two clubs united. Since the Moth
| ers' Club consolidates with the Wo-
+! mans Club, as the Community Ser
vice Department, when they had
grown so large in number and in
| strength, is another proof of her
fine character, believing that the
community spirit should be unity,
harmony and cooperation.
The following annual report of
| 1920-1921, shows one year of their
| Club work. The Club opened last
| fall as a Federated Club, with an
| enrolment of 1875 members. Their
years work consisted of twelve mis-
| cellaneous programs, which made
| wonderful active outline of work.
| Besides supporting free kindergar-
| ten, Gas they had done for five
| years. they started a reference Ii
brary in the Graded School, saw
| that all the school children had a
medical examination by graduate
Red Cross nurse, assisted the school
board in seeing that the drinking
water was made pure, and that the
children had some playground
equipments, and only regretted the
penny lunch could not be opened
last year.
Last October they gave the school
children - Historical Pilgrimage"
to the Gov. Metcalfe home, and the
Nicholas county, paying all ex-
penses. The historians who spoke
on this occasion were: Mrs. w. t.
Lafferty, Lexington; Mrs. Samuel
H. Stone, Louisville, and Miss Liz
Zie Grimes, Paris.
In the same month the Club wO-
men had the honor of having with
them Mrs. Desha Breckenridge, Ode
ceased) who addressed them and a
large audience, on the Response
bility of the New Voter" To the
Club members, her memory will for
ever last, as an influential guide.
On November 25 Community
Thanksgiving dinner was served.
At Christmas times, Community
Christmas tree was given for 200
children at the Graded School. The
children sang Christmas carols and
old Santa distributed many gifts
from a beautifully decorated tree,
which consisted of fruits, nuts,
candy, dolls, tops and articles of
clothing, which were sent to the
poor.
In January, the entire public was
given a free musical program, by the
Glee Club of State University, which
consisted of eighteen splendid male
voices. In February the boys home
craft exhibit at the school, the
awarding of three prizes, followed
by a lecture on Vocational Educa-
ton by Mr.. w. E. Hacker, Secre-
tary of the Paris Commercial Club
In March, NJ Frank Lowry, of
Paris, gave her splendid paper on
Pottery" to the Club, followed by
Club tea. April brought Mrs.
Anna Ernberg, of Berea College,
with her splendid address on Fire
side Industries" and her wonder
full exhibit of mountain hand-work,
also the exhibit of the Club men,
bers' hand-work, and a luncheon at
the home of the president. One
week later the school girls sewing
exhibit, in which prizes were
awarded for every grade. May
brought the sports of the Field Day
at the school, by the Junior Depart
ment. In June the childrens' beau
tiful pageant, was postponed until
August, and then directed by its
president. The Girls Canning Club
in August had to be omitted on ac-
count of the long drought this sum-
mer..
The average attendance Of all the
hn cd
and gave over $3.50 as a benefit to
the children and community with no
debt left on hand. Their report was
one among the best reports at the
State Convention at Danville last
May.
May this years work in the Com
munity Service Department reach
the high standards of the past years
work.
A FRIEND.