South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-30
Former Society
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In Club EOentS

((~ DING, going-gone." were
= the expressive words OF Mrs
George Plummer Of Chicago
In her lecture before the Progress
club on The Vanishing Lady" 10
impress her audience with the amaz-
Ing rapidly which the woman OF
yesterday emerged into the woman
OF today. Possibly we could apply
the same words TO the once so-called
society woman for she too has disap-
peared and in her place stands the
weu-informed, progressive type Of
club woman who is learning her
true value socially and politically.
Looking over the years programs
or few OF the women's clubs. one
Is impressed with the variety Of
prominent speakers promised for
the year. The fact is, the mems or
ganizations-Rotary. Knife and Fork,
Kwanis and Lions clubs will have
to keep alert to provide equally as
interesting programs.
On Nov. 8, in the Pink Parlors Of
the Oliver hotel, the Womans Dining
club Will give an unusually brilliant
affair. The speaker OF the evening.
Or. Maurice Francis Egan Will lee
tupe on his experiences while minis
ter to Denmark.
The club will celebrate its seventh
anniversary having been organized in
1914 with 10 charter members and
is now recognized as one OF the
strongest women's organizations in
the city being composed Of 40 repre-
sentative business women whose sue
/ cess in the business and civic inter-
ests of the city Is recognized, having
been identified with all public move
ments since its origin.
Among the speakers the club has
brought here, Mary Antin. Edna Fer
Der and DR.. Preston Bradley are the
most prominent.
The club was organized for the
purpose OF increasing the acquaint-
ance OF each member by bringing
into social intercourse an unselfsh
non-partisan public spirit that tends
for advancement Of all interests. The
officers Of the club are: Miss Eliza
beth Reimold, president: Miss Bertha
Darr, vice-president; Mrs Walter
Nelson, recording secretary; Mi$
Hazel Turner, corresponding secre-
tary; Miss Mary Grossman, treasur-
er; Miss Francis Thurman, chairman
dining committee, and Miss Bernice
Gerberling. chairman OF entertain
ment
The Progress club on Nov. "a
presenting the noted author and lee
turer, DR.. William A. CoIledge
formerly a Fellow Of the Royal Geo.
graphical society Of London, Eng
land. AS an author, he has three
distinctive books TO his credit, In.
terpretative Studies Of Scottish Auth
ors," The Beginnings of the Moderr
Drama" THE History Of Dramati,
Art" DR.. Colledge has chosen fol
his address here in the city, The
Call Of the New Era"
Other speakers the club will brini
here this winter are: DR.. Edward
Howard Griggs, Stephen Leacock
Burnell Ford and Lew Sarett. Or
Dec. Il, Paulo Grippe, celebrated
, violin cellist and a company or a.
I sisting artists will be heard in ar
evening recital.
On Monday evening. Nov. IA. az
outstanding musical event OF tn
club year will take place IN tn,
Tribune auditorium when the musi
department OF the Woman's clul
Of which Mrs. Alfred Mailing i
chairman, will present in recital tn
brilliant pianist. Mrs. Edward Nc
Dowell OF New Hampshire, wife o
the celebrated American composer.
Always keenly interested in civil
problems, the South Bend Woman
Chamber Of Commerce will have a
their dinner on Nov Z, II. Won Schol
who will discuss in detail "Soutl
Bend Water Power"
Probably the most unique club Il
the city IS the Novel club which wa
organized by Mrs. Merle Shidle
, Warner and Miss Louise Studebaker
The club is patterned after a similia
organization at Smith college. u
purpose being a study OF the tech
nique OF the novel and short-stor-
and giving some time TO actual ere
alive work. The secretary and onl
officer Of the club is Mrs. Lawrenc
Romine. The membership follows
. Mrs. Merle Shidler Warner OF 10
Angeles, Calf, Mrs. Mildred Wester
welt Warner OF Decatur. III. Mrs
Vera Campbell Darr OF New Yor
city. Mrs Elinor Wolf Mulcahy o
Fredericksburg. Virginia, Miss Mar
May White OF New York city. Mn
: Ruth Goewey Bungart OF Los Ange
]. les. Calf. Mrs. Joseph Stephenson
Miss Louise Studebaker. Miss Bes
Staples. Miss Harriet Slower. Ms
Helen Herr, Mrs Grace Paxon Dunk
lin. Miss Charlotte White and Mn
Horace Fox OF this city. Mrs. r. {
Shanklin.
The Woman's Literary club. de
voted strictly 10 a greater knowledg
8 and appreciation OF literature IS IN
a oldest club in South Bend AM n
y next TO the oldest IN the state. Mn
Rouo G. Page IS president.