The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
SOCIETIES OBSERVED
FEDERATION DAY.
Endowment Fund Endorsed at Joint
Session With Parent-Teacher
Association.

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On Friday afternoon, October 21st
at the high school auditorium, the
Welsh Civic League and Womans' Re-
search Club, acting as hostesses, with
Mrs. w. E. Taught and Mrs, M. l.
Prentice, the respective presidents
presiding, met with the Parent.Teach.
ers' Association to celebrate FEEDER
alton Day"
The meeting was opened by greet.
ing to the ladies of Welsh by Mrs.
Taught. She also stated the purpose
of the meeting, telling what was meant
by Federation Day. and explaining
the endowment fund
A musical number by Mrs. Ralph
Reeve was then enjoyed and appreci'
ated.
Mrs. R. R. Arceneaux gave the His,
tory of the Civic League from the
time of it's organization to the present
date, telling of the work done by the
League for the benefit Of the com
munity. Among the more important
things mentioned were, the purchase
of the block adjoining the school
ground; the manual training; the pur'
chase Of war saving stamps during
the war; systematic cleaning Of the
town and cemetery, financing of ly
ceum courses and presentationof fOun.
tain to public school
Mrs. NJ. L. Prentice gave complete
outline of the things accomplished by
the Research Club, as follows: Clut
was affiliated with the State Fedora
ton in 1916; contributed to the Y M.
C. A. and Y. w. C. A.; organized q
thrift stamp club and maintained q
community library during the summer
The club has kept up its study of vari,
Gus subjects since the organization in
1914.
Mrs. D. D, Daggett, former presi
lent of the Seventh District, gave 6
iery interesting talk On the work o!
he Federation in the State; the bene
fits derived by the clubs in being
federated and the lines of work suited
10 women. She explained the endow
ment fund, telling why the clubs
jhould support it. Thel aides Of Welsh
feel very grateful. to Mrs. Dagget
for the instructive and inspiring mes
sage given in her usual charming man
Iner.
In presenting the school fountain
Mrs. Taught said in part: years ago
when the Civic League was first or
ganized, with Mrs. L. e. Robinson a
its president it was decided that witt
the passing on of one Of its member
a tree would be planted as memoria
to that member. This plan was tried
but did not prove satisfactory, as tn
trees often did not live, so the Leagu
decided to set aside five dollars wit
the passing of each member to be us
ed as a memorial fund. This sam
beloved president then expressed tn
hope that some day, with this fund
the League might erect somewhere il
the town a drinking fountain in mem
ory of it's departed members, so, las
. spring, when a committee was al
=, pointed by the Parent-Teachers' Al
sociation to confer with the Leagu
about putting a drinking fountain O
the school grounds, then it was tha
the League members voted to erec
the Memorial Fountain.
"Thew ork Of erecting this fountai
was under the direction Of Mrs. E. F
Boiling, chairman of the School In
provement Committee Of the League
It cost approximately $125.OO. TIL
concrete work was done by Mr.. w.
Diedrich, who freely donated his Ii
4 bor.
n Nor was the memorial to our d.
h parted members to be the only pu
d pose of the fountain. 1t was place
|, on the school grounds to serve not OF
ly the pupils, but scores of others
years to come.
"To you, principal, teachers, pupil
Il and parents of the Welsh High Schoc
in the name of the Welsh Civ
!, League, now formally present to yo
! the Civic League Memorial Drinkir
! Fountain. AS you drink from its cle'
2 crystal water may you be inspired
y serve your fellow men,"
n Mr.. Mitchell responded with appr
. pirate remarks and thanked Il
J. League in the name of the Welsh pu
lie school.
A silver offering amounting to 81
rs for the endowment fund was
. ceived. This was sent to the di
rict corresponding secretary. The 81
= of $3.50 was the revenue from 81
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