The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-27
CURRENT EVENTS
CLUB SUCCESS
Outg row t h of Writers
Club Finds Room for
Much Good.
BOTH SEXES ENROLLED
Organization Designed for
Discussion Also Makes Self
Felt in Accomplishment.
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SApTLPA, March 20. Believing
that a general discussion of current
topics both local and national could
be OF value 10 tho individual ana 80
tho public 1T large, u small group ~
serious minded people of this ciiy
mot In January OF 1915 and or
panlzcd what is known In SppUlpa
M tho current Events club. W 10
this time n club known az the
Writer'S club. and Cpmpnscl VI
practically the same persons who
Afterwards became charter mcnibcrH
uf tho now organization. had frkcn
up this work no far as II pcrtiin,d
to their line of cndeavor.
II wnH the avowod intention ~ the
new clubs charter members. N"HsrH
and Mosdames u. Norton white. ".
A. MCDougal. a. 6. CohnRcn, &. Z.
Richey. Louis Schmidt, .. NJ lrclun,
Mrs. Florence Rundcli and Rev and
Mrs w H. Loucks to take up ono
ut n time the vitrl questions ~ the
day and In n general disCusHiun IN
form themselves Hs far HH posSibl"
hs TO their real import In order
that tho academic aspect OF the
various questions might not ho no
elected Il was decided that the
members each In turn would bc
question 10 bc discussed and. In rr-
der that the maximum amount of
good may bo derived for the city as
whole from this club being In ie,
II was decided that from time Ia
time. as tho need arose. the club
would enter actively intI coustruc-
tive measures proposed for the up
building of their home city.
From tho very inception tho or
ganlzation has been exceptionally
fortunate In the availability and its
election of its officers. and for this
reason It's influence for the good Of
tho city was almost Immediately
felt It's first president. Mrs. ~, a,
MCDougal, was even then bcRinning
10 he known hs an unusually strong
worker in Womon's club work AZ
well as writer Of some notr, aud
with Rev. w. u. Loucks and Mrs
q. NJ. lrelan as her licntcnanta. the
clubs was pilotcd over tho obstacles
which usually hoaot a now nrganiza-
tion, no matter how worthy its OBJ
scctN or how high It's ambitions.
- order that the mcmbcrsh,p
would nos become too unwcildly.
for the proper discussion OF
tho sur tJects assigned and the carry
ins out OF the rest % the rcogrnm
each neeting night, the menlh"rsh!p
wts limited to 26, witr an associate
aerabersaip OF sly and Il waiting list
wac established, Later officers and
members considered & tes. tC add
more members to tho e'rb end tho
membership new fcmbers 90 and
the'e 10 q long waiting list,
che club ia not federated as there
are .ren members. Cor II " the policy
%. tho club to admit members ~
husband and wife whenever possible.
Many of tho members have com
posed original verse and muslc
which have been published In
various Oklahoma publications, md
a. each meeting original papers haNc
boon read, out besides these indi-
vidr6' achievements ihc club has
many Accomplishments OF note tc its
credit ard mas been active IN civic
affairs "A. all times.
Ir RECOGNITION os tho services %
the club tnev were allowed to plGce
club papers In the cornerstone ~
tHe library which wGs dedicated in
Ifii ano later Ia 1919. whom lhc
ioea OF "a park system for the city
was originated In the club, three
members were appointed on ohc
park board; Mrs NJ NJ. Slsson, y.
Norton White and e. Garbor. This
boarda recommended a program of
park building extending over a num-
ber OF years which viii when carried
out give Sapulpa one Of the most
complete systems of parks In the
southwest, A number OF these parks
are now being worked on. Grass has
been set out, trees and shrubbery
planted and this spring will present
n very different appearance from
last spring.
Although this club was not or
ganized nv Il civic body and have no
funds provided for that work. they
have through their untiring efforts
been Of much benefit to the COM
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