Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-20
10000 CLUB
/ A s / A D
SPLE NO|O
YEAR
Annual Reports Show Wom-
ans Organization in Pros
porous Condition, With
Wealth of Accomplish
ment to It's Credit.

Yesterday marked the close of the
year 1920-21 of the Womans Ten
Thousand club. At 10 a. m. at the
Barbara Worth Hotel the business
meeting was held at which time the
reports Of the various committees
were given.
Mrs. Phelps, chairman of the Civic
committee, reported certain improve
ments made in the City Park and the
establishment of municipal rest
room, long-felt want. The rest room
is large and airy and the furnishings
are adequate, substantial and COM
Portable. A matron is in attendance
and reports the rest room well patron
lied. This committee may we'll be
proud Of its accomplishments this
year.
The Ways and Means committee,
whose chairman is Mrs. Paul Black,
turned into the club fund $1,156.01,
proceeds from the musical comedy.
"Coney Island," and from the sale of
the club cook book, compilation of
the best recipes of the club members.
Mrs. Beeman of the Program and
Year Book committee, reported two
most excellent outside lecturers We're
brought before the club. Miss Helen
A. Brooks, director of the Cumnock
School of Expression, whose subject
was Browning, the Man," and Mrs.
Hall of the Chicago Art Institute who
spoke on the construction of pictures
and brought before the club many
beautiful and well known pictures to
illustrate her lecture. The committee
raised the money with which to pay
the fares of these artists by giving a
card party and by levying a Is cent tax
on all non-members attending club.
Mrs. Rodney Hermon, chairman of
the Social Service committee, reported
net proceeds from the penny strips
and from several rummage sales of
over $500. Many articles Of clothing
were furnished to the needy, several
complete lay-outs were given away and
at Christmas time candy, jam, toys,
Christmas baskets and tobacco were
distributed among the poor.
Mrs. f. B. Fuller, chairman of the
Music Section, set her report to rhyme
so that it was entertaining as well as
instructive. This section presented a
program before the club, gave one pub
lie concert. had a musical breakfast
a particularly elaborate function, paid
$25 to the rest room fund, and started
on the operetta "Pinafore." But this
had to be postponed until early fall.
Mrs. Glassford, chairman of the
History Section, reported that the
Bay View Course on American Re-
construction Problems, had been the
subject studied during the year AMI
that the course would be continued
next year.
Mrs. Jacobs, chairman of the Liter.
ature Section, reported that under thc
leadership of Mrs. E. V. Calvin, the
short story and it's technique was
studied. Pitkins' "Short Story Writ
ing" was the text book used. Steven
son, Kipling, Balzac, and Maupassan
were the authors studied. Next yea,
Russian and Scandinavian authors vii
be studied For summer reading Tol
stoi was assigned. These two section:
together raised $145 at a rummag'
sale which sum was paid into the Res
Room fund.
Mrs. Jacobs, member of the Res
Room board, stated that the board il
very anxious to put the Rest Room OF
a paying basis and so womans' ex
change has been established at tn
Rest Room Contributions TO this ar
earnestly requested. Cottage chees
may be purchased there Tuesdays AM
Fridays, ice cream is sold there ever
day. The Rest Room can be rente
evenings for parties. The matro
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