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Cambridge WOman's Club
Currents Events

For the second time the Cam
| bridge Womans Club met in the
new club house on High street, On
Tuesday afternoon. Less than a
quorum were present so the essen
tial business of re-adOpting the con-
stitution had to be postponed. The
president OF the club read q brlef
notice from the State Federation
paper, "The Club NewG' describing
! the new home of the Cambridge
Womans Club Inc, the club has
| therefore made its official debut be-
fore the other club of the State as
club with a residence and incorpora-
| ton papers.
Mrs. Noble also read two forms ex-
pressing very definitely the signifi-
cance of the new step in the life OF
the club and the ideals in the minds
of the club members. The first
| poem-familiar to many-spoke of the
position of the house in the COM
| munity Il will build my house by
the side of the road, and be
| friend to man The other was
prayer for a new house setting forth
the double function of the walls-to
! shut out hatred and contention and
to shut in love and harmony.
The program was in charge of the
Department of Civics, Miss Margaret
Matthews, director. Mrs. James c.
Leonard, hostess for the day intro
duced the soloist, Mrs. Jas. L. Reid,
who sank delightfully."- and the speak
er Rev. Mr.. LaughtOn, who spoke on
Robert Burns.
Repairs on the cinb house are
progressing rapidly Of especial in
terest is the large room in the rear,
formerly the kitchen-which is being
of the Dorchester County Public
Library 1t is happy thought that
the walls that have witnessed the
production of hundreds of cookies,
doughnuts, apple pies and crusty
loaves for a succession of families
will soon hold safely on neat white
shelves sufficient mental .pabulum for
free distribution to the entire county.
Various projects for raising neces-
sary funds to pay for all these re
pairs are under way and will receive
further advertisement in due time.
Mrs Noble Wright is treasurer of
Rainy Day fund which defends the
weather for contributions In bag
made for this purpose the club mem
bers will deposit one every cloudy
day between April first and October
first the sum of one cent. The con-
tents of the bag assisting in defray-
ing expenses of club life. Another
project is the time won but always
effected. Rummage sale, this will
be held at the Club house later in
the spring and all good house-keep-
ers which means house-cleaners are
asked to look out for salable articles
for this sale.
The house chosen is one of un-
usual dignity and beauty in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the British En-
bassy, the National Education Asso-
citation, the National Geographical
Society, the old Suffrage Headquar-
ters, and a half square from Conne&
tieuts Avenue. a. nas r2CtIItnC ONCE
rooms, reception hall assembly
room, lounge, library, sixteen bed
rooms, six bath rooms and g studio
all in perfect order and of superior
construction. 1t may thus house our
administrative activities and also Wis
iting club women while the rental
will prove large element in meet
ing overhead expenses.
The purchase price is $40 900.
There will also be the cost Of fur
nishing The committee believes
there should be Maintenance Fund.