Evening journal., 1922-07-07

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ninety at the close of the club year
New Castle County Clubs.
Mrs. p. B. Lightner OF New Castle.
reported for the New Castle Country
Club as follows:
I'm giving my second annual re-
port, we now have nineteen clubs
in New Castle County belonging to
the Federation. two new ones fed
Grated within the past few months.
and one that we have failed to get
in communication with. although we
have made many efforts.
Il have visited during the year on
the Invitation of the Clubs, New
port, Marshallton, Blue Rock Com
munity Club Washington Heights.
Graduate Nurses. Wilmington Sec
tion Council of Jewish Women.
Garden Century Club, Delaware City
1 Century Club. Middletown Century
Club and unable to accept the in
vitation Of the Sunshine Society and
Bellefonte Civics Club
Bellefonte Civics Club celebrated
their sixth anniversary with a lunch
con and were delighted to have our
president, Mrs. Boyer. with them.
Home Economics planned a day and
had quite a display of fruits. veRe-
tables. etc, and Mrs. Frederick
snyder gave most interesting talk.
Civics Committee reports the up
Z keep OF twelve lights throughout the
town. and two waiting stations ce-
mented. Hospitality Committee has
scattered sunshine and cheer. also
howerS fruits and letters to shut
ms and those who were IN. also fur
nlshed refreshments for several So
cial AFFAIRS The Educational Com
mittee celebrated Arbor Day with
beilefonte School by planting two
Norway naples. Thanksgiving cheer
was a donation of canned fruit and
vegetables to the Home for Incur
ables. Christmas stockfnes ,r,ere
MADE and filled. together with toys
iof the Home for Friendless Chill
aren' also a donation to Delaware
Colony. Gave a New Years recen-
tioh 70 the Community League mem
Ders' ana town commissioners ana
wives. Had many interesting faIxs
ana moving picture denonstra-
tion OF Kirkman's soap. Purcbased
a Pisho' curtain for stage. two doors
Lor community House. ana donated
So.vO Tor prize for Home Economics
DIue ROCK Community Club. dur
ing the past year. has concentrstsd
~ eHorts towards raising money
TOT TOT a club house. has been divided
.Ito I,t hve committees. has given
pays supper, card party and dance
and raised Ssf3.93. then the men
ners each gave SO. raising oye,
$1,000 In all. followed bv a success-
Iul Christmas sale. Last June tho
cluo appointed a club booster" md
gave her power 10 choose her own
committee II has been most useful
IN many ways, had charge of the
holiday donation, tried to bring
full attendance at every rneeting
called up absent members to tell
them Of special activities. IL was
found many members could not at
tend on account Of small children.
so, with consent of club. an enter
tainer for the children was provided
on club afternoons Sent petitions
TO the Traction Company, asking
that transfers be given on Philadel-
phia cars to other lines on Market
street, also petitioning - legislature
that sign boards be placed along the
Philadelphia Pike. The kindergar-
ten committee has held a tea and
exhibition. also a bake and selling of
Christmas cards and tags Gave a
Christmas donation Of canned goods
and groceries to the Old Ladies'
Home and baskets to two needy fam
lilies. The trolley station house has
been kept in repair and shrubbery
around it looked after.
The educational committee pre-
sented two prizes for scholarship and !
attendance to the colored school, at
Marsh Road. and a years collection {
Of geographic magazines. nature
studies and Peter Rabbit stories to I,
the Mt. Pleasant school. The treas
urer. reported a balance OF s1,5s6.S6.
During the year, held classes in par
Iiamentary law. made contributions I
towards prisoners library, for child
welfare, scholarship fund at
Women's College. a State prize for
best cooking and sewing Reports
.wenty-four new members, making
4 total of seventy-three members.
THE weman's Club Of Claymont,
has 50 members. interested In ac-
.ivities along many lines, conducted
nizat ton work in home and
school. visited schools each month
and inspected sanitary conditions,
distributed 90 baskets of provisions
10 the poor at Christmas. supplied
SOUP and cocoa for hot lunches in
he schools, sent clothing and books
o the Delaware State Industrial
School. sold stamps for the Near
East Relief, sent flowers and letters
o the sick and observed book and
music week and Bible Day. Had
wo courses in parliamentary law
observed reciprocity meeting with
Marcus Hook and Citizenship Day
md contributed to the following:
Books and periodicals for the
to the Student Loan
Year East Relief. towards Home
Economies prize, to Franklin Ave
ne School a set Of reference books
Is prize in spelling contest; to
aise money for a piano for club
lse. gave a play. rummage SALE ,
AXE and sale of flowers and jams. ,
delaware state Association of
;raduate Nurses report a member
hip of 13O. decrease Of 80 members !
uring the year, owing TO leaving /
he state. seven new members ad- I
nitted. No special work has been /
Undertaken. During the year con- {
ributions we're made as follows;
SO Mayors Relief Fund; $50 Near I
,ast Relief; s5 to Blind Baby Ellen :
'und; S25 to Student Loan Fund; {
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