Evening star., 1922-10-13
C|V|TAN CLUB HAS
F|RSTLAD|ES' NIGHT.
Henry F. Baker of Baltimore
Stirs Brother Members in
Summing Up Progress.

Bearer of greetings from his fel-
low clubmates and assuring the
membership of the local Civitan Club
rhe full corporation of the Civitan
organization of Baltimore. Henry +.
Baker. president of the latter body.
was the principal speaker at the
nrst ladies night" banquet given by
the Washington Civitan Club at the
New City club last night,
Introduced by Rudolph Jose. chief
executive of the Washington orsani-
zation as one OF the most untirlnS
workers in the interests OF interna.
tional Civitanism. Mr.. Baker stirred
his auditors with his conception OF
the ideals. spirit and purposes OF the
ever-growing movement, which. he
said, had broadened throughout the
United States to such an extent that
within the past two years he tolai
Of clubs had jumped from sixteen to
eighty-fiVe.
Based on Citixe nship.
He said thai Civitanism was based
on good citizenship and that COM
munity can be no better than those
who compose it Through it see
r chance to bring us back to the pur-
noses the founders of America had
when they gave us our CONSTITUTION.
and never in the history OF our land
was there a time when all Ameri-
cans needed more to understand our
wonderful Institutions" he odd.
The speaker outlined the civic-bet-
terment work being accomplished by
the Baltimore Civitan Club. and said
that 1t was due in no small part TO its
activity that the enabling act was
land voters will decide this fall
whether or not the city Is to have
an added sl5.000.000 for school pur-
poses. The Baltimorean was given n
rising vote of thanks.
Local Club Booming.
Edward 6 Brashears, first president
Of the Washington Civitan Club. re-
sponded. and after congratuiating
charles Crane chairman of the enter
tainment committee: c. j. James.
musical director. and Elmer {. May
berry for the horal Decorations
stressed the wonderful success OF the
local club. It's splendid welfare work
accolnpl Shed. iaciud:ng the tresA :
amp conducted at PetuXant. Nd.
last summer. and said that program:
more extensive was being arranged
for the coming year.
Mr.. Bra shears appealed to the MEM
bership to leave nothing und"ne that
would make the Forthcoming con-
veution OF International Civitan.
which is to be held in this city. one
long to be remembered.
An elaborate musical program was
presented during the dinner. when
clarence l. Harding, accompanied by
the CivItan Chorus. composed of
Spencer r. Curry. j. Walter Hum
phrey, Thomas NJ Stern. James NJ.
Proctor. Odell l. Whipple. ]. Horace
Seal. Arthur G.. Borden at the piano.
and Mr.. James conducting, rendered
several popular numbers.
Music Numbers Make HIT.
Civitan Curry. With cello -obbligato
by Roy D. Van ValkenberE. and as
sisted by the chorus was loudly ap-
plauded for special solo. A we'll
arranged musical sketch. in which all
members of the chorus were the prin-
cipals, was given as a finale. after
which the room was cleared and
dancing indulged in until late hour.
All ladies at the dinner were pre-
scented with handsome souvenirs of
the occasion, and President Jose an
nounced that like entertainments
would be given throughout the win
ter.