The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-23
Enthusiastic Meeting.

That lot of pep was injected
into the ten local Quota Club mem
bers who attended. the third Inter
national Incorporated Quota
Clubs convention last week in
Pittsburgh was evidenced last
night when one of the peppiest
and most enthusiastic meetings Of
the club was held at the Faif-
mont, the occasion being the regu-
lar evening monthly meeting.
The local girls returned here
on Saturday and Sunday, after
having attended the two-day con-
ference in Pittsburgh. Catchy
sons, stories of the convention
and stunts galore were pulled off
by the girls, and from now on the
bunch is going to have a happier
and livelier time at all of their
meetings.
Next Monday the Qutarians will
entertain the delegates and Off
GERS here for the meeting of the
West Virginia Business and Pro-
fessiona1 Woman's Club, and at
that meeting Miss Mary Russell
Purman, vice president of the In
ternational Quota Club and for
mer president of the Pittsburgh
club. will be present with other
Pittsburgh Quotarians and will
talk at the meeting. Songs will
be sung. and a general good time
had. The Pittsburgh women pro-
pose to motor here Monday morn
ing and return that evening.
m Getting was the reports Of the
delegates, Miss Ruth Merriheld
and Miss nellie Dougan. Miss Mer-
rffield gave an interesting detail
ed account of the entire time spent
in Pittsburgh from the time the
party arrived there until, it board
ed the train homeward bound.
Miss Dougan gave an interesting
account of the business of the
convention.
The convention was held On the
seventeenth floor of the William
Penn Hotel, the entire floor hav-
ingc been reserved for the occas-
ion. An elaborate lunch, a ban
quet and dance and a drive about
the city. ending in visit to the
Garden Club of Pittsburgh, were
the social feature of the conven-
ton. At the banquet and dance,
mem bers, of the Pittsburgh Ro-
tary, Kiwanis and Lions clubs
were present, and these orsaniza-
tons did everything possible to
make the stay OF the visitors in
Pittsburgh pleasant one. The
next convention will be held in
Allentown. Pa, in 1928.
Mrs. e. E.. Evans of Scranton,
Pa, was reelected president. and
Miss Mary Purman, vice-presi-
dent. Two local girls were honor
ed with Offices. Mrs. Kathleen
Courtney was made a member or
the organization committee, while
Miss Nellie Dougan was made a
member of the resolution commit
tee
Souvenir books of the conven-
ton, containing pictures OF the
official board of the various clubs,
the pictures of the Pittsburgh
club, Pittsburgh'B mayor and 9th
er interesting matter, we're
brought home to the other Quo
tarians. The delegates were Show
cred with souvenirs OF all kinds
during the meeting In the souve-
mir book is the group picture of
the Fairmoht Quota Club. The
local delegates reproduced the
stunt which they pulled off at the
Pittsburgh convention to the en-
tertainment OF the club last eve
ming.
Mrs. Kathleen Courtney, club
president, gave an Interesting re-
sume OF the work OF the conven-
ton, while Miss Merfiheld told IN
her talk of an interesting address
by Mrs Lillian Russell Moore, a
inemher OF tho committee ap-
over. the immigration laws and
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