Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-19
ANNIVERSARY Or
NEW CENTURY CLUB
Many Interesting Features
Comprised the Annual
Celebration.

Comprised the Annual
Celebration.
The thirty third anniversary OF tho
New Century Club. yesterday. was
most successful. About AIS guests at
tended the luncheon served by Mrs.
j. Merrick Horn and her assistants,
and the building was crowded for the
afternoon performance OF the Dante
Pageant. At the evening performance
about SIS was donated for the Elmer
gency Relief Fund.
The guests entered the hall, which
was fragrant with mr. trees, and after
being greeted by Mrs. Bringhurrt, en-
tered the club room, which also was
decorated with evergreens. The wait
resses, dressed In white and gold.
served luncheon consisting OF chick
en- salad, fried oysters. potato cro-
auettes. rolls, ice cream, cake and
coffee. Due to the efficient manage
ment OF Mrs Horn and her COMMITTEES,
there was no confusion In serving the
guests speedily and well.
Before tho meal n grace. composed
by Miss Ella Pyle. WAS SUNG by Miss
Kathryne Ross. Mrs. Julian Adair and
Mrs. Reynolds.
Mrs. Frederick Bringhurst greeted
| the guests In graceful little speech,
and then introduced Mrs. William q.
Coke, who acted as toastmistress. Mrs.
| Coke presented Mrs. Henry ID. Boyer,
president OF Delaware State Fedora
ton. who spoke on the need OF edu-
cation In the clubs OF the state. She
urged the club women TO see that the
4 community was educated In health,
educational reform. public safety. con-
servation OF natural resources. 30 that
our evergreen forests would not be
slaughtered at Christmas, good roads
prison reform, and other constructive
public works.
Another need Of every club Is CO.
operation, which she described as the
magic key that unlocks the door to
success. She congratulated the New
Century Club on It's power OF leader
ship and said that all the clubs In
the State took IT for a model.
Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg repre-
scented the Philadelphia New Century
Club. She spoke Of the criticism thai
women receive because many vote
like the men OF the family or else do
not vote at all. Indifference to loca
elections Is a failing OF many men. al
we'll as women, she declared, but she
blamed women for not reading thu
newspapers carefully and posting
themselves on current history.
She suggested that II women wan
power in politics they should follow
the example OF Tammany boss. whc
became a sort OF political confessoi
and heard the joys and sorrows Of his
constituents. She urged the women e
vote Mt primary elections and TO Sc,
that good candidates were nominated
then TO know for whom they wer'
! voting and why. before they won't 4
the polls. Just because we are womer
does not mean that we are hghe
, than men," she said In closing. 'bu
many of us do have higher ideals an,
we should make them felt In politica
, life" She reminded the women tina
they should choose candidates 4
i, represent all the people and try {,
. know and understand both sides o
a a question.
. Mrs. S. Blair Luckie OF Chester. Pa
: spoke on ideals" She asked tn
5 women some pertinent questions abou
: their ideals and how they were sus
1 tanning them. rs Main Street a tru
6 picture OF American life" she asked
y "or does American life stand for gen
I crosby. kindness. thoughtfulness 70
q others? Do We teach the immigran
4 industry and thrift or do we dis
Illusion him. showing by example tina
= cya Nd ell
@ national ideals?" She urged the VIC
e men to insist on the enforcement {
q the laws which they had been inter
8 ested in having passed. such as III
= pure food bill and the Eighteent
70 Amendment. She said that wheths
v one believed In prohibition or not
70 was the law Of the land and club We
men, who are usually little in az
n vance OF others, should stand for i
Is rigid enforcement.
e The Dante pageant was presente
it successfully and was a great cred
e. to Mrs. Blatz, who had coached ar
ID managed 1t. The lighting effects Wei
h excellent, especially impressive beir
~ the scene where the spectral blue ligl
Iy OF the Inferno where the lost spiri
walled and CROPPED their wretched wa
re was transformed into radiant pir
to and white glow as the angel with Il
flaming sword stopped Dante al
ut Virgil at the entrance to Purgator
The beauty Of the heavenly visiS
G. where the divine Beatrice. halo crow
In ed, stood surrounded by angels al
OF kneeling souls Of the blessed arous,
,g spontaneous applause. The acting
n. Mrs. Floy E. Booth, as the aged Dani
u and Miss Mary Dorsey as the your
IT. Dante. was especially noteworthy Nh
Edgar Fill portrayed Virgil with di
IL nifty and skill. and Miss Esther wills,
y made an exquisitely lovely Beatris
- Miss Helen Caseys performance
al the prisoner was spirited and dram
DE tic. All the principals deserved prai
IS, for their performances. and the gror
ne action was also well done. It
a, Geogorian chants by the Choir
ne Monks added to the medieval efIe
'rs OF the pageant.