Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-03-16
WOMAN'S CLUB MEET

day on Wednesday afternoon when i,
celebrated its fourteenth anniversary
The plan itself was such pretty idea
and SO nicely carried out by the COM
mittee who had the matter in charge
and then the presence of two of our
most distinguished and best loved
club women, Mrs. J. E. Hayes, state
president of the Federation and Mrs.
Nichols Peterson our old time friend
and neighbor from Triton was a won
dertul inspiration. One is a perfect
complement of the otner-and the
good fellowship between til IN is a
demonstration of what team\ work can
mean.
1t is indeed fortunate for our Club
members that so many were present
to get the pleasure and, the benefit
No other occasion but Grandmother
Day has ever brought so many out
and all the arrangements were so at
tractive with drawing room effect
OF seating and lavish use of fragrant
fruit blossoms both bridal wreath and
front blossoms mingled with green
which is the color note of the club.
IN ANSNAtilS AlIC was NOlAlpOSSQ Vi
Mrs. L. A: Turner, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs,
Peterson. Mrs. Wall, Mrs. Russell,
Mrs. Gelders, Mrs. Pryor, Sr., Mrs.
Brown and Mrs. Dickey, these latter
being past presidents.
In the centre of the room a flower
decked table became the point of in
terest when birthday cake of white
bearing fourteen candles of green was
placed upon it. Mrs. Geo. Brown went
forward and offered a brief toast in
verse to the "Our Birthday" and blew
out the first candle. The following la
dies followed in quick succession in
the same way:
Mrs. C.. c. Persons, "Our Club"
Mrs. Lon Dickey, MRS. Nichols Pc
terson."
Mrs. R. E. Lee, "Our Past Presi-
dents"
Mrs. A. H. Denmark Mrs. ]. E
Mercer"
Mrs. L. A. Turner. "Our Future
President
Mrs R; Shannonhouse, "Our Special
Guests.
Mrs. J. B. Wall, "Grandmpthers
Day.
Mrs. S. G. Pryor, Sr., Our Moth
ers."
Mrs. I. Gelders, "Our City"
Mrs. H. A. Mathis Our Curb
Market"
Mrs. o. L. Bradshaw "Our Schools.
Mrs. ]. E. Turner Our Library
Mrs. ]. M. J. Luke, Zone to Go On
Mrs. G. E. Kicker ITO Our State
Presidents.
Mrs. Ricker's pretty tribute to Mrs
Hayes was her cue to rise and give
her message to the Club Mrs. Hayes
is so enthusiastic in Club work she
speaks so readily and gracefully, il
is pleasure just to listen, but one
does more than listen. 1t is impos.
sible not to catch vision of things
worth doing and the wish to hel1
along. At another time we will give
the high points of her speech which
limit of time and space now prevents
Mrs. Peterson expressed her feeling
OF nearness and dearness to our Clut
as she federated it in 1908 and ha.
been frequent visitor since and keep.
up with all our activities through tn,
columns of the Leader Enterprise fol-
which she also expressed her high re.
gard. Mrs. Peterson while not to say
witty, carries her hearers along II
such good humored vein that they
are always ready to laugh with hel
and some times at her as she is quite
willing to let joke turn on herself
Mrs. L. A. Turner presided grac e
fully in an informal way and Mrs. Car
Fellars accompanied by Miss Spiel
sang sweetly and Miss Dorothy Thur
mond rendered an intricate and beau
tiful piano solo.
Too much praise cannot be giver
Mrs. G. E. Kicker and her co-worker.
i for the creditable manner in which
the entertaining features were carried
out. Mesdames c. C. Persons, r
M. Mckay, c. B.. Watts and Henri,
Powell served punch from a PRETTY
appointed table while the plates O
tempting refreshments in delicate greer
and white and bearing a Cherokee,
rose were passed by Mesdames L
Keim, J. M. J. Luke, ]. E. Turner
and c. M. Wise, assisted by Mesdame
H. A. Mathis, S. L. Smith, c. L. San
ders, w. A. Coffee, Fred Powers ant
Harry Vinson and Preston Seanor.
Mints and hand-painted favors O
Cherokee rose design were also pass
! ed.