Evening journal., 1922-07-07


read before the state Federation OF
womens Clubs this morning.
New Century Club Year.
Mrs. G. Stanley Chambers. presi-
dent. read the report Of the New
Century Club Of Wilmington, she
said:
1T is more than diflcult. indeed
impossible to do justice in a few
words to one year OF work in the
Wilmington New Century Club. We
have attempted thru our three chic
sources. committees. lectures and
classes to carry out the four objects
OF our club-intellectual culture
moral development. literary pur-
poses.and philanthropy.
zone could not begin in so short
a time to tell of the splendid work
OF the Americana Committee
/ can think of no work in a town or
city of more vital importance to the
countrys welfare, and / might add
or TO help hasten the realization Of
our great hope of World Peace.
suggestion has been made that a
great field lies open for Americana
zation workers among the ignorant
and illiterate adults of our own ma
tive born. One point of particular
interest and also significant Of the
value of this Americanization work
IS the public recognition OF the com
ing into citizenship of our foreign
brothers and sisters. This point
brings 20 mind the splendid address
BY our National President Mrs. Win
ter, last year. when she plead for us
10 make July Fourth a Citizenship
Day, when all men and women who
have become of age or have received
naturalization papers during the past
year might be publicly recognized.
ana thereby instill in them the sig
nifcance and realization OF their new
responsibilities.
THE Civics Committee took an ac-
tive interest in the campaign for
cleaner streets. II we could create
in our citizens a civic pride which
recognizes individual responsibility.
we would not need to demand so
much from our "City Fathers"
"Our Club was fortunate this year
in having a variety OF classes,
French. Aesthetic and Modem Danc-
ing. Modern History, Parliamentary
Law. and Dramatic Expression a
Parliamentary Law class fuliills a
great need among many club mem
bers. The few who attended the
Modern History Glass realized the
advantage of a broad and intelligent
outlook upon the present growth and
progress CT the world. which comes
only thru an understanding Of the
growth of civilization in the past
THE Conservation Committee has
been forced ever since the outbreak
OF the war into a committee Of relief
work: but a special task was given !
the committee this year,-to study |
the problem Of interesting our
younger members. 1t was decided |
that we should ask them TO do some |
thing. and after consulting with the |
young people themselves, they chose 1
dramatics. As a result an excellent /
entertainment was presented one I
evening by them for the club.
"Hhe live interest shown in the .
weekly Current Events mornings |
manifests its popularity ana great
need. Aside from the information
one gains from papers and talks. al
most wholly by club members, no
other committee except perhaps the
hospitality, has such A splendid OPP
portunity OF giving work (and that is
the chief way Of arousing club inter-
est) 10 so many members. one OF
the new features OF our Current
Events Glass this year was a most
successful reciprocity day.
"The work Of the dramatic COM
n1ittee is always interesting. The
Widows Veil was presented at one OF
our monthly meetings. The COM
mittee Joined with the Drama
League OF Wilmington in a lecture
BY Roland Holt Of New York follow
ed by a short play. The one big pro
duotion OF the year was given at the
time every club calls its own, the
anniversary luncheon, when the
Dante Pageant was exquisitely pro-
duced. II was repeated in the eve
ming for the benefit Of the city's
emergency relief fund.
Besides cooperating with the 1
Drama League. we have found 1t (
beneficial to Join occasionally with
other organizations. such as the
Garden Club, the Society Of Natural ]
History. Society OF Colonial Danes
and Colonial Wars.
THE chief work of the education ,
committee the past winter was the ,
serving of milk to the children Of ,
four schools. which lay in the dis !
tricts especially stricken by the un- s
employment situation. The beauti- I
ful cooperation between the club, I
the people of Wilmington, the teach s
ers, and the pupils, alone almost ]
warranted the existence OF such Z
movement, but the real testimony OF ,
the value of the work was the i'm I
proved health of the many children. {
The literature and library exten- ]
sion committee is indeed true TO its q
name. Besides a reading section Of 7
fering eight topics for reading among Y
our members, this committee pro- >
vides Libraries for the shut-ins. the I
sick. the rural schools, the Y. NJ. Z. r
A. and the county workhouse. The a
magazine department is a balm TO r
lonely lighthouse keepers and iso- II
lated families. But one work I wish h
TO mention especially in this commit
tee is the making Of museums which {
are sent to the rural schools. No
one has any idea with what delight d
the children receive these miniature d
countries. Their delight and JOY n
has grown to a desire to make their Il
own toy cities. illustrating their II
studies in history or geography 8
Therefore a demand has arisen for Z
empty spools and such equipment, F
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