Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-05-18
NEW CENTURY CLUB
OFFICERS INSTALLED
Impressive Exercises Held Amid
a CoIorfuI Back,
ground.

Before n background representing
n japanese garden. where a locust tree
mingled it's white flowers with other
spring blossoms, the new officers OF
the New Century Club were installed
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Frederick
Briffshurst, the retiring president.
presented Mrs. c. Stanley Chambers.
the new president, with the gavel OF
her office.
In her gracious farewell speech, Mrs.
Bringhurst thanked the members for
their unfailing loyalty and trust and
said that she wished the incoming
president no greater happiness than
the cooperation which she had re-
ceived from all tho officers and chair
men. In installing Mrs. Chambers.
she said. May your term OF office be
bright In prospect, glorious In full
Hllment beautiful In memory. Prob
lens and perplexities will come 20
you as they have come TO each one of
us, but the confidence and loyalty OF
your fellow members will prove TO you
that by mutual helpfulness and for
bearance all things are possible"
In accepting the symbol of office,
Mrs. Chambers said that although II
seemed difficult TO follow such worthy
leaders, 1t is a spur TO ambition to live
up to the high standard OF the past
and to lead the club to greater useful
ness In the future. She epoke of the
desire to give service In return for
the advantages received from the
club and declared that her ambition
was to make the club stand for a vital
force in the lives OF the community
She thanked the members for their
confidence in her and pledged herself
TO try to be worthy OF the trust.
She next installed tho other officers
as follows; MrS. ]. Merrick Horn
first vice-president: Mrs. william
Barr. second president: Mrs
Edmund NJ. Barsham, recording sec
rotary; Mrs. Walter u. Mode. trea
surer: Mrs. Floy f. Booth, correspond
ing secretary; executive committee
Mrs. Julian Adair, Mrs. r. II. Bach
Mrs. Frederick Brinxhuret. Mrs. Edka
Fell, Miss Mary II. A. Mather. Mrs
John G. Philips. Mrs. r. T.. Stone: ad
mission committee. Miss Elizabeth a
Bringhurst. Mrs. T.. T. Nescnds nk
Mrs. o. Curtis Purdy, Mrs. Franz
Taylor.
Mrs. !. Merrick Horn presented Mr.,
Bringhurst with basket OF flower
to show the appreciation OF the clr
T. for her services and also presente
Mrs. Chambers with flowers in Toxic
OF the confidence which the club IA
in her.
The remainder OF the program wa
devoted to a series of impersonation
by Mrs. Stuart McCabe. AS Herr,
a mischievous thirteen year-old DO,
Y she whistled, sang. recited. lecture
\ on Books" did magic tricks. and CAV
an representation OF boy at . tn
movies. Her appearance and manns
Y were most realistic and her selection
delighted the audience, especially h
recitation My Chum" and her demon
stration OF how eight old lessoni
were studied. Miss Blanche Jon,
y played Hungarian Rhapsody" fro
y Liszt and Prelude" Rachmanino
u Mrs. McCabe then sang children
'r songs the way children sing them al
gave an impersonation OF moth
er taking her four year old daughter
church for the first time.
Re The officers next proceeded to 4
e room upstairs where an informal !
I'd ception was held.