The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-29
VISITORS
BY[OGA QUOTAS
Delegates to Convention Here
Entertained at Luncheon
of Club Today

Around large table arranged To
form an immense q about
seventy five business and profess
tsional women OF Wet Virginia
were seated together With eakers
from other states, al of whom were
guests Of the Fairmont Quota Club
at its regular luncheon. The tables
were decorated In. fern. and flow
ers the speakers tabl e which was
lthe tail of the 60, being centerad,
with large basket OF bluedelphi-
lnia, the club flower and color, while
large blue balloons attached to the
table waved in the breezes.
Pink and white balloons waved
/ from the other table and made an
unusually pretty effect, mingling
with large American flags, which
were draped from the cornices.
Music was rendered during the
land Beatrice Osgood on the piano
land Miss Eileen Ahern and Ralph
Watkins with violins
| Club songs and. cheers put a!
hot of pep into the program whiSh
progressed during the serving Of
the luncheon.
Guests Of honor on this occasion
were five Pittsburgh young women
! m embers OF the Pittsburgh Quosa
club Miss Mary Russell Purman OF
the Pittsburgh Railway Co.. Miss
t Clara B Lucas of the Lucas LithT--
ographing Service Bureau. Miss
Ella White OF the Burroughs Adj
ldfng Machine Co.. Miss zss Jessie
/ Gould of the H Fl. Robertson Co..
land Miss Estella Martin. court
I stenographer. and also Miss Lena
Lake Forrest. president OF the Ma
! tional Federation of Women's clubs
i Of Detroit. Mich, Miss Virginia
tFoulk, state president of the Bust
mess and Professional Women's
! Clubs. Mrs. Frank Mebane. a
member of the committee for de-
vastated France, Of Spray, n. G.
Miss gDorcas Prichard, president OF
tC. L. Shaver Of this city.
! After the singing of the song,
t"Quota,' set to to the music or
april Showers" who's who
was conducted and each girl or
woman present arose and told her
name and business and where she
was from
Mrs. Kathleen c&a+ney. .presi-
dent Of the local Quota Club. pres
/ ided at the luncheon and introdac-
ed Miss Mary Russell Purman, wee
! president of the international
/ Quota Club, and past president q
the Pittsburgh Club. WAC made a
| splendid address in which she SCI
/ forth the principles upon which
4 Quota is founded and the ideals Tor
/ (which its members everywhere are
! working Miss Furman's talk was
/ much enjoyed. and at its conclusion
She presented to the Fa1rmont
Quota Club a handsome blue ano
silver mounted banner. bearing
Fairmont, w Va which had been
/ donated bv Cecil g. Rice, former
resident Of this city and now 2
prominent Pittsburgh business
imam. The banner. was received
with much cheering and Mrs.
J Courtney thanked the Pittsburgh
delegation for the gift in behalf OF
the club In presenting the banner
Mr.. Rice asked that it be present
led in the name of his father. the
late o A. Rice Of this city q
whom it was said it was doubtful
if he ever had an enemy
! Before the luncheon was adjourn
led each honor guest was asked r
lstand up in order that all mlsh,
make their acquaintance. Leo
lby Miss Ella White of Pittsburgh
'! the Pittsburgh delegation gave
three lusty cheers for the harmon
/ Quota Club.
As the luncheon was concluded
IAN Joined hands, and to the words
of "Hail West .Virginia" circlee
twice about the assembly room ans
we're dismissed.