The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-09-06
CIVIC CLUB HELD
INITIAL MEETING
Much Good Work Laid Out for
Woman's Organization, Con-
tinuing Good Work of Past
With Bigger Program

WOman'S CluDS convention, TO Dc
held in this city October 4, and 6,
we're discussed at the meeting OF
the Civic Club held this week, de-
cision being made that in addition
to usual convention activities a re-
quest will be made that merchants
of this city decorate their places Of
business for the occasion.
The president of the Civic Club,
Mrs. Margaret Brady, spoke on two
topics chosen by the executive COM
mittee of the club concerning "What
Is to Be the Definite Object of Club
Purpose and Force of the Fedora
ton Of Woman's Clubs" and "Some
Things Our Club Should Do This
Year."
Among other things mentioned by
Mrs. Brady was the erection of a
small building exclusively for IL
brary purposes, one or more small
parks to beautify the city, a drink
ing fountain to be known as a
memorial fount in honor of Hum
boldt county's boys who went across
the sea to fight for their country,
activity directing a cleanup day in
this city each year, planting of
trees, vines and shrubbery, improve
ment at the camp grounds that they
may be made more comfortable and
attractive for tourists, and finally
the undertaking Of studying legisla-
tion which will improve conditions
for woman wage earners.
A committee was appointed to
take charge of issuing a Civic Club
cook book, to be sold for SO cents
per copy and the money SO realized
to be used for club purposes. Mrs.
C. p. Hoskins was named as chair
man of this committee, with power
to appoint other members. Another
money-raising project will be known
as a community CHEST" which diff
fers from other community chests
in that it is to be real chest and
filled with valuable articles prior to
being raffled off some time next
spring. This was placed in the
hands of Mrs. Chas. Muller.
A cooked food sale, mentioned in
another column Of this issue, is to
be sponsored by the Civic Club for
the purpose of raising money to de-
fray expenses of the Federation of
Woman's Clubs convention, the sale
to be held September 15 in charge
of Mrs. William E. Moore.
Demand for library books has
been so great that it was decided
that in addition to being kept open
every morning the library will be
available to readers and borrowers
also on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday afternoons, Mrs. G. w.
Brady and Mrs. C. E. Haviland to
act as librarians on Wednesday
afternoons, Mrs. William E. Moore
and Mrs. Mulcoy on Thursdays, and
Mrs. Kramer on Fridays.
There now are 1876 borrowers TAX
ing books from the libary, with 24OO
books already on the shelves. Sew
eral hundred additional volumes are
available when shelves become avail
able. At the present time another
bookcase is under construction
which will hold a large number of
books, this, by the way, already hav-
ing been paid for by the club. 1t
has been decided to adopt sectional
bookcases for future needs. The
library committee, Mrs. D. McB.
Rose, chairman, is to hold a meeting
shortly for the purpose of putting
envelopes in new books received, at
which time they will be available to
borrowers. Mrs. Ormande Bell has
recently made splendid donations of
books for library use.