Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-18

Bringing 10 CiOoc. 1ilClIlGI SOC-
cessful year for the Ten Thousand
club and ending in equally success
ful manner the first year of the
Junior Woman IS Ten Thousand
club, last night IS joint meeting OF
the two organizations proved q
delightful climax to an enjoyable
year.
Baskets of spring flowers decor
ated the club house and the long
tables which were centered with
runners in a brilliant Roman stripe
design and lighted by tall green
candles. Floral place cards COM
pleted the decorative effect. jun
ior and Senior club members greet
ed the members as they arrived
assisting Mrs. Ross T. HickcoX and
her committee in receiving and in
serving the appetizing supper.
During the supper hour the SEN
ior club honored one of its charter
members, Mrs. j. r. Garren, by
making her an honorary life mem
ber in appreciation of 25 years OF
devoted service to the Woman IS
Ten Thousand club. Motion was
made by Mrs. F. y. Jacobs and
seconded by Mrs. Forrest E. Kut2
and Mrs. w. S. Fawcett, the three
speakers paying tribute to Mrs.
Garren.
After supper the program FOR the
evening opened with a group OF
songs by that charming trio OF
Young women, 1.-The Three OF Us - >
Miss Mary Baker, Miss Edith Eicke
and Miss Laura Redden, who are
always an ENJOYABLE addition to
any program. Estelle Livingston
played their accompaniments in her
usual delightful fashion.
Final business meetings for the
two clubs followed with reports for
the year. In order to expedite
matters. a number of reports from
the senior club were filed, but
these from the Juniors were given
in their entirety SO that the senior
members might learn the many
activities carried OH by the juniors
during their first year OF organiza-
ton.
Senior club S business meeting
came first, Mrs. Ray Edgar presid-
ing. Minutes were read By Mrs. M.
j. DoWd secretary, and the follow
ing committee reports were given;
program and year book by Mrs.
Floyd A. Burger; public service by
Mrs. j. w. Donohue and American
ization by Mrs. Leo Madden. These
last two reports gave an excellent
account of the many social welfare
activities conducted by the club
during the past year.
Mrs. Sem Bacon, treasurer, gave
the clubs financial report and Mrs.
B. M. Gruwell, the report for the
juniors, stating that she would let
them make her report, speaking for
her.
Reports were accepted and under
rev business two amendments were
passed upon their second reading
by Mrs. A. B. Hanson, parliament
tartan. One is an additional section,
No. 4. to Article and the other, an
additional section to Article 10. By
these amendments the clubs board
of directors is able TO declare the
existence of an emergency and fix
and name dues accordingly as well
as their method of collection. These
amendments were passed so that
the board might lower the dues II
conditions warrant 1t.
Plans for the coming year were
briefly outlined by Mrs. Edgar,
Mrs. Ross T. Hickcox also COM
menting on the first meeting of the
fall which is to be a luncheon. Ac-
ccrding to plans being formulated,
the club will have a delightful year
with many social activities center
ing in the club house.
The meeting was then turned over
to Miss Winifred woodward, pre-
sident of the Juniors, for that clubs
final business meeting.
Miss Helga Lund, secretary, read
the minutes, Miss Dorothy Spear
gave the treasurer's report, Mrs.
Mildred Smith that for bylaws;
Mrs. Willard Shroyer, house; Miss
Lillian Halliday, programs; Mrs.
Byron Thurlow, membership, in
which she stated that the charter
membership was Al and that since
that time, % members had been
welcomed into the club.
An addition to the clubs bylaws
which consisted OF provision for a
nominating committee of four
members to be elected at the Feb
ruary meeting with the acting pre-
sident as the fifth member was
voted upon and adopted. This COM
mittee is to present a proposed slate
of officers at the March meeting,
when nominations from the floor
may be made. Election will take
place in April.
Section reports were made by
Miss Romaine Richmond for the
Book section, Miss Louise Kennedy
for the Drama section, Mrs. Maur-
ice Fox for the Arts and Crafts sec
ton. Miss Roberta Edgar for the
Social Welfare section, Miss Edith