The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-19
Organized 20 Years Ago,
It Works Hand in Hand
With c. of c.
BY MRS. WALTER GROCE

NAAS VI tiS outstanding VI son
jzations of the city OF Henderson
vile is the Woman's club. Mrs.
John S. Forrest is its present
president. The club was organ
lied about 20 years ago by Mrs.
Claudia Oates, with Mrs. E. w.
Ewbank as first president. Soon
the membership increased to such
an extent that when Mrs. f. A.
Ewbank became president, she
found it important that the wom-
en- of the churches reserve Mon
days for Missionary Society days
and those church workers who be-
longed to the club would then
have Wednesdays as days for club
activities.
At Mrs. Lillian Colts sugges-
ton, the club became department
tai, and while she served as presi-
dent the club had four depart
nlents-civic, music, literary, and
art. The last two were merged
into what is now the Round Table
department. Through these de-
partments have been brought to
the entertainment of the members
the talent of the faculty of Fas-
sifern School for Girls, the fac
ulty of the city schools, and from
many accomplished visitors to the
city. The music department gives
every Christmas the beautiful
program of carols rendered by
the pupils of the city schools.
When the membership had out
gown the seating capacity of
most homes open to it, Mrs. Geo.
Wing said that it was necessary
TO own a club house, so, while she
was president the Druid Hills Hos
tess House was purchased to &C
commodate the club. Also at Mrs.
Wings suggestion, the club open
ed milk station at the schools,
where now 4G bottles of milk are
furnished daily to undernourished
children. A most attractive flow
er show is held every summer
under the management Of the
club. At this both amateur and
professional flower growers en-
hibit, and the marvellous display
Of beauty affords much pleasure
to our visiting friends from diff
ferent states in the Union.
Last spring the progressive sec
rotary Of the Chamber Of Com
merce. Mr.. Noah Hollowell,
mapped out a program Of beauti-
fication for the city and invited
the Woman's Club to cooperate
in carrying out the plan. Mrs. J.
E. Shipman of the Woman's club
was appointed chairman to help
supervise the Identification work.
Prizes were offered for first and
second most beautiful and attrac-
tive flower gardens, and for first
and second most beautiful vacant
lots. A similar offer was made to
the colored people for their sec
tions of the city. A prize was
then offered the merchant who |
had the most varied flower border
around the Main street tree near !
est his establishment. These
prizes were made possible through /
the generosity of the following
firms:
Brightwater Farms Supply Co.,
Carolina Nursery, J. z. Cleve-
lands Nursery, Farmers Fedora
ton, Mcclellan Stores CO.. Nun
phys Nurseries, Rigby-Morow
Co. Gregg Brothers Hardware
Co., l. F.. Johnson, and c. Few.
While president of the club,
Mrs. o. A. Meyer worked untir-
ingly in distributing and collect
ing the penny-a-meal boxes. The
S263.99 fund received from this
source was turned over to the
Chamber of Commerce and was
used largely for relief labor IN
connection with the Identification
work.
The plan of identifying the
city proved to be so fascinating
that 10 gardens and 80 vacant
lots were entered into the contest.
Business men welcomed the hour
for closing offices and hurried
home to take recreation in dig
cling and hoeing. The young pro-
fessional men, DR.. W. W. Carpen-
ter and DR.. H. V. Station, convert
ed adjoining public lots into a
sea of blooming flowers, boasting
some 65 or more varieties and
captured first and second prizes.
Mrs. Harley Shipman and MIR.
Camp beautifed their yards to