The Redwood gazette., 1936-10-08
Club Doings

Study was resumed this week
by the members of the four fed
Grated clubs and women who have
served on program committees
and have spent hours of serious
consideration of the likes and dis
likes as well as the needs of their
own groups, relaxed after the in
itiation of the new courses at the
meetings held Monday.
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The Sorosis Club has again
chosen a program of miscellan-
eous topics in which music will
have an important part. The in
fuence of radio, the woman citi-
zen, child development, indoor
gardens, as well as carefully bal
anced Christmas programs and
others appropriate to the seasons
will all have special appeal to
the membership of the young
est of the clubs. Seventeen
members attended the first meet
ing Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Julia Glassco when roll
call was responded to by the pay
ment of the annual dues and the
telling of vacation news. To in
crease interest in this part of the
program, two roll call captains,
Mrs. E. o. Beckstrand and Miss
Irma Johnson were chosen to head
opposing teams. Mrs. L. 0. Alex
ander aptly discussed the opening
topic "Why Do We Have A Club
and the new programs were pre-
sented by Mrs Oscar Galstad. A
social hour during which the los
ers in last years roll call contest
entertained the winners, closed
the session. Officers of this organ
ization are Mrs. Mae Hegge, pres
ident; Mrs. E. w. Currier, vice
president; Mrs. c. v. Farnsworth,
secretary and Mrs. L. w. GLOW,
treasurer. The program committee
members are Mrs. J. M. Stewart,
Mrs. D. P. Tiffany, Mrs. Galstad
and Mrs. A. D. McRae; the social
committee is made up of Mrs.
Ward Pease, Mrs. Lulu Kohler
and Mrs. G. R. Engeman while
Mrs. L. o. Alexander is civic
chairman.
Book reviews, current plays,
scientific experiments and explor-
ations, development of pottery
and the making of china, women
as petticoat politicians or more i'm
portant as members of congress,
modern etiquette, present-day
Ethiopia and many other sub
jects, equally interesting, make up
the miscellaneous program pre-
pared for the consideration of
Twentieth Century Club members.
An informal tea arranged by the
social committee followed the op-
ening program , Monday after
noon at the home of Mrs. O. H.
Johnson when Vacation High
lights" was the roll call topic.
During the business session, the
resignation of Miss Alice M. Ide
who will be unable to attend this
year, was accepted and she was
Immediately elected to honorary
membership. To take her place
as vice president, Mrs. G. A. Hillig
was chosen by a unanimous vote
and she was also appointed to be
the clubs representative at the
state convention at st. Cloud. Mrs.
J. j. Christensen of the program
committee gave the report of her
group and Mrs. j. B. Philbrick
presented the first number on the
program, a discussion of "China,
Modern and Antique, which was
made especially worthwhile by
the showing of samples of the
china made in different parts of
the world. Mrs. Scott Schoen is
president of this club; Mrs. Hillig
is vice president; Mrs. H. N. Nup-
son is secretary, Mrs. c. H. Bur-
meister, treasurer and Mrs M. L.
Holmberg sergeant-at-arms. Mrs.
Christensen, Mrs. Holmberg, Mrs.
Reede Gray and Mrs. w. H. Ball
serve on the program committee;
Mrs D. w. Buckley, Mrs. G. M.
Hanson, Mrs. j. L Parsons, Mrs o.
H. Johnson, Mrs. Burmeister, and
Mrs. A. J. White are members of
the social committee; Parliamen-
tary practices will be guided by
Mrs Bert Kleaver and Mrs. F. H.
Anthony; music will be arranged
by Mrs. Hillig and Mrs. H. M.
Aune and Mrs. c. l.. Farver heads
the art committee.
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The eighth series of "Adven-
lures in Reading" compiled by the
University of North Carolina will
be used by the Woman's Club for
its study during the year. General
topics of "Man's Inhumanity to