The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-07


OF Milan Woman's Club may look
forward to an unusually interest
ing and instructive year. according
TO programs distributed this week
by the president. Miss Marion
Moore. Miss Moore will extend greet
ings at the first OF the series OF
meetings which is scheduled for
September "a and will be a Golden
Jubilee Tea which will be held in
the club room in Pythian Hall. Mrs.
Earl Warner. Detroit. who is
member of a committee in the Ma
tional Federation OF Woman's Clubs,
will be the guest speaker. Mrs.
Warner Is also a past president OF
the State Federation and is well
known to many local club members.
Mrs. Fay Ross is leader OF the
program and the hostesses are Mrs.
William Fersch, Jr.. Mrs. Maynard
Bird, Mrs. Milo Fulcher and Mrs.
Mabel Thompson.
Books, public welfare, drama,
education. the arts, modern home
science and school make up the
varied entertainment and study
schedule for the year.
Since the Milan Free Library was
organized by DR.. John S. DeTar in
1885, the Woman's Club has taken
an active financial part in making
the project success and. in ths
tr,p n n
arranged for two book reviews
which will be Of particular interest
TO members who have also devoted
their time to library work. Mrs.
F. j. Taylor will review a book on
October and later in the year
Mrs. Clayton VANITY. formerly
chairman Of the adult book commit
tee OF the library, will give a book
review. Both Mrs. Taylor and Mrs.
VANITY have appeared before the
club in previous years and their
reviews ara locked forward to.
Prominent speakers from out Of
town who have been invited to ad-
dress the club include Prof. Harold
NJ. Dorr, OF the political science de-
2 l.
igan, Ann Arbor, who will lecture
here on October %; Mrs. Charles
Z. Koella, also Of Ann Arbor. who
will speak on Europe Just Before
the War" at one OF the fall meet
ings; Prof. Award Fairbanks from
the University who will give dem
onstration lecture on sculpture; a
D 80
pany who will lecture on color
treatment In the home; DR.. William
P. Halstead from the University
who will address the club on Cur.
rent Plays on Broadway" Guests
may be invited to hear many OF
these speakers.
The fine arts department under
the direction OF Miss Elizabeth
Smith. teacher OF music and drama
in Milan High School, has planned
several outstanding features which
include the presentation Of the class
in dramatics of the high school, the
lecture by Dr. Halstead, and the
book review by Mrs. Taylor.
Under the direction of Mrs. Harry
Trimm, the public welfare depart.
ment will present religious educa-
ton day in which ministers and
choirs OF local churches will assist
with the program
Mrs Girard Allen is director OF
the American home department
which has a library day program.
| the Christmas program at which
there will be handiwork display
and lecture on furs, and the address
concerning color treatment.
! On the program from the applied
education department OF which Mrs.
c. f. Cox is director are the address
es by Prof. Dorr, Mrs. koella, and
Prof. Fairbanks.
Every club member belongs to
one of the four departments and
most members take an active In.
terest in the work of the club max
ing 1t an outstanding organization
in the community since its first
year which was In 1913.
On the executive board with Miss
Moore are Mrs. Harvey Stuart
first vice PRESIDENT Mrs. A. j. Cox
second vice president; Mrs. Stephen
Crowell, recording secretary; Mrs
George Faketty, corresponding sec
rotary; and Mrs. Sayre Reeves
treasurer. Mrs. Grant Laskey 1:
chairman of the Past Presidents
who will be in charge OF a program
in the spring; Mrs. Paul Holcomt
is chairman OF Red Cross work
Mrs. Sayre Reeves. chairman OF tn
berculosis seals; Mrs. Fay Ross
historian; Mrs. Erma Loveland, Ii
brary; and Mrs. William Johnson
sunshine committee.
-Ghairmen of other committee!
are budget, Mrs. Arthur Taylor
benefit. Mrs. Harvey Stuart; house
Mrs. Thurlow Bodley; mem bership