Nogales international., 1943-05-07
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Annual Spring
Luncheon OF
Woman S Club

| The annual spring luncheon of
the Noga1es Woman's Club was held
Tuesday afternoon in the club rooms
en- Grand avenue A bower of gor-
eeous spring flowers of every hue
were used as decorations.
Following a delightful luncheon a
short program was given including
yearly reports of the various Off
GERS and committee chairman. Off
GERS for the ensuing year were in
stalled by the charming toastmis-
tress, Mrs. C. H. McNulty.
Outgoing officers were Mrs. G. L.
Harker, president; Mrs. j. A. May
first vice president; Mrs B. j. Jones,
second vice president; Mrs. Gordon
Farley, outgoing president of the
junior club and also third vice pres
ident of the senior club; Mrs Fred
Gilmore, recording secretary; Mrs
Fred Kemmeries, treasurer; Mrs.
H. r. Chatham, corresponding Sec
retary; Mrs. E. S. Edmonson, audi
tor; Mrs. l. H. Shannon, parliament
tartan; Mrs. F. E. Westerlund, Mrs.
Ben Capin, and Mrs. j. R. Lynch,
directors.
Mrs. May thanked the chairman
of the standing committees on their
very able work which included Mrs.
G.. L. Harker, Mrs. Kemmeries and
Mrs. Farley, for them work on the
| year book; Mrs. C. S. Smith, and
Mrs C. B. Wilde, on membership;
Mrs. Leroy Schoening, house; Mrs
Clarence Best, building and grounds;
Mrs. Ben Capin, Mrs. M. w. Lewis,
Mrs. H. r. Chatham, Mrs. F. L..
Gilmore, and Mrs. Westerlund
community work
Mrs Chatham was asked to give
further details of the nursing schol-
arship fund and stated she had
written to various local organiza-
tions to aid in raising this fund.
Arizona must have 166 student
nurses in training this year.
The local club has set a goal of
at least five from Santa Cruz coun-
ty. The Elks Lodge has already
raised enough money for one schol-
anship. Other organizations are
also working on this project. Girls
desiring to take the nursing course
are asked to contact Mrs. Chatham
as soon as possible
Mrs. Douglas Henderson, chair
man of International relations, gave
an interesting quiz program on
Mexico. Mrs E. S. Edmonson,
chairman of national defense, gave
her reports and stated that the
ground work is being laid for a
bandage making center, using the
club house as work room.
Mrs. C. S. Smith, chairman of
cancer control, reported on the con-
vention held in Phoenix last month.
Mrs. Harker, retiring president,
gave brief resume of her work
during the year, stating the club
house had been used for U.S.O.
parties and was always available for
war work. She thanked all mem
bers for their loyal cooperation and
stressed the need of Woman's club
in the community as the one unit
in touch with all local needs and
is thus able to assist in all war anG
community projects.
Mrs. J. R. Lynch, program chair
man, introduced Miss Amelia Jof-
froy. who gave charming renditions
of Mexican dances.
NEW OFFICERS
/ Mrs. McNulty then introduced
the new officers for the year, Mrs.
J. R. Lynch, junior sponsor; Mrs.
John .Jund and Mrs. E. S. Edmon-
son. directors; Mrs. K. K. Hood
Mrs. c. S. Smith. Mrs. L. Schoen-
ling as hold-over directors; Mrs. j. E.
Wise and Mrs j. A. HarrioSn, life
directors; Mrs. Douglas Henderson,
parliamentarian Mrs. G. L. Harker,
auditor; Mrs. O. A. Sherman, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Fred
Kemmeries, treasurer; Mrs. H. R.
Chatham, recording secretary; Mrs.
F. l.. Gilmore, third vice president;
Mrs. F e. Westerlund, second vice
preident; Mrs. Zellie Capin, first
: vice president and president of the
Junior club and Mrs Harker, in a
pretty ceremony, gave Mrs. May the
gavel and presidents pin. Mrs. May
responded with charming accept
ance and expressed her apprecia
| tion of the honor extended her.
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RETURNS HOME
Mrs. Harold Rauch MARY Eliza