The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-25

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the departments of Literature
Home Science, and Art. and in 189'
a Current Events department wa!
added, including a circulating Ii
brary; this was merged in 1901 init
the Home Science department, ane
in 1905 the Music department wa!
formed, followed by the Civics de
partment in 1911. The club ma!
now nine different departments
they are: American Citizenship
American Home (Sorosis Gardel
club, Art, Education, Interna
tional Relations, Juniors, Litera
ture, Music and Public Welfare de
partments.
The charter members of NORTH
Carolina Sorosis were: Mrs. An
drew j. Howell, president; Mrs. H
Mel. Green, vice president; Miss
Margaret Lowell Gibson, secretary;
honorary members: Mrs. Isaac
Bates, London England and Mrs
Daniel Morrell, New York. Mem.
bers at the organization of the
club were: Mrs. c. E. Borden,
Mrs. W. M. Cumming, Mrs. H,
Mel. Green, Miss Alice Green,
Miss Margaret Lowell Gibson Glib.
son, Mrs. Andrew ]. Howell, Mrs,
R. W. Hicks, Miss Margaret Kings.
bury, Mrs. P. Pearsall, Miss Anna
Savage, Mrs. Walker Taylor. Mrs.
Charles W. Worth, Mrs. James S.
Worth, Mrs. Martin l.. Willard and
Mrs. D. C. Whitfield.
Sorosis became member of the
general federation in 1896 and in
1902 was named to the state fedora.
ton and incorporated in 1914 when
Mrs. M. L. Slower was serving as
president.
Summary of so years
A brief summary of the work
accomplished by North Carolina
Sorosis in its fifty years follows:
1095-1897-Mrs. Andrew J. How
ell, president. Club organized with
Is members; first department club
in state; first club to join general
federation, 1896; its president was
the first North Carolina woman to
become general federation Off
Ger and to be on a biennial pro-
gram.
1897-1898-Mrs. Philander Pear
sail, president. Meetings held in
YWCA, Front and Walnut streets;
then in Merchants association
rooms of SAL building; first dis
sion of proposed clubhouse, five
departments functioning; first
year book printed; violet adopted
as club flower; first large social
event held in the home of the presi-
dent.
8-1899-Miss Margaret Lowell
Gibson, president, M ct ngs
changed from Merchants associa-
ton to deRossett house, Third and
Market streets; constitution &C.
vised; discussion of collecting
books for circulating library; its
president the guest of the New
York Sorosis.
s9-19o0-Mrs. W. N. Harriss,
president. Beginning of club eff
forts to keep streets clean and
beautify them; appeal received by
Sorosis from board of aldermen to
assist in interesting housewives in
complying strictly with city sar.i-
tary ordinances; first gravel pre-
sented club by Mrs. w. H. Chad
bourn.
19o019O2-Miss Margaret Lowell
Gibson, president Second tern.)
First discussion of free library
proposed by Miss Kingsbury in
March 1901, followed soon there
after by a library tea at which
books and money were contrib
uted; library benefit play pre-
sented, assisted in improving city
sanitation and health; each men,
Der of organization asked to con-
tribute china to club.
Second Term
9O2-19O3-Mrs. Andrew j. How
ell, president, (second term.) Soro-
sis represented at organization of
state federation at Winston-Salen1.
Miss Gibson named first perma-
nent secretary; domestic science
course placed in Union school with
salary of teacheg paid by Sorosis,
ten years prior TO course general