The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-25
North Carolina Sorosis.
Will Celebrate Golden
Anniversary Dec. 18th
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and Girl Ccouts. Organized hos
pital committee. Night school con
Quoted at Delgado Mills. Work to-
wards purchase of Greenfield start
ed. Club funds raised by rummage
sales. Served lunches etc. Music
department helped finance little
girls musical education.
1924-1925-Mrs. c. c. Covington
president Entertained state fed
GRAFTON of music clubs. Maintained
Sorosis room at James Walker
Memorial hospital for some years
Club continued to influence public
towards the purcha sing of Green
field Park purchased by city. -Clut
membership now 1855.
1925-1927-Mrs ]. G.. Barentine
president-Began filling stockings
for Oteen, Greenfield Park .pur
chased by city. Sorosis on program
at ceremony. $210 cleared on Got
ton BALI. Entertained 18th dis
trict, Participated in first music
week program. Ladies Home Jour
nal editor lectured.
1927-1929-Mrs R. W. Farmer
president-Baby clinic started. Spen
sored baby parade at Feast of pir'
ates and entered float. Civics
chairman won general federation
first prize over entries from many
counties in this and other states
Good Will center operating.
9-193O-Mrs. W. A. French
president-Attended opening of twin
bridges; club kept openhouse an6
entered float parade. Club wrote
Gov. Gardner, requesting that he
stress roadside Identification throu.
ghout the state. Asked county
commissioners to provide better
shelter for market SELLERS.
Museum
103O-1932-Mrs. J. c. Stewart
president-Club hostess, to council
meeting of state federation. Mo
ton passed to pay expenses q
president and delegates to state
federation conventions. Clu
agreed to sponsor new county mu
scum at request of chairman Q
New Hanover county historical
commission. Death of Mother" O
Sorosis, Mrs. R. w. Hicks, April
1882.
1932-1934-Mrs. c. L. Meister
president - This administration
closely cooperated with the aim!
of General federation, and with thu
institute of government, Alder
Coates, director. Open meeting
initiated for benefit of community
Address by Commander Hartle.
of the Leviathan. Milk station dis
continued. Baby clinic opened II
clubhouse. President placed OF
school board.
934-1936-Mrs.. ]. c. Williams
president (second term)- Cav
Fine Arts Festival, assisted b,
other organizations. Festival wo1
second prize at general federation
meeting. Club year book won STATE
federation first prize. Remodelet
clubhouse again. Celebrated com
pletion with brilliant banquet. Go
out 10th anniversary edition IL
Star-News.
1936-1938-Mrs. w. A. Fonveille
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for obtain
ing postoffice murals. lnstru
mental in obtaining legislation re
curing health certificates for dom
este employees. Organized JUNO
Sorosis. Mrs. Andrew J. Howel
made Life Member or Sorosls
Started Negro baby clinic. Earne'
one thousand dollars. Entertaine'
state convention and district meet
ing. Awarded prizes for Boy Scout
contest and for High school poem
and essay competition.
38-194O-Mrs. L. Clayton Grant
president-Dies made for club sea
and for stationery and year book
from original design for pres
dents pin. Chairs, punch bowl an
equipment purchased, department
of Educational and Internatlona
Relations added. Garden depar
ment federated with Garden cllt
of North Carolina. Observed Colo
en- Jubilee of General Federatlor
Fulfilled all obligations. Reduce
clubhouse debt by $1,000.
194O-1941-Mrs. G. L. Clendenn
Observation-Disclosures registratlo
of 1900 women, white and colore
for local emergency service
Names helpful to office of civilia
defense. Sponsored lectures b
xy:,,; VII, ;+f;ald Cnonsnred frs