The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-07-15
THE UNION COUNTY JOURNAL, MARYSvILLE.
Literary Club Observes
10th Anniversary, July 10

The Allen Township Literary
Club, held a reunion on July 10th
in the Allen Center school house,
commemorating the completion OF
the 10th year of its organization.
All former members were invited
and several were able to attend. In
all there were 81 people present.
After a picnic dinner at noon, the
following program was presented
by children of members and form
er members: piano solo, Connie
Kent; recitation, Jennifer Chap
pell; piano solo, Louella K. Staley;
recitation, George Henault; piano
solo, Marilyn Smith; recitation,
Monty Lee Chappell and Roberta
Wells; dance, Rebecca Ohnsman.
The following history of the club
was given by Glenna Pyers, one of
the organizers and first president
of the club.
The Allen Township Progressive
Literary Club was organized in
July 1886. Ten years have elapsed
and many things have happened
in that time. A terrible war fought
and won, many changes in our eco
nomical and social life but in spite
of all these things we know Amer
lea is the best place to live in all
the world, a place where even a
dream can be made to live. The
earliest conception of the club was
in the minds Of a few women, who
by work and talk and patience
made their dream to live, to be a
power in the lives of other women,
made it a moral uplift to our COM
munity.
The club was organized and the
constitution drafted with an earn
est desire to develop fellowship
among women, and to promote the
best method for self improvement
and instruction; its object, mutual
improvement, and we have truly
lived up to our constitution. There
is bond of fellowship and love in
our group that has brought COM
fort to the sorrowing, joy and sun
shine to the Shut-inS, and sharing
in the happiness when good for
tune came to any of our members.
The club was organized with Six
| teen members and only six of that
group are ten year members, two
are deceased, and the rest have
dropped their membership for var
iouS reasons. In all fifty-fiVe Wo-
men have been associated with the
club throughout the ten years. The
present roll is twenty-SeVen and
two of our group have passed away
within the year.
Our programs have been for the
most part miscellaneous and very
enjoyable. Our first meeting was
held at the home of Helen Chap
pell, the response was "FaVorlte
Quotations" and the papers were
Parliamentary Rules" by Donna
Heimlick and How to Stay Mar
ried", by Lucille Brown. Both pa
IperS gave out wonderful advice
Our first public meeting was helc
at Allen Center school, Nov. 18th
with a program in keeping with
Armistice Day. Judge r. L. Cam
eron was the guest speaker. II
was this meeting that gave us the
assurance that we had really ac
compliShed something fine anc
worthwhile for the community anC
ourselves. Our local newspaper
sent a reporter for a write-up ant
picture of the group, and botf
were sent to the state papers. The
club has purchased thirteen book!
and presented a part of them t.
the school library after they were
read by the members. We hat
many lovely magazines, picturint
the beautiful scenery of Arizona
They were sent by Letha Rowland
=. who lives in that state, but still
retains her membership in th'
club. The presidents serving during
the ten years have been: GLENN
lPyerS, Maud Boord, Jessie LeMas
ter, Lena Kent, Jeanette Bishop
Bertha Bennett, Mildred Cary