The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-07
WOMAN'S CLUB IN
COLUMBIA HOLDS
BIG INSTALLATION
Contract for Purchase of a
Club Home Site; Much
Other Business

The new officers for the year
1954-55 of the Columbia Woman's
Club were installed in an impress
sive ceremony at the meeting on
Tuesday night, May A at 8 o'clock,
with Mrs. Harry L. Smith, the
newly installed president of district
Is, from Windsor, as the installing
officer, at the home of Mrs. Alpha
Williams.
Those installed were: president,
Mrs. Joseph G. Brickhouse; v-pres.,
Mrs. Lloyd Davenport; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Alpha Will
liams, and recording secretary,
Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon.
Two students from Columbia
High School, Miss Loretta Rough
ton, whose essay under the Amer
icanism program on what Amer
lea Means to Me" was judged first
prize winner, and Glenn Woodley,
whose essay ranked second, were
introduced by Americanism chair
man, Mrs. Julian H. Swain. They
read their individual papers to the
club, and were presented with
prizes from the club consisting of
a check for $40 for first prize win
ner, and $500 for the second.
The lot owned by Mrs. May C.
Caravan, which is situated between
Broad and South Elm Streets, and
bordered on the north by the res
idence of Harry McClees, and on
the South by Railroad Avenue,
was offered to the club by the
owners for sale to the club, for the
purpose of Woman's Club or
Community Building, at the pur-
chase price of $1,000, with the
proviso that should either of the
above mentioned buildings fail to
materialize, that before it can be
sold, Mrs. Caravan be given first
refusal for purchase, at the price
paid, plus taxes or any expenses
incurred on said lot while in the
possession of the Woman's Club.
Mrs. VIM. Charles Cohoon and
Mrs. Julian H. Swain were added
to list of trustees, and club voted
to purchase said lot, under the pro-
viso above stated.
The citizenship chairman, Mrs.
E. j. Brickhouse, reported that
the Best Citizen of Columbia High
School had been selected by vote of
the students, and faculty, for citi-
zenship cup, and that the marshall
badges were in the hands of the
senior advisor for use in COM
mencement exercises.
Under the district are program,
Mrs. Russell Everton reported that
three posters were sent in before
the convention. Mrs. Effie A.
Brickhouse reported that District
Is received the prize for most
promptness in the Ten Penny Art
Fund.
Mrs. Alpha Williams, delegate
from the club to the state conven-
ton held in Asheville April 81
through 80, gave a detailed report
of the Sind State Convention.
Mrs. Effie A. Brickhouse report
ed that she had planned a social
meeting to be held during the
month of June at which time the
woman of the Year" could be
named.
The outgoing president, Mrs. R.
S. Knight, Jr., read the local club
history, which had been compiled
during the year, a copy of which
has been filed with Miss Annie
Perkins, district historian.
The devotional was rendered by
Mrs. D. M. Sawyer, who read the
9Th psalm andlead the club collect.
The home was attractively dec
Grated in diverse spring flowers,
Gala lilies, iris, verbena, old fash
toned pinks, pansies, roses, Sweet
A gorgeous cut-work linen cloth,
Williams and bachelors buttons.
imported from Japan, ornamented
the table, which was centered with
a lovely arrangement of garden
flowers and white tapers.
The hostesses, Mrs. R. S. Knight,
Jr., Mrs. D. A. Simmons, and Mrs.
Williams, served fruit punch, COL